Jim Stark Report?

[seckerich]

Anyone go to Roebling this past weekend? How about an update.

[JeffYoung]

I only paid attention to Group 7. Track was SLOW -- slick and got worse when Mike VS blew up in turn 3 in qual (or dropped oil, he did race later that day so it wasn't terminal).

Overall pole was a new 968 at 23.1, Chip Bailey had the ITS pole at 23.4 and I was 2nd in S and 3rd overall at 23.8. I think 9 ITS cars qualified.

Lap 8 of qual (I couldn't get a clean lap early which is DOOM at Roebling) I started smoking some and by lap 11 it was bad enough for a black flag. Paper seal on the back half of hte transmission (newly rebuilt) blew out. Scrambled some to find a place with a lift to put the spare in and quit around 5 and headed home.

In the race, Mike VS started dead last but won ITA and got 3rd overall. First was David Karably's ITR BMW, Chip Bailey got 2nd overall and 1st in ITS after a good back and forth battle with Chuck.

[seckerich]

Did Chuck run the RX or the Miata?

[JeffYoung]

Did Chuck run the RX or the Miata?

Miata. He was 24.4 or something qual, I think got into the 23s during the race. Track was bad. Mike VS didn't run under 24 all day Saturday, and the ITR cars were both in the 24s. I think Chuck might have had the only 23 in the race.

Sunday, no idea. I left Saturday night.

[Chip42]

ITB field was OK. we had Steve and Mike Ulbrik and myself in MR2s, Dave Raymon in his Del-Slo, 2 1st gen CRXs (David and ?), and an 85 Audi Coupe GT.

the GT had electrical issues saturday and didn't run the race. In saturday practice My MR2 got collected by a spinning 510 Datsun ITC car who got together with the black CRX exiting 3 just in front of me. while I was able to run the race with a lot of duct tape and some tree pulling, the engine had gone off and I called it about halfway through and withdrew sunday.

Steve and Dave R. ran 1-2 with the Jay G's old CRX driven by David (last name?) catching. Raymon lost an ECU fuse and parked it, but only after the CRX drove by him and Steven - that car was FAST. Mike pulled up 3rd. fast race lap was a respectable 26.6, CRX.

everyone but me was back out sunday, but David's CRX somehow lost pace. race was tight 1-4 with the trackspeed MR2s and Del sol and the Audi. steve led the whole race challenged by the audi while mike apparently said the right prayers and found 2 seconds between sunday qual and race, passing dave about halfway through and keeping up with the leaders, running a personal and race best lap of 1:27.27. dave held on to a close 4th. the audi had a failed wheel bearing and fell back, moving Mike to 2nd and Dave to 3rd. fast lap was a 27.3 by steve.

and yes, track was SLIPPERY saturday morning and didn't improve.

[Chip42]

also - carnage in the SM race, with some damage in the ITA/S/R/7 field too. only incident in ITB/C/SRF/T3/SSB group was the saturday qual incident with me and the datsun.

[quadzjr]

everyone but me was back out sunday, but David's CRX somehow lost pace. race was tight 1-4 with the trackspeed MR2s and Del sol and the Audi. steve led the whole race challenged by the audi while mike apparently said the right prayers and found 2 seconds between sunday qual and race, passing dave about halfway through and keeping up with the leaders, running a personal and race best lap of 1:27.27. dave held on to a close 4th. the audi had a failed wheel bearing and fell back, moving Mike to 2nd and Dave to 3rd. fast lap was a 27.3 by steve.

and yes, track was SLIPPERY saturday morning and didn't improve.

I know nobody is talking to ITB but to clarify it was mike (my father) that ran the fast lap of a 1:27.27. I ran a 1:27.29. Dave (del sol) and Audi were in low to mid 27's as well.

[cjb25hs]

Did Chuck run the RX or the Miata?

I assume this is Hines? Didnt know he was voing miata route?

[Joel968]

Gentleman, new guy here in the 968 / ITR. I had a great time racing with all of you in group 7, clean and safe. Didnt get a chance to meet all of you over the weekend but look forward to seeing all of you at a track soon.

Cheers,
Joel Carter
92-968 ITR

[JeffYoung]

Gentleman, new guy here in the 968 / ITR. I had a great time racing with all of you in group 7, clean and safe. Didnt get a chance to meet all of you over the weekend but look forward to seeing all of you at a track soon.

Cheers,
Joel Carter
92-968 ITR

Joel, great to meet you as well. Hope to see you at CMP, and make sure you get up to VIR at some point!

Take care and see you soon.

[JeffYoung]

I assume this is Hines? Didnt know he was voing miata route?

Yep -- situational though I think. He ran the RX7 at VIR, the Miata at CMP and Roebling. I think his thought is RX7 on power tracks, and the Miata on handling tracks.