I was inconsistent in both 2 and 4. Both take more patience then I have.

 

I came in just in time for the race and I had only about 15 laps on that track, so I was very happy with my 1:32:8, with a set-up from another track. Not a lot racers though. What's with the attendance? I had fun, but I was alone in my own world except for a few laps.

It's a very tough track that indeed rewards patience. Like Scott, I'm not that patient... I like the fact that I had to work very hard. And I found that the Ruf was damn fast. I had just raced the Mustang at Brands Hatch, so it was a shocker!

I wish one day I'll race there.

c.

 

Yes not my night, I hate T1 & T2, spun in T2 at the start, tried to catch up and was trying to hard and spun again.

 

Yeah attendance has been a little low lately. I know Chris got a new job which now interferes with his Wednesday nights. Not sure what happened to Tony? Glad to see Ted might be coming back. What about a few of the other older regulars... Luke? Burkey?

 

I will make it back, thought I would make it this week but got home just as the race was starting. Next 2 weeks look good for sure, week after I am in China ifnyou could not tell really not looking forward to that trip:

Burkey

 

Can you guys remind me again which days and times you're running? I remember Wednesdays were no more for some reason?

 

Practices are Sundays, 6-8p CST
Races are Wednesdays, 7-9p CST

 

Sweet, I'll try to join tonight then. What are you guys running this week?

 

We're at Road America in the usual Ruf track.

 

Last week's race:

 

Congrads to Jim on another win, you have dominated this season.
Me and Chase had a good racing for a number of laps but I screwed up and dropped a wheel going into Canada corner and it just swung the car sideways heading right at the apex, I was hoping that I would just cross in front of him, but no such luck I hit him, sorry Chase. I seem to be going backwards this season.

 

I spun it in 5 early on and then pushed too hard to catch up and went off in 14. Must have been a big wreck at some point because everybody started pitting and I moved back up to 4th.

 

Started in 6th, moved to 4th after Phil and Chase went off in Canada then I spun it in 5 also, had to pit and lost two positions, moved up another position after that to finish 5th.

Sean, I heard you got a black flag, what happenned? I think that's what I heard!

 

Jim's driving this season has been spot on with pace and consistency.

I did the same thing into Canada corner. There's that patch of grass as you go in and I managed to lock the left rear wheel with Burkey right behind me. I gathered it up rather clumsily and Burkey had to brake hard and lost his back end too so we were both sliding sideways through the apex. That's a corner where it's really easily to collect another car because the trajectory when you lose it generally takes your across the path of the car in front.

 

Thanks guys

I think I just got lucky - all the tracks so far this season have been tracks I really like. If I have to run a track I'm not fond of I fall off pretty quickly and just try to survive. Tracks I like, I'm confident and can push harder.

Last night I pretty much kept my head down and pushed as hard as I could until a few laps after Justin fell off. I ran about as hard as I could the first few laps (especially after I murdered Justin and Burkey @ the start LOL) maintaining (and even besting) my qualifying pace and noticed that I wasn't really gaining anything - so those two guys must've been pushing hard too as the gap stayed pretty much the same in the ~2.6-2.8 range. Far enough away to not catch my draft but close enough that even a little bobble would cost me a position. I knew if they got in front of me it would be tough to get those spots back.

When I noticed Justin was gone, the gap back to Burkey was a little bigger. I pushed a few more laps and noticed the performance seemed to be falling off so I relaxed a little, comfortable giving up a few tenths here and there since I had a margin to play with. The gap stayed the same though so Burkey must've done the same thing...