Results, rumours and inuendo...

[lateapex911]

OK, I'm jonesing to be in Atlanta, but due to a house closing and bad timing, can not.

So, who's heard what?

So far I've heard that test day dawned cold...really cold, but times were fast . A Moser was reported in the 42s in ITA. (um, that's a fast time folks. Draft assisted? Not known)

Unsubstantiated rumours have Jeff Lawton and Joe Diminio hooked together in a gravel trap, but, oh,...well, nevermind! (Inside joke)

Bowie Gray, in Kirk Knestis' Golf ran within a half second of Randy Pobsts track record, set a fairly long time ago! Bowie is double dipping, and doing the ITA race in his 1.6 me-otter as well.

What hear you??

[Knestis]

...and I heard from a reliable source that Pablo and Bowie were going to run Thursday practice on 13 Hour take offs.

Mwah-hah-hahh!

On the downside, I'm going to be stuck here with the rest of you, rather than trekking to RA this evening. I'm still sick from last weekend and need to stay on my couch.

K

[bobpink]

And your ARRC webmaster is going to let everyone know that results will be slow to show on the ARRC website. I have an annual fundraiser to attend all weekend and will get results online best I can.

Best to go where everyone goes for immediate results, mylaps.com

[Knestis]

Just got an update from my man-on-the-ground...

Bowie/Pablo were second in ITB in the morning session (46.8), with the rest of the field within a couple of ticks. Trevor was back in 4th, I think he said but the interesting news was Beran Peter (MkIII Golf, NER) 1.1 seconds up in first, in his first visit to RA. Make of that what you will.

ITA - Mosers, then Gray, Lymanator, Capt. Panities, everyone else.

K

[Harvey]

Kirk:

I am to understand that Bowie ran a 46.8 which is way below the track record and that Beran ran a 45.7.
How about Chris Albin??

Les Chaney

[Knestis]

That's my information. I didn't hear where Albin was, particularly. We kind of went in thinking that Trevor's Accord was going to establish the benchmark for "legitimate shot at a win," so Cameron made a point to mention he was fourth.

This all assumes I heard right, which under the cold-medicine-induced circumstances may NOT be the case.

K

[Harvey]

Wow

If they are turning laps 2 seconds faster than the track record I really wish I could be there to watch. It sounds like you have your car hooked up, Tell Bowie good luck.

Les Chaney

[KelleyHux]

Keep in mind, with the new paving at Road Atlanta this year, it's going to be a fast weekend!

Any additional news about Albin would be most appreciated. Last year's ARRC was a totally awful weekend for him, and I'm hoping this year is much better!

Kelley Huxtable
DMVR
"PLAY SAFE"

[RSTPerformance]

what??? 45's & 46's in ITB??? That is crazy fast... What has changed? Can anyone confirm???

Raymond "good luck everyone!!!" Blethen

[Colin Harmer]

The track is certainly faster...but everyone is faster still. In my case in ITA, I qualified 3.3 s faster then last year (p7) and am currently in 9th! ITA pole is is 42.7!!!

The B class is close except for the pole. I can't remember the times, but the yellow 0 golf is something like a 46.0, I can't recall where P2 is, P3 is Derek Lugar is 46.7, Rob McCabe is .05 behind him, and Trevor is .1 behind Rob, so it's all really close except for P1...

On the upside Jeremy from SCCA has showed up with both the Whister and the cam doctor, so tech may be a different deal this year.

I was a little put out that tech didn't weigh many classes in qualifying, not ITA or ITB, so maybe they are saving all the rules enforcement for the race!

There are a ton of cars here, the Pro IT ran tonight with 65 cars, and it was a VERY busy start!

Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and clear and in the mid 60's, so the racing should be fast and fun.

[Andy Bettencourt]

On the upside Jeremy from SCCA has showed up with both the Whister and the cam doctor, so tech may be a different deal this year.

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Boooya!

[RSTPerformance]

go jeremy!!! I wonder if they will check any track record cars... Even if they are not in the top 6...

[gran racing]

That would be fantastic! If cars are going that fast, it sure would be nice to have their times some-what validated.

[Andy Bettencourt]

Remember, guys are saying the repave is worth about 1.5 seconds.

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Congrats to David Spillman for a 1st in the Pro-IT Friday night.

I saw something that I have never seen before on the start. The starter shook her head very deliberately left to right as the front row was coming through 12. Then after shaking her head 4-5 times, she threw the green!?!?!?!?! David was caught off gaurd by that, and lost two positions by the top of the hill. He did a great job of climbing back to the top, 2nd overall and first in class. Excellent drive on his part, but too bad he had to do it. In my book, and the one called GCR, I think that you either start the race or wave it off. I wasn't on the start stand, so I can't speak to what she saw. Probably made perfect sense to call it as she did from where she was. But from my arm chair.....

Mike

[Andy Bettencourt]

I agree Mike - to me that is something I have never seen and think it's a wave off.

[erlrich]

FYI, results for qualifying are up on mylaps - http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=265565

Joe Moser's ITA record from 2005 (:42.05) has held up so far, as has Wittel's ITS (:39.91) record. The ITB record was beat by 2 seconds, with the top 8 cars faster than's Pobst's old record. And the ITC track record was beat by the pole sitter, by over .5 sec.

Also heard (through another board) that our Summit Point record holder Chris Perera rolled in practice Thursday, but was back up and running in time for the second qual session Friday. Haven't heard any details, but apparently it was one of those "over easy" rolls.

[lateapex911]

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.j...181&highligh...

just posted to my laps

and here is ITA:

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.j...187&highlight=7

I'd say the bar in A has gone up. Thats a tight front pack. A half second covers the top 5. Damn, wish I was there to watch the race! Way to go AJ, thats a honking lap.

ITR/ ITS/ http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.j...190&highlight=5

Updates:
Ruck lost a clutch yesterday, missed the AM qual session, but is back in gear running fine.
Fandozzi in a NEON, is 8th!!! Thats right, a NEON!
Everyone in ITB smoked the record down to 8th! (Odd that they are so far under, but the others aren't)
Amy over revved the motor yesterday, broke some parts, but has it back together, all is well there.
Diminio looks strong, reports he's found 15hp over last year.
Observers say Beran Peter is magic going up the hill in 1, visibly faster than the class.
Robert Moser had a number of reported spins.
Perrera's roll didn't twist the chassis, he reports it's driving well, he should see improvements in his time Mark Carpenter was one of the guys helping put it back together.
Bowie Gray is double dipping A and B, his A time is very stout. We'll see how the car races.
His B time is equally stout, and that car should race well.
THe ITA race should be a barnburner.
The ITB race should be a barnburner.

[Knestis]

This just in...

Peter
Gray
Lugar

MkIII Golf sweep as the race moves to the tech shed.

The way Cameron described it, it could have been any of the three when the flag fell.

K

[bonespec]

So Ruck didn't get any morning qualifing laps, only 5 in the afternoon and is 5th overall for todays race?