2009 NER scoring question

[lateapex911]

Andy...my beautiful yellow(screaming) 80' RX7(#10). Clutch went away during our short qualifying on 6/20 at LRP and never came back for the race. Had to drive in 3rd the whole way....LOL. In the August 1st(?)race at LRP in the rain my brakes went away but the real problem was driving off course to the outside of the lefthander because I couldn't see the track. I stalled and it took me 3 laps to restart the car.

The only good part of both races(other than finishing)was that when you lapped me in both races, you were very considerate...LOL. I'm looking forward to 2010 and staying on the track.

I remember coming up on you in the rain at Lime rock. I had made (I think I'm blaming jeff lawton) a terrrible tire call. It had rained on and off a bit all day, then dried. I went with dries, and knew I was screwed when I rolled into grid. It just opened up. Slicks. Uggg. I came up on you into big bend, and had to go off line inside...not that the 'dry line was anything great, LOL. Hit some puddles, I was sure I'd be buying you a new car ...you were SO close to being the bowling pin! Somehow, it all worked out and there was no contact, but for awhile there, you were about to be really pissed at me!

Thanks to Dave Gran and the iPhone app he found that showed me exactly what to expect for the 'wet' race at the NARRCOFFs... I chose "dry" Q tires for a wet track. Long race and sure enough a dry line developed.

[BruceG]

I remember coming up on you in the rain at Lime rock. I had made (I think I'm blaming jeff lawton) a terrrible tire call. It had rained on and off a bit all day, then dried. I went with dries, and knew I was screwed when I rolled into grid. It just opened up. Slicks. Uggg. I came up on you into big bend, and had to go off line inside...not that the 'dry line was anything great, LOL. Hit some puddles, I was sure I'd be buying you a new car ...you were SO close to being the bowling pin! Somehow, it all worked out and there was no contact, but for awhile there, you were about to be really pissed at me!

Thanks to Dave Gran and the iPhone app he found that showed me exactly what to expect for the 'wet' race at the NARRCOFFs... I chose "dry" Q tires for a wet track. Long race and sure enough a dry line developed.

Just another example of a fine driver(you) keeping a rookie from going into the weeds, Jake!! I really appreciate how the veterans tried to avoid my learning process....LOL. The only one I couldn't figure out was the gent in the Bimmer Z3 who hit me at trackout after the bridge. I made a textbook(for me)braking point, hit my apex correctly and immediately went to trackout on the left coming onto the straight so I could let the rockets, like you and Andy by. He hit me in the rear and busted my right taillight. I swear that my left wheels were on the grass and an M1 Abrams tank could have passed me on the right. Someone later said that his tires were bad and he used me as a berm...LOL.

Thanks again guys for all your consideration!!

[lateapex911]

Not sure why that contact happened. Was that the race you were stuck in 3rd? I GUESS, he came down the hill, and was on the throttle, and mis judged your speed. Not a good reason...but I've mis judged things myself. heck, I did it at Summit this fall and took to the gravel to avoid hitting a suddenly slower than i thought car ....(took myself out of the lead after the fuel pump wires were ripped off the pump in the gravel, grrrr)

Apologies are in order, I'd think, for accidental contact. Sometimes people try to connect at the track and miss though.

[BruceG]

Not sure why that contact happened. Was that the race you were stuck in 3rd? I GUESS, he came down the hill, and was on the throttle, and mis judged your speed. Not a good reason...but I've mis judged things myself. heck, I did it at Summit this fall and took to the gravel to avoid hitting a suddenly slower than i thought car ....(took myself out of the lead after the fuel pump wires were ripped off the pump in the gravel, grrrr)

Apologies are in order, I'd think, for accidental contact. Sometimes people try to connect at the track and miss though.

No...that race, I actually had a clutch....LOL. I didn't even know who did it until I found that station 11 had recorded it and who was involved. Hell, these things happen, no serious damage....scared the sh*t out of me and I had to catch the car as it went into a slide(good practice....LOL). The only thing I would have done differently was find out who I hit and talk to them. Anyway...water over the dam, and like you said could happen to anyone.