its race

[jcmotorsports]

well gow did everyone finish???? really missed not being able to play!!! i will be back for the august race. going to barber motorsports park to test the new motor on july 9!!!! then i have a seat in the 12 hr at nelson.
john costello

[benspeed]

It was a good race. I started 14th after motor trouble during qualifying. Melted my plugs and had to reset the timing - motor ran like crap. The race was a good clean start from my view, I ran up to about 8th and then lost my brake pedal going into big bend - Carl B did a nice job dodging me as I went down the escape route. I pumped up the brakes and went back out, seemed to have some pedal, so took it a little carefully the rest of the race and worked my way up to 7th to finish. I know Nick and John tangled coming out of big bend for the lead and John took the win. Jeff Henerderson was leading the race when his motor blew - major bummer for him. Rob Driscoll took second and is looking very strong for the championship right now and Ed "the Tizzer" Tisdale came in an excellent third - a great finish. I teased him he's starting to pull away from me in the points!

Final mention - the new engine was bone dry at the end. When I parked it I saw the last quart of oil drain onto the ground. Guages all looked good driving back to paddock but SH*T. I will be have a "conversation" with my race shop this AM. Had to calm down for a day before I call.

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BenSpeed
#33 ITS RX7
BigSpeed Racing
[email protected]
NNJR

[jcmotorsports]

ben
i will give you a call!!!!
john

[Karl Bocchieri]

Ben you scared the crap out of me, I thought the new paint job was history. Sorry about the engine, see you at the next one.

[benspeed]

Karl - do you have the final results? I just looked at the provisionals. Dropped off the car last night and we'll see if the motor is toast.

[RSTPerformance]

ITS/ITB race...

Hummm...

I was very surprised that my brother, Scott Carlson and I would have qualified mid pack in ITS!!! In the race results Stephen and Scott would have finished near the top. RX-7's and BMW's were the only car to finish ahead in qualifying and the race. They all could have their own spec classes there is so many of them!!! Anyway good racing, somewhat clean group from my perspective, although I think a few of the ITS cars need a few lessons on passing slower cars, in qualifying and in the race. You all need to realize you have at least 50hp more than us little ITB cars, we are the slowest of all IT classes ( I find it amazing that ITC cars are faster than us, but that I will keep my comments to myself ).

Keep it safe; there were a few close calls and one unfortunate incident. When we are in deep battle also so make sure we see you before you make a crazy move!!!

Also to support the ITS guys, and even a lot of the faster ITB guys... newbies, stay on line, but leave racing room... no need to drive the center of the track and make it difficult for people to pass... if you stay on your line, your race is "unaffected" and so is ours as we can easily move past. If you stay in the middle you make a huge traffic jam that is very very dangerous for everyone behind you. If you need help learning the line ask someone for the help, before going on the track. All of the racers (I would hope) are willing to help.

Raymond "Overall please, but I think we all were a bit lucky" Blethen

[SamITC85]

Raymond,
The only reason ITC cars are maybe a little faster is because of the type of track Lime Rock is, momentum. I know in my car I was basically flatout from the left hander to Big Bend on a really good day (I think I had one really good day there in 4 years) and a slight lift at West bend on a not so good day. You guys have to at least lift at the uphill and at west bend that is a lot of momentum lost right there. just my humble opionion though, and since I haven't been out tehre in 2 plus years I don't knw what is going on now.


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Sam Rolfe
TBR Motorsports
#85 ITC VW Rabbit
#85 GP Scirocco

[16v]

Sam you do know they run the track counterclockwise now right? ;-)

[jwsbmw325]

Originally posted by SamITC85:
Raymond,
The only reason ITC cars are maybe a little faster is because of the type of track Lime Rock is, momentum. I know in my car I was basically flatout from the left hander to Big Bend on a really good day (I think I had one really good day there in 4 years) and a slight lift at West bend on a not so good day. You guys have to at least lift at the uphill and at west bend that is a lot of momentum lost right there. just my humble opionion though, and since I haven't been out tehre in 2 plus years I don't knw what is going on now.

[Greg Amy]

Any results posted anywhere?

[jwsbmw325]

I think it takes 2 to tango and the ITB guys, if you relaize you are the slowest group, should also have a re-fresher course in paying attention to your mirrors...Just becuae the GCR mandates that it is the responsibility of the overtaking car to make a safe pass, doesn't mean you can be oblivious when the front runners are coming through......

[Rabbit05]

I threw my brake pedal out...
Hey Dave C., thanks for the draft, I had a great time running with you Miata guys.

John ITC Rabbit 05

[Karl Bocchieri]

results would be posted here
http://www.mohud-scca.org/Race/index.html

[This message has been edited by Karl Bocchieri (edited June 24, 2004).]

