Lime Rock June 21st

[kcolbey]

As T&S chief, I really didn't want to upset the applecart and bring the car too. However, it looks like everyone had a good time in group 4. The comments I'm looking forward to are fromEd Funk. He was in the podium, then... something happened? then worked his way back and retook toward the end of the race. All of that after starting from the back in the morning with no qualifying time from Friday. Paging Ed...

[Ed Funk]

Stayed on the beach at Block Island until late Friday PM, cut the vaca short by one day to be at LRP for Saturday. Sat. AM race was fun! Until I caught a E Prod Datsun who was strong on the straights and parked it on the line in the corners. As it was we were gaining on Abhi in 2nd but ran out of laps. In the process I apparently incurred the wrath of a couple of IT 7 drivers who I caught and lapped on the down hill on the last lap, they were fighting over 2nd in class and felt that I had screwed with their race. Sorry guys, but when there is a 6 second difference in lap times it's really difficult to determine if 2 cars I'm catching are racing or if one is lapping the other.

The PM race went not according to plan, I had to lift to keep from hitting Abhi just as the green dropped...so not a stellar start! Didn't get by the Datsun either...damnit! Thought I'd stay as close to Abhi and Dave as I could and take advantage if they were racing each other too hard...but Abhi waved Dave by, and Dave waved bye bye. Don't know if the Datsun driver couldn't see me or if he just enjoyed "racing" drivers whose fast lap was 1.3 seconds faster than his. He took me to the grass on a couple occasions when I had my nose to his door! Finally managed to force the issue by double apexing the left hander and driving away. Caught the F prod MGB and worked a couple laps to get him at Big Bend just before the yellow came out for Pat's whoopsie in Big Bend...ended up parked backwards in the grass on the inside to avoid hitting her...watched the MGB and the Datsun and Denise in the next ITA car drive by along with maybe a couple others. Caught Denise on the front straight and she pointed me by instead of racing me! Thanks! Managed to work back up to Abhi and drafted him down the straight to the checker. Loaded the car on the trailer unbroken, undented and didn't visit Greg in contact impound, though MANY others did! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

[gran racing]

Until I caught a E Prod Datsun

OMG, Killing me!!! I so didn't trust that driver and watching the video, for good reason. I finally said I'm going along side of you, don't care if I'm a jerk and pushing you outside T1 while outbraking you.

In reality, it was a smart move by Abhi and good drive. If we played, that Funky guy would have been there.

[Magical Trevor]

...Finally managed to force the issue by double apexing the left hander and driving away.

I'll say! That was one hell of a pass! You were obviously putting to use the Civic hatchback's negative rear overhang...