Mid-Ohio Sept 11-12

[Eagle7]

Wow is right. > 300 cars. 64 in one open wheel group. 25 ITS cars.

Observations from my first visit:
* The facilities are huge - wore out my walking shoes
* The track is awesome. As much as I like Grattan, I think this is my new favorite.
* The concession food is actually GOOD.
* Did I say the facilities are HUGE - I got lost a few times
* Met some great new friends. I hope next time I can keep them in sight a little longer.
* The facilities are huge - way to far when you have to pee.

A special thanks to John Herman for showing me around. A bummer that he grenaded his engine while leading on Sunday.

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Marty Doane
ITS RX-7 #13
CenDiv WMR

[paulydee]

I had a great time as well. It was good to see some new faces (Marty) as well as the usual suspects (Matt, Allen, John etc). It was also good to see the RX-7 was weell represented this weekend as well with 10-11 entries. Oct 2-3 is really tempting, but I might have to pass.

[C. Ludwig]

Marty, if you like the place after your first visit you must have done pretty well. I hated it until the 3rd or 4th time I went.

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Chris Ludwig
08 ITS RX7 CenDiv

[Eagle7]

Ran near the back but loved it.
Sat Q 1:55.9 R 1:54.0
Sun Q 1:54.4 R 1:53.4
Class leader 1:43.7

Car and driver both need major upgrades.
Dynoed the car yesterday (Mustang dyno) - 142.5 HP, 106 lb-ft.
Rear gear is 4.10

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Marty Doane
ITS RX-7 #13
CenDiv WMR

[C. Ludwig]

Don't feel bad. That's 30 more hp than when I dynoed the day after I came home from the July race at Mid-Ohio.

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Chris Ludwig
08 ITS RX7 CenDiv

[John Herman]

And its about 142.5 hp more than I have right now.

[C. Ludwig]

You've had a rough year motor-wise haven't you John?

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Chris Ludwig
08 ITS RX7 CenDiv

[John Herman]

Rough year at Mid Ohio anyways. Broken CV joint while leading one race, failed thermostat while second in another race, throttle cable came off during qualifying last weekend, blown motor while leading the last race. The engine was most likely damaged when I did a 4-3 "upshift" on the back straight. The tach said 9200 rpm. Though everything sounded fine the next day in qualifying and during Sunday's race, obviously it wasn't. I quess that's racing. Surprisingly, after all these years, all these items have been a first for me (except I have blown up a few other engines). Grattan's been good with a new track record