[benspeed]

The 16th Annual
John Stim Memorial Race
presented by the Mohawk Hudson Region SCCA, Inc. under SCCA Sanction Number 04-RS-166-S
run on the 1.53 mile Lime Rock Park, CT road course on June 17, 2004
Group 5: ITB, ITS, SRX7
Official Race Results

Pos. C/P No. Class Name Laps Best Laptime Ave.Speed Car Make Mem Reg Sponsor
1 1 11 ITS John Stewart 17 01:01.947 86.118 BMW 325is 210664 NYR Auto Technic, LLC
2 2 25 ITS Robert Driscoll 17 01:01.855 85.975 BMW 325is 310680 NER AutoTechnic.net
3 3 22 ITS Ed Tisdale 17 01:03.403 85.232 BMW 325is 175853 NER C-Tech Racing Rentals
4 4 77 ITS Mark Gregory 17 01:03.034 84.564 Mazda RX7 253372 NER Rosmar Racing
5 5 97 ITS Mike Carr 17 01:03.438 84.009 Mazda RX7 247652 NER Carr Tool Co.
6 6 80 ITS Karl Bocchieri 17 01:04.193 83.409 Mazda RX7 228948 NYR
7 1 87 ITB Scott Carlson 17 01:04.914 82.452 Volvo 142 E 193518 NER Swedish Pit
8 2 50 ITB Stephen Blethen 17 01:05.627 82.433 Audi Coupe GT 270387 NER www.rstperformance.com
9 7 33 ITS Ben Phillips 17 01:04.098 81.876 Mazda 279825 NNJ Big speed Racing
10 8 04 ITS Nick Leverone 17 01:02.234 81.861 Mazda RX7 200602 NER Flatout Motorsports
11 9 70 ITS Brian Bagnall 17 01:04.881 81.521 Mazda RX-7 280468 NER Marie Isabelle Media
12 10 48 ITS Roger Daskam 17 01:04.645 81.486 Honda Prelude 269720 NER Grand Prix Service
13 3 49 ITB Phil Hunt 17 01:05.497 81.320 VW Golf 104595 NNJ Phil's Foreign Car Service
14 11 92 ITS Eric King 16 01:04.563 80.956 Mazda RX7 210228 SJR Endurance Karting
15 4 51 ITB Raymond D. Blethen IV 16 01:05.902 80.932 Audi Coupe GT 270356 NER www.rstperformance.com
16 5 99 ITB Jerry Monaghan 16 01:06.298 80.793 VW Golf 242931 NNJ Village Auto Works
17 6 63 ITB Richard Gleason 16 01:05.469 80.715 VW Rabbit GTI 084658 NER Northen Fabrication
18 7 2 ITB Nat Wentworth 16 01:06.342 80.146 Saab 900 288966 NER Eriksson Industries
19 12 9 ITS Dean Dezak 16 01:06.107 79.573 Honda Civic 327776 NER Law Office of Kerrie-Anne Pedone Dezak
20 8 65 ITB Greg Subtelny 16 01:06.397 79.534 Volvo 142 133730 GLN Ithaca Foreign Car Service
21 13 66 ITS Erik Shifflert 16 01:05.433 79.527 VW GTi 281932 NER
22 9 07 ITB Joel High 16 01:06.654 79.314 VW Rabbit GTi 093282 NNJ
23 10 95 ITB Charles Gerundo 16 01:06.771 79.246 VW GTI 310709 NYR D's Exterminating
24 11 16 ITB Eric Pedersen 16 01:06.133 79.215 BMW 318i 220923 NER Performance Automotive
25 14 5 ITS Larry Moloney 16 01:06.573 79.101 Mazda RX7 325574 NER Shannon Racing
26 12 1 ITB Dave Austin 16 01:08.075 78.659 BMW 320i 281480 MHR Smarty's Auto
27 15 4 ITS Wesley Saunders 16 01:07.386 77.389 Mazda RX7 336377 NER BBS Business Service / RX7 Parts & Sales
28 13 17 ITB Jason Benagh 16 01:08.870 77.349 VW Scirroco 198775 NER
29 14 10 ITB Shawn Fohs 16 01:08.826 76.524 VW Rabbit 036574 CNY
30 15 3 ITB Robert Albino 16 01:09.335 76.800 BMW 322889 NYR
31 16 18 ITS David Maynard 15 01:03.874 84.529 BMW 325i 321721 NER 3D Auto Works Inc.
32 17 6 ITS Jeremy Randall 15 01:05.779 80.987 Mazda RX7 331179 NER JR3 Enterprises
33 16 32 ITB Steven MIller, Sr. 15 01:10.769 75.342 VW Rabbit GTI 103391 NER
34 17 21 ITB Canio Tartaglia 15 01:10.474 74.522 BMW 318 234695 NER
35 1 42 HS3 Michael Lawton 15 01:09.940 74.371 Alfa Romeo Spider 318611 NER
36 18 09 ITS Ian Linscott 15 01:09.569 73.366 Mazda RX7 334759 NER Thunder & Lightning Racing
37 19 61 ITS Taimour Afshar 14 01:12.104 72.553 Mazda RX7 191468 NYR Afchron Clocks
38 20 02 ITS Maurizio Cerasoli 14 01:14.468 70.659 341191
39 18 88 ITB Henry Russell 14 01:12.521 70.260 VW Golf 338103 NNJ
40 21 52 ITS Jeff Henderson 13 01:01.581 84.835 BMW 325i 310679 NER AutoTechnic.net
41 22 71 ITS Michael Sabatello 13 01:03.351 83.882 BMW 325i 312842
DNF DNF 86 ITB Tim Mullen 6 01:07.513 78.079 VW Golf 289989 NER Diamond Calibration Service
DNF DNF 7 ITS Joseph DiMinno 2 01:05.632 77.488 Nissan Sentra SER 310729 NEP MY OWN MONEY
DNF DNF 62 ITS Mark Lovell 0 --:--:--.--- - Mazda RX7 291703
DNS DNS 8 ITS Paul Mandell 0 --:--:--.--- - BMW 325i 204264 NYR
DNS DNS 69 ITB Michael Reece 0 --:--:--.--- - VW GTi 117665 NYR
& Car #3 penalized one place in class per Chief Steward (GCR 9.4.2.B.)
Elapsed Time: 18:07 __________________________________________
Margin of Victory: 1.797 seconds Marie Sheehe Heacox, Chief of T&S
Posted at:__________________________________ 6/19/04
AMB Identification & Timing

