Bryan Watts

Was the track slow or were the GTS5 cars just not strong examples of the class?

Lemming

Track was in good condition.

Bryan Watts

Got ya...GTS5 looks about 5 seconds off the pace of what we do as a "middle of the pack" power/weight ratio car in GTS5, so I was wondering if the track had gone downhill a lot since the initial paving. Looks like GTS3 is the class to be in in the SE.

dmwhite

track was just as fast as it was when we were there last september for the club race...maybe not quite as fast as it was for that sunday morning qualifying session (last year) but the weather was good and the track was in great shape at the nasa event...

Seth Thomas

Well why did you go slower? Don't give me this down on horsepower excuse

TraqGear

Gotta give David his props....he is an excellent driver. Following him through the turns helped me get a better time. His car just didn't have the hp in the straights. I would even venture to say that he was probably the fastest guy there from turns 1 to 5.

dmwhite

that's my story and i'm sticking to it!

i was as fast or slightly faster (than last year) in all the twisty bits according to data, just not quite as much straight line talent this year (always working on that though)

good luck up in canadia land!

dmwhite

i think my head just grew a little (shut it VR)...thanks for the kind words Roger!

Seth Thomas

LOL, you think David is a good driver?! His favorite quote at VIR earlier this year was my car is down on power, I don't know if it will make through the weekend. Man I can't believe I am going this slow. LOL!

Just messing around with you guys. Dave is a great driver who has a fast car. Before he decided to go the less HP route he was able to hang with the World Challenge cars for a lap or two around Road Atlanta.

dmwhite

LOL! that poor motor, i was just waiting for it to come apart...i was actually surprised it made it through that weekend...i think we were feeding it a quart of oil per day and running it as little as possible...

that was an easy excuse for that weekend...now i have to be more creative with the excuses

aww shucks...the only time i could stay close was when bassen's exhaust scared you at t7, lol

Veloce Raptor

LOL...I don't wanna know that much about you.

Yes, from what I saw at Ho Fest last year, you are a very good driver. Why do you have fewer HP?

dmwhite

thanks! that is a fun little track you guys have down there...not really designed with racing in mind (imo) but fun to drive...

running in JP this year vs IP last year...went from a 3.2 to a 2.8...kinda screws me for nasa gts-3 (i'm ~400 lbs over weight for gts-3 now with my current power) but i've only done one nasa event in my car this year...

Seth Thomas

So he has an excuse for being slower than he was last year.

Veloce Raptor

Yeah, too bad you didn't get to drive the 3.1 mile version. MUCH more fun IMO.

400 lbs over weight? Consider salads! Hey, I'm here all week. I didn't get a harrumph outta that guy.

I think Sean Garrity also went down to JP with a 2.8, primarily because he blew so many motors, there were no 3.2's left to buy! :roflmao!

dmwhite

LOL! i never thought of it that way...but now i have a new answer to the "why did you switch to JP?" question i hear constantly...thanks!