IT-7 count rivals ITA?

[lateapex911]

LOL, check out the current registrations for the Regional on the 20th. There are almost more IT-7 cars than ITA!?!?! And equal to ITB, and more than ITS.

What is this, some kind of alternate universe?

I know, it's early yet....

http://www.nescca.com/registration/currentcount.asp?ID=165483831

[CRallo]

Haha nice! Mm, I do LOVE those cars! Good to see you guys still running them!

[TomL]

Ya'll have been missing a bet by not having IT7 earlier. In the previous nine years where we've had IT7, the total number of entries has been ITA - 2090, IT7 -1907. The spread has gotten a little larger in the last couple years, but IT7 is still going strong.

[miketrier]

In MIDIV ITA's greatly outnumber IT7 because of SM cars being entered in ITA. We commonly have regional-National weekend events. Some Spec Miatas are driven in the IT race by the co-driver or the same driver wanting more track time and more competition. A few former Spec Miatas have been converted to ITA by disgruntled SM drivers who got tired of the money-spending contest. I've also seen IT7 cars driven in the new STU national class. Things are really getting interesting.

[Andy Bettencourt]

The race Jake is talking about doesn't have 1 double-dipping SM registered in ITA. Normally ITA trumps IT7 by at least 7 or 8 to 1. See the LRP thread to understand what is going on there. :)

The only thing missing from that IT7 race is PATULLO!!!! I would chip in some money for his entry fee to have him race that weekend.

Anyone else want to give back to Dick for his YEARS of dedication to SCCA? 14 of us at $25 gets him in.

[Doc Bro]

Dick's the best.

I'm in for $25

R

[JLawton]

I'm in......... It's well worth the entertainment value alone!! :p

[Ed Funk]

we're in, since there's two of us, we're in twice! Old guys are fun to watch! (?Right?)

[CRallo]

I'm in for $25! The show wouldn't be complete with out him and its not like he hasn't earned it!

[dickita15]

Nice thought guys, thanks, but I have to pay attention to business this year.

[dpc]

I am in.....dave

[gran racing]

I'm in.

[BruceG]

[QUOTE=dickita15;289453][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Nice thought guys, thanks, but I have to pay attention to business this year.[/S

In for $50 if that helps tip the scales..Dick has been very helpful with RX7 advice:happy204:

[Ed Funk]

Nice thought guys, thanks, but I have to pay attention to business this year.

Oh, Bull! get your ass back in the seat!

[Raceman77]

Count me in. As a new fellow IT7 driver and seeing how much he does for us.

JB Swan
IT7 #81

[JLawton]

<chanting>

Dick! Dick! Dick! Dick

[Greg Amy]

<chanting> Dick! Dick! Dick! Dick
I was going to write something like "That's probably not the first time Jeff has chanted excitement in this manner" but instead I'll just quote it for truthiness...

[Andy Bettencourt]

Dick's the best.

I'm in for $25

R

Greg - you mean like this? Taken out of context...

:happy204:

Patullo - you are gonna be there anyway. Let us pay your entry fee and race!

[Greg Amy]

Greg - you mean like this? Taken out of context...
No way, dude! you have a dirty mind. No, I just meant that Jeff has told us before that he likes Dick. Big fan, as I recall. - GA

[lateapex911]

Leave it to Amy to muck up a thread.. ;)

C'mon Dick. heck, I'll loan you tires...I know how you LOVE running Lime Rock, esp the downhill! (inside joke there)

[Ed Funk]

Who do I send my $ to?

Come on Dick, I'd really like to see you hand Jake his 2nd place trophy! I'm dreamin' about handin' Andy his!!

[dickita15]

I will be there crewing and rooting for you Ed.

[Andy Bettencourt]

That's uncool Patullo! :)

Ed - you aren't even signed up yet!

[Ed Funk]

I'll be on Block island that week, sorry, have to be another time, get your "fear" face ready!:cool:

[dickita15]

That's uncool Patullo! :)

Ed - you aren't even signed up yet!


Oh come on Andy, everyone roots for the underdog, except Yankee fans.

[ddewhurst]

Dick, when you serve up the 2nd place trophy to Jake I'm going to feel like I fed some gas in the process.:birra:

[lateapex911]

Man, I'm feeling a lot of hate here.....

[dickita15]

Man, I'm feeling a lot of hate here.....
see post 25

[gran racing]

Oh, don't worry Jake buddy. I'll be there to put fuel in your car for ya. :D

[lateapex911]

Great. :( You did so well last time. Good thing you can drive better than you can fuel...:eclipsee_steering:

[lateapex911]

see post 25

I even offered tires! :shrug:

[BruceG]

Anyone have the IT7 results for LRP 6/20? Yeah, I know where I finished but would like to see how long it took me to restart after taking "the road less traveled"!

