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    Default Seat Available - NASA 3.5 Hour VIR Next Week

    I'm going to take one more shot at finding someone who'd like to do half of the "enduroissimo" at VIR, Feb 19-20. It would be pretty cheap seat time.

    Email me - kirk.knestis(a)evaluand.com

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    I would do it except for the following...
    1. I'm a newbi road racer with little experience on track (with four wheels anyways...)
    2. My first race out of school is that very weekend at CMP

    Dont know how you feel about different levels of skill/experience, but in the future if the dates dont collide, I will be responding to your requests. I always welcome new experiences in different types of cars.
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    oh, and I'm a pretty safe driver on track. In that I dont take too many risks, time my passes safely, and rarely put a wheel off. I can thank autocross experience for a certain level of accuracy with my line, braking, turn in points, etc..
    Never been to VIR either, but I've heard it's a great track.
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    I'd be more than willing to do it as well, but, my first race is at CMP too. Folks that want or need people to share driving please make sure you post - there are lots of us out there that would give it ago.

    Of course, Matt and I might not be the best candidates since we were in school together and new, but hey, we're enthusiastic and willing!

    Matt you are CMP with the red/black car next weekend? I'll be down as well with a silver Z with some other fellows, black 39 Miata will be there as well as a TR8 in our corner.

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    So what you are trying to say is you "Drive it like you built it/paid for it" instead of "Drive it like you stole it" ? Good plan.

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    Kirk if you are interested I sent you an eamil with my phone numbers. I can fly out Friday and come back on sunday if you are interested. Jeff

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    Check your mail, Jeff.

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    hey ron, I will be at CMP with a black swift (all black) in ITB.
    I will look for you and manny and some others I've met.
    Looks like rain, so I will be slow with my kumho's, no LSD, and no rain tires. But should be fun nevertheless.
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    Rain, that is not good. If it works out I'll be driving the Z car that has a welded diff and Jeff will be in the TR8 - both are torquey and I don't think will be that happy in the rain....I've got rain tires but it will still suck.

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    Looks like I'm going to Iron Man the NASA enduro on Sunday and (sorry, guys) I'm doing my rain dance full speed ahead. I hope that it's wet enough that I decide to unbolt my rear ARB.

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    Originally posted by Knestis:
    Looks like I'm going to Iron Man the NASA enduro on Sunday.
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    Good. We'll have our own little "Iron Man" class championship. What's the winner get ?


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    I'm in for a beer, since it's at the end of the day.

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    Kirk,
    I specifically did NOT tell Chris about your post.

    There was a very good reason.

    And now rain? He would have been tickled.



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    Count me in for the Iron Man special! I did it two years ago, and I'll do it again. I'm bringing beer to bribe potential crew people! Is the forcast still calling for rain, it was 40% chance yesterday... Joe

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    Originally posted by JOESELLSVW:
    I'm bringing beer to bribe potential crew people!
    Does that mean the 'Otto' twins (Gerry & Sean) haven't resolved their gearbox issues ?

    We've got about 6-7 enduro cars that are sharing pits...Cobetto is going to assign us a block of adjacent pits. Let's see...Golf...3.5 hours...that's one pit stop and no tires, if you behave yourself...you can probably squoze in with us...if you bribe us.


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    Unfortunately the MINI racecar is going away. MINI gave us that car on a "show and display" permit from the Feds. The Man now wants the MINI out of the country or destroyed. While we tried our best, (with a little help from you John!)we couldn't kill the little car. It'll take another boat ride back home to England and hopefully be put to use there. As for the beer, Heineken and Yuengling ok? Joe

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    I think Joe and I should do a Hacker brothers routine, hook up nose-to-tail for the whole race, then fight it out on the money lap.

    I'd LOVE to get in on that pit co-op if there's any way to work it.

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    Originally posted by Knestis:
    I think Joe and I should do a Hacker brothers routine, hook up nose-to-tail for the whole race, then fight it out on the money lap.
    Don't you mean the 'wooden plaque lap' ?

    Originally posted by Knestis:


    I'd LOVE to get in on that pit co-op if there's any way to work it.
    Find me at the track. Not sure how big the Politboro will allow the Five Year Plan to grow to, but we can probably arrange something. They were sold out based on pit slots, but a bunch of us agreed to 'buddy-up' so they could accept more entries. We can probably be persuasive.

    White #88 SM, white dually, white trailer. White = the cheapest paint color at the auto parts store, by a long shot.


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    Waitaminute - SM? I bet a beer against a car that should be WAY faster than the Golf?

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    White #88 SM, white dually, white trailer. White = the cheapest paint color at the auto parts store, by a long shot.
    Basically, what you're saying is that you not only plan on wrecking the race car- but the tow vehicle and the trailer as well?

    Something in the water there in Rochester....

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