Spoiler alert
My fellow 2011 SCCA driver school talent, Brandon Miller in the ever sexy, ladies love Sharpie 1.6 won SSM (sealed class) in the race on Sat. This is in a car driven to the track. No special grease, no special hubs, no extended studs. Brandon is becoming a regular to the podium for this Regional SM class.
Woot!
Thanks, Alberto. I couldn't have done it without you.
It has to be said, though: Matt Rose was by far the fastest SSM that weekend but had a number of issues that took him out of contention in both races.
Here's my Saturday SSM race. I was feeling pretty good about this as a solid drive for 2nd. I didn't see at 7:04 that Matt had dropped out (probably 'cuz I was distracted watching #69 pass everyone under full-course yellow).
I always wanted my first time to be with you, Laguna.
Also posted Saturday's ITA race, at least the two laps I was in. This was the third attempt at a start after the first two had been waved off. My teammate in the #53 made a killer start around the outside, but I was stuck in the inside and had contact with #08 after an unexpected accordion. The damage left me with tire rub on the FL so I pulled out on the 2nd lap. Meanwhile, #53 had gotten in trouble at the Corkscrew, then had his steering column break in the middle of Turn 10. The bolt that clamps the column to the rack was gone. The off looked scary from my perspective, but the gravel trap did its job and the damage from hitting the tires was minor.