NHMS Memorial Day Weekend, 2013

[dickita15]

I am not whining. Saturday morning in the wet I was on pole in class. Of course leave to me the only session I did really well in was the one with no points or trophies.

[jwasilko]

I had a great time this weekend, despite the rain.

Does anyone know the story with the RX7 that caught fire in the last race on Sunday? I saw it dragging something during the race...it looked a little like exhaust wrap but was hard to see for sure.

[dickita15]

I had a great time this weekend, despite the rain.

Does anyone know the story with the RX7 that caught fire in the last race on Sunday? I saw it dragging something during the race...it looked a little like exhaust wrap but was hard to see for sure.

The unraveling exhaust insulation was unrelated. It appears there was a small fuel leak in the engine compartment that eventually found an ignition source. All fuel and oil lines were intact.

[jwasilko]

Glad it was resolved safely. I have video of the fire from a few cars back if interested.

[Abhi]

Well I bolted on a used set of Hoosier H2O's and ran pretty good with no issues.
and this coming from a guy who never races in the rain!

I agree with Jerry. Other than turns 2 and 12, I thought the grip level was pretty good.

But then again I have only raced in the rain a handful of times before, so what would I know ?

Abhi

[Greg Amy]

Greg "Does" IT7...a.k.a., Why Racing is Awesome

http://tgadrivel.blogspot.com/2013/0...s-awesome.html

[team-gpracing]

Great write up Greg! I could actually hear Dan's voice when you were quoting him " Can't do that". Lol.

Looking forward to hearing from everyone else.

Glad you guys had fun.

[moto62]

Good stuff Tga! Anyone has videos of IT-7/A race posted up anywhere yet?

[mossaidis]

Video forthcoming. I need to edit and compress before I can upload to vimeo. My video will be from front-pack of the group though there is a lot more action at mid-pack.

[gizmo83]

What a great race Sunday afternoon! Definitely action mid-pack!
Had a great time, a lot of side by side racing every lap, but very clean....very fun! I personally learned a lot about clean aggressive racing from some great racers and came out without even a dent! Personal best time didn't hurt either!

[gizmo83]

If anyone can teach me how and where to post in car video, mine was mid pack and action packed!

[team-gpracing]

Youtube is very easy. Do you have a gmail account? It only takes a minute to set one up and upload your video.

[gizmo83]

I do not have a gmail account but I will try and figure it out!
Thanks

[jwasilko]

Denise:

We were together for quite a bit of the 2nd ITA race on Sunday. You're right--it was good clean racing and I had a blast!

I've got the video uploading now and it should be at http://youtu.be/NktM98IyriM when it's done.

This was my first race weekend with SCCA, and it was certainly a real learning experience for me. I had varying luck with starts, and need to work on them for sure.

If you watch right after the blue RX7 pulls off on fire, it looks like there might have been a pass under yellow in front of the turn 5 flag station.

-jeff

[lawtonglenn]

Jeff... welcome!...glad you are racing with us!!

If you move the GoPro down a little we won't be trying to look under the mirror in the vid

The no passing starts "6.1.1.B ...from the flag until ..." and I stepped through the
video a few times until I was convinced that Denise had gotten just ahead of you
by the time you both reached the flag

nice race!

.

[Dano77]

I agree with Glenn. The integra gets a run on you After the incident at 3 but Before the standing yellow at 5 for the parked tiger. The double yellow isnt seen till the tree house at 8

[Greg Amy]

I agree with Glenn.

Ditto. I think she had you before the station 5 flag. If you look up ahead of that, you'll see that Brad Bray *just* didn't make it past me (red IT7) and had to back off.

And do move that mirror up. I kept finding myself trying to duck under it to the see the action.

BTW, we got much entertainment while sitting in the Dunkin' Donuts, when you drove the ITA race car in the drive-through window...kudos to you!

- GA

[jwasilko]

This was my first outing with the gopro...definitely need to get it or the mirror moved. I also need to get it hard-wired for power--it was dead for the first ITA race and died again later in the day.

I appreciate the analysis on the yellow flag...it's all learning for me.

I'm going to try to keep the Miata street legal for a bit longer...my wife is driving with COM and doing autocross, so it's handy for it to be on the street. It's also easier to get it thru the drive-thru than the hauler :-)

The first STx/SSM race from Sunday is uploading and will be at http://youtu.be/Nc6C7n8D17M when Youtube is done with it. The 2nd STx race will hopefully finish overnight and will be http://youtu.be/-AVceMhKdxY .

-j

[dickita15]

Because you are a new guy and for those playing along at home, I agree that the pass at 5 was likely legal under the letter of the law because the no passing zone is from the flag to the incident. Remember however had that been a double yellow it would have been not legal because when you see a double yellow you need to assume the whole track is yellow.

[lawtonglenn]

true enough ...but that makes me think of an interesting situation

say car A and car B get through a turn, and immediately after a double yellow is thrown...
then car B passes car A immediately after, before any line of sight to the next flag station

technically that pass was under double yellow and illegal, but (assuming neither driver has a radio)
neither knows if it was legal or not... (if a tree falls in the forest yada yada yada)

in fact, any pass made on a lap that goes double yellow is suspect