[Greg Amy]

<font face=\"Verdana, Arial\" size=\"2\">Official Race Results</font>

Looks like there's a lot of good stories in there that we're not getting...

[benspeed]

One good story - my motor survived. Turns out something hit the front oil coooler and ruptured it. Must have been at the very end of the race - very lucky. I'll be at NHIS.

Hmmmm....maybe I can setup a Batman oil slick device....

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BenSpeed
#33 ITS RX7
BigSpeed Racing
[email protected]
NNJR

[Greg Amy]

So here's what I want to know:

- how in the heck did Mark Gregory pick up so much time? Nice job!
- how come Ed T. lost so much time?
- 1:04s, Ben?
- Nick, what's up? 10th place...? Traffic, accident, mind on your pending World Challenge race?
- What happened to Joe DiMinno? One of us has got to do well, man!
- ITB cars 7th and 8th overall?!?!?!? Hey, Ben, they have "ITB" written on the side; you know, where your tire marks usually go? <grin>
- Wazzup with Henderson and Sabatello? both off on Lap 13...story there?
- Who in the hell is going to beat those Auto Technic cars???
- Tim Mullen: DNF in the new car? Wuh happened?

Man, I don't go to one race, and the whole world goes to hell...

[ITSRX7]

Nick qualified first and went around Big Bend on lap one in 2nd when Henderson rocketed by on teh straight.

Nick was spun out from behind in Big Bend, had to wait to get back on and then charged through the field to finish where he did.

Hendo was leading, running HARD and then blew up.

AB

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Andy Bettencourt
ITS RX-7 & Spec Miata 1.6
New England Region R188967
www.flatout-motorsports.com

[benspeed]

Originally posted by grega:
So here's what I want to know:

- how in the heck did Mark Gregory pick up so much time? Nice job!
- how come Ed T. lost so much time?
- 1:04s, Ben?
- Nick, what's up? 10th place...? Traffic, accident, mind on your pending World Challenge race?
- What happened to Joe DiMinno? One of us has got to do well, man!
- ITB cars 7th and 8th overall?!?!?!? Hey, Ben, they have "ITB" written on the side; you know, where your tire marks usually go? <grin>
- Wazzup with Henderson and Sabatello? both off on Lap 13...story there?
- Who in the hell is going to beat those Auto Technic cars???
- Tim Mullen: DNF in the new car? Wuh happened?

Man, I don't go to one race, and the whole world goes to hell...

I know - 1:04s and getting beat by my old car kinda sucked. Soft brake pedal is like forgetting to take viagra before your date with (insert favorite tramp).

[benspeed]

PS - the big story is Mark Greggory - this man is on a mission. Fresh tires and getting used to his new ride has made him a front runner!

What happened to Dave Maynerd in his red E36? I saw him parked before the bridge at the downhill.

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BenSpeed
#33 ITS RX7
BigSpeed Racing
[email protected]
NNJR