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RSTPerformance

05-24-2008, 02:41 PM

Andy and Crazy Joe break... Lawton goes on to win (I think)... Jake is back and kicks butt in IT7 proving those cars are way to fast for ITB... Megliola wins ITC... Impound for all was very long???

Raymond "sorry jeff I am 2nd guessing myself, a lot was going on" Blethen

RSTPerformance

05-24-2008, 03:59 PM

ITS Harding takes overall just ahead of Maynard in ITR... Jeremy just barely wins his race holding off Beran Peter by a car length... Jeremy was just trying to beat the ITB cars right??? LOL anyway congrats also goes to Beran for another solid ITB win!!!

Andy Bettencourt

05-24-2008, 06:00 PM

Congrats to Jeff!!!!!!!

gran racing

05-24-2008, 08:58 PM

Very nice Jeff and Jake!!

Jake, was there a monsoon during the IT7 race we didn't hear about? :)

lateapex911

05-24-2008, 09:07 PM

No, but I brought the rains anyway, Dave! The 'Kooks seem good...I did a 2hot lap qualifying session, and T&S must of screwed up, ;) and gave me a 1:17.1. The race was great fun, I got to lay a bumper on Joe at about lap 11, or so (hee hee!) and raced with a SSB guy for awhile. The car ran pretty well, and made it to the flag! (And for those who say the cars a solid "A" car, let me remind you the front of A was nearly 2 seconds away(From my one freakish lap), which ends up roughly proportional to the gap I see from IT7 to ITA at Road Atlanta.)

JLawton

05-25-2008, 06:22 AM

Andy and Crazy Joe break... Lawton goes on to win (I think)...

Correction, Joe only broke after running out of talent in six, sliding into the soft barrier and THEN breaking!!!

:eek:

Pole to checker, best win so far!!!

TimM ITB

05-25-2008, 07:26 AM

I'm wicked envious - and wish I was up there! What a great weekend (weather) and race format! The "putting the car back together" is progressing, and I should be back for the Pig Roast. But in the meantime, and I know that everyone is busy, but could someone post results for ITB? If Beran got first, what did the rest of the field look like?

thanks,

Tim M

dominojd

05-25-2008, 07:34 AM

and gave me a 1:17.1. The race was great fun, I got to lay a bumper on Joe at about lap 11, or so (hee hee!) (And for those who say the cars a solid "A" car, let me remind you the front of A was nearly 2 seconds away(From my one freakish lap), which ends up roughly proportional to the gap I see from IT7 to ITA at Road Atlanta.)

Thanks for the help Jake.

Yeah not competitive in ITA that lap wasn't a fluke you were sand baggin and just warming up your tires. :D

dominojd

05-25-2008, 07:35 AM

Correction, Joe only broke after running out of talent in six, sliding into the soft barrier and THEN breaking!!!

:eek:

Pole to checker, best win so far!!!

Correction didn't run out of talent , ran out of tires. :eek:

RSTPerformance

05-25-2008, 11:00 AM

ROUND 2:

ITA: #99 Brandscombe wins an excellent race!!!
ITC: #32 Megliola takes ITC
IT7: #57 continues to prove these cars are fast and is 2 for 2... Almoast time for a new Helmet!

ITS: #04 Harding takes the overall!!!
ITR: Maynard again with a solid class win...
ITB: #0 Beram Peter takes a big lead over Nat & Rick & also proves that Jermy can't beat the ITB field just yet

RSTPerformance

05-25-2008, 02:18 PM

Round 3 for ITA IT7 and ITC saw the same winners...

RSTPerformance

05-25-2008, 04:22 PM

The only changein winners for ROUND 3 in ITB, ITS & ITR was Jeremy fell to third in the ITB ranks

Andy Bettencourt

05-25-2008, 11:02 PM

Big congrats to Geoff B. for sweeping Day's 2 races in ITA. He was patient, fast and very consistant. Wish I could have had a car out there to race him for the win.

lateapex911

05-26-2008, 12:01 AM

Joe, Joe, Joe, remember the first rule of racing: talent = tires, and tires = talent...
;)

As for ITB, I think Nat Wentworth was in a solid second until he spun on Sat afternoon, and he looked closer Sunday afternoon, about 2 seconds back from Beran at mid race. Need to get those UPS truck sounding German monsters out for a reality check, right Blethens!?

