Labor day Dbl at BRP

[Marcus Miller]

You win some, you lose some, you crash some.

Saturday: started 11th / 18 finished 11th on track - end result DQ for car to car contact. It was an overly optimistic (bad) move on my part; I was coming up the inside at the buttonhook, and thought the other gentlemen saw me. by the time I realized he didn't, it was too late.
The contact was my right front to the left rear quarter. If I hadn't locked the brakes and moved the car left I would have punched him on the door. Totally my fault, and I'm glad it was nothing worse than a little crinkled sheet metal. It was my first car to car contact outside of bump drafting, and something I hope not to repeat.

Sunday, dropped 3+ seconds off my lap time and qualified 8th of 18, finished DFL- ran out of gas.

That's what I get for trying to be fancy to get near the weight limit....

All in all, a very forgetable weekend.

Marcus

[Z3_GoCar]

Originally posted by Marcus Miller@Sep 5 2005, 03:09 PM
You win some, you lose some, you crash some.

Saturday: started 11th / 18 finished 11th on track - end result DQ for car to car contact. It was an overly optimistic (bad) move on my part; I was coming up the inside at the buttonhook, and thought the other gentlemen saw me. by the time I realized he didn't, it was too late.
The contact was my right front to the left rear quarter. If I hadn't locked the brakes and moved the car left I would have punched him on the door. Totally my fault, and I'm glad it was nothing worse than a little crinkled sheet metal. It was my first car to car contact outside of bump drafting, and something I hope not to repeat.
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Marcus

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The Miata guys call that kind of incident "just racing" or "racing room" I'm LMA about a thread on specmiata from the SM challenge race the same weekend. A newb stick his nose up the rear quarter of the guy ahead in turn two only to get it slapped at the apex and thinks the other guy should have left him room I look forward to trading door dings next time you're down Buttonwillow way.

James