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The bad news is the weather; predicting 50%+ rain on Thu, Fri and Saturday right now :(

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Do not look at the weather!!!!!! The day before is when we can look. Until then it will just stress you out!!!!

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:-))):-)))

So very true!

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See...already changed for the better :D

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LOLOL, the "science of weather." With all the uncertainty and little knowledge, there must be a lot of opportunity to make money in this. Too funny, thanks Scott, you made my day.

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No worries. I'm a weather checker, much to the dismay of the Professor. :)

link

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:ballkicked::-DDD

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:-)))

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Schedule has been posted! 30 & 35min run sessions (link)

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I was thinking maybe going down via 29, in the past I've taken the powhite pkwy around that time with good results.

My girl is all dressed up with new shoes for prom next weekend :D

Dropped the her off this morning to get an alignment.

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She looks ready for sure :) I generally take Powhite, Rt 360, there are far fewer lights and it ends up right at VIR. Let's see if timing works out.

I watched the beginning of the Rolex race today at VIR (on TV of course) and it was pouring rain. But I am sure we'll get bright sunshine :)

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Last minute but Mia and I are in! FTS had a role to play :pals:

Huge thanks to Kevin with FSR for all his help in getting us into the event.

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Woooohooooo!

:pals:

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I wish I wasn't in Paris this week!!!!
But will have fun! I wanted to chase Dell down! ;)

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Heck, that would have been a piece of cake. These days, I'm lucky to break 2:08 with my POS 3500# Turbo. :-((

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"Due to the increased numbers of Instructors in both Black and Red, we will be running both groups using the Extended Passing Rules."

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Sweet jesus, help us all.

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I thought that was the case any way :confused:

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It was on their document site (open for black and red), but I had not seen a mention of it anywhere else specifically related to this event, so to me, it was 'official' until I saw it in Kevin's email yesterday.

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The weather is looking :cool:

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Love it when I have to pack sunscreen!

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Now you've gone an done it!!!:o

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Hey guys, I'm not going to make it, I wasn't feeling too hot yesterday and it's gotten a lot worst today. It would be one thing to drive 6 hours to get there, then be on drugs as a moving 3 cone. Weather looks like it's going to great, have fun, put in a extra lap for me. :D


Todd

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So sorry to hear it Todd, hope you feel better soon. We'll run together in July or August.

Take care of yourself, I'll drink a beer for you ;)

Re: First Settlers - VIR May 20-22
 

I just made to the hotel 30 mins ago, this has been a very long two days :( Although, still not as bad as Todd's.

Thursday AM --> take son to school for his finals, on the way back, get pulled over for expired registration, receive $70 ticket, not including the missing front lisence plate (stupid me, forgot to renew and temp reg. :beatinghead:)

Thursday AM/PM --> start two new projects with hard deadlines, no time to loose, put teams together, talk with customer, write PMPs, etc., etc., and etc. Get home at 10 pm.

Friday AM --> make calls to friends for an emergency state inspection. However, rotors have to be replaced. Make more calls begging dealer to find front rotors, Tysons Porsche finds them and brings them from another dealer, schedules replacement.

Friday AM --> Take son to school for more finals, change wheels

Friday noon --> Make it to Roger (Authotherapy), he finds his friend to do the state inspection, 2 hours later I am out to MVA.

Friday 2 pm --> Make it to MVA, long lines, 1 hour later, I have a new reg and sticker.

Friday 3:30 pm --> make it to dealer, starving, they take the car, tech comes (GT3 specialist, Thomas), starts work. I walk a mile to find a sandwich, a bad one at that.

Friday 5:30 pm --> Rotors changed, brakes flushed, wheels greased and torqued, all happy, pay bill, hit the road to VIR with smiles.

Friday 7:00 pm --> still haven't made to out of Metro DC area due to rush hour traffic. Finally hit US29, keep cursing at all the lights, they all turn red when they see me.

Friday 8:30 pm --> cruising nicely on US29, a Bimmer comes next to me, accelerating/decelerating trying entice me, I don't budge for 10 miles. Finally, he is stuck behind traffic, so I accelerate to open a gap... over the hill... COP! too late. Receive ticket for $51 and loose 20 mins, Bimmer passes by.

Friday 11:00 pm --> make it to Danville, find a McDonalds and get a sandwich, as bad as I remember, wash car in self-service, check into the hotel.

Saturday 00:00 --> make coffee, turn on computer and relax; have to wake up at 5 am. I am REALLY looking forward to a new day at the track tomorrow.

Good night

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You guys have FUN. Best i can do is watch f1 this weekend.

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The weekend did not start well; an incident on each of the first 3 sessions, and nearly 2 hours delay :(

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Sorry to hear that.
Same bad luck last weekend at Sebring, a few black flags on lap 2 with long clean up time and a few torrential rains other sessions. Only got 3 25 minute sessions all weekend.

Better luck tomorrow. Enjoy your after track beer. Those taste the best..

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sorry to hear about the carnage, you can set the lap record tomorrow

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Today we are doing much better :) alittle hot, but no complaints.

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Just let U's know when you break 2 minutes. Haha

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Hahaha, yeah, may be in 10 years?

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Pictures!!

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What a great weekend! Great to meet up with Fatih and Brian this weekend. Sorry about the BMW sending debris from the blown motor through your radiator Brian. At least we were able to slow you down by making you drive your wife's car! :)

That cloud of smoke from the blown motor in the BMW was so thick we almost had to come to a complete stop before moving through the cloud for fear of a car being stopped in the middle of the track!

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My quick write up on my weekend :) (link) +1 to Dell's comment; great to finally meet the 'register' guys.

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It was a blast. Meeting you guys in person was truly the best part. Having your family and freinds around is priceless. Dell's son was out for breaking the lap records in his little car, pedaling way with his helmet on, awesome sight.

I am so glad that Scott made the Saturday and Sunday, although we almost never found one another on the track except few brief periods, we must have been running about the same pace on opposite sides of the track.

I hope we'll get to do this soon again. I will follow up a video, hopefully, but now I have catch up to work.

Cheers all!

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Dell