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[Ron Alan]

A little race recap in the meantime. Someone made a comment about a clean race...was anything but! a lot of body slams, push to passes and contact of all types! 2 identical crashes happened at the 2nd apex of turn 2...one between Mike Collins and a local Mike LaBouff and the 2nd between Jim Drago and Joey Jordon. Collins and Jordon ended up off track stuck in the gravel. At some point another car was off at 9 very close to the track. In a regional event all would have brought out the double yellow(2 was my prediction)...but I guess SCCA chose to have the drivers get out of their cars and get behind the wall so they would have a great view of the rest of the race 

 

The start of the race was horrible in my opinion. Not sure if there was an early flag or a rolling start by the front row...but from about row 6-7 back everyone came through turn 11 at speed and never lifted trying to catch up! Huge gaps everywhere  At least this is what it looked like from my vantage point. As the pack gathered in turn 2 for a little 4 wide line dancing  and ping pong tournament...some found dirt doesnt have quit the grip as pavement! Charlie Hayes got hung out to dry and lost his mirror getting back on track. Not sure if he had contact during turn 2 or sometime later but on lap 3 or 4 he dropped wheel out of 4 and the car hooked on him sending him into the tires drivers right...he drove it to 5 and got off track.

 

After a few laps the field split into a bunch of 4-8 car battles it seemed. Great watching people battle for 1st in their own group!

[Bench Racer]

Morning Kyle.

And Keith.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Well maybe we will know something today?

[DrDomm]

About the racing...is it considered "ok" for drivers to use part of pit road to make a pass? 

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Usually yes... As long as you pass on the outside away from the out stalls. Have seen it done.

[Sean Allen]

This doesn't seem like much fun anymore.  

 

Although I'd be lying if I said things have changed much in the 4 years i've been absent.  

[G.Obadia]

In other random thought news......wonder if the outcome of this will be a single engine source for the class? SM gen 3? Yes I was drinking, but not that much.
[quote name="Vicktor Volpe" post="66726" timestamp="1413083438"]So how will this affect parity?  (figured I would get that thread started early)
 
It's called SM5

[Bench Racer]

 

 

 

In other random thought news......wonder if the outcome of this will be a single engine source for the class?

 

Or change the rules to fit any potential color blind issues.

[Tyler Kicera]

this was the GoPro hero move of the race none of you got to see...until now.

 

I'll do a write up after all of the tech stuff gets sorted out.  Enjoy.

[Ron Alan]

Well executed Tyler! You should start a seperate video thread...this may get lost here

[Danny Steyn]

this was the GoPro hero move of the race none of you got to see...until now.

 

I'll do a write up after all of the tech stuff gets sorted out.  Enjoy.

 

Excellent timing on that over under pass - love the front bumper cam shot. Congrats on a great race Tyler and on a great season.

[Ron Alan]

 

9.1.7.c.1.f.4 

No aluminum in the bowl area (other than that specified for the plunge cut) or the ports may be removed, added, or manipulated for any reason. It is understood that heads may look slightly different from bowl to bowl due to casting irregularities. No material may be removed or added from the short turn radius in the port.

 

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 John Mueller said:

• If you finish in the top four in the Championship Race send some folks to go get a BUNCH OF TOOLS.
  • This includes a way to remove valves from the cylinder head (1.8 only)

 

 

And a small mirror to inspect the short side radius!    

 

Ken Sutherland
1976 4th Grade Bowling Series-Most Improved

 

 

The rule protested as put up by Danny. The post Ken made very public over 2 months ago. 

Many have complained about how the protest was done...secretly without a heads up to all. The CR protest in Florida also came as a surprise to many.

But how the whistler reads CR low with VC on had been mention here dozens of times.

[Ken SM94]

Well said, Ron. It was very much out there behind the scenes as well and engine builders and competitors chose to ignor it.

[Tyler Kicera]

Excellent timing on that over under pass - love the front bumper cam shot. Congrats on a great race Tyler and on a great season.

Thanks Danny.  We missed you out there...

TK

[Jaime Florence]

I took it up the ladder to National anyways and they told me to follow those cars and learn something about how to drive faster.

Solid advice.

[Ron Alan]

Well said, Ron. It was very much out there behind the scenes as well and SOME engine builders and competitors chose to ignor it.

 

FIXED!!

[Brian Ghidinelli]

Will absolutely did agree to pull his head when the same bond was posted for him. That did not happen!

 

That's not true.  Will agreed, Mike Collins pulled the cash out of his pocket and Will then changed his mind. 

[Bruce Wilson]

It's so quiet you could hear aluminum shavings hitting the floor!

 

Why could it be taking so long to re-write the rules? 

 

[RussMcB]

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Brian, GREAT drive.  That was fun to watch.  From what I saw, very clean and hard racing.

[Bruce Wilson]

I'm confused and betting that there's a whole lot more to the discussion between Will and Mike.  What is baffling to me is that a competitor gets to agree/disagree to being protested.  I'll have to admit that I didn't crack the GCR this year, but that's definitely a new one to me