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[Danica Davison]

No shit.  How bad is that the Danica is the helpful JD?  Love you both, but, damn the two of you could start more fights in bars than any two human beings i have come across.

 

I have never been in one because I am loved by all of the people!

[MPR22]

I have never been in one because I am loved by all of the people!

I didn't say you were in them.  I said you started them. I can't tell you how many times my friends start talking shit and then stand behind me as I have to sort things out.  As James would say, "with friends like these, who needs enemies." 

[Jim Drago]

I didn't say you were in them.  I said you started them. I can't tell you how many times my friends start talking shit and then stand behind me as I have to sort things out.  As James would say, "with friends like these, who needs enemies."

In my defense.. I only start stuff between friends Like pointing out to Chris that you popped intentionally with no data

Danica starts stuff with everyone

[Jim Drago]

hey look at Mr Ross' Nasa Champs award! wooo hoo!

[Johnny D]

No Podium Pics or Video yet but a bit of news.

 

 

Drivers battle tough competition, hot, sticky weather and rain to capture Eastern States Championships

Drivers battled the elements and each other on Sunday’s final day of the NASA Eastern States Championships, which were held at Sebring International Raceway. Sunday’s championship day was the culmination of the three-day event, which drew more than 200 competitors from 10 of NASA’s 15 regions.

Drivers had to fight the heat during the day and the rain that fell when the final group of the day was on the track, which led to a brief stoppage and some interesting track conditions.

Spec Miata

 

Jim Drago started on the pole, but was involved in a first-lap incident, which led to a duel between Selin Rollan and Michael Ross. Rollan led nearly the entire race, but Ross was able to win a drag race down the front stretch to claim the championship by .052 seconds.

 

“It looked like his (Rollan) car was starting to go a little more than mine toward the end of the race, so I was hunting and pecking for a place to pass,” Ross said. “Turn 17 looked like my only spot. He’s too good of a driver. I got him down on the front straight the last time and made the pass there, but I thought 17 was going to be it.”

 

Ross said winning the Eastern States Championship was huge.

 

“I teared up a little on the front straight coming back around on the cool-down lap,” he said. “It really couldn’t sink in. I really didn’t think I was going to get there this weekend. I haven’t driven much this year and I’m the kind of guy who needs to be in the car a lot, but maybe that’s not my mentality anymore.”

 

More winners.

https://nasaspeed.ne...-by-toyo-tires/

 

J~

[Tom Hampton]

That second picture with the VP sign in the background....looks like Ross is driving with one of those bicycle flags only its blue and has a "VP" logo. 

 

Just need to give ross a little bell: "ding ding! coming through!!!"

[MPR22]

hey look at Mr Ross' Nasa Champs award! wooo hoo!

I love me some bling on my posts. Love it.

[Danica Davison]

Ross, where is write up for the rest of the weekend?! The suspense is killing us. You gotta give the people what they want!

[MPR22]

Ross, where is write up for the rest of the weekend?! The suspense is killing us. You gotta give the people what they want!

I have a job and I have no plumbing in my house.  things are a bit hectic and primitive in my life.  

 

sent from my Treo 680

[Tom Hampton]

sent from my Treo 680

In that case, we expect the rest of your writeup to be composed in Graffiti.

[MPR22]

Friday Qual Race 1 

 

I have been to the three previous NASA East Champs and had horrible results in qualifying races that have lead me to holes I could not dig out of. 

 

2014 Started P 9 finished P32, came in early thought car was melting down. Champ Race start P25 finish P15

2015 Started Pole finished P32 went off in 1 came back on about p16 then went off in 1 into trap.start p21 finsh p32, wrecked out. 

2016 Started day 2 p12 finished P40, black flagged for tail light hanging out.  Start P24 finish hard fought P8. 

 

Needless to say I proved you must finish well in the qualifying races to have a chance to win the championship race.

 

Starting P5 was not ideal but I felt Chris and I could move up if we were able to stick together.  The start was organized and there wasn't too much shuffling going into turn 1.  I didn't hold a tight line headed to turn 2 and Charbs did his cram the car in a tight space thing and got in front of me and Chris.  Content to not get taken out on day 1, I just followed him and Chris around the first lap.  The field was very bunched and coming out of 17 the top 8 were two and three wide down the front straight.  Chris was outside of Drago, I was tucked in behind Drago and Charbs was to my right but inside and behind Chris.  We were all off pace going into turn one several cars wide and I saw Chris start to turn and start to wash out but couldn't see why he was washing out, looked like some sort of contact but I couldn't see clearly, shortly there after he was full on sideways at my track out point with Charbs to his right and I had to go left.  I thought for sure we were all going into the wall.  Chris slid rt some more as his momentum carried him up track and to the right, I had brushed the brakes and was in a full on in a tank slapper that felt like it lasted 4 seconds as i kept it pointed to turn 2.  When I finally got it straight Danica and McAllion had passed me and I was in P8.  The double yellow came out and we had a chanced to catch our breath and look around.  I didn't see Chris behind me.  I thought for sure he had stopped short of the wall and wasn't worried about him until I came around turn one and could barely see him underneath the armco and other stuff against the wall.  Your heart drops when you see a team mate go off, it hurts when you see them in the wall and ambulances around them.  The pre-race plan of Chris and I are moving to the front, went to I now have to move forward as far as I can and see if I can take McAllion with me.  On the restart I didn't get a great jump and had to follow "the Peoples Champ" for a lap looking for a place to pass.  I was able to get inside at turn one and he was kind enough to give me room to complete the pass.  Now i had to bridge up to McAllion.  it took another 2 laps to catch him and he saw I was on a mission and gave me the inside line into 1 once we connected.  He tried to push me but I turned my fast lap of the race dumping him while trying to catch up to Selin who had fallen off the back of the front 3.  Once I got to Selin i was able to push him up to the front 3 giving him his fast lap of the race.  I had hurt my tires on the way forward and made several .3 mistakes and fell off of the train immediately.  When they put out the white flag i was firmly in no mans land and just kept her on the racing surface content with P5.  It was obvious to me that we had to make some changes to the car to be able to run the 38.s that would be necessary to run in the top 5.  At impound, I was able to see Chris car and new that his weekend was over.  Shortly thereafter he wanders over, wrist wrapped in gauze, finger bent and swollen and the look of a combat participant on his face.  "How bad are you hurt?"  "Ah, they think my wrist is broken, my finger is definitely broken and something hurts like hell in my shoulder."  OMG, that sucks. Chris, "How was car?"  Me, I need to make a change"  Him, ok, lets get through tech and then we will talk about it. 2 hours later we are in the trailer going over my race and discussing what to do.  We did what I wanted and set the car up knowing we could try it out in warm up.  Then the crew went about working on Chris car.  It took about 5 hours of port-a-power, hammering, prying and replacing parts all over the place. Drago's crew guys were left with nothing to do after the drivers left earlier in the night.  Even though York had clearly cleaned up earlier he crawled back under Chris' car to help Michael Johnson get the brakes bled and change the broken motor mount.  We rolled the car on the pads with Chris in it about 8:30.  At this point most of the SM group were well into cocktail hour and we were having a great time doing impersonations of our favorite race car drivers.  We told Chris to sit real still while we made the changes, (INSERT PICTURE HERE).  He was like dead weight, I have had sandbags move more than he did.  I even tried to get him to flinch and nothing worked to make him move.  About 20 minutes later he comes into the trailer and goes to bed.  We are all happy he is gung ho about racing but are all doubting he will feel the same way at 8:00 am after the medicine wears off. 

 

More to follow.  Tomorrow I get my knee cleaned out for the 7th time so no telling if I will be able to type when I get home.          

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Friday Qual Race 1

I have been to the three previous NASA East Champs and had horrible results in qualifying races that have lead me to holes I could not dig out of.

2014 Started P 9 finished P32, came in early thought car was melting down. Champ Race start P25 finish P15
2015 Started Pole finished P32 went off in 1 came back on about p16 then went off in 1 into trap.start p21 finsh p32, wrecked out.
2016 Started day 2 p12 finished P40, black flagged for tail light hanging out. Start P24 finish hard fought P8.

Needless to say I proved you must finish well in the qualifying races to have a chance to win the championship race.

Starting P5 was not ideal but I felt Chris and I could move up if we were able to stick together. The start was organized and there wasn't too much shuffling going into turn 1. I didn't hold a tight line headed to turn 2 and Charbs did his cram the car in a tight space thing and got in front of me and Chris. Content to not get taken out on day 1, I just followed him and Chris around the first lap. The field was very bunched and coming out of 17 the top 8 were two and three wide down the front straight. Chris was outside of Drago, I was tucked in behind Drago and Charbs was to my right but inside and behind Chris. We were all off pace going into turn one several cars wide and I saw Chris start to turn and start to wash out but couldn't see why he was washing out, looked like some sort of contact but I couldn't see clearly, shortly there after he was full on sideways at my track out point with Charbs to his right and I had to go left. I thought for sure we were all going into the wall. Chris slid rt some more as his momentum carried him up track and to the right, I had brushed the brakes and was in a full on in a tank slapper that felt like it lasted 4 seconds as i kept it pointed to turn 2. When I finally got it straight Danica and McAllion had passed me and I was in P8. The double yellow came out and we had a chanced to catch our breath and look around. I didn't see Chris behind me. I thought for sure he had stopped short of the wall and wasn't worried about him until I came around turn one and could barely see him underneath the armco and other stuff against the wall. Your heart drops when you see a team mate go off, it hurts when you see them in the wall and ambulances around them. The pre-race plan of Chris and I are moving to the front, went to I now have to move forward as far as I can and see if I can take McAllion with me. On the restart I didn't get a great jump and had to follow "the Peoples Champ" for a lap looking for a place to pass. I was able to get inside at turn one and he was kind enough to give me room to complete the pass. Now i had to bridge up to McAllion. it took another 2 laps to catch him and he saw I was on a mission and gave me the inside line into 1 once we connected. He tried to push me but I turned my fast lap of the race dumping him while trying to catch up to Selin who had fallen off the back of the front 3. Once I got to Selin i was able to push him up to the front 3 giving him his fast lap of the race. I had hurt my tires on the way forward and made several .3 mistakes and fell off of the train immediately. When they put out the white flag i was firmly in no mans land and just kept her on the racing surface content with P5. It was obvious to me that we had to make some changes to the car to be able to run the 38.s that would be necessary to run in the top 5. At impound, I was able to see Chris car and new that his weekend was over. Shortly thereafter he wanders over, wrist wrapped in gauze, finger bent and swollen and the look of a combat participant on his face. "How bad are you hurt?" "Ah, they think my wrist is broken, my finger is definitely broken and something hurts like hell in my shoulder." OMG, that sucks. Chris, "How was car?" Me, I need to make a change" Him, ok, lets get through tech and then we will talk about it. 2 hours later we are in the trailer going over my race and discussing what to do. We did what I wanted and set the car up knowing we could try it out in warm up. Then the crew went about working on Chris car. It took about 5 hours of port-a-power, hammering, prying and replacing parts all over the place. Drago's crew guys were left with nothing to do after the drivers left earlier in the night. Even though York had clearly cleaned up earlier he crawled back under Chris' car to help Michael Johnson get the brakes bled and change the broken motor mount. We rolled the car on the pads with Chris in it about 8:30. At this point most of the SM group were well into cocktail hour and we were having a great time doing impersonations of our favorite race car drivers. We told Chris to sit real still while we made the changes, (INSERT PICTURE HERE). He was like dead weight, I have had sandbags move more than he did. I even tried to get him to flinch and nothing worked to make him move. About 20 minutes later he comes into the trailer and goes to bed. We are all happy he is gung ho about racing but are all doubting he will feel the same way at 8:00 am after the medicine wears off.

More to follow. Tomorrow I get my knee cleaned out for the 7th time so no telling if I will be able to type when I get home.

Well having a multi part post for the win assures you that your 15mins of Fame will turn into a few days! Just don't tell Danny as every podium recount in the future will be a mini series lol...

And for those that don't like me I am very happy for Ross, and the story he is telling is a very good read, so if you think I'm down on his multi part post, I'm actually not I am entertained!

[Caveman-kwebb99]

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[Tom Hampton]

Well having a multi part post for the win assures you that your 15mins of Fame will turn into a few days! Just don't tell Danny as every podium recount in the future will be a mini series lol...

And for those that don't like me I am very happy for Ross, and the story he is telling is a very good read, so if you think I'm down on his multi part post, I'm actually not I am entertained!

We all love you Kyle. 

[Danica Davison]

We all love you Kyle. 

 

Speak for yourself

[Jim Drago]

Speak for yourself

+1

[Bench Racer]

Speak for yourself

Come on, at Indy I asked your guys what you looked like, they said you were a stretched out Kyle.

[Danica Davison]

Come on, at Indy I asked your guys what you looked like, they said you were a stretched out Kyle.

 

At indy, I asked what you looked like, they said "exactly how you would imagine a Dewey to look like."

[Jim Drago]

At indy, I asked what you looked like, they said "exactly how you would imagine a Dewey to look like."

https://www.google.c...iw=1163&bih=668   

[FTodaro]

https://www.google.c...iw=1163&bih=668   

Jim when are you going to give Dewey his own section of the forums like you did for charbs a few years back, Its going to be a long winter we need some stimulation. 

Danica I am sure your dirty mind will fixate on the last word of the first sentence.