Who is coming to South Carolina in Feb?

#21

[quote=“Ranger” post=70597]Since it’s the first event of the year, be emotionally prepared to deal with hassles. That is to say, have your car ready to go because doing all the extra stuff Saturday morning will mean you won’t have time to do that engine swap that you were saving for the paddock.

All of our comp licenses expired 31Dec. If you diligently renewed your comp license in early Jan, your NASA membership probably lapsed yesterday.

Tech form is here http://www.nasaproracing.com/forms/annual_race_tech.pdf Tech costs $100. Might want to beat the rush and get it done Friday 4-7PM.
SFI Harness 2yrs, FIA harness 5yrs.
Window net must show date and be <5yrs old.
Seats with no (or expired) FIA decal need a brace.
Check kill switch and battery hold-down.
Kill switch and fire ext/system E decals are mandatory. Tech oftens has decals for sale. Unless you need one.
NASA patches on driver suits are required. SpecE30 patches are recommended. Mostly because I pocket >$2 on each one.
If you put anti-freeze in coolant for Winter, it’s time to flush.

For some reason I couldn’t get to the latest version of the NASA CCR, so if there’s anything new and egregious, it will surprise us both.

For those that are unaware, you can “Reserve” your car # by filling out a form and paying $50. Your number needs to be unique in Lightning in the SE. Formally reserving your # means if some other goof shows up in Lighting wearing your number, he loses.

Our parking area is near the bathrooms/false grid. I should be on site early Friday morning and will attempt to keep interlopers out of our parking area. If we have newbies racing for the first time I’ll be available Friday afternoon to drink your beer and cheerfully mock you re. your newby status.[/quote]

#22

I will assist Gress in the mocking and consumption of the libations of others.

But, as an added bonus, I also talk $hit a bunch while drinking your beer. Gress is actually nice about it. As a double bonus, I’ll talk $hit and make bets, usually running in your favor. Please be sure to lock your trunks, or you will wind up like Johan Schwartz with a trunk full of glass and cans when you hook it into turn one.

#23

I was at VIR 3 years ago, that was interesting…Also there is a new rule that only cans or road kill can be installed in the trunk, NO GLASS…better get you wine in a box.

Al

#24

Looks like the field is 17 deep at this point. Not bad. Let’s get a few more in there. That means more booze and more gambling.

When is everyone rolling in? I need to plan my alcoholism appropriately.

#25

Fabeny, Colin 1991 BMW 325is Blue
Palacio, Julio 1989 BMW 325is Red
Patton, Robert 1987 BMW 325is white/
stoops, jared 1990 bmw 325is Red
Espinosa, Sandro 1991 BMW 325i Blue
Patrick, Paul 1990 BMW 325is Silver
Taylor, Charles 1989 BMW 325is Black
Bauguess, Broderick 1987 BMW 325is Red
WALSH, DAVID 1990 bmw 325 White/Or
Switzer, Fred 1987 BMW 325is red/blac
Smith, Sumpter 1988 BMW 325IS WHITE
Gress, Scott 1987 BMW 325is Silver
McKay, Scott 1989 BMW 325 black/or
Lako, Steven 1989 BMW 325i gray/ora
Nash, Aaron 1987 BMW 325is White/Bl
Parkhurst, Laura 1987 BMW 325is Black
Palacio, Eric 1986 BMW 325i Blue/Bla

#26

I’ve taken the liberty to put the entry list in Saturday’s finishing order. If I don’t recognize your name, I’m putting you near the bottom, because if you ran in the front, I’d recognize your name:

McKay, Scott 1989 BMW 325 black/or
WALSH, DAVID 1990 bmw 325 White/Or
Lako, Steven 1989 BMW 325i gray/ora
Palacio, Eric 1986 BMW 325i Blue/Bla
Palacio, Julio 1989 BMW 325is Red
Taylor, Charles 1989 BMW 325is Black
Patton, Robert 1987 BMW 325is white/
Gress, Scott 1987 BMW 325is Silver
Fabeny, Colin 1991 BMW 325is Blue
Switzer, Fred 1987 BMW 325is red/blac
stoops, jared 1990 bmw 325is Red
Espinosa, Sandro 1991 BMW 325i Blue
Patrick, Paul 1990 BMW 325is Silver
Bauguess, Broderick 1987 BMW 325is Red
Smith, Sumpter 1988 BMW 325IS WHITE
Nash, Aaron 1987 BMW 325is White/Bl
Parkhurst, Laura 1987 BMW 325is Black

I’m flying in for this race. Please somebody bring beer. Lots of beer.

