Watkins Major

[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!

[dickita15]

i respect Kirk decision that the bad ju-ju he has experienced at the Glen makes him not want to return, but honestly it was no the guard rail that got him, he got driven into to a tire wall. the only thing better is lots of grass. it was interesting talking to Kevin Fandozzi however, this was his first race at the glen and he said the data showed loads higher than he has ever seen in his Cobalt. i suppose tha could lead to such failures as the meotter had.

[joeg]

Take another look at the Sunday "Rear view" vid.

In the 32-33 minute range you will see a simply incredible save by a B-Spec Mini (Washay's car) going into the Boot as a result of a small punt.

[Greg Amy]

In the 32-33 minute range you will see a simply incredible save by a B-Spec Mini (Washay's car) going into the Boot as a result of a small punt.

DAMNED good save; that was a big potential wall-banger.

Sunday In-Car is up...I had built a manageable lead over Farbman at that point and was pissed at the FCY, but boy was I wrong...that was some fun racing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBXjMyYmLc

I really wish I knew someone that could combine these two into one PiP...

[Greg Amy]

iMovie-produced combo view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8thWwkVzcQ

3-minute RaceRender Demo view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6zcWLufhg0