How did Jeremy's car do in B Prepared? (or the Boy Scouts class or wherever tGA ran it?)

Jeremy Billiel

05-26-2008, 08:45 AM

Wow what a long, bt VERY fun weekend. I made huge improvements and I am happy with the results since I had not been in the car in a year. Beran did beat me Sunday morning, but I had no one behind me and I just followed him and learned his line.

On Sunday was having a really good race mid pack ITS in fact and well in front of Beran before I ran out of talent in turn 3 and badly flatspotted my tires. I had never done that before and man the cars handling went right out the door and it sounded like the car was going to fall apart! I will write up more as I get more sleep.

Greg finished 2nd in DP and got another second off of the car. Although we still have a long way to go we are taking chunks of time off.

dyoungre

05-26-2008, 11:57 AM

Congrats, Jake. Glad to hear you've gotten back out.
How many cars were in the ITR field? Dick, did you make it out?
I enjoyed pushing a tandem stroller this weekend. Almost as fast as my RX7, and considerably more dependable.

ronin12

05-26-2008, 05:04 PM

From a flaggers point of view the weekend was a great one with great racing and minimal carnage. Congrats to all the winners and to Dick for his recovery at 3 in the race on Sunday

Tkczecheredflag

05-26-2008, 06:39 PM

Race #1 In car CPM Motorsports ITA #11 Acura Inegra

Enjoy the show

Nice Drive/Win Jeff Lawton
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8733630658379709353

dominojd

05-26-2008, 07:45 PM

Race #1 In car CPM Motorsports ITA #11 Acura Inegra

Enjoy the show

Nice Drive/Win Jeff Lawton
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8733630658379709353

Hey nice save by that guy in the blue Nissan. ;)

Here's mine form race #1. Never ever run auto-x compound tires on a 2500# front drive car when it gets warm out. :shrug: Try and count how many times I get pummeled in the ass, i lost count. :D

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2255191474546458266&hl=en

Andy Bettencourt

05-26-2008, 07:51 PM

Try and count how many times I get pummeled in the ass, i lost count. :D

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2255191474546458266&hl=en
That's between you and your parol officer.

Hey Lawton, still think you and I have the same power? HA! Tim's vid shows you pulled me at LEAST 2 lengths. HA!

JLawton

05-26-2008, 08:24 PM

That's between you and your parol officer.

Hey Lawton, still think you and I have the same power? HA! Tim's vid shows you pulled me at LEAST 2 lengths. HA!

Considering you were blowing coolent out the exhuast, I think you did a great job of keeping up............:shrug:

ronin12

05-26-2008, 08:44 PM

Hey nice save by that guy in the blue Nissan. ;). :shrug: Try and count how many times I get pummeled in the ass, i lost count. :D

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2255191474546458266&hl=en

It was a nice save coming out of 11 just before pit in thought for sure it was going to be a mess

Tkczecheredflag

05-26-2008, 08:45 PM

Race #2 In car CPM Motorsports ITA #11 Acura Inegra

Enjoy the show

Nice Drive/Win Geoff Branscombe
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-104033922102926195&hl=en

Doc Bro

05-26-2008, 08:48 PM

Joe,
After watching your vid I want to thank you for being a gentleman (even after I hit you going into 6 and loosened you up bigtime). You were definitely holding back on me going into 9. Your car has CRAZY power...I know I was driving 10/10. I'll race with you door to door any day my friend.

R

Tkczecheredflag

05-26-2008, 09:23 PM

Hey nice save by that guy in the blue Nissan. ;)

Here's mine form race #1. Never ever run auto-x compound tires on a 2500# front drive car when it gets warm out. :shrug: Try and count how many times I get pummeled in the ass, i lost count. :D

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2255191474546458266&hl=en
Joe - Again sorry for the bump and agreed, nice save. For the record and the rest of the readers - we were "brake off", ready to accelerate when we got tapped in the rear in T-11- a chain reaction to Joe - sorry again.

