Rennlisters finish 1-2 in PCAGGR Time Trial at Buttonwillow
05-27-2013, 07:20 PM
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Great seeing you guys down there at the BW! Glad you enjoyed yourselves.
Tim
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05-27-2013, 07:55 PM
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Mikymu,
You missed a great weekend of driving.
Mooty, 24Chromium, DRL & Company had the velvet rope around their trailers. I could barely get a peak inside because I didn't know the secret handshake. I will have to look in my old GT3 manual to see what was that handshake.
Hopefully, you can make it down and you can keep my dump truck company next time.
You missed a great weekend of driving.
Mooty, 24Chromium, DRL & Company had the velvet rope around their trailers. I could barely get a peak inside because I didn't know the secret handshake. I will have to look in my old GT3 manual to see what was that handshake.
Hopefully, you can make it down and you can keep my dump truck company next time.
Last edited by mikymu; 05-28-2013 at 01:32 AM.
05-27-2013, 09:12 PM
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Just getting back...
Still spring in Oregon. Buttonwillow, not so much...
Time to unload. Annie's my pit crew.
05-27-2013, 09:30 PM
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More pics...
Twins! Nice to meet you Charles!
TPD trailers are strong (sorry for the crappy pic)
Unauthorized entry into DRL trailer by Lar...
Everyone did some road work this weekend except maybe Chasen...
Twins! Nice to meet you Charles!
TPD trailers are strong (sorry for the crappy pic)
Unauthorized entry into DRL trailer by Lar...
Everyone did some road work this weekend except maybe Chasen...
05-27-2013, 10:22 PM
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You two just out-classed the rest of us. 
My weekend had started off so well. I was crushed that I couldn't do the TT. On Friday the track conditions were great, I had new hohos and pent up energy. All that culminated in a personal best time of 2:06.3, dropping 2.5 seconds from my prior personal best. Then the track conditions got worse thru the weekend. I was sliding all over the place on Saturday and lost nearly all that time I'd gained the day before. Sunday I go out on fresh Yoko slicks only to find I can't even control the car. I spun it in T2, the slowest corner on the track. On the out lap! Yikes!!! I try to soldier on in the 2nd session. The car is now trying to kill me. I'm convinced that there is something wrong with the car, like a broken sway bar or mount, or something. During the course of putting the car up on stands, I note the LR tire is flat. I checked it after the 1st session and it was spot on. Now it reads 14psi. We take it off to look for cuts or damage only to find the entire tire is bulging on the outer half of the tread face. It appears to have delaminated. Smoking gun found! I had to go back to the (now worn out) hohos and just couldn't get the car to hook up at all. I was catching it in most turns and finally lost it in T1 after lunch. The dust is so fine in Bakersfield. It's going to take a long time to vacuum it all out of that car. Poor Violet!
My weekend had started off so well. I was crushed that I couldn't do the TT. On Friday the track conditions were great, I had new hohos and pent up energy. All that culminated in a personal best time of 2:06.3, dropping 2.5 seconds from my prior personal best. Then the track conditions got worse thru the weekend. I was sliding all over the place on Saturday and lost nearly all that time I'd gained the day before. Sunday I go out on fresh Yoko slicks only to find I can't even control the car. I spun it in T2, the slowest corner on the track. On the out lap! Yikes!!! I try to soldier on in the 2nd session. The car is now trying to kill me. I'm convinced that there is something wrong with the car, like a broken sway bar or mount, or something. During the course of putting the car up on stands, I note the LR tire is flat. I checked it after the 1st session and it was spot on. Now it reads 14psi. We take it off to look for cuts or damage only to find the entire tire is bulging on the outer half of the tread face. It appears to have delaminated. Smoking gun found! I had to go back to the (now worn out) hohos and just couldn't get the car to hook up at all. I was catching it in most turns and finally lost it in T1 after lunch. The dust is so fine in Bakersfield. It's going to take a long time to vacuum it all out of that car. Poor Violet!
Tim: Thanks for all you do! It was a hot, long weekend for you and all the volunteers and we truly appreciate it!! Thank-you too for accommodating Derek and I, it turned out OK I think. I hope you get more run time in the next event!
05-27-2013, 11:04 PM
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05-28-2013, 12:01 AM
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Next event I'm gonna have to meet you guys, you guys seem like a fun crowd. Chromium, the color of your car is amazing....dark grey with a purple tone. I was in the white 997.2 GT3 with the Nevada USC plate.
Are any of you guys going to the BMW CCA event on June 7th at BW or the BMW CCA event on July 13th/14th at Spring Mountain?
I was in the white 997.2 GT3 with the Nevada USC plate. Are any of you guys going to the BMW CCA event on June 7th at BW or the BMW CCA event on July 13th/14th at Spring Mountain?
05-28-2013, 01:08 AM
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It was a beautiful sight to behold...
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I'm surprised I was afforded entry, as I didn't have a gooseneck and it was by far the smallest trailer in the circus. I guess it was the AC that did the trick!
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I'm surprised I was afforded entry, as I didn't have a gooseneck and it was by far the smallest trailer in the circus. I guess it was the AC that did the trick!
you had clothes hanger, ac and music. and giant alum air tank.
05-28-2013, 01:10 AM
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ignition failure, spun cotton corner mid track
brake almost failure, thank you lar was sharp enough not to turn in on me. must thought i had ***** to brake so deep......
then i got black flagged b/c i changed cars.
but all good... was able to tame that megan biatch.....