Is it IRP time yet?

[R2 Racing]

Yes, it was a big disappointment that the car count was low. Our only guess at this point is that $3.00 gas is impacting folks pretty hard. It will be intersting to see what car counts are like at events this summer.
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Well, I can say that the $175 worth of gas I put into the RV on the way home hurt a lot. That was even at only $2.66 a gallon.

Steve, I was watching my in car camera from Sunday's race and do you realize that when I caught up to the back of you and Matt coming out of turn 15, you pulled about 3-4 car lengths on me down the front straight before turn 1? Especially once I hit 5th gear, you rocketed away from me. Damn SR20's...

Chris, where you piloting one of the Miata's that came in with about 7" of toe out in the rear? Was that from turn 15?

[paulydee]

Steve, I was watching my in car camera from Sunday's race and do you realize that when I caught up to the back of you and Matt coming out of turn 15, you pulled about 3-4 car lengths on me down the front straight before turn 1? Especially once I hit 5th gear, you rocketed away from me. Damn SR20's...
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I am wondering the same thing myself. Getting pulled handily by an ITA Sentra makes me wonder <_<

Makes it tough to get passed a non-class car.


It must be that my car had a bad set of plugs in it.....

[R2 Racing]

I am wondering the same thing myself. Getting pulled handily by an ITA Sentra makes me wonder <_< [/b]

I&#39;m not implying in any way that there&#39;s anything illegal about it, just pointing out that those SR20&#39;s are freaking torque monsters, even when stock. Last year at the ARRC, a fully built SR20 showed up that would solidly whoop my ass down the straights every lap. It&#39;s quite awe-inspiring to watch. Kind of like watching the Doyle&#39;s hit the straights in their ITS TR8&#39;s - vroooooom!

Michael, I&#39;m glad to see that you&#39;re ok. I didn&#39;t see the accident but it looked like it was a pretty serious hit. I heard later in the day that you were seen up walking around the paddock afterwards, which was a little relieving. I&#39;m sorry about the car, but I think I can speak for everyone when I say it&#39;s great to see you were ok. How hard is it to find those RX-7 tubs?

[Racerlinn]

I&#39;m not implying in any way that there&#39;s anything illegal about it, just pointing out that those SR20&#39;s are freaking torque monsters, even when stock. Last year at the ARRC, a fully built SR20 showed up that would solidly whoop my ass down the straights every lap. It&#39;s quite awe-inspiring to watch.
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Kevin, just think what Greg A. will have up his sleeve this year with his built car. I was pretty surprised at how well the motor ran this weekend considering it&#39;s the original 135k motor and has mismatched rockers and shims on it after I tried to blow it up last year at IRP with a missed shift. The idle and timing was a swag as well as I could not get the car in timing mode and did not have time to have someone with a Consult fix it. Guess I swagged it right, although I kept waiting for it to go poof going into T1 (red line in 4th) and T9 (red line in 3rd). They are damn stout little motors!

Paul,
I thought everyone knew that RED cars just look faster ---- except when they put a wheel off at the exit of turn five and bad things start to happen quickly!!! I rolled it off the trailer , stuck it in the garage and shut the door.

Sorry if I screwed up the flow of the race with the full course yellow.

Anyone have a rust free, 2nd Gen RX-7 roller they need to unload.
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Michael, I was glad to see you walking to the ambulance when I cam back by the first time. I was following you and got to watch the whole thing as I came around T5. Glad the car didn&#39;t climb the wall any more than it did and VERY happy it didn&#39;t come back across the track in front of me. Caught the end of it and the giant dust/debris cloud on the in-car video. Once I get my PC set back up at home (moving in to a new house right now) I&#39;ll post it up for you to see. Ian Linn called me from Florida last night to lament the passing of the car.

[R2 Racing]

Kevin, just think what Greg A. will have up his sleeve this year with his built car.[/b]

Believe me, in a straight line, he was pleanty "built" in that department last year. I know he&#39;s throwing a lot of suspension at the car this year and if he gets it to handle anywhere close to my car, we&#39;re all in big, big trouble. I&#39;m still going to try my best though to act like this guy in November --->

They are damn stout little motors![/b]

Well, they are freaking truck engines, after all.

[C. Ludwig]

Chris, where you piloting one of the Miata&#39;s that came in with about 7" of toe out in the rear? Was that from turn 15?
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Yeah. Mine was the red one. Upper and lower control arm bent. Knuckle broken. Subframe bent. Motor mount broken. Wheel broken. And two tires torn up. Fortunately the car owner had enough of a sense of humor about the whole thing to call me Monday and tell me IRP had sent him a bill to repaint the wall "you tried to knock down".


And $3/gal of gas had a LOT to do with my car being parked this year. I said last year if it went over $2.50 I&#39;d park the car. I finished out the year but won&#39;t get it out this year. Unfortunately where the economy is headed as the result of those gas prices doesn&#39;t make the future look too bright for fivolous and expensive activities like racing.