Ron Earp Wins first SARRC race!!

[seckerich]

Congratulations to Ron Earp for winning his first ITS SARRC race at VIR. Way to go.

[spawpoet]

Congrats Ron! You don't even have your Neave motor done yet do you?

[pballance]

Way to go RON!! Can't wait to here the stories. GOOD JOB!!

[JeffYoung]

A short appetizer, Ron can tell the whole story later.

We went up Saturday a.m. with a brand new motor, and a brand new trailer that the car would not fit on. Yay! On the motor, it's a Ron built homebrew with a bit of help from me, Sam's motor is still being built.

Car ran great from the start. I ran a 2:17.1 in ECR qual, Ron either got the pole or 2nd for the SARRC (mix up of some sort on the times). S field was small but fast -- Hennecy, Ron, McCandless, Guy Marvin.

Track was significantly faster than last fall, as they have ground the track in 1 and 4/5/6, and I think Oak Tree. No more wheelspin exiting 1, or Oak Tree, and flat out through 4/5/6 is pretty easy now.

On the start, Hennecy got a great jump and he and Marvin ran nose to tail the entire race, swapping the lead sometimes a couple of times a lap. Ron ran 3rd with Jeff M. on his bumper the whole race. Hennecy and Marvin ran mid 17s, Ron and Jeff mid 18s.

Last lap, Hennecy and Marvin got together, Ron had to check up, Jeff got around him in Hog's Pen and took the win.....(and spun on turn 1 on the cool down lap!)....but came in 30 lbs under weight.

Ron drove a great race, kept the car in a position to win, missed the last wreck and nursed the car home with dead brakes. GREAT DRIVE.....

260zs can win in ITS boys. Yes they can.

[iambhooper]

Congrats! Sorry I missed an exciting race.

hoop

[seckerich]

Just talked to Jeff M on his way home. He didn't realize how quick it was after CCPS session and forgot to fuel the car before the SARRC race. He was laughing when I already had the information. Had an ignition breakup in the CCPS race and decided to pull in and not risk the new motor. Hate I had to miss all the fun, sounds like a good time. A win is a win and Ron should be proud of his hard work. Vicki is sitting here picking out icons!!

[dspillrat]

Congrats!!!! ron,
Sounds like a awesome drive....Wish I could have been there, will see you guys soon.....


david