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With the two big championship races only a couple of weeks away, I thought I would add a thread for the NASA East Champs at Watkins Glen. Unfortunately, with the SCCA and NASA hosting their champs on the same weekend, this year the class is split with fast guys having to elect which event to attend. Numbers attending both events are pretty equal, but the interesting part is some of the names that are making the trip to NASA

 

Chris Haldeman
Ryan Fisher
Mike Rossini
Toby Linder
Jason Connole
Mark Drennan
Brian Tone
Michael Ross
Paul Redante
Danny Steyn
John Babot
George Clos Jr
lance bergstein
Trevor McCallion
Xavier Calderon
Brian Cates
Carter J White
Sara Hankenson
Tyler Kicera
John Wechsler
Xiang Li
Mark Gibbons
Ken Wilkinson
Andrew von Charbonneau
Marc Cefalo
Michael Globe
Will Faules
Jason Walsh
Ralle Rookey
Todd Buras
Whitfield Gregg
Vaughn Duarte
Brian Henderson
tony senese
Scott Dennewitz
Adam Culley
Stephen Jeu
Blake Clements
Keith Williamson
Jimmy Myers
Preston Pardus
Amy Mills
Jonathan Miller
Tom Fowler
joseph guinta
Michael LaMaina
Marcus Mazza
Daniel Williams
spencer patterson

 

 


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Should be a great event, now lets all keep it clean and bring the cars home without body damage!

 

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Is the Qual T&S line going to be by turn 9 like Indy did this weekend ?

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Is the Qual T&S line going to be by turn 9 like Indy did this weekend ?

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Hope not - don't see anything in the supps. For all the SCCA events I have done it has been the start finish line on the main straight 


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Hope not -

 

So your ok with someone possibly holding you up on their cool down lap because they had to go all the way around, instead of pulling into to pits ?

Just asking.

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Blake Clements
 
 
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Top 3:

 

Kicera

Clements

Drennan

 

Tough decision between Drennan and Haldeman for third.

 

 

Voting Mark Gibbons for the most alcohol consumed!!!


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Voting Mark Gibbons for the most alcohol consumed!!!

 

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This is a little tougher than SCCA(to pick) All about being consistently fast and staying out of trouble! Because I think Mark is due and he is the defending champ...and I need to be a homer!

1. Drennan
2. Kicera
3 Haldeman

Alt...Buras

I think this is a deeper  field than SCCA(more potential winners)...no disrespect to another 6 or so guys that could replace/blow up this list!

Tyler K...are you running any live in car?? Anyone else?

I hope NASA has a REAL(better) live feed/streaming this year!


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I appreciate those of you who have me in your picks - I'll surely do my best to not let you down.    

 

Does anyone think that NASA will do some sort of video feed like the Runoffs usually does?  I didn't remember seeing that last year from VIR.  

 

 

Tyler K...are you running any live in car?? Anyone else?
 

 

I'll be streaming for sure - just can't promise the feed will stay connected.  Had some problems at Grattan on Sunday and I'm still not sure what happened.  I'll post links closer to the event.

 

 

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Chris haldeman 
Blake Clements

 

 

Really!?  Hasn't history taught you anything Jim?   :D


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I appreciate those of you who have me in your picks - I'll surely do my best to not let you down.    

 

Does anyone think that NASA will do some sort of video feed like the Runoffs usually does?  I didn't remember seeing that last year from VIR.  

 

 

I'll be streaming for sure - just can't promise the feed will stay connected.  Had some problems at Grattan on Sunday and I'm still not sure what happened.  I'll post links closer to the event.

 

 

Really!?  Hasn't history taught you anything Jim?   :D

Nope, not much history... dont go geting cocky, thats the best way to insure my picks.. :)

 

On another subject...

We should all come to the ARRC since NASA/SCCA screwed up the our championships with schedule. We can discuss post Championships.. ARRC is one of the best weekends I attend. However if all the normal SE guys attend.. I wouldnt get your hopes up ;)

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Nope, not much history... dont go geting cocky, thats the best way to insure my picks.. :)

 

On another subject...

We should all come to the ARRC since NASA/SCCA screwed up the our championships with schedule. We can discuss post Championships.. ARRC is one of the best weekends I attend. However if all the normal SE guys attend.. I wouldnt get your hopes up ;)

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