The hidden demension.....

[kmack]

Nice call on the ITA decision!

Ya'll are miracle workers except for the six hours of trying to calculate CRX compression ratio in Tech then finally throwing in the towel without a clue, especially when the one guy who knows how to do it was present but not authorized to intervene.

After all, it's only a National Championship.

Looking for any comment regarding the Moser ruling about the air intake DQ.

[Greg Amy]

Welcome to the Improved Touring forum.

Who the f**k are you and what in the h**l are you talking about...?

Oh, sorry: hello!

[iambhooper]

wait... sight and sound... right?... no, no... a parallel dopelganger.... no, the BCS right?

[trobbins]

Wow . Clue us all in . Joe I'm assuming it was Joe , is a fellow on and off Waterford Hills racer .
Why was he dq'ed for a cold air intake ? I suppose it could have been his dad too .

[rabbidmk1]

I have to say that yes the time it took to go through tech was rediculous and it put a damper on the accomplishment that I had just made. However, I do understand and respect the meticulous work that the inspectors were doing. I only wish that they were better at dealing with people and keeping us informed on why it took so long to release us, It bothered me that I had to inform the chief steward that I was going to miss my flight home before they decided to release the ITB class.


Thank you workers for going the extra mile to make sure our cars were legal, however can you please keep the owners and drivers in the loop a little better? :)

[Xian]

SCCA! WOW! Nice call on the ITA decision!

Ya'll are miracle workers except for the six hours of trying to calculate CRX compression ratio in Tech then finally throwing in the towel without a clue, especially when the one guy who knows how to do it was present but not authorized to intervine.

After all, it's only a National Championship. The only thing missing there was a football. PATHETIC!

Looking for any comment regarding the Moser ruling about the cold air intake DQ.

And you would be...?

Re: comments about the DQ; yep, they were tossed for an illegal part.

[Greg Amy]

...the time it took to go through tech was rediculous and it put a damper on the accomplishment that I had just made.
Well, far be it from me to put a damper on your accomplishment (many congrats, by the way!) but, seriously dude, where have you been? It's fairly common knowledge that if you plan to be in the top-5 at the ARRC it's pretty, um, well, "optimistic" to make travel plans to go home the same day... :shrug:

Hell, when I won ITA in '06 I spent easily 5-6 hours in tech, and I brought my engine home in small boxes...


Why was he dq'ed for a cold air intake ? I suppose it could have been his dad too .

Both were tossed. More info at:

http://www.improvedtouring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25001

Specifically:

http://www.improvedtouring.com/forums/showpost.php?p=276446&postcount=21

[gran racing]

Gotta agree with Greg. When I register for the ARRC and make the trek to the event, I go knowing that if I place in the top cars in my class it's very likely my engine will be torn apart among other things. I also recognize the inspectors are looking at not only my car which would take long enough but also other cars in my and other classes. Quite honestly, that's been one of the lures to this race - the fact they have at least a little bit of a tech inspection.

Congrats though Aaron. Fun even, eh? Hopefully I'll see you there next year.

[rabbidmk1]

It was a very fun event and I do plan on going again. Next year I do plan on staying through Sunday and not rushing to the airport too... lol

Dont get me wrong, I do appreciate everything that the tech inspectors were doing...

[Greg Amy]

Next year I do plan on staying through Sunday and not rushing to the airport too... lol
Besides: DUDE YOU PODIUM'd at the ARRC!!! Stick around and party with the masses a little bit, why doncha?? :) Hey, winnin' and then gettin' in your Learjet to go back to the mansion is just bad ju-ju... ;)

[gran racing]

Greg, Dan Keane won ITB. :cool: Aaron win the triple crown thingy.

[924Guy]

LOL - cut the kid a break, it was his first time there!!! ;)

That said - thanks for applying a little more pressure, Aaron! We already'd had lunch there, I wasn't looking forward to dinner too... it really was a LONG time... and watching the cars stack up behind us, Group 1, it looked like there was a serious throughput problem...

I appreciate the effort needed, and the level of scrutiny - but maybe some better structure might help streamline things... there were a lot more rumours flying around that shed than were helpful...

[tderonne]

But PLEASE tell me they have learned how to measure and calculate compression ratio!

They couldn't do it ten years ago. Measured my head volume and said I was OK! Never looked at the block or head gasket!

[raffaelli]

Edit of OP?

[924Guy]

They were definitely looking at the blocks... seemed like for hours... and I did see someone walking around with a headgasket...

But the calculations seemed to go on for more hours than one would expect for simple arithmetic... :)

[bonespec]

did the bother to check stroke as well?

[benspeed]

Greg - you made me laugh dude..........that was funny