MARRS5 recap

[Kai Noeske]

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- Epic weekend.
- >200 entries.
- Fun times with people. Had a blast.
- Steaming hot. 4 gallons liquid in 2 days and still thirsty.
- Good tires. Personal best time.
- Intense racing in the >30 cars ITB/C/S group.
- No flash flood this time. Tent good.
- Turn 10 can still take more speed, but take small steps. The gravel tastes awful (Dave, any in-car video of my sandbox excursion?)
- MR2s are best driven upright.
- Anyone out there, please watch for emergency vehicles.

Will have some in car vid up eventually.

[Chip42]

I always remember strong IT fields from my days growing up at "the point".

- MR2s are best driven upright.

did someone roll an MR2? who? everyone OK?

results?

[SRX-7#27]

Crazy fun weekend! Didn't see what happened during the SM race, but our intrepid P/A announcer Dave Parker called it as it happened so I guess he had a view.. Dave, what the heck happened??

[Kai Noeske]

did someone roll an MR2? who? everyone OK?

results?

Bill Griffith's MR2 ended up on his driver side door outside the entry to T4. He was fine apparently, they were all hanging out wrenching on the car later that day.

Not sure if results are up yet.

[dave parker]

Early in the group nine race (lap 6?) there was a emergency declared in T8. Sebastian Landy (#49) slid off track drivers left and rolled but landed on his wheels. Mr. Landy is ok.
Rescue 1 was dispatched to the incident from pit out. Rescue 1 took the first crossover road and cut over to T3. When Rescue 1 entered the track at T3 it was struck on the left rear bumper by Jay Marlar (#22) executing a perfect pit maneuver. Rescue 1 rotated 90 degrees left shot through the grass and hit the tire wall, bounced up and came down high centered on the concrete wall dividing separating the Summit Circuit from the Jefferson Circuit. T3 flag station called this into control and the session was stopped.
All four EV personnel in Rescue 1 had bumps and bruises but no serious injuries. Mr. Marlar was unhurt but his car is pretty banged up. Rescue 1 is pretty f'ed up.
The session did not resume.
I am unable to state definitively whom was at fault so I will not speculate publicly.
I do not believe that there was any paper thrown.

I am very glad that everyone is ok. Which is probably the best that can be hoped for in this scenario.

I have been watching races at Summit Point for fifteen years and have seen some pretty wild stuff. This incident is currently at the top of the list for the wildest thing I have seen.

cheers
dave parker

[dave parker]

Al
You had quite the race with Rob Powell on Sunday. But suddenly you dropped way back, still having transmission issues?

cheers
dave parker

[SRX-7#27]

Trans was better, but something caused it to start sputtering again and I dropped back.. Too bad, we were racing pretty hard.. Would have loved to have kept going!

[EV]

early in the group nine race (lap 6?) there was a emergency declared in t8. Sebastian landy (#49) slid off track drivers left and rolled but landed on his wheels. Mr. Landy is ok.
Rescue 1 was dispatched to the incident from pit out. Rescue 1 took the first crossover road and cut over to t3. When rescue 1 entered the track at t3 it was struck on the left rear bumper by jay marlar (#22) executing a perfect pit maneuver. Rescue 1 rotated 90 degrees left shot through the grass and hit the tire wall, bounced up and came down high centered on the concrete wall dividing separating the summit circuit from the jefferson circuit. T3 flag station called this into control and the session was stopped.
All four ev personnel in rescue 1 had bumps and bruises but no serious injuries. Mr. Marlar was unhurt but his car is pretty banged up. Rescue 1 is pretty f'ed up.
The session did not resume.
I am unable to state definitively whom was at fault so i will not speculate publicly.
I do not believe that there was any paper thrown.

I am very glad that everyone is ok. Which is probably the best that can be hoped for in this scenario.

I have been watching races at summit point for fifteen years and have seen some pretty wild stuff. This incident is currently at the top of the list for the wildest thing i have seen.

Cheers
dave parker

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