A review of my first weekend of SPB racing and some video of the on-track action at Sebring.


http://www.racinggearreviews.com/blo...boxster-battle

 

Seems like a great first event for you. Some crazy driving going on out there, but that what happens at the 48 Hrs. Wish I could have made it this year.

That was a crazy dive bomb pass at the beginning of sprint 2 that took Bernard out! Lucky it didn't collect you also.

Hopefully I will see you at RA

 

If you slam into a guy, is it really a pass?

 

Based on all the spins in that video, we should rename you Topsy Topher.

 

Definitly not!

Who was it? I am not familiar with that car and want to make sure I give it a wide berth when I see it on track.

 

The driver of the car had zero brakes and Bernard and him worked out sharing his car (once fixed) for the enduro. It was great sportsmanship by both drivers.

Sebring surprises people with brake maintenence...

 

Looks like Car #240. Given this a$$hat move, not sure whether you will actually see him again or maybe he claimed a mechanical

 

See above. Don't be an a$$hat yourself by making assumptions on one video and no other information.

The driver is a great guy and very aware. I'd race with him again and again and again.

 

He might be a great guy but from the video he made a bad decision.

 

Not usually my style. It took a while to get used to slowing the entry a bit and getting back to throttle early. I was lucky with the spin in 17. That's a vulnerable position to be in.
Road Atlanta is going to be fun.

 

Glad they worked it out. How we all treat each other both on and off the track is a big reason I only do PCA racing.


Thanks for the car number Frank, I will go away and look it up. It's a shame that it appears that it an avoidable incident due to better car prep/maint happened and cars got bent. I will still give him a wide berth because if it happened once, it can happen again!

 

Nice writeup Topher - and great job to get a class win in the fun race in your first PCA event!

 

If he was doing 105mph and had zero brakes (or "total brake failure" as he claimed) that hit would have sent them both into the next zip code.

Regardless, good on them for sorting it out gentlemanly style and co-driving the enduro together.

 

Sort of like the first snow of the year.

 

Agree w Mr. Drake/Feuer.
Topher, discounting the sour-grapes peanut gallery, please accept my congrats on your very auspicious debut.
Also kudos to Todd and the AtlantaSpeedwerks crew on a kick-*** SPB build.