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[MazdaSteve]

So what happened at Summit Point and Road Atlanta this weekend???

[CruzanTom]

Racing was fun at Road Atlanta this weekend.

In the SM race on Saturday, six or seven of us missed the starting grid and chased the pack around the track, finally catching them at the start/finish. I managed to go from DFL to 10th at the finish. Skip Brock went from a couple of cars in front of me at the start to finish first. Brock and Mike Cottrell swapped the lead until Brock pulled ahead on the last lap in a door-banging exchange through turns 10A and 10B.

Top 10
1. Brock
2. Cottrell
3. Machavern
4. Bertok
5. Czarny
6. Cross
7. Woollen
8. May
9. Topping
10. Hart

Sunday was much the same with Brock repeating as winner (SARRC sweep!). Cottrell blew a motor on Saturday's Pro-IT Race but Topping stepped up to battle with Brock most of the race. I started on time but finished 11th.

The top 10
1. Brock
2. Topping
3. Machavern
4. Bertok
5. Czarny
6. Colledge (from DFL!)
7. Cross
8. Wollen
9. Sellers
10. Cooper

In the Pro-IT races, Cliff Brown swept both ISM races by wide margins, I was 3rd Saturday and 2d Sunday. Newcomer Topher (2fer?) Everett won ISM2.

In Saturday's ECR, SM was won by Machavern, followed by Cross, Robertson and Wright.

For this of you who have not driven Road Atlanta, this video is an example of how NOT to pass in T1.

http://youtu.be/8sH6QLy_tWI

No SMs were hurt (much) in the making of this video and the car finished the race.

[FTodaro]

CT what was the weather like, How Hot? Kyle and I thought about coming for this one and after a few hot weekends up here we bagged it.

[CruzanTom]

Frank, it was in the low 90s each day. Seemed cool after the 105-110 temps during the SARRC and ECR races at Roebling two weeks earlier.

What type of weather are you and Kyle providing us for the IT-Spectacular?

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Frank, it was in the low 90s each day. Seemed cool after the 105-110 temps during the SARRC and ECR races at Roebling two weeks earlier.

What type of weather are you and Kyle providing us for the IT-Spectacular?

If you want rain tom cruz I can always piss into the wind for you. It is Mid Ohio the most unpredicatble of all places for weather... Bring a jacket and a swim suit and your rubber ducky, that way you will have all angles covered. If you want to drive faster bring you fishing pole, that is florida speed secret...

[Bench Racer]

I heard during the Friday test day there was a Spec Miata converted to ITA that was getting er done. The car would have been yellow with a #51. Any truth to what I heard?

[Tom OPM]

None at all, just like a 1.6 won the Sprints

[Bench Racer]

My comment to the story teller was, the dude is a driver.

[FTodaro]

What type of weather are you and Kyle providing us for the IT-Spectacular?

I will tell you about 20 min. before the race as the weather men up here could not predict sun up. We have been having a pretty dry summer like most places so who knows. I have been keeping my eye on Atlanta weather and I think Columbus has been hotter.

We will have plenty of coolant on hand if it gets too hot.

[Mitch Reading]

I believe that up at Summit Point, Rowdy Price took the SM win.

[Zach Woollen]

I had a great time at Road Atlanta this past weekend. Really happy with where I finished as it was only my second weekend racing. I started close to the front in the first race and tried to keep from loosing too many spots as some of the guys who missed the grid came back up through the field. Got a bad start the second race but had fun moving back up to 8th at the finish. I was able to learn a lot from each race and hopefully I'll be back out to another event before too long.

Also, huge thanks to the Racing Analytics crew. The car ran flawlessly all weekend and their support and excellent feedback was greatly appreciated.

[Race Engineering]

Zach - looking forward to meeting you soon, unfortunately I had to miss Road Atlanta, but I will be back in the saddle soon. I couldn't agree more about the Racing Analytics crew. We like to call them the Shea and Clay Show! Those guys have done the chassis set up on my car the entire season and every race it’s been the best handling car I have driven. Now that I think about it they didn’t do the set up on my car at the first race this season, and the car was awful. That's when I realized I better seek professional help LOL!

There are a lot of good chassis guys out there, most of which are exceptional; it’s just been my experience that Racing Analytics stand above all the rest!

Congratulations on your results - I am sure you will be winning soon!


Bob Thornton
Race Engineering