Race Results
10-29-2007, 10:04 PM
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http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=693526
had we not done our last pit stop, we could have had a podium finish .
(would have, could have, should have
) I didnt realize how close to the podium we actually were!)
pretty cool, only 2 laps down from 3rd place. If chuck had come in one lap earlier during that caution, we may have bumped a few folks !
thanks again Team Kiln Red 928 (Chuck!)
mk
had we not done our last pit stop, we could have had a podium finish .
(would have, could have, should have
) I didnt realize how close to the podium we actually were!)pretty cool, only 2 laps down from 3rd place. If chuck had come in one lap earlier during that caution, we may have bumped a few folks !
thanks again Team Kiln Red 928 (Chuck!)
mk
10-29-2007, 11:31 PM
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Congrats Mark! And great effort everyone.
Sorry to hear about all the mechanicals, and Ken's car!
But it sounds like you guys perseveared and did damn well.
Great job guys!
Sorry to hear about all the mechanicals, and Ken's car!
But it sounds like you guys perseveared and did damn well.
Great job guys!
10-29-2007, 11:45 PM
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When I raced motorcycles way back then If I didn't come last, hurt myself and still had tons of fun thats was a great day. Tropies etc are fantastic but the club level racer knows for him/her just being part of the show is the greatest complishment.
Good job Mark, Chuck et al..............now whats the plans for next year.
Good job Mark, Chuck et al..............now whats the plans for next year.
10-30-2007, 10:16 AM
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I LOVE THIS ****!
Thanks for all the great write-ups and play-by-play. We're all rooting for the 928 banner, whoever carries it. But it's especially cool to have you guys give us the run-down afterward so we feel like we're a part of it, if only a small part.
Thanks for all the great write-ups and play-by-play. We're all rooting for the 928 banner, whoever carries it. But it's especially cool to have you guys give us the run-down afterward so we feel like we're a part of it, if only a small part.
10-30-2007, 12:50 PM
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Great write up Mark... Arrived home this morning at 5am... grabbed a couple hours of sleep, now it's time to unpack and catch up.
Mark was the star of the show for the endurance race.. when I jumped in the car I had no radio... so as I tried to get used to using 4th gear - I was a little worried about my lap times.. the on board timer was showing lap times in the 2:04 range and I was able to drop it to 2:00.. fuel was getting low into my stint.. and I was worried that I would lose too many positions - saw the yellow and tried to signal to the pits that I would be coming in, in 2 laps... then 1 lap... (Good thing to remember for next year - hand signals)... anyway - came in, course went green, dropped in 10 gallons of fuel.. and told Mark to get back into the car to finish the race.... It's a team event - and seat time is not important at that point in the race.... (It also turns out that my lap timer was slow and I was running 1:50,1:51's.... )
Still extrememly successful for a first enduro for the car and all drivers - even more important is that the car held up.
Next year, we'll be back - with a better prepared car - and a little more experience... Also next year - we'll try to fill the cars with experienced 928 drivers.... the drivers that share the same passion for these cars as I do!
Again thanks to everyone and especially the California gang.. we couldn't have don't it without them.... !
Mark was the star of the show for the endurance race.. when I jumped in the car I had no radio... so as I tried to get used to using 4th gear - I was a little worried about my lap times.. the on board timer was showing lap times in the 2:04 range and I was able to drop it to 2:00.. fuel was getting low into my stint.. and I was worried that I would lose too many positions - saw the yellow and tried to signal to the pits that I would be coming in, in 2 laps... then 1 lap... (Good thing to remember for next year - hand signals)... anyway - came in, course went green, dropped in 10 gallons of fuel.. and told Mark to get back into the car to finish the race.... It's a team event - and seat time is not important at that point in the race.... (It also turns out that my lap timer was slow and I was running 1:50,1:51's.... )
Still extrememly successful for a first enduro for the car and all drivers - even more important is that the car held up.
Next year, we'll be back - with a better prepared car - and a little more experience... Also next year - we'll try to fill the cars with experienced 928 drivers.... the drivers that share the same passion for these cars as I do!
Again thanks to everyone and especially the California gang.. we couldn't have don't it without them.... !
10-30-2007, 02:23 PM
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You did Great Chuck. Hey, Laguna is challenging enough, without trying to race it with only 1 gear!
We had 1 gear, guages were not working, (no tach, flakey speedo, no water temp, etc) we used 1 set of toyos that lasted not only the previous 2 full races, but the 4 hour enduro, they were tiny tires, we had an open diff. We ran the car in times from 1:45 to 1:52, consistantly! not bad in my book. And we beat some teams that are local laguna seca-ites and had much better hardware!
Im still reeling from the experience. A fantastic time! Thanks again!
next year! big tires and wheels, a swaybar, (maybe the LSD, but thats not a requirement), cut the front springs, dont re-connect the idle cut off switch (that was a big difference), euro intake and TB and we (YOU ) are good to go! (fast!)
Mk
mk
We had 1 gear, guages were not working, (no tach, flakey speedo, no water temp, etc) we used 1 set of toyos that lasted not only the previous 2 full races, but the 4 hour enduro, they were tiny tires, we had an open diff. We ran the car in times from 1:45 to 1:52, consistantly! not bad in my book. And we beat some teams that are local laguna seca-ites and had much better hardware!
Im still reeling from the experience. A fantastic time! Thanks again!
next year! big tires and wheels, a swaybar, (maybe the LSD, but thats not a requirement
), cut the front springs, dont re-connect the idle cut off switch (that was a big difference), euro intake and TB and we (YOU ) are good to go! (fast!)Mk
mk
