Watkins Major

[Z3_GoCar]

Thanks Greg. I thought it might just be, "just racing".

[Knestis]

Sorry for the radio silence, all. No wireless at the motel.

As Greg relayed, i got to ride in an ambulance for the second time in two visits to WGI but everything is AOK. Does look like a failed part stuck us in the wall. Car is not as bad as might have been the case but it's pretty annoying...

K

[Ed Funk]

Love the place, but it's not very forgiving.

[Knestis]

I'm not going back.

Racing is supposed to be fun and I'm at a point in my life where I think I can reasonably expect that I can fall - or get knocked - off of a racetrack and not have it carry that high of a likelihood of a big price tag.

I love fast, challenging corners. I was within a half second of the ITB lap record the day before Pablo II was totaled due to someone else's bad decision, so I *think* I can find my way around the place. In this case, it was just the wrong place at the wrong time but unlike most tracks, where there might be a couple of places where a competitor's mechanical failure would end up in a big impact with a wall, WGI has only a couple of places where that is NOT likely to be the case.

The odds just don't add up as far as I'm concerned.

K

[adamjabaay]

that sucks kirk,...sorry to hear

[Greg Amy]

Sunday Race:

Rear view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNI3Pq5DhCs

Front in-car view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBXjMyYmLc

Wish I had someone that could combine these!!!

Saturday race:
Roof, forward view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PNqENAjo_k

Have not yet done the in-car version. Saturday was a bit of a yawner, but you can get a glimpse of Kirk and GregG in the wall at 8:15 and 11:00.

That 13B-powered Miata is..."quick"...watch the various views from both days.

[webhound]

I'm not going back.

Racing is supposed to be fun and I'm at a point in my life where I think I can reasonably expect that I can fall - or get knocked - off of a racetrack and not have it carry that high of a likelihood of a big price tag.

I love fast, challenging corners. I was within a half second of the ITB lap record the day before Pablo II was totaled due to someone else's bad decision, so I *think* I can find my way around the place. In this case, it was just the wrong place at the wrong time but unlike most tracks, where there might be a couple of places where a competitor's mechanical failure would end up in a big impact with a wall, WGI has only a couple of places where that is NOT likely to be the case.

The odds just don't add up as far as I'm concerned.

K

Sorry to hear about this Kirk, but glad everyone is ok.

Tough track, I know it's one of the classics but even with like 10 days on it so far doing HPDE and instructing, it still doesn't resonate well with me like some other places. Last time I touched the place I lost a LF hub, thankfully during pit-in. I'll be there this week again instructing, I'm going in with an open mind and want to love it.

I'd like to make a Major one of these days, this year the opportunity's passed.

Will

[gran racing]

Own driver error I can somewhat live with but when taken out... that just sucks.

It's all relative about the track though. For the N.E., Lime Rock, Thompson, NHMS... I feel safer racing at the Glen personally.

[Andy Bettencourt]

Sorry to hear Kirk. Couple turns I always used to think about what would happen if my own hub failed...bummer.

Greg - I think the video quality is just fine. Good stuff and thanks for sharing!