Tkczecheredflag

05-26-2008, 10:15 PM

Race #3 In car CPM Motorsports ITA #11 Acura Inegra

Enjoy the show

Again - Nice Drive/Win Geoff Branscombe. Would someone please buy this bridesmaid a brdial gown - please!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3185272767351884467

16v

05-26-2008, 11:27 PM

http://www.the16v.com/SCCA/08/nhis2/2/images/DSC_6722.jpg

dominojd

05-27-2008, 03:33 AM

Joe - Again sorry for the bump and agreed, nice save. For the record and the rest of the readers - we were "brake off", ready to accelerate when we got tapped in the rear in T-11- a chain reaction to Joe - sorry again.

Timmy and Rob,

No problemo. My car was so bad I am surprised I kept it on track as long as I did. Apologies accepted. I will never be that stupid again on tire choice. Now being stupid in other ways well...... :D

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 07:21 AM

http://www.the16v.com/SCCA/08/nhis2/2/images/DSC_6722.jpg
Doug - Unbelievable pictures - Thanks for the memories.

JLawton

05-27-2008, 07:28 AM

Race #1 In car CPM Motorsports ITA #11 Acura Inegra

Enjoy the show

Nice Drive/Win Jeff Lawton
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8733630658379709353

Tim,
It looks like I may have chopped you going into 3 early on. Sorry about that!!!! I think I decided to take a defensive line through there but was a few seconds late in making that decision.

JLawton

05-27-2008, 07:32 AM

http://www.the16v.com/SCCA/08/nhis2/2/images/DSC_6722.jpg

And it doesn't show Joe who was right there too. That's how it seemed to be all weekend long. It doesn't get any better than that!! It was a LOT of fun with 5 cars all with the ability to win.

And congrats to Ray coming back from a long lay off and kicking ass.

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 07:36 AM

Tim,
It looks like I may have chopped you going into 3 early on. Sorry about that!!!! I think I decided to take a defensive line through there but was a few seconds late in making that decision.
Jeff - We're good - No foul from where I was sitting - We're logging lots of time together and that helps all of us, as we get to know driving styles and abilities. - Again a nice drive and win.

Beran

05-27-2008, 08:25 AM

Jeremy Billiel

05-27-2008, 08:55 AM

Here is my video from Sat.
You can see lots of Jeremy since I spent a good amount of the race behind him.
Also some good ITS action up and close. Erik actually leads the ITB race for a little while until I get by him.
I'll post the Sunday one within a day or two.
Beran

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2669895857224771080 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2669895857224771080)

I felt bad about that Beran, but you had no one behind you and even as I let you by I was just going to catch you on the straights. Good clean fun though....

Later in the weekend I gained enough more time so I no longer was a issue for you!

Thanks for posting that was a fun video to watch myself from behind. Its amazing how much faster I was before my tires starting going away

Beran

05-27-2008, 09:15 AM

Jeremy - no worries - I had fun with you. Like you said there was no one on my bumper so it was not a big deal. I was watching my rear view making sure no one was catching me. I was a little worried that I was distracting you from getting good laps but when you gave me the point by in three I thought ....sure lets swap spots for a coner :-)
B

FastM3

05-27-2008, 10:06 AM

Neat picture of Linda doing battle with those bad boy RX 7's

http://www.the16v.com/SCCA/08/nhis2/2/images/DSC_6920.jpg

stevel

05-27-2008, 11:27 AM

Sat results/times

http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=310075

Sun

http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=310125

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 11:57 AM

Some quick math for ITA Points (check my numbers) following this weekend.

