Results from NASA GTS Series - Michigan
06-26-2012, 03:51 PM
#62
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Yes. Whats your point?
Are you still trying to tell us what we already know?
I think that was 16th overall out of 38 cars and 12th overall on Sunday out of 41 cars.
Is that right Brutus?
But thank you for bringing it up - that's pretty good, don't you think? I mean, for being the first time at this track in a LOOONG time (before it was lengthened) I last ran at Gingerman in 2004; and for just the 3rd outing with this new car.
Of course - I didn't include the overall results because I wasn't racing against the SPEC 944 class or the GTS-3 class or the SUPER-UNLIMITED class, or the Race-preparred Vipers, the STS class or the TTS class, or etc etc. But I guess Brutus thinks I was.
Whatever.
Hey Brutus: here's the season championship points:
http://www.nasamidwest.com/results/?...oints&id=24107
...maybe you can find something wrong with that too! :-)
Good luck!
Are you still trying to tell us what we already know?
I think that was 16th overall out of 38 cars and 12th overall on Sunday out of 41 cars.
Is that right Brutus?
But thank you for bringing it up - that's pretty good, don't you think? I mean, for being the first time at this track in a LOOONG time (before it was lengthened) I last ran at Gingerman in 2004; and for just the 3rd outing with this new car.
Of course - I didn't include the overall results because I wasn't racing against the SPEC 944 class or the GTS-3 class or the SUPER-UNLIMITED class, or the Race-preparred Vipers, the STS class or the TTS class, or etc etc. But I guess Brutus thinks I was.
Whatever.
Hey Brutus: here's the season championship points:
http://www.nasamidwest.com/results/?...oints&id=24107
...maybe you can find something wrong with that too! :-)
Good luck!
Last edited by Carl Fausett; 06-26-2012 at 04:42 PM.
06-26-2012, 04:12 PM
#63
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The Gingerman track was extended mid 2010 so opened up for ALL NEW track records for the 50 or so NASA classes. The GTSU "record" was set by a GTS3 class 1979 911 sc with a no blower 3.2 engine that got bumped up to GTSU class. A record far SLOWER than for the lower class lower power/weight slower classes. Carl beat a record set by one out of class car where there was no prior time to beat !
SCCA also runs at Gingerman and the GT1 record is a 131.62 by a late model Mustang tub car, 5 liter, solid rear axle 3,200 lbs 420 hp no blower. That is 12 seconds a lap faster ! Even a SCCA Toyota Celica no blower laps at 136.34 !
Either the 928 suspension, shocks, sway bars are totally screwed up or it is making a lot less than 700 hp or there is some serious lack of driving skills; or all of the above ! Seriously running 7 seconds a lap SLOWER than a Toyota Celica does little to represent the 928 or show the Vipers what a 928 can do...at least not in a positive way.
That poor 1990 Audi 2.5 liter driver passed Carl four times in the same race (different class), and yes Carl did blow by him on the one straight bit...four times !
The reality of the weekend is far different from the story implied by the original post, just go back and read it one more time. And remember that setting a track record might mean just one of 50 for that club and no where near the fastest lap time at all. And winning GTSU means only that you were there and started and no one else did. And the nice assortment of cars in the "division" are all running in lower classes even if some are much faster.
The 928 went to the track , ran all weekend, no parts fell off, and it went back in the trailer in one piece but seven seconds a lap slower than a Toyota Celica ???? As Mark Kibort mentioned it SHOULD be a contender for FTD not racing a 2.5 liter 1990 Audi.
It is great that Carl is out there racing , I wish more 928 owners would do so but please keep the hype and spin to a reasonable minimum or it makes us all look foolish.
SCCA also runs at Gingerman and the GT1 record is a 131.62 by a late model Mustang tub car, 5 liter, solid rear axle 3,200 lbs 420 hp no blower. That is 12 seconds a lap faster ! Even a SCCA Toyota Celica no blower laps at 136.34 !
Either the 928 suspension, shocks, sway bars are totally screwed up or it is making a lot less than 700 hp or there is some serious lack of driving skills; or all of the above ! Seriously running 7 seconds a lap SLOWER than a Toyota Celica does little to represent the 928 or show the Vipers what a 928 can do...at least not in a positive way.
That poor 1990 Audi 2.5 liter driver passed Carl four times in the same race (different class), and yes Carl did blow by him on the one straight bit...four times !
The reality of the weekend is far different from the story implied by the original post, just go back and read it one more time. And remember that setting a track record might mean just one of 50 for that club and no where near the fastest lap time at all. And winning GTSU means only that you were there and started and no one else did. And the nice assortment of cars in the "division" are all running in lower classes even if some are much faster.
The 928 went to the track , ran all weekend, no parts fell off, and it went back in the trailer in one piece but seven seconds a lap slower than a Toyota Celica ???? As Mark Kibort mentioned it SHOULD be a contender for FTD not racing a 2.5 liter 1990 Audi.
It is great that Carl is out there racing , I wish more 928 owners would do so but please keep the hype and spin to a reasonable minimum or it makes us all look foolish.
Brutus:
Where's your race car?
