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[Johnny D]

Test Day Friday.
Call Colleen at Thunderhill to RSVP: 530-934-4455 x 100

http://www.sfrscca.o...temid,1/cid,22/

$19,750 reward total for July 23-24 drivers in Sunoco Challenge, Thunderhill Reward$ and AIM Toyo Tire Rebates.
You MUST have the Sunoco, Thunderhill Reward$ and Toyo Decals on your car to be eligible to receive prize money!

July 23
Sunoco $10,000 Challenge
Class or Group # of drawings
ITA 2 $150

Thunderhill REWARD$ Program
ITA 3 $500

AIM Toyo Tires Certificates
SMT/SSM:
1st = $150
2nd = $100
3rd = $75
4th = $50
5th = $25
SSM: One $250 winner chosen by random drawing

July 24
Sunoco $10,000 Challenge
Class or Group # of drawings
ITS 1 $200
SMT/SSM 3 $200
STU 1 $200

Thunderhill REWARD$ Program
ITS 2 $200
SMT/SSM 4 $700
STU 2 $250

AIM Toyo Tires Certificates
SMT/SSM:
1st = $150
2nd = $100
3rd = $75
4th = $50
5th = $25
SSM: One $250 winner chosen by random drawing

Event Schedule
http://www.sfrscca.o...3thillsched.pdf

See you there.
J~

[Johnny D]

Late registration fee of $30 will be charged after July 18.
Online entry closes July 19.
After July 19, you must enter at the track and pay the $50 post entry fee.

J~

[Doug Makishima]

See you all there!

BTW, the hit to the wall at exit of T5 at Laguna was harder than I thought. The tub is toast.
I am looking for a 1.6 "roller" that already has a cage so I can bolt up my fast parts to it. Doesn't need to have drive train or good suspension. Spread the word! Thanks!!!

[Ron Alan]

See you all there!

BTW, the hit to the wall at exit of T5 at Laguna was harder than I thought. The tub is toast.
I am looking for a 1.6 "roller" that already has a cage so I can bolt up my fast parts to it. Doesn't need to have drive train or good suspension. Spread the word! Thanks!!!

To bad the car Sean A had we just scraped...had a nice Evil Genius cage but it was a 94 body. So what car will we see you in??? 56? or 35? or?? May have a donor car but no cage...if that's any interest?

[Charlie Hayes]

See you fella's in a few days. Weather seems decent no triple digits yet....

[Dan Cooper]

To bad the car Sean A had we just scraped...had a nice Evil Genius cage but it was a 94 body. So what car will we see you in??? 56? or 35? or?? May have a donor car but no cage...if that's any interest?

I'll be lucky to be in 35...

[MightyMike]

I'm in... Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend.




Michael Niemann
Team MiataKa Racing

[Alberto]

I'm in too. Finally booked my motel at Days Inn. Charlie checked/adjusted my alignment at TFB. Ready to go.

If shipping works out, I may even have a diy cool suit by then.

Drove my car from Mtn View to Infineon to see TFB yesterday and biting at the bit to get on track now.

[Johnny D]

If shipping works out, I may even have a diy cool suit by then.

If you get all the pieces but wasn't able to finish, bring them and tools to the track and will finish it there.
J~

[SCCA_Racer]

I ordered a FAST cooling system from SAFERACER on the 12th and have yet to receive it. Hopefully I get it tomorrow or Thursday at the latest!
Anyway I will see you guys there. Just watch for Orange car!!!

[Sean Allen]

Good luck Charlie!

[Brian Ghidinelli]

I ordered a FAST cooling system from SAFERACER on the 12th and have yet to receive it. Hopefully I get it tomorrow or Thursday at the latest!

Call SafeRacer - they will let you know exactly where it is: 866.781.0997 (remember they are in Central time, so call soon)

[Ron Alan]

Good luck Charlie!

Out of your foxhole?...pun intended Post up and give us an update when you get a minute.

[Sean Allen]

Graduated Basic yesterday, heading to Texas for further training right now. I'll make a post when I get a chance about my experiences during my first phase in training. Not sure how readily available I will have internet access there.

Good luck to all this weekend!

[Ron Alan]

Congratulation!!

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

Graduated Basic yesterday, heading to Texas for further training right now. I'll make a post when I get a chance about my experiences during my first phase in training. Not sure how readily available I will have internet access there.

Good luck to all this weekend!

Be prepared.. it's hot as sh!t here right now.

[Sean Allen]

Yeah, and the reception barracks im in right now dont have AC that works well. Looking forward to heading to my actual company in a day or two. In 3 weeks I start getting off post passes, any race tracks within an hour of Ft. Sam?

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

Yeah, and the reception barracks im in right now dont have AC that works well. Looking forward to heading to my actual company in a day or two. In 3 weeks I start getting off post passes, any race tracks within an hour of Ft. Sam?

Not that I know of within an hour. There is Texas World Speedway in College Station and MotorSports Ranch Houston, in Angleton just south of Houston. Neither of those are within an hour of San Antonio though.

[Alberto]

Wow. What a weekend. It was great hanging and racing with every body again. Special thanks to everybody's favorite rapper, er I mean racer, JohnnyD for hanging with the 2011 newbie class and helping us out over the weekend.

I personally had a really great weekend - until I didn't.

In Sunday's race, I spun in T5 coming down the hill while having a good battle with my fellow class of 2011 rookie Cliff S. Cliff has typically been faster than me. However, this was my first weekend running with a race exhaust so our cars were finally a little more comparable in terms of power.. Up till now, I have been running the stock exhaust and stock cat. The car felt quicker with the exhaust that TC Design fabbed for me. Sunday morning, Cliff had gone to MCE to get his car dyno'ed and Kevin wound up tuning it. He started with 109 HP and ended with ~115 HP. I was sure I would not be able to keep up with him...

This weekend, I also finally learned the magic of what proper tire pressures can do for the handling balance of the car. Part of that was probably me driving harder than in the past and getting all 4 tires up to temp/pressure (38+ psi) quicker than before. However, I think I was getting them hotter than I had in the past.

The video you see here I was keeping up close to Cliff and doing about 2:16s (which is a personal best for me). The last lap before my spin and damage the tires were feeling very slippery. I was thinking that I should back off a bit to let them cool down a bit but Cliff was right there and I wanted to keep close. I remember thinking "after T5, I'll back off a bit". I shoulda backed off then...

The car does not drive straight in the least bit. I'm a bit worried about what I broke/bent. Hopefully, it doesn't cost me too much to fix... I should be asleep right now but am stressing about it.

Anyway, Enjoy the viewing. Feel free to critique. I can use all the help I can get.

[Charlie Hayes]

Good weekend everyone. Saturday I had a great race going from 14th to 5th and before completing a lap in the 5th spot I was back in 10th from slippery pedals in turn 11.

Sunday I decided to take it easy. I qualified 10th and was right behind Juan, he had shifting issues at the start and if I bumped him from the speed I had his precious bumper would probably been somewhere on the straight. I lost a few spots due to braking and got to 7th by the end of the race. Everyone was spaced out by the end of the race making it hard to gain anymore spots. I was glad Sunday wasn't as hot but still a little to warm for my car.

See everyone at Infineon