Joe D 1910
Tim K 1300 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points)
Rob B 1280
Jeff L 1250 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Geoff B 1050 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Shane H 975 (is no tyet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Andy B 975 (is no tyet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )

Again - Check my math and eligibility but it looks like things are shaping up in "A"

moto62

05-27-2008, 12:17 PM

JLawton

05-27-2008, 12:47 PM

lateapex911

05-27-2008, 02:08 PM

Thats a good point, how was this weekend accounted for in the NARRC/ i was told three points races, but the NARRC site lists only two days as eleigble. i'd assume that's correct, right?

Andy Bettencourt

05-27-2008, 02:15 PM

Thats a good point, how was this weekend accounted for in the NARRC/ i was told three points races, but the NARRC site lists only two days as eleigble. i'd assume that's correct, right?
It was only 2 NARRC races. It was 3 NERRC races. The Sun morn qual was NERRC only.

benspeed

05-27-2008, 02:45 PM

Nice videos - Andy - blown head gasket?

Jeremy Billiel

05-27-2008, 02:54 PM

Awww. Crap....

Timmy I forget to get the present from you on Saturday morning and wear it for the races...

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 03:03 PM

Tim,
I think you forgot my points from Sunday PM race. And you may have included Sunday morning points for Geoff B? I have him at only 490....Not that I'm keeping track, mind you.............. :rolleyes:
I think I only included NARRC points. I think I goofed on Geoff - I gave him 500 bonus points. No points for AM race as far as I know. Also working with these numbers.
http://www.narrc.com/points.html

IT-A

888888 0

IT-A 1400 DiMINNO, Joseph 310729 NEPA Nissan Sentra SE-R 0 500 300 300 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

975 BETTENCOURT, Andy 188967 NEng Mazda Miata 0 500 225 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

975 HAWTHORNE, Shane 270905 NEng Honda CRX Si 0 500 175 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

745 BREAULT, Robert 344538 NEng BMW Z3 0 500 85 85 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

450 LAWTON, Jeff 216537 NEng Saturn SC 0 0 0 225 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

350 KLVANA, Tim 219972 NEng Acura Integra 0 0 0 175 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IT-A

150 BRANSCOMBE, Geoff 351901 NEng Acura Integra 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 03:40 PM

Some quick math for ITA Points (check my numbers) following this weekend.

Joe D 1910
Jeff L 1375 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Tim K 1300 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points)
Rob B 1280
Shane H 975 (is no tyet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Andy B 975 (is no tyet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points )
Geoff B 490 (is not yet eligible for 5 start 300 bonus points)

Again - Check my math and eligibility but it looks like things are shaping up in "A"

Does this look better?

Andy Bettencourt

05-27-2008, 04:04 PM

AWESOME grouping - Joe has the target on his back!!!

MKB

05-27-2008, 05:14 PM

"Bad Boy RX 7s"............ I like that!!!

Mike B
Bad boy IT7 #29

dickita15

05-27-2008, 05:38 PM

"Bad Boy RX 7s"............ I like that!!!
Mike B
Bad boy IT7 #29

What you gonna do when we come for you.

Tkczecheredflag

05-27-2008, 07:32 PM

Awww. Crap....

Timmy I forget to get the present from you on Saturday morning and wear it for the races...
Too much pressure to perform - That's why we brought the dreads - So you could relax mon.

dominojd

05-27-2008, 07:58 PM

Had a lot of fun this weekend. Some excellent good clean racing and it was nice to see everyone again. I'll try not to stay away for such a long time again. Coming back was not exactly like getting back on a bicycle after not doing it for a while. It was downright flocking scary. When Jeff L. and Joe D. went by me during one of the Fri practice sessions, is when I realized how slow I was at the time. By Sat afternoon things got much better with the help of a new set of tires. Congrats to Jeff L for sat win and Jeff B fo a Sun sweep. See y'all soon.

Hey it was good to see you back MON. :D Everytime I see your boy Steve L. I ask about ya.

I have a few pics my buddy took from turn 6 on sunday i'll post them up when I get back from my trip to Dominican Republic. I guess we could say I was helping you get back on the bicycle, ya know when a dad pushes the kid and lets go. ;)

dominojd

05-27-2008, 07:59 PM

AWESOME grouping - Joe has the target on his back!!!