#27

$50 says you are outside the top 5 (assuming Lako, Walsh, Sandro, Eric and Julio are also on RRs). I’ll even let you take that bet each day. :smiley:

#28

$50. Way to be a tough guy. I’ll take the $50 bet, but no sissy caveats of who is on what tire. I can’t control when those guys get their welfare checks, and whether they will buy tires or groceries with it. Let me know if you are in or out.

I’ve got another $50 that says I can chug a beer faster than you.

#29

[quote=“BigKeyserSoze” post=70661]
I’ve got another $50 that says I can chug a beer faster than you.[/quote] Dude I won the 2011 championship by buying podiums with good tires. I’ll make a bet with you guys on the same tires otherwise it’s silly. PS beer chugging? How did you go to law school if you’re still in high school?

#30

[quote=“BigKeyserSoze” post=70661]$50. Way to be a tough guy. I’ll take the $50 bet, but no sissy caveats of who is on what tire. I can’t control when those guys get their welfare checks, and whether they will buy tires or groceries with it. Let me know if you are in or out.

I’ve got another $50 that says I can chug a beer faster than you.[/quote]who are you billing for all the tenths of an hour you’re wasting here?

#31

Tenths? Hilarious. We round up to the nearest three hour.

If I could get paid for all of the time I waste here, buying cars, fixing cars, and all the other racing stuff I do, I’d be seriously retired by now.

#32

$50 says you are outside the top 5 (assuming Lako, Walsh, Sandro, Eric and Julio are also on RRs). I’ll even let you take that bet each day. :D[/quote]

damn i wish i were doing this race, then we could up the wager to top 6

#33

I’d bet Sandro “chupracabra” finishes ahead of McKay…And Fred if he finishes his list before grid is called.

Damn, if I was not completely laid up I would come down…would love to just drink a beer and turn some wrenches and give bad advice.

Al

#34

Hey muchachos(as), does anybody have a set of RA1’s that Jay can buy at the track? If so, please bring them to CMP, he’ll buy them there.

Thanks, and looking forward to this weekend. It’s been too long!!

#35

$50 says you are outside the top 5 (assuming Lako, Walsh, Sandro, Eric and Julio are also on RRs). I’ll even let you take that bet each day. :D[/quote]

damn i wish i were doing this race, then we could up the wager to top 6[/quote]
Do you even remember where CMP is?!?! :laugh:

FYI - The Pink Panther II will debut at Road Atlanta next month - got tied up with the Pissant’s School Project: Electric Porsche 944 B)

#36

Between your DQ and 4th, I guess we’ll have to call it a push? :evil:

#37

I guess so, even though I still think the DQ was shit. The car measured out perfect with the RA-1, plus they were measuring the car wrong, but I didn’t protest or bitch. I just drank. Its how I roll.

#38

Track width? Seems like I heard of somebody else getting popped for that at CMP a couple years ago. :woohoo:

PS - Bitching on here still counts as bitching. :stuck_out_tongue:

PPS - How was the new Group3/Lako/Walsh machine? 4th is a good result for a car’s maiden weekend for sure.

#39

Awesome weekend! great racing with McKay Saturday! Sunday, not so good, running 3rd and I thought I had something for the 2 fastest guys, until I spun out due to my hangover dumb ass over-inflating the two left tires and sliding a little more than I was expecting, but got to play with the least intense guy on the field (Jay) none of that balls to the wall kind of attitude there :whistle: . Fun track, hard as petrified shit, and damn hard on tires, gotta bring two sets of stickers next time! yikes! can’t wait for Rd Atl. John Clark and Mark Issa will be joining us there! One more in the works…

#40

Nah, I’m not complaining. Switzer handled the whole deal well, and let’s face it, I finished 5th at a regional race in South Carolina. Its not like I was defending a Nationals win. It is what it is, and we will make proper corrections to the spacer to work with the RR tires.

The car was a lot of fun, and I think it was well prepared. I couldn’t get it to run with either of the Palacios, or Walsh when he was running hard, and I really don’t know why that was. I don’t think it was the car. I tried driving it really hard, that didn’t work, so I went easy, and that didn’t work, either. I think the talent in the SE is strong, and perhaps I suck more than I used to, not sure. But, it was fun, and I got to drink with my pals, so all was well.