So....... what is your race/DE goal for 2011?

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12-01-2010, 11:35 AM

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Drive in six PCA club races: Sebring (new), Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen (new) or Mid Ohio (new), VIR, NJMP and Summit Point. Finish all in the top three in D class and within sight distance of Dwayne Moses.

You will only see Dwayne and the checker at the same time if he happens to lap you near the start finish line.

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12-01-2010, 01:04 PM

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PS: and guilt-trip 2BWise into moving up to a real car, with wings - FC, FB, or DSR.

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+1 on the 2BWise idea. Some sweet deals on FC all the time.

I will buy a Ford, I will buy a Ford, I will buy a Ford. If I say it often enough maybe I'll actually believe it.

The deals on FCs recently have been pretty insane and there sure seem to be a lot of them. A 96 VD just sold for $7500, and its track ready.

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12-01-2010, 01:37 PM

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I just want to get a PCA license and hopefully do the Watkins Glen and NJMP club races. Also need to fix my overheating issues, but those should be solved over the winter.

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12-01-2010, 01:50 PM

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SCCA honors NASA race licenses so that may be an alternate path for you. Spec Miata is huge in NASA out West, how about in DC?....

Hey, good thought. So NASA and SCCA will honor each others licenses? For some reason I thought that NASA honors SCCA, but not the other way around. I actually live in NJ and from what I understand SCCA has many more miatas running than NASA. I also understand from several that have participated that the Wash DC SCCA school is the best around. Just trying to put the pieces together.

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It was indeed many moons ago (like more than 20 years)....but after doing my first SCCA school at Summit Point, I did my second at Pocono's Bertil Roos Racing School. I recall it was a very good program.

I have heard of Bertil Roos and that is a good thought. I wonder if anybody has recently been to them.

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Simple. Get my SCCA competition license in March, and then make it to as many SRF races as possible. Shooting for four weekends for 2011. On track, I just want to be fast, safe and respectable.

Hey, if you are heading to the DC SCCA in March I may see you there. If I can just work out some details I might make the event. With a bit of luck it will all work out. I will be really bummed if I cannot make the event, really bummed.

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12-01-2010, 01:57 PM

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An event.

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12-01-2010, 02:07 PM

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Not damage my car's new paint job nor blow up its new motor... Less over-driving too.

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12-01-2010, 02:35 PM

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1) Keep the car straight and in one piece
2) Do the Clash
3) Be faster and more consistent
4) Get one more year out of my tired gearbox

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12-01-2010, 02:58 PM

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I drove to personal bests this season at both the NJMP and Summit PCA club races this past season.
Just a little more car and a little less lift (of my left foot) and I'll be pretty happy.

Bill

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12-01-2010, 03:17 PM

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... and a little less lift (of my left foot) and I'll be pretty happy.

Bill

We may be onto something. Have you tried using your right foot on the gas, left on the clutch?

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12-01-2010, 03:28 PM

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shoot. Left... Right, no wonder I can't get up front with the leaders

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12-01-2010, 04:37 PM

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An event.

I hope that for you too, John.

I'd like to make The Clash (first time!) and back to TRAC (second time). Any other added races would then just be a bonus.

And I'd also like to go one weekend without brake issues or leaving a piece of my exhaust out on the track.

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12-01-2010, 04:46 PM

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..... or leaving a piece of my exhaust out on the track.

FWIW, I've seen some exhaust setups where they've welded small tabs to either side of a pipe junction, and then fitted with a spring between the tabs, to hold it together.