2019 PCA Potomac ROCK the SUMMIT Club Race
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Blue and Orange groups were really good for the most part too. I did feel bad for the 911 that ended up in the middle of three wide in the chute yesterday but it ended with no harm no foul.
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Terrific event and my third year in a row. Look forward to next year. Many thanks to the organizers and all the volunteers who ran a perfect weekend.
My personal weekend? Craptacular. With six G cars I was looking forward to a really fun weekend. Managed to win the first Sprint race only to be disqualified for being under the minimum weight by seven pounds. Started the second Sprint in last place (36th) and made it to 3rd in class and 11th overall. Enduro I gridded 5th and made it to 3rd after squeaking past two SP3 cars, only to have the vacuum pump on the car die at T7 on lap three. Car dead. Weekend over.
Congrats to Jim Evans who after four years out of racing came back and was fast all weekend and drove the cajones off his RSA.
My personal weekend? Craptacular. With six G cars I was looking forward to a really fun weekend. Managed to win the first Sprint race only to be disqualified for being under the minimum weight by seven pounds. Started the second Sprint in last place (36th) and made it to 3rd in class and 11th overall. Enduro I gridded 5th and made it to 3rd after squeaking past two SP3 cars, only to have the vacuum pump on the car die at T7 on lap three. Car dead. Weekend over.
Congrats to Jim Evans who after four years out of racing came back and was fast all weekend and drove the cajones off his RSA.
Car was a handful - couldn't dial out the oversteer no matter what - sways, shocks, nitrogen, tires - nothing worked and w/ a brand new Guard diff installed. The best it handled was thankfully Fri morning when it was the coolest and I was fortunate enough to be P1 after a black flag in practice 1. Beat my old TR from 2014 by .1. But...the track is faster than .1 since then. Data shows I'm slower in 7 & 10 by a few mph - and that mph in 10 lasts all the way to the braking zone of T1. Can't get the power down as early as I'd like/should and was an issue in every corner except for T4 where I'm at lower rpms. I think another .5-.75 is there once I get the rear settled. Thinking it might be an alignment issue. Shocks were just rebuilt in 2016 and I don't have many track days on them (or on the alignment).
Anyway, here is my lonely DE 3 lap vid from a club race practice, lap 6 (3rd in vid) is the 21.08x. Had some fun in T5 this weekend, caster is good. Data is behind about .2 it looks like.
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Looks like we both a got new 718 CS.
#127
Perfect Angel
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Where to begin! The local PCA Potomac volunteers truly outdid themselves. There was a Kona Ice truck there for crying out loud! Just a spectacular event. With a record number of racers signed up this event could have been frustrating for many. But it wasnt because there are so many dedicated and talented people working to make sure everything went smoothly. From the giveaways to the paddock arraignment to the food choices to making the sponsors feel special and especially the grid. Just awesome.
Now lets talk about me: Scott Belles got me fair and square in sprint 1 so I erased that video. He is free to gloat and post his videographical documentation of his triumph if he likes but I will not watch it.
All kidding aside, he made a great move and once he was past me he made zero mistakes that would give me the opportunity to pass him back. Great driving by Scott all weekend.
I was determined not to let it happen in Sprint 2. After an astonishing start (Bob said it was idiotic or genius he wasnt sure) I never looked back. P1
And I won the enduro too. Not a bad result.
Always fun to see the regulars. A shout out to Mark Francis for his return to club racing. Great job. You didnt crash Johns car. Also thanks to Steve Wilson for his support (fewer insults than usual thank you) and we cannot forget the boy, Robbie Wilsons clinching of several titles this weekend was fun to watch. Scott was there of course but he was not helpful.
Below you will find links to videos of my victories.
BTW, maybe this needs a different thread but I actually do not have video of sprint 1 because my %^$#@*&^%$@#^&&%^$& Go Pros got all %^%@@%&*^$# up! I am trying to run two cameras off one remote. The question is are the newer GoPros any better or is there any other option besides a million dollar smarty cam?
Sprint 2
Enduro
Now lets talk about me: Scott Belles got me fair and square in sprint 1 so I erased that video. He is free to gloat and post his videographical documentation of his triumph if he likes but I will not watch it.
All kidding aside, he made a great move and once he was past me he made zero mistakes that would give me the opportunity to pass him back. Great driving by Scott all weekend.
I was determined not to let it happen in Sprint 2. After an astonishing start (Bob said it was idiotic or genius he wasnt sure) I never looked back. P1
And I won the enduro too. Not a bad result.
Always fun to see the regulars. A shout out to Mark Francis for his return to club racing. Great job. You didnt crash Johns car. Also thanks to Steve Wilson for his support (fewer insults than usual thank you) and we cannot forget the boy, Robbie Wilsons clinching of several titles this weekend was fun to watch. Scott was there of course but he was not helpful.
Below you will find links to videos of my victories.
BTW, maybe this needs a different thread but I actually do not have video of sprint 1 because my %^$#@*&^%$@#^&&%^$& Go Pros got all %^%@@%&*^$# up! I am trying to run two cameras off one remote. The question is are the newer GoPros any better or is there any other option besides a million dollar smarty cam?
Sprint 2
Enduro
#128
Burning Brakes
BTW, maybe this needs a different thread but I actually do not have video of sprint 1 because my %^$#@*&^%$@#^&&%^$& Go Pros got all %^%@@%&*^$# up! I am trying to run two cameras off one remote. The question is are the newer GoPros any better or is there any other option besides a million dollar smarty cam?
Aim can be 2 cam
Neither have remotes though, they just do it for you.
#131
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I couldn't have picked a better event to dust off my suit after 5 years and jump back in a race car. Pat, Donna and all the volunteers put on a fantastic event! The cherry on top was finishing second in VU for the weekend and picking up my first Workers' Choice Award. Thank you again to John Ashford for letting me race his car, for the company support from Bill Love, and the Peter, Trevor, and Kevin Dawe of Dawes' Motorsports for adjusting the fuel mixture on the MFI to get me back out on the track. Without there help, I wouldn't have made the podium.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
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#132
Drifting
I couldn't have picked a better event to dust off my suit after 5 years and jump back in a race car. Pat, Donna and all the volunteers put on a fantastic event! The cherry on top was finishing second in VU for the weekend and picking up my first Workers' Choice Award. Thank you again to John Ashford for letting me race his car, for the company support from Bill Love, and the Peter, Trevor, and Kevin Dawe of Dawes' Motorsports for adjusting the fuel mixture on the MFI to get me back out on the track. Without there help, I wouldn't have made the podium.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
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I couldn't have picked a better event to dust off my suit after 5 years and jump back in a race car. Pat, Donna and all the volunteers put on a fantastic event! The cherry on top was finishing second in VU for the weekend and picking up my first Workers' Choice Award. Thank you again to John Ashford for letting me race his car, for the company support from Bill Love, and the Peter, Trevor, and Kevin Dawe of Dawes' Motorsports for adjusting the fuel mixture on the MFI to get me back out on the track. Without there help, I wouldn't have made the podium.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
It was nice getting to race again for sure.
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