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Two days = practice, qualify, two full points races
This is different from normal - please check the schedule carefully.
http://www.sfrscca.o...y28schedule.pdf

Group 7 ......SMT, SSM - must run 90 db all sessions
Group 7 ......1 qual, 1 group, no odd/even <_<
Everyone please stay out of the sand traps :unsure:

Entry fees: $425 Regional; $160 dual entry (second group, same car & driver)
Last day to enter without paying the $30 late fee is May 23.
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Johnny,

Your like the unofficial liaison between SCCA brass and the drivers/forum. You need your on icon on the home page for all those "I need info questions!" Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaask....Johnnnny! :P

The young guys wont get that :unsure:

Thanks for the info :D

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Johnny,

Your like the unofficial liaison between SCCA brass and the drivers/forum. You need your on icon on the home page for all those "I need info questions!" Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaask....Johnnnny! :P

The young guys wont get that :unsure:

Thanks for the info :D

It's like your cooking...

Just something I wipped up but it really good. :D
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I paid for Laguna.
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Ill be there all weekend, but unfortunately spectating.

We have rented the car for group 5/7 both days (gotta pay for the festival weekend somehow)

If anyone needs a hand with anything (eating steak, drinking extra beer you have laying around etc...) just give me a shout.

And of course, if anyone is feeling a little under the weather before a race, ill bring my gear.

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No racing for us either...but I'll be down to hang out! I'll bring food and cook Sat with the Coopers...who's in?? Dan...we can race pit bikes up to the cork screw...i get the 50!!

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I'm in. Both ITA and SMT.

I had Evil Genius built me a really nice exhaust system with a removable secondary muffler for Laguna. Curiously the car dynos better with the Laguna muffler -- about 1ft-lb more torque, same peak HP. I've heard similar from two others.

Ron: Glen and I are up for joining the BBQ. We will bring extra food to throw into the pot luck.

See everyone there!

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I'll be there. Missed the first race due to school, it will be good to get back in the car again.

Hope to see you guys out there.

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I'm registered as well. See you guys there. :)
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I will be there too.
I will be trying out my new Rumble Strip Racing Lap Timer. Hopefully I will be able to get some good data as to when I am having a good lap versus a bad during practice and qualify.
See you guys there.

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Just signed up for SMT. One more final and I'm free
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SMT and ITA for me ;) see you guys out there!
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Weekend recap...

Saturday the car was pushing a ton so I made adjustments to fix it and by the SM race at 430pm on Saturday I finally had some oversteer. Maybe a little too much to get used to in the race but it was fine. Tossed that race out the window in turn 11. Started 13 overall and ended up 18th overall or something.

Sunday I was now settled in to the car and now focusing on the places where it mattered most for me. 6, the entry to the corkscrew, and 10. I feel like I learned how to the take the corners through out the day, I just haven't found the guts to do what the guys up front do through them. Started 13th overall ended up 6th overall.


All in all great weather, people, racing, and fun. I thought it was a good ice breaker for me and racing at laguna. Glad to see that Darin came through after all his problems with 3 wins for the weekend. Sorry to see the few cars that got wrecked in the last group 5 race. Hope everyone can get things up and running again!




Need to learn to slow down a tad more for 11. The drifting is fun but it gets old when you slow down on that huge straight.....
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Nicely done Charlie! You've come a long way in a short period. Very clean racing and car control :)

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Thanks for the kind words Charlie, and congrats on your progress. I like the way your camera captures the true audio gnarliness of going 2 off in T6 - BAM!

We definitely suffered the new car blues & just plain bad luck on Saturday, and it seemed like that trend was continuing at the start of the first race Sunday morning. But then I got some good luck & finally got more used to the car. Glad to end the SSM dominance. Thank God I didn't end up in a drag race with one to the stripe like Phil did on Saturday... Happy to win, but not thrilled to be significantly slower than the old car and inconsistent too.

I'll post some video once I figure out how to edit it from a new camera.
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Nice drive Charlie! Good saves in T11. I think I remember noticing that and hoping you'd out do yourself. :) This is going to be a fun racing year.

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Qual:
12:14 Sound Advisory - Car #1, 5, 7, 10, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 58, 59, 61, 78,
12:14 80, 85, 86, 89, 95, 98, 99
12:15 Sound Jeopardy - Car #16, 29, 33, 35, 50, 51, 53, 97


Race 1:
17:34 Car #19 - All times disallowed sound violation
17:34 Car #29 - All times disallowed sound violation
17:34 Car #76 - All times disallowed sound violation
17:35 Car # 97 – Some times disallowed- sound violation
17:39 Car # 74 - CSA - 3 position penalty in class - pass under double standing yellow - GCR 6.1.1.B
17:52 Car #24 – CSA – Disqualified – Underweight - per GCR 9.1.8
17:52 Sound advisory: #5, 9, 10, 16, 21, 23, 24, 26, 33, 43, 48, 55, 59, 61, 68, 78, 85, 97, 98
17:53 Sound jeopardy: #05, 6, 20, 34, 35, 41, 50, 51, 53, 74, 86, 9


Race 2:
17:33 Car #80 – CSA – Disqualified - Failure to obey race official - GCR 2.1.5




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17:33 Car #80 – CSA – Disqualified - Failure to obey race official - GCR 2.1.5





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