Another incredible weekend with NASA Southeast. To start, I hate that the video above is the first one we see and will most likely be the largest discussion point because there was some absolutely incredible hard, tight, and clean racing going on most of the weekend.
The weather was absolutely perfect on Saturday and turned out decent for Sunday. The threat of rain was there all day Sunday but managed to hold off for the entire event.
For me, Saturdays race was a blast. Sandro got out to an early lead and was impossible to real in. That left a great battle between Damian Moses and I that lasted the entire race. Really close battle the entire time. Fortunately for me, I was able to hold off his one last ditch effort coming out of 12 and maintained my second place position to the checkered flag. Unfortunately for both me and Damian, we were both disqualified hours later when it was brought to our attention that we both passed an out of class car under a local yellow. Tunnel vision certainly got the best of me as I was heavily focused on a yellow Escort that Sandro had just passed and I was pressed to get around the car before Sandro jumped out to a huge lead. In the end, it was a poor move on my part. Live and learn.
As for Sunday, probably one of the best true battles I have been in. Sandro was on Pole and I qualified P2 with Damian P3. I was able to get to turn 1 slightly ahead of Sandro and was able to hold the lead for a few laps while watching Sandor and Damian battle hard for second. As the race progressed, Position 1, 2, and 3 changed repeatedly! Every little mistake cost each of us positions. At a couple times during the race we were heading into corners three wide and every time came out of it unscathed.
In the end, it was Sandro 1st, Damian 2nd, and I followed in third right behind Damian. I had one last ditch effort heading into the kink two wide with Damian but I decided to yield at the last second to ensure all cars were able to be driven back onto the trailers at the end of the race.
I will work on getting my video up in the next couple of days. It is very similar to the tight racing that went on at Roebling last month but will not have the great commentary our Mr. Gress.
Great time with all the E30 crowd Saturday night!