Thanks, BruceG

[Andy Bettencourt]

1 1 #09 ITA Andy Bettencourt 15 19:15.488 1:12.892 *Hoosier molded DOT rains

2 2 #0 ITA Brian Blizzard 15 19:25.474 9.986 1:14.047
3 3 #80 ITA Max Lingenfeld 15 19:36,157 20.669 1:13.447
4 4 #61 ITA Steven Frederick 15 19:39.585 24.097 1:14.262


5 1 #79 IT7 Louis Iannaccone 15 20:39.362 1:23.874 1:17.729 *Hoosier Dirt Stockers

6 5 #43 ITA James Alley 14 19:18.5B6 1 Lap 1:17.937

7 6 #69 ITA Ylannls Tslounis 14 19:27.625 1 Lap 1:15.749




8 2 #29 IT7 MIchael Buccella 14 19:51.824 l Lap 1:18.737 * Yoko Rains
9 3 #57 IT7 Jake Gulick 14 19:54.226 1Lap 1:18.806 *Hankook slicks
10 7 #74 ITA Gregory Meindl 14 19:59.802 1 Lap 1:17.881
11 8 #4 ITA Peter Morrison 14 20:38.931 1 Lap 1:22.491


12 9 #34 ITA Jeff Lawton 14 20:46.795 41 Lap ,,1:20.249 *Hoosier slicks


13 10 #77 ITA Jeremy vonOy 13 19:34.784 2 Laps 1:23.674
14 11 #96 ITA Matthew Rowe 13 19:36.931 2 Laps 1:25.660
15 4 #81 IT7 JBSwan' 13 19:49.650 2 Laps 1:24.544 *Sumotoyo treaded streets.
16 12 #83 ITA Denise Vanburen 13 19:50.525 2 Laps 1:24.695 *Hankook slicks
17 13 #12 ITA Demetrius Mossaldis 13 19:57.143 2 Laps 1:24.165 *slicks
18 14. #24 ITA Chris Raffaelli 13 20:46.259 2 Laps 1:28.159 *Kuhmo slicks
19 15 #3 ITA Gary Hutchinson 13 20:46.707 2 Laps 1:31.857
20 16 #84 ITA John Branscombe 12 19:33.635 3 Laps 1:29.312
21 1 #27 ITC Mike Goldkuhl 12 19:51.044 3 Laps 1:29.592
22 5 #10 IT7 Bruce Gasque 12 20:02.778 3 Laps 1:26.049

Sorry for the spacing...copied from Jake's PDF

[lateapex911]

What would be really interesting is to have tire choice on there to see who ran what.
*I was on Hankook slicks.

[MKB]

Yoko rains for me............


Mike
IT7 #29

[Andy Bettencourt]

What would be really interesting is to have tire choice on there to see who ran what.
*I was on the wrong thing...

There you go... :)

[BruceG]

Thanks, Andy. Just as I feared. No place to go but up...LOL

[dpc]

nice job lou....dave

[Raceman77]

I was on street tires. i have no rains. somotyo something like that.

JB Swan
IT7 #81

[raffaelli]

last years kuhmos. with my new hoosier rains sitting next to the dry spot where my car was parked.

[Dano77]

After standing around all afternoon watching for rain spray off of cars, it hit and so did the crack,or crack head, IT7 crews. JB was buckling in as his car rolled off the jack. Nice job holding the brakes dude, Crises was quickly avereted with help of the AS team and a SM jack. Car back up and wheels changed,NO AIR TOOLS,and we were onto Mikes car with the rain tires that used to be the original car owners auto x tires in 1994. Word to the wise,never seize is a great product. Mikes car is possably alergic to any kind of maintenance product so it took a while to change the wheels. With rains mounted,our hero makes for the grid as the field rounds turn 5. Props to JB for getting out of the way on pitlane as Mike would have spun him on the start. Off goes the field and "That Miata" launches like a jet from a carrier,good tire choice. As the laps wind down it is apparent our hero is catching Jake by almost 4 seconds a lap,the crowd goes wild in the tower... Most have no idea why. The rest is history:cool:

Dan-o 70 IT7

[gizmo83]

Also on Hankook slicks with brand new Toyo Rain tires stacked up neatly beside the place my car was parked!:shrug:

[raffaelli]

Nice race Denise!

[BruceG]

Mature Toyo Ra1's...LOL...actually pretty good in the rain. Just a driver with limited vision.

[gizmo83]

Thank you! It was an educational experience!:o