News from the Thunderbolt race?
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Frankly yeah, Fred, I do prefer to mix it up. When we run with NASA we get our own starts, so it's nice to have it both ways, although it only takes a few laps and we're all duking anyway.
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Some clips from blue sprint races 2 and 3.
Sprint race 3: The video is from the start to the point where I get back into 2nd position overall, where I finished. I really enjoyed dicing it with Tim Costa in the white spbox.
http://vimeo.com/6365262
Sprint race 3: The video is from the start to the point where I get back into 2nd position overall, where I finished. I really enjoyed dicing it with Tim Costa in the white spbox.
http://vimeo.com/6365262
it's a revealing video, but did you really like the way Costa chopped you three times? My take is that you and I caught up to him from pretty far back in a little over one lap, it looks like I'm keeping a constant gap on you up to that point, not that I intended it to last, but he then holds me up after we've shown that we're faster, you get by me and then he gives you a hell of a time. I had already decided to stay out of it by then (I race with my wallet).
Don't get me wrong, I love a hard dice as much as anyone, but if a guy catches me, I'll give him a fair pass and then go after him, none of this blocking crap, especially if it's out of my class.
Your take?
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Fred,
it's a revealing video, but did you really like the way Costa chopped you three times? My take is that you and I caught up to him from pretty far back in a little over one lap, it looks like I'm keeping a constant gap on you up to that point, not that I intended it to last, but he then holds me up after we've shown that we're faster, you get by me and then he gives you a hell of a time. I had already decided to stay out of it by then (I race with my wallet).
Don't get me wrong, I love a hard dice as much as anyone, but if a guy catches me, I'll give him a fair pass and then go after him, none of this blocking crap, especially if it's out of my class.
Your take?
it's a revealing video, but did you really like the way Costa chopped you three times? My take is that you and I caught up to him from pretty far back in a little over one lap, it looks like I'm keeping a constant gap on you up to that point, not that I intended it to last, but he then holds me up after we've shown that we're faster, you get by me and then he gives you a hell of a time. I had already decided to stay out of it by then (I race with my wallet).
Don't get me wrong, I love a hard dice as much as anyone, but if a guy catches me, I'll give him a fair pass and then go after him, none of this blocking crap, especially if it's out of my class.
Your take?
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Fred,
it's a revealing video, but did you really like the way Costa chopped you three times? My take is that you and I caught up to him from pretty far back in a little over one lap, it looks like I'm keeping a constant gap on you up to that point, not that I intended it to last, but he then holds me up after we've shown that we're faster, you get by me and then he gives you a hell of a time. I had already decided to stay out of it by then (I race with my wallet).
Don't get me wrong, I love a hard dice as much as anyone, but if a guy catches me, I'll give him a fair pass and then go after him, none of this blocking crap, especially if it's out of my class.
Your take?
it's a revealing video, but did you really like the way Costa chopped you three times? My take is that you and I caught up to him from pretty far back in a little over one lap, it looks like I'm keeping a constant gap on you up to that point, not that I intended it to last, but he then holds me up after we've shown that we're faster, you get by me and then he gives you a hell of a time. I had already decided to stay out of it by then (I race with my wallet).
Don't get me wrong, I love a hard dice as much as anyone, but if a guy catches me, I'll give him a fair pass and then go after him, none of this blocking crap, especially if it's out of my class.
Your take?
I don't think Tim chopped me once. At turn 1 he easily outbraked me. Pretty normal given the size of the brakes on the spbox compared to my 1980 SC. The first time I tried passing him in 7 he gave me plenty of room inside (once he realized that I was beating him to it) but I failed to take advantage of the situation because of small but uncomfortable understeer that could have pushed me way to the outside on exit. He was lurking outside and seized the moment to step on the gas and keep his position. The next lap I was never really close enough to expect him to give me room until we got to 7 again. I did not make the same mistake twice and got by him at the last second. Tim is competitive and appears very aware on the track. You seem to have had a different experience with him and that's very possible.
You were very clean and it was a lot of fun racing with you and your gang.
What do you mean by revealing?
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Fortunately we all survived that one without any real problem.
The white boxster did cut quickly in front of me at the entry to T1 but it was clear that he was going to.
I would and have done the same.
Once I know who I can trust I find racing even more fun and closer encounters seem to be the norm.
I think the most aggressive move made on me all weekend was by gums at end of the part 1 of the enduro race video I posted. But I new ahead of time that he could pull it off and knew he was going to go for it. I left him room to complete the move. No point in trying to block the move as my intention was to pit anyway.
Nicely done Frank
The white boxster did cut quickly in front of me at the entry to T1 but it was clear that he was going to.
I would and have done the same.
Once I know who I can trust I find racing even more fun and closer encounters seem to be the norm.
I think the most aggressive move made on me all weekend was by gums at end of the part 1 of the enduro race video I posted. But I new ahead of time that he could pull it off and knew he was going to go for it. I left him room to complete the move. No point in trying to block the move as my intention was to pit anyway.
Nicely done Frank
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I just looked again and I don't see any chopping or reaction by you to Tim doing anything you weren't expecting. Am I missing something?
One of my favorite races was dicing it out with Frank at Limerock, though as a rookie I think I was a little TOO gentlemanly..
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I did the DE with Jersey Shore Region before the club race and met quite a few racers and was interested in how they did. I found results this evening at the PCA forum under" Club Racing" "Results"
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OK then, I'm a gentleman racer. I'll take it, and thank you very much.
And I will stand corrected as well, if lurking outside until the last instant is ok then I'll live with it. I don't work that way, you can know that, but I am well aware how to counter it.
And I will stand corrected as well, if lurking outside until the last instant is ok then I'll live with it. I don't work that way, you can know that, but I am well aware how to counter it.
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Now take a look at this, and tell me if I'm wrong again, particularly at 2:52
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6o1ji5PWCI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6o1ji5PWCI
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Now take a look at this, and tell me if I'm wrong again, particularly at 2:52
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6o1ji5PWCI
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Larry Herman
2016 Ford Transit Connect Titanium LWB
2018 Tesla Model 3 - Electricity can be fun!
Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
Past Flames:
1994 RS America Club Racer
2004 GT3 Track Car
1984 911 Carrera Club Racer
1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car
CLICK HERE to see some of my ancient racing videos.