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09-02-2008, 12:58 PM
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Can't wait for Schattenbaum! How pronounced are the rumble strips out there anyway?
09-02-2008, 01:55 PM
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What a great time this past weekend!! It was my rookie weekend and i don't think we could have asked for better weather. The racing was great and I met lots of nice rennlisters! What's next? I'm officially hooked!
09-02-2008, 02:00 PM
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09-02-2008, 02:27 PM
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I had a mechanical, so was not able to race at all. Next year...
09-02-2008, 02:44 PM
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OK, a quick update.
Charlie Boyer beat his personal best time and dipped in the 2:28s! Congrats Charlie. He won his class in the sprint.
As for the Green group, it was a manic manic race. Crossman won E class and beat all but 3 F class cars. To put this in perspective, our run group was composed of roughly 20 F cars, 25 E cars, 8 Ds, and the rest. He cleaned up! Between his performance at the glen and today, he is quickly becoming the national ruler in E!!! Dick Strahota ran a real solid race as well. Slawek Ruszel (E) had brake issues, which made his slower than normal.
Wayne-O blew his motor after he lost all of his engine oil between the kink and the pits. Corner workers could have been more directive and force him to immobilize his car. The track was shut for 30 minutes for the clean-up.
I will post more tomorrow when i get back home!
Charlie Boyer beat his personal best time and dipped in the 2:28s! Congrats Charlie. He won his class in the sprint.
As for the Green group, it was a manic manic race. Crossman won E class and beat all but 3 F class cars. To put this in perspective, our run group was composed of roughly 20 F cars, 25 E cars, 8 Ds, and the rest. He cleaned up! Between his performance at the glen and today, he is quickly becoming the national ruler in E!!! Dick Strahota ran a real solid race as well. Slawek Ruszel (E) had brake issues, which made his slower than normal.
Wayne-O blew his motor after he lost all of his engine oil between the kink and the pits. Corner workers could have been more directive and force him to immobilize his car. The track was shut for 30 minutes for the clean-up.
I will post more tomorrow when i get back home!
Wayne O - The victim of the kink, and some reckless driving in front of him. Dan did an amazing job to get the car back in one piece, only to find out the engine was cooked. Next year, Wayne. The corner workers should have flown the red flag, and shut you down. RA's guys are the best in the business, but they messed that one up.
Charlie - nice driving. It was fun watching a 964 cup keep some 996 cups at bay, as well as some GT4 cars. Impressive!
Doug - great driving as usual. I hope everything got sorted out after the Enduro start incident.
09-02-2008, 03:48 PM
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Chulo, sorry we missed hooking up.
MO - good to meet you too. Hope we can all get out there together next time.
Mike O. had mechanical issues too and the other rookie in the yellow GT3 had a problem in the sprint qualify I think and then he was gone. I was the only J car left.
I have to say it was a blast to be on pole for the enduro. It was a real thrill. I don't think I would have been there if MO and Mike had not had mechanical issues, but i did do my fast lap of the weekend during the enduro qualify at 2.31.5. Still plenty of room for improvement by me though, sub .30's should be very doable.
MO - good to meet you too. Hope we can all get out there together next time.
Mike O. had mechanical issues too and the other rookie in the yellow GT3 had a problem in the sprint qualify I think and then he was gone. I was the only J car left.
I have to say it was a blast to be on pole for the enduro. It was a real thrill. I don't think I would have been there if MO and Mike had not had mechanical issues, but i did do my fast lap of the weekend during the enduro qualify at 2.31.5. Still plenty of room for improvement by me though, sub .30's should be very doable.
09-02-2008, 04:15 PM
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You're welcome, Food Angel! Thanks for the cookies!
My weekend went great. I swapped in my replacement motor and the thing ran perfectly (although, it still didn't make me any faster!
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Unfortunately, there was a bit of carnage Sunday and Monday. No one got hurt but, IIRC, John Crosby spent the night in the hospital for observation. He was attempting to finish a very high-speed pass into T1 and touched the car behind him as he slotted in. He found some wall, got air and ended up in the kitty litter.
