How about a post race report from Summit

#21

I with you guys, my power steering blew up just before the last event and I had a mysterious slow leak from the bottom of the tranny during the event. I guess we shall see.

#22

I will open my comments by saying that everyone had a great weekend, and lots of non-Spec E30 racers came by to talk with the group about the series and the GRM article. I personally talked with half a dozen guys about the series, including a couple of racers in other series who are ready for a change. Very positive feedback from everyone who read the article.

As for the race report…Chris Cobetta and Jens (Bill Scott’s Son, owner of Summit Point) checked out and managed to pull away from the rest of the field both days. Both Chris and Jens have more time at SP than all the other racers combined so it came as no suprise when they both rocketted out front. I qualified thrid both days and didn’t have much for the two front runners. I’m going to blame my crappy old tires, but the truth be know they were just better than me in turns 3 and 10 (Two places at SP I still can’t stomach going flat out). Chris won Saturday’s race with Jens in second. Sunday the order was reversed. Brain was all alone in third both Sat / Sun. The trophy girls were exceptionally attractive and I wished I had stayed to get my picture taken:)

Standing starts were uneventfull, as were both races, with all the E30 racers performing superbly. 8 cars started, 8 cars finished both races. With Dan’s electrical glitch which was quickly fixed being the sole exception. Series points battles had already been decided so this weekend was truly for the "hardcore" racers who race for the love of it…Carlton/Carter where are youuuuuuuu?:slight_smile:

The 944’s were a different story. Lots of heavy sheetmetal damage and a couple of blown engines. One 944 spun in another’s oil slick and almost hit the safety vehicle. Should be some interesting video if anyone in 944 land posts it.

#23

Patton wrote:

[quote]Just looked at the NASA race results. From the qualifing and race times it looks like Chris and Jens were really fast.(In another time zone kind of describes it.) Congratulations to both race winners as I can see that a Spec E30 race wins are going to be harder to come by next year. Jens Scott is a new(ish) name.Where did all of these racers come from? Some background on Jens? Add to the mix the always fast duos of Carter and Carlton, Vic and Alex, Brandon and Steve, Mike and Ed, Daniel and David, etc.,I think the readership gets the picture. Argg…Ba humbug. Regards, Robert (it used to be easy) Patton[/quote] Jens is a Summit Point Instructor and son of the track owner. He is co-driver with Skip Bennett in Dave Pallister’s old car.

#24

jonmca wrote:

[quote]I with you guys, my power steering blew up just before the last event and I had a mysterious slow leak from the bottom of the tranny during the event. I guess we shall see.[/quote] Fixing the power steering is free. Just remove it and save a few pounds.

#25

As for my report, well, I am still banished to GTS Challenge (finishing the car to SpecE30 over this winter), but had lots of fun there anyway. Enjoyed a silly little class win on Saturday, and agree with Brain about the trophy girls… they are a real NASA perk compared to my recent experience with the BMW CCA trophy procedures!

Anyways on Sunday I made my first big mistake (during a race anyway) which resulted in a DNF by way of a punctured tire. Here’s the video…

The upside is that I can shed those Hoosiers now in favor of RA1s. :woohoo:

#26

brain wrote:

[quote]
Series points battles had already been decided so this weekend was truly for the "hardcore" racers who race for the love of it…Carlton/Carter where are youuuuuuuu?:-)[/quote]

A neighbor and I were riding our bicycles from Raleigh, NC to the beach, 170 miles total. We had planned the trip four months ago and I didn’t check the calendar. I will next year.

Carter

#27

nasaregistrar wrote:

[quote]ddavidv wrote:

[quote]I was in HPDE3 trying to break the weakest part of my car, which turned out to be the heater core. :S Good I wasn’t wearing my new racing shoes. Anyway, I was very pleased with the car, and not so pleased with the driver. :whistle: Apparently I need a little helmet-smack before corner entries to slow my butt down a bit more.
I was in the Sat run group with Cobetto. He naturally blew me into the weeds. I tried in vain to keep him in sight to try to watch his line, etc but his speed and other traffic killed that idea in about a half a lap. Thus, I expect to be a very competitive driver for about, oh, 8th place in the future. :lol:
Much thanks to Brain and Sean for tolerating my noob questions and taking the time to make us feel welcome. Really look forward to running with you guys, hopefully sometime in '07 as I suck up to my cage builder this winter.[/quote] no worries man…the more the merrier.

Jens sure did a good job of not collecting that P car. Nice photos![/quote]

I just closed my eyes and kept the pedal down.

#28

jensscott wrote:

[quote]nasaregistrar wrote:

[quote]ddavidv wrote:

[quote]I was in HPDE3 trying to break the weakest part of my car, which turned out to be the heater core. :S Good I wasn’t wearing my new racing shoes. Anyway, I was very pleased with the car, and not so pleased with the driver. :whistle: Apparently I need a little helmet-smack before corner entries to slow my butt down a bit more.
I was in the Sat run group with Cobetto. He naturally blew me into the weeds. I tried in vain to keep him in sight to try to watch his line, etc but his speed and other traffic killed that idea in about a half a lap. Thus, I expect to be a very competitive driver for about, oh, 8th place in the future. :lol:
Much thanks to Brain and Sean for tolerating my noob questions and taking the time to make us feel welcome. Really look forward to running with you guys, hopefully sometime in '07 as I suck up to my cage builder this winter.[/quote] no worries man…the more the merrier.

Jens sure did a good job of not collecting that P car. Nice photos![/quote]

I just closed my eyes and kept the pedal down.[/quote] I guess that is as good a plan as any in that situation…