48 Hours at Sebring Update
02-16-2004, 08:35 AM
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48 Hours at Sebring Update
True to it's usual form, the overwhelming threat to the weekend was the weather. However, if it's got to rain, the timing was perfect. After the sprints were all done and before the enduro started was all the rain we got.
I don't recall seeing that many cars for one of these weekends. What an impressive collection.
I did hear of numerous mechanical malfunctions in the pits but for this track that's pretty much the norm.
In the sprints, the blue and green groups had their typical runs with only a few mishaps. However, the yellow group with 30 cup cars was a disaster on the start collecting three cars by the end of the pit wall. They ran about 20 minutes of laps behind the pace car. Then they restarted and near the end, ran about another 5 minutes under the yellow to finish. Oh brother!
The enduro races were fun and I am having a ball running those events. With a good prepared crew at the wall, pit stops are a nice breather. I again learn the lesson of seconds though when a spin out of three used up 25 seconds and a pit stop that was still 15 seconds too long, I lost about 3 places overall. Race and learn.
I'd be curious to hear other's impressions of the weekend.
I don't recall seeing that many cars for one of these weekends. What an impressive collection.
I did hear of numerous mechanical malfunctions in the pits but for this track that's pretty much the norm.
In the sprints, the blue and green groups had their typical runs with only a few mishaps. However, the yellow group with 30 cup cars was a disaster on the start collecting three cars by the end of the pit wall. They ran about 20 minutes of laps behind the pace car. Then they restarted and near the end, ran about another 5 minutes under the yellow to finish. Oh brother!
The enduro races were fun and I am having a ball running those events. With a good prepared crew at the wall, pit stops are a nice breather. I again learn the lesson of seconds though when a spin out of three used up 25 seconds and a pit stop that was still 15 seconds too long, I lost about 3 places overall. Race and learn.
I'd be curious to hear other's impressions of the weekend.
02-16-2004, 10:23 AM
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I had a great time. I am a local, so it was fun being able to keep up with the cup cars in the turns. 17 is especially good since there is no "right" line, it has to be found for yourself.
I loved seeing all that great machinery. This is a tribute to the greatness of Porsche. I can only hope that Porsche's management is watching and will not forget that this is what makes them great, not mass appeal.
I hope everyone had a great time and please come back soon.
I loved seeing all that great machinery. This is a tribute to the greatness of Porsche. I can only hope that Porsche's management is watching and will not forget that this is what makes them great, not mass appeal.
I hope everyone had a great time and please come back soon.
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Mac and Mitch
It was a great weekend.
What Mac didn't mention is his podium. Don't be modest.
And it was great meeting you, Mac, if only for a few minutes yesterday morning.
You know I almost snagged your towhook with the bungee cord when you blew by me yesterday during the enduro.
Mitch, sorry we didn't hook up at all. Next year.
As to my full impressions, I am going to do a HWFMR report of the weekend at lunch or tonight.
Congrats to the Sun Coast and gold Coast regions. That was a great weekend. Lots of cars. (we started 70 for the Blue Group Sprint) And lots of fun.
It was a great weekend.
What Mac didn't mention is his podium. Don't be modest.
And it was great meeting you, Mac, if only for a few minutes yesterday morning.
You know I almost snagged your towhook with the bungee cord when you blew by me yesterday during the enduro.
Mitch, sorry we didn't hook up at all. Next year.
As to my full impressions, I am going to do a HWFMR report of the weekend at lunch or tonight.
Congrats to the Sun Coast and gold Coast regions. That was a great weekend. Lots of cars. (we started 70 for the Blue Group Sprint) And lots of fun.
