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  1. 12-04-2009, 05:02 PM #1
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    Default ITB noob...

    Greetings...

    I've been trolling this site for a few months and finally pulled the trigger and bought an '84 Scirocco ITB car from Tim Meyer.

    I'll be competing in the CenDiv after successfully (hopefully) completing the Driver's School in April at BHF.

    So if your wondering around the paddock and notice a clapped-out, bargain-basement tow rig, trailer, car and the driver is punching himself in the tool-bag for getting into racing... ...stop by and I'll offer you a cold one or eleventeen (after the day's festivities of course).

    Brooke Fairbanks
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  2. 12-04-2009, 06:14 PM #2
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  3. 12-04-2009, 09:41 PM #3
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    Good to meet Ya! we need more sciroccos in ITB! Rabbits and golfs get boring.......(I race a rabbit)
    Go beat a Honda!
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    Welcome to the habbit!

    Hey, I used a 4 cyl Jeep Wrangler for my "tow vehicle" initially which on the way to my school lost 5th gear among a few tires. You're living it large! Just enjoy the experiences, and have fun with it.
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  5. 12-04-2009, 11:35 PM #5
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    Welcome!

    try to keep the weekend of the IT SPECtacular open next summer.

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    even if you are in the midst of getting the license, you might want to come as "crew" and check it out. mid-ohio is a great track.

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    I'm looking forward to not getting in everyone's way as I wave to the corner workers... ...I'm new to driving, not racing. My grandfather raced (D Prod), father raced (Can-AM, F5000, etc.) mother raced (SSC Pinto), sister (FV) and brother-in-law (FC, F2000) and I've crewed for a F Prod National driver and my brother-in-law's Pro F2000 team ( www.zsportsmidwest.com ).

    As Mr. Gran's wife stated: "Dreams are for doing..." So with the new course at BIR being recently certified by the SCCA, I decided that the time to race was now or never... ...I always wanted to race (very badly) but my sponsor (Mr. Checking account) kept refusing my requests for racing funds. He stated I should wait until the funds were available... ..."F" it; I'll make it work, some how (dumpster diving for aluminum cans).

    See ya on the track...

    Brooke
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  7. 12-05-2009, 05:42 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoof Hearted View Post
    Greetings...

    I've been trolling this site for a few months and ......
    And you still want to race an IT car????? :eek:

    Now you know why it's called insanity!!!!!!!!!

    Seriously, welcome to the IT community. And like Tom said, keep the IT Spectacular on your calendar! Great racing, great party, lots of track time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacerBill View Post
    And you still want to race an IT car????? :eek:

    Now you know why it's called insanity!!!!!!!!!

    Seriously, welcome to the IT community. And like Tom said, keep the IT Spectacular on your calendar! Great racing, great party, lots of track time.
    Yeah, in spite of all what I've read, I got an ITB car...

    The class appears to be the least expensive wheel-2-wheel road racing class that has a modicum of participation... ...hopefully more participation in CenDiv with BIR coming back on line.

    The IT Spectacular at Mid-Ohio will probably be off the radar screen this year; the BHF school/race, RA and BIR for the first year and see how it goes.
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  9. 12-07-2009, 02:49 PM #9
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    Your grandfather raced D-Prod? Holy crap, I raced D-Prod! I must be old....
    I started with the same attitude. If you want it bad enough, you will find the money.
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    Brooke welcome to ITB.

    You will fit right in with most of us in CenDiv ITB. I think there is one enclosed trailer, but the rest of us do it the old fashioned way.

    Plenty of B vws for sure, including one other Scirocco (we lost one to HP last year).

    I will be in the white #20 Golf. Feel free to come by and ask for help/advice/a beer when we see you at the track.
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  11. 12-08-2009, 11:00 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by shwah View Post
    Brooke welcome to ITB.

    You will fit right in with most of us in CenDiv ITB. I think there is one enclosed trailer, but the rest of us do it the old fashioned way.

    Plenty of B vws for sure, including one other Scirocco (we lost one to HP last year).

    I will be in the white #20 Golf. Feel free to come by and ask for help/advice/a beer when we see you at the track.
    Chris,

    I saw you race (and win!) at BHF for the Fall Sprints in September (I'm sure it was tough to get heat into the snow tires... ...it was COLD:eek. I was there with my brother-in-law Steve Thomson; he and Ron Boltik were running their Z-tech FC cars (to maintain their comp license). It will be a little different set-up when I race: No triple axle trailer w/ canopy, generator, pit cart, pit bike, radios, scales, laptops with data acquisition, video, crew, hotel, ten sets of tires, spares galore, driver skill...
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  12. 12-08-2009, 03:24 PM #12
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    Yeah the brake ducts were full of snow from an off in the Saturday morning session.

    I ended up racing on Sunday with a pair of blown left side shocks. It was an exercise in adaptive driving style for sure!
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  13. 12-08-2009, 09:03 AM #13
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    Welcome to the party - you've picked a great place to start!
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