NHMS Rational

[rhygin]

Wow... Looks great!

Been a lean year for #13. No tires, no paint, and will not be able to get a set-up on the car in time. Should be interesting? Did find a missing set of vacuum hoses and now the car idles below 2200 rpm.

See y'all on Sat!
BB

[JS154]

I'm out. Broke something in the rear during testing. Same weird thing from WGI. Shop needs to step up and sort this out!

Get ythe car up to German Performance Service in Brighton MA. Marc knows Porches (race engineer for Black Swan last two years)

I was hoping to convince you to run STU/National...

[Andy Bettencourt]

Saturday

Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain. High of 84F. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.

Saturday Night

Overcast with a chance of snow. Low of 32F. Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.

Sunday

Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 70F. Winds from the NE at 10 to 20 mph. Breezy. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.

Ummmmm. No.

[lateapex911]

Saturday

Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then overcast with a chance of rain. High of 84F. Winds from the ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.

Saturday Night

Overcast with a chance of snow. Low of 32F. Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.

Sunday

Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 70F. Winds from the NE at 10 to 20 mph. Breezy. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.

Ummmmm. No.

ok i thought Andy made that up. Nope thats the wunderground forecast!

[Greg Amy]

Ummmmm. No.

Wuss.

GFS is still not really stable, but I'd concur with that forecast. We're basically going to be between a high parking up in Quebec and a low down in the southeast. As these move east they're going to be squeezing a front coming across the upper Midwest between them, and it looks like New Hampshire is right in the middle of that gauntlet. And because the high is north and the low south, their rotation is trying to push them back to Ohio, so it's not going away quickly. So starting around Friday morning we'll start to see the wet air mass getting pressed eastward between the two, channeling light rain right over New Hampshire Motor Speedway into Saturday. Looks like we might get dry track in the AM to bed in tires and brakes, rest of afternoon is mixed.

Expect rolling rainstorms through the night Friday.

Saturday morning the low down south is forecast to weaken and move southward, allowing that air mass to expand all across the eastern seaboard. That energy will dissipate somewhat, but we'll get lifting action from the sun and may see a squall mixed in with the light rain. Expect more rain squalls Saturday night.

Right now, GFS is showing some pretty good rainstorms early Sunday AM into dawn, maybe moving off and back to light rain by warm-ups time. Then again mixed for the rest of the day. The drive home will be rainy.

If it's any consolation, looks like it'll all move off by work time Monday AM...

Can't even get away from the rain this weekend if I chose to go do the double at VIR instead...<sigh...>

I don't mind racing in the rain, it's just that it makes a mess of the car and it's difficult to relax at day's end drinking with your paddock mates. The one bright side is that it doesn't appear to have a lot of lift, so except for Sunday AM it's probably just a rain event, so bring your umbrellas and EZ Ups (and we'll probably drink anyway...)

GA

[lateapex911]

Get ythe car up to German Performance Service in Brighton MA. Marc knows Porches (race engineer for Black Swan last two years)

I was hoping to convince you to run STU/National...

Ben's in Joisey. Puuuulenty of good P car shops in the NY and CT metro area

[lateapex911]

Wuss.

GFS is still not really stable, but I'd concur with that forecast. We're basically going to be between a high parking up in Quebec and a low down in the southeast. As these move east they're going to be squeezing a front coming across the upper Midwest between them, and it looks like New Hampshire is right in the middle of that gauntlet. And because the high is north and the low south, their rotation is trying to push them back to Ohio, so it's not going away quickly. So starting around Friday morning we'll start to see the wet air mass getting pressed eastward between the two, channeling light rain right over New Hampshire Motor Speedway into Saturday. Looks like we might get dry track in the AM to bed in tires and brakes, rest of afternoon is mixed.

Expect rolling rainstorms through the night Friday.

Saturday morning the low down south is forecast to weaken and move southward, allowing that air mass to expand all across the eastern seaboard. That energy will dissipate somewhat, but we'll get lifting action from the sun and may see a squall mixed in with the light rain. Expect more rain squalls Saturday night.

Right now, GFS is showing some pretty good rainstorms early Sunday AM into dawn, maybe moving off and back to light rain by warm-ups time. Then again mixed for the rest of the day. The drive home will be rainy.

If it's any consolation, looks like it'll all move off by work time Monday AM...

Can't even get away from the rain this weekend if I chose to go do the double at VIR instead...<sigh...>

I don't mind racing in the rain, it's just that it makes a mess of the car and it's difficult to relax at day's end drinking with your paddock mates. The one bright side is that it doesn't appear to have a lot of lift, so except for Sunday AM it's probably just a rain event, so bring your umbrellas and EZ Ups (and we'll probably drink anyway...)

GA

But what do the birds say. Greg?

[Greg Amy]

But what do the birds say. Greg?

"Stay home and drink beer."

[Andy Bettencourt]

Greg's site has been spot on historically. With only a few weekends available for me due to other commitments, I'm bagging it and trying to get to NJMP soon.

[Greg Amy]

With only a few weekends available for me due to other commitments, I'm bagging it and trying to get to NJMP soon.

Yup. If I wasn't committed to qualifying for the Runoffs in as few events and as locally as possible, I'd be doing the same... - GA

[CRallo]

... trying to get to NJMP soon.

NJMP?!?!?!

[mossaidis]

"soon" might mean May 11-13 or perhaps August 18-19

[Andy Bettencourt]

Yup, driven Lightning, like it.

Need to get to WGI and the Runoffs.

[mossaidis]

cool - so IT is going National... wow!

[Terry Hanushek]

Mickey

cool - so IT is going National... wow!

Close ... IT is going Rational

Terry

[JLawton]

cool - so IT is going National... wow!

In Andy's world, the NARRC Runoffs are the only Runoffs..........

[benspeed]

Looks like a fix has been found and a cheap fix too! We will see if they get it done. Some bolts backed out in the right rear hub.

[Greg Amy]

...and weather is looking "better", somewhat. Still some chances for mid- to late-afternoon light showers Friday (may not make it to the ground), and then waffling for the next 12-18 hours, not as heavy rain as predicted yesterday. Saturday is looking like one of those days when you'll have to choose tires last minute...drier early.

Sunday could be a soaker. Looks like mid-Atlantic seaboard weather is building overnight heavy rainstorms, moving north-northeast; early Sunday races look like showers but late-morning on could be heavy rains, possibly 2-3" in southern New England, NY, northern NJ...developing...

[CRallo]

Mickey



Close ... IT is going Rational

Terry

Good one Terry!

In Andy's world, the NARRC Runoffs are the only Runoffs..........

I was ASSuming he meant NARRCoffs...

AB needs to make it to ITFest and the ARRC!! I REALLY wanna see him represent at Road Atlanta! If you do it Andy, I will too!

[Andy Bettencourt]

Ya, you won't see me at the Runoffs until IT goes National or the S2000 can run in STL, LOL

The NARRC Runoffs is my favorite event for sure. Trying to chose between the summer or fall WGI dates.