On the Purple Enduro, Doug Crossman was nudged during the start and taken out with another car. I was a few rows back and saw the dust fly as cars started to zigzag. Pretty hairy moment since we were all charging with a full head of steam. But everyone eased over, nicely, and got by unscathed.
I kind of felt sick about it, since I know Doug, and hoped no one was hurt as I continued on. By the time we came around, all the cars had been cleared. Doug was fine, by the way.
Sorry I couldn't give a more upbeat report but, obviously, this was a big part of the weekend, as well.
My weekend went great. I swapped in my replacement motor and the thing ran perfectly (although, it still didn't make me any faster!
). Unfortunately, there was a bit of carnage Sunday and Monday. No one got hurt but, IIRC, John Crosby spent the night in the hospital for observation. He was attempting to finish a very high-speed pass into T1 and touched the car behind him as he slotted in. He found some wall, got air and ended up in the kitty litter.
On the Purple Enduro, Doug Crossman was nudged during the start and taken out with another car. I was a few rows back and saw the dust fly as cars started to zigzag. Pretty hairy moment since we were all charging with a full head of steam. But everyone eased over, nicely, and got by unscathed.
I kind of felt sick about it, since I know Doug, and hoped no one was hurt as I continued on. By the time we came around, all the cars had been cleared. Doug was fine, by the way.
Sorry I couldn't give a more upbeat report but, obviously, this was a big part of the weekend, as well.
09-02-2008, 04:16 PM
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Hey, guys, thanks for the kind words. Thanks to Jerry Greene for sharing some of his old 964 Cup secrets to get me going on Sunday. His advice really amounted to me going back to basics and doing things like hitting apexes! Go figure! 
I'll post some video later...
Darren it was nice meeting you and walking the track on Sunday night. Great job as a rookie. Being on-pole in your first race is impressive! It was nice seeing everyone else out there! I love that track and event.
Huge Porsche-spirit props to Ben Gabis (Chulo) who let Dan Curry use his windshield(!) after Dan lost his in the kink (doh!). That's the camaraderie that this sport is all about.
I'll post some video later...Darren it was nice meeting you and walking the track on Sunday night. Great job as a rookie. Being on-pole in your first race is impressive! It was nice seeing everyone else out there! I love that track and event.
Huge Porsche-spirit props to Ben Gabis (Chulo) who let Dan Curry use his windshield(!) after Dan lost his in the kink (doh!). That's the camaraderie that this sport is all about.
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09-02-2008, 06:22 PM
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"Wayne O - The victim of the kink, and some reckless driving in front of him. Dan did an amazing job to get the car back in one piece, only to find out the engine was cooked. Next year, Wayne. The corner workers should have flown the red flag, and shut you down. RA's guys are the best in the business, but they messed that one up. "
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
09-02-2008, 06:25 PM
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"Wayne O - The victim of the kink, and some reckless driving in front of him. Dan did an amazing job to get the car back in one piece, only to find out the engine was cooked. Next year, Wayne. The corner workers should have flown the red flag, and shut you down. RA's guys are the best in the business, but they messed that one up. "
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
09-02-2008, 06:29 PM
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"Wayne O - The victim of the kink, and some reckless driving in front of him. Dan did an amazing job to get the car back in one piece, only to find out the engine was cooked. Next year, Wayne. The corner workers should have flown the red flag, and shut you down. RA's guys are the best in the business, but they messed that one up. "
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
Chulo, the corner workers cannot show a single car a Red flag. By definition a Red flag is a red all, which means everyone has to stop, immediately.
It is rather the driver's responsibility to get off line, if the driver knows that there is something wrong with his car. Best bet is to not only get off line but stop the frickin' car before it lays down more oil. The car is damaged, you aren't going to be able to limp it in.
Frankly, we are going to start looking at taking more aggressive actions with drivers who think they can drive back with damaged cars and thus take time away from other participants when they oil the track. It is not fair to other drivers and more importantly, puts them at risk.
09-02-2008, 07:38 PM
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Oh, jeez, another great driver who caught a bad break. I didn't realize it was his car when I saw it from a distance but it appeared to have sustained a major rear impact. It was also on a flat bed which usually means it wasn't driveable.