Sure felt like it this past weekend. :)

JLawton

05-28-2008, 06:52 AM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2265428115928265390&q=jeff+lawton&ei=DDk9SI2vMYSaqQK69KCXBA

Race 2 action.

Lap 3, main straight........The epitome of frustration..........

benspeed

05-28-2008, 12:20 PM

Great driving Jeff - watching those hands you have it all under control. No gear on the straight - mega frustration. You worked it back up there though. Great job.

almracing

05-29-2008, 08:59 AM

http://the16v.com/SCCA/08/nhis2/1/images/DSC_6567.jpg

Thanks for getting this photo Doug. As Rob B. knows, this moment was fleeting! DOH!

This was a well needed weekend for our team. No crashes, no car issues, and lots of great close racing. I have not raced as hard as I did on Saturday afternoon in many years. Rob B, Bob, and Jake kept me busy looking behind me and in front of me. The battle continued into Sunday too!

The weekend ended with a great PDX event. Thankfully a friend of mine took the class and let me drive his Porsche Twin Turbo. Quite different than the CRX.

lateapex911

05-29-2008, 10:31 AM

Hey! How come I'm not in that picture!??!?!

Kudos to the guys I seemed to be magnetically attached to all weekend, like Mr Demers in the Solstice and Dr Bro and Anthony. (And a Joe too, at times). Lot's of close and (mostly ;) ) clean racing. Considering that we had a 3 class freight train going, we played well, I think.

Special thanks you all for letting a class interloper play, and especially to Dr. Bro for letting me rub some front bumper Mazda paint onto his ritzy BMW, (sorry if i annoyed you Dr Bro, I'll send the video showing the other times I lifted to avoid getting into you mid corner...;) ) and to Joe for not getting squirrelly when I punted him up the hill out of 3. (Of course, after watching him get worked over in 12, I knew a little bump wouldn't upset him... ;) )

Super fun weekend for me, now it's off to the dyno to find a few more ponies. (And to the shop to install some other tricks, devilish laugh)

gran racing

05-29-2008, 10:43 AM

How come I'm not in that picture!??!?!

You're just sensing that trend now? :D Good luck at the dyno!

Magical Trevor

05-29-2008, 10:56 AM

This was a great weekend (and I was only in NH on Sunday!).
I got to remember/realize what an excellent station Seven is for blue flagging, and got to play with the yellow a little bit (though not for anything too serious).
It was fun watching Jeff and Joe trying to break into the Integra Brigade and to see a healthy RX7 field.
I was saddened when the Celica cooked itself... I may end up building one in a few years.
Andy (And Hugh/Nick), congrats on the finish in the ST race and on getting the car up to the regional for another run!
Why was The Egg (and a stock white NX on a trailer) parked on a trailer at Lime Rock's outfield on Saturday? Was Tim just picking it up?

lateapex911

05-29-2008, 11:06 AM

Why was The Egg (and a stock white NX on a trailer) parked on a trailer at Lime Rock's outfield on Saturday? Was Tim just picking it up?

The answer lies here:
http://www.roadrace-autox.com/bbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8605&posts=104&start=1

Schedule a lunch hour to find out, though!
(And if you have issues with Too much love being sent Greg Amy's way, bring a barf bag, LOL)

lateapex911

05-29-2008, 11:08 AM

You're just sensing that trend now? G

I guess I'm not too bright that way, LOL. Seriously, I MUST have been within 5 feet but out of the frame in that shot, LOL. here's another angle...or two...

JLawton

05-29-2008, 12:09 PM

Anthony,

Nice job this weekend!! It's nice to see some CRX's up front!!

I've said this a million times, but this ITA group is a great group. I really enjoy running with everyone. Lots of respect, people with good heads on their shoulder, all out to have fun without hitting anyone (well, almost :))

I may end up building one in a few years.

You sure you want to do that?? :D

Magical Trevor

05-29-2008, 12:59 PM

You sure you want to do that?? :D

That's what I found myself saying! But, I've got a GT (not an SC :rolleyes:) sitting in my family's driveway atm and it's not doing a whole lot...

lateapex911

05-29-2008, 01:15 PM

The "It's just sitting in the driveway doing nothing" line has cost lots of people lots of time and money. Sell it as a street car and buy a built racecar..you know the drill! You'll be racing a YEAR sooner, and have THOUSANDs more compared to building.

moto62

05-29-2008, 01:15 PM

Hey it was good to see you back MON. :D Everytime I see your boy Steve L. I ask about ya.

.... ya know when a dad pushes the kid and lets go. ;)

Yeah man! Thanks for the bump up the hill coming out of T6. That helped quite a bit:p. I gotta say, Very little to no carnage amongst all the race groups throughout the weekend. Very commendable :happy204:. My only damage was a fender wrinkle caused by a trailer that was leaving. Just clipped the front left fender. Was an easy fix with a jack handle then it was off to race 3. Great videos from all.

Magical Trevor

05-29-2008, 02:30 PM

Tkczecheredflag

05-29-2008, 03:27 PM

Can you feel the LOVE in ITA.

What's next Civil Unions between Acura's and Nissan's :shrug:??

Can you feel the love???

Andy Bettencourt

05-29-2008, 04:12 PM

Can you feel the LOVE in ITA.

What's next Civil Unions between Acura's and Nissan's :shrug:??

Can you feel the love???
Nope - love for Miata's! HAHAHAHA!

A great format, great weather and all (most) of the usual suspects led to some great racing. So many things to say about T3 though............ :)

JLawton

05-29-2008, 04:48 PM

That's what I found myself saying! But, I've got a GT (not an SC :rolleyes:) sitting in my family's driveway atm and it's not doing a whole lot...

You would crap yourself if you knew how little I paid for the Saturn........... I could have sold half the tires and wheels that came with it and paid for the thing..........:eek:

But then again, maybe it's becasue most people aren't dumb enough to try and race a Saturn!!!

lateapex911

05-29-2008, 06:22 PM

Dude, no Saturn whining! the thing sat on the pole! (And, oh yea, it won, didn't it? ;) )

hunter164

05-29-2008, 07:56 PM

And its less Ghey than a Miata (excluding full prepped ITA versions from the Ghey category) and the motor doesn't blow up every single time you drive it. Seems like the Saturn has 1 up on my adventures!

Tkczecheredflag

05-30-2008, 06:54 AM

[quote=So many things to say about T3 though............ :)[/quote]

Yep - Like how bad we sucked there - T-3 and T-6 too.:shrug:

JLawton

05-30-2008, 06:57 AM

Dude, no Saturn whining! the thing sat on the pole! (And, oh yea, it won, didn't it? ;) )

Wasn't whining, just stating fact. If you were sitting down and trying to decide what would be the best car to buy/build for ITA, I don't think Saturn would be in the top ten!! Right?? Anyways, it's all about the driver, right?? :p

AND, I actually did use it to traansport our groceries to the track!!! :D

Tkczecheredflag

05-30-2008, 07:54 AM

Nope - love for Miata's! HAHAHAHA!

Even more interesting since Miata's go "both ways.":o
A regular IT/SM race orgy:blink:

gran racing

05-30-2008, 07:58 AM

What Jake and crew have said. It got so bad for me I ended up buying another racecar with a friend so I could actually do a few events while finishing building my car. It always takes a lot longer than expected and I ran into several obstacles that without the help of Grant (the blue RX7) and a few others, it would still be sitting in my yard.

Hmmm, want an ex-SSC Neon (SOCH) now in ITA for really cheap, meaning something like $2,500? It needs a passenger side door bar and some new paint. I really need to just put that darn thing up for sale.

almracing

05-31-2008, 07:31 AM

I guess I'm not too bright that way, LOL. Seriously, I MUST have been within 5 feet but out of the frame in that shot, LOL. here's another angle...or two...

For much of that Saturday race I had thought my car just had an RX7 hood in the trunk. Great close racing all around. :happy204: