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[dfuser]

Who all gonna be there. Btw I spelled it the same way I read it from the SCCA email.

[Greg Smith]

Does anyone know the refund policy? I can't find it anywhere.

[Cnj]

Who all gonna be there. Btw I spelled it the same way I read it from the SCCA email.

The list as of today. Big boy from Memphis tells me he has not yet decided whether he will come or not, but personally I think he is scared of getting his butt kicked by Texans.

Cnj


1 John Phillips Iii white 1990 Mazda Miata PhillipsRacePrep
2 Jim Drago white/green 1999 Mazda Miata east street racing/Saferacer
5 Andy Rushing Silver / Red 1991 Mazda Miata Applied Racing Technology
8 William Keeling Silver 1992 Mazda Miata Phillips Race Prep, Lucas Racing and Restoration
9 Holly Murphy Black and Silver 0 Mazda Maita Brent Mosing
10 Greg Abel red, white, blue 1990 Mazda Miata Saga Technologies
11 Gale Corley Black/Red 1999 Mazda Miata G.R.E. / Gas Head Motorworks
15 James York Black 1999 Mazda Miata East Street Auto/Stan's Auto Center/Gilfus Racing Enterprises/Wheels America
18 Bill Agha Navy 1999 Mazda Miata dieselstorm.com
22 Michael Ross Silver 1999 Mazda Miata TPR Consulting, Phillips Race Prep
27 Guy Tremblay Silver 1990 Mazda Miata
30 Camden Jones Black 1990 miata mazda TOMAK Motorsports/Phillips Race Prep/Gabriel Jordan Auto Group
32 Craig Janssen Black/ white 1999 Mazda Miata
33 Adam Poland White 1991 Mazda Miata NEM Racing, TheDriversEdge, Poland Construction
40 Toby Linder Red / Silver 1991 Mazda Miata From Above
46 Curtis Henscheid Red/Silver 1990 Mazda Miata PHILLIPS RACE PREP, PRESTIGE GUNITE OF NORTH TX
59 Brian Wisler Green 1999 Mazda Spec Miata
60 Russ Hamilton Copper 1999 Mazda Miata Red Hat Racing
61 Keith Verges Blue/Silver 1990 Mazda Miata Apex Driving Academy
62 Jeffrey Holbrook Red/White/Blue 1994 Mazda Miata Time Well Spent
66 Luke Bickham Black 1999 Mazda Miata Luke Bickham, P.C. / Phillips Race Prep
72 Christopher Haldeman black/blue 1999 mazda miata PHILLIPS RACE PREP
74 Matt Reynolds Silver/Blue 1999 Mazda Miata Reynolds Brothers Racing
75 Aaron McSpadden red 1999 mazda  miata Teamsillustrated.com
78 Todd Buras White 1990 Mazda Miata Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
82 William Collings 0range 1999 mazda miata ed p-head racing
91 Kent Carter White 1991 Mazda Miata Phillips Race Prep
95 Eva Watson White 1994 Mazda Miata Group W Motorsports
97 Steven Holloway BRG 1991 Mazda Miata
02 Brian Siminski Red 1991 Mazda Miata
04 Brett Gabriel Silver 1999 Mazda Miata Lakeside Foot Care

[Cnj]

Does anyone know the refund policy? I can't find it anywhere.

Greg,

Sign up and don't send a check (hardly anyone does). Pay on site. If for some reason you can't make it there's no penalty (at least there has not been for me in the past). Anyway looking forward to seeing you at your first SM race weekend. Won't be as fast as your BMW but the fun per dollar will sure be higher!

Cnj

[Greg Smith]

Greg,

Sign up and don't send a check (hardly anyone does). Pay on site. If for some reason you can't make it there's no penalty (at least there has not been for me in the past). Anyway looking forward to seeing you at your first SM race weekend. Won't be as fast as your BMW but the fun per dollar will sure be higher!

Cnj

Perfect. Car should be ready soon, looks like I've got 1 test day to re-learn how to drive, should be... interesting.

-Greg

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

Perfect. Car should be ready soon, looks like I've got 1 test day to re-learn how to drive, should be... interesting.

-Greg

It's pretty easy moving from the BMW to the Miata. Just forget about using the pedal in the middle and you should be just fine.

Looking forward to seeing you out there!

[trimless]

Craig, look forward to seeing you it's been a while! Mr Drago, hope to see you there too. You had some bad luck at the March TWS national so hope you can make the trip back and try it again. Looks like all the fast guys are showing up including 3 of the fastest 1.6 drivers in these parts.

[cam]

Craig, look forward to seeing you it's been a while! Mr Drago, hope to see you there too. You had some bad luck at the March TWS national so hope you can make the trip back and try it again. Looks like all the fast guys are showing up including 3 of the fastest 1.6 drivers in these parts.

I had family obligations and could not attend. So what where the results? Were the good 1.6 drivers able to keep up with the '99's in SCCA trim?

[suck fumes]

I had family obligations and could not attend. So what where the results? Were the good 1.6 drivers able to keep up with the '99's in SCCA trim?

No. 99's dominated. Congrats to Agha on his 4th place finish yesterday. Keeps getting faster every time. Thanks to Ed for tweeking my setup to be competitive while riding on 6th heat cycle tires. Had to be smooth to keep the car under me.

[MPR22]

I had family obligations and could not attend. So what where the results? Were the good 1.6 drivers able to keep up with the '99's in SCCA trim?

Sat: McSpadden, Reynolds, Haldeman, Corley, Smith
Rushing completed 5 laps but lost his transmission.

Sun: Reynolds, McSpadden, Berry, Agha, Smith

New to SM Smith is pretty fast.

Congrats to teammate Chris Haldeman for a podium finish on Saturday and P2 qualifying on Sunday.
Also great weekend for Bill Agha, Aaron is right, he gets faster every weekend.

Thanks to Pat Ross my father, my buddy and sponsor. We had a great weekend together, smiles all around.
Thanks to John Phillips, my mentor and team leader. As you know I wouldn't be fighting to get onto the tail of the front group without your help and advice.

Look forward to the next race hopefully Toyo ships more tires soon, we are plumb out.

[Greg Smith]

Hey guys, nice meeting everyone, now I just need to put screen names to faces. Not sure when my next SM race will be, but I'm looking forward to it already. It's certainly a lot more intense/closer than BMWCCA CR, but that's exactly why I came here. I'm curious what my car dynos, I'm not quite sure it's as strong as I was lead to believe. Here are my videos...
Race 1:
Race 2:

-Greg Smith

[Jim Drago]

Congrats Aaron and Matt

I could only make one, Atlanta or Texas, I went to Atlanta. I will be back next year I hope. I like that track and people. See you guys at the Sprints or the Runoffs
Jim

[Bench Racer]

No. 99's dominated.

Same $hit at Road America. I have nothing against anyone or their cars but it's high time the SCCA SMAC/CRB looks at all the 2011 SCCA podium finishes & makes some adjustments. Seems to me that at the Runoffs venue each & every spec line Spec Miata should have an opportunity for a podium finish. Several good 1.6 have been at at Road America national races & the Runoffs the last two years with none on the podium. The same ol story from the SCCA of poorly preped 1.6 with so so drivers isn't the answer.

With production car classes the Runoffs are used for the measuring stick. A couple years ago a CRX handed the H production field it's a$$ at Road America. The car got IIRC 100 pounds. Then the next year the same car with a different driver handed out a bashing to the field at the first two national races & IIRC it got another 175 pounds before the Runoffs. Same $hit happened with last years H production Runoffs champion. BUT, when a bunch of 99's with a 94/97 mixed in walk the 1.6's at the Runoffs the SCCA seems to think that's all ok. The SCCA thinks it's ok because those of you with 1.6's that are capable sit back in your rocker & take it without demanding as a group that changes be made.

Come on 1.6'ers become a team to get some support that would allow podium finish for 1.6's at Road America. The SCCA doesn't seem to want to provide a cost effective measures of parity at Road America for the 1.6 so let's request the other spec lines be brought back to the 1.6. The cost of a different restrictor plate for Road America is what, maybe $50.00. Sure there's dyno time but that's done either way. Oh ya I understand using a different restrictor plate at Road America would be a different solution BUT in reality if the podium data were reviewed maybe other tracks would require that same different restrictor.

Yes, I have a brand new build 1.6 (first class other than motor & transmission) but my driving talent would not get me a regional podium or to the Runoffs. As one of our friends says "that crazy ol %@$&#.

[steveracer]

Verges was 5th or 6th, I was 12th on Saturday.

Verges and I had a nice race for 7/8th on Sunday with Verges winning the 1.6 class, I was 2nd. Will post some video tomorrow.

[steveracer]

Did anybody get a picture of the ex VonVurst car that started with "I love you mom" on it that was changed to "I love men"?

P.S. Tell him when we're stacked up at 3 on the 1st lap he's gonna have to brake earlier, I'm not his brake marker.

[Bench Racer]

Verges was 5th or 6th, I was 12th on Saturday.

Verges and I had a nice race for 7/8th on Sunday with Verges winning the 1.6 class, I was 2nd.

Thanks for the 1.6 update.

[trimless]

Thanks for the 1.6 update.

I have a 99 and a 1.6. Raced the 99 on Saturday, qualified 3rd and finished 4th. Last lap of Saturday's race my windshield was busted by a rock thrown up from a lapper car. I had to race the 1.6 on Sunday, qualified 17th and finished 9th I believe. Both cars are prepared for national races with the 1.6 being down a few hp to a top car. Same driver, two different car's and very different results

Too bad Andy Rushing did not get to finish a race this weekend, he has one of the best 1.6's in the region and not too bad a driver either.

[HoneyBadger - BrianW]

I have a 99 and a 1.6. Raced the 99 on Saturday, qualified 3rd and finished 4th. Last lap of Saturday's race my windshield was busted by a rock thrown up from a lapper car. I had to race the 1.6 on Sunday, qualified 17th and finished 9th I believe. Both cars are prepared for national races with the 1.6 being down a few hp to a top car. Same driver, two different car's and very different results

Too bad Andy Rushing did not get to finish a race this weekend, he has one of the best 1.6's in the region and not too bad a driver either.

Gale, did you get caught in traffic for Sunday's qualifying or was your qual lap representative of the speed of your 1.6?

[James York]

Gale, did you get caught in traffic for Sunday's qualifying or was your qual lap representative of the speed of your 1.6?

I believe he was utilizing R-888s during some of the sessions this weekend. I can't remember if it was his Sun qualifiy session or not.

R-888 are heavy and more of a handicap on a 1.6 versus a 99.

[trimless]

I believe he was utilizing R-888s during some of the sessions this weekend. I can't remember if it was his Sun qualifiy session or not.

R-888 are heavy and more of a handicap on a 1.6 versus a 99.

Ran on 888's all weekend except for Sundays race when I borrowed Andy's RA-1's. The 888's are heavy but either way the 1.6 was over 1 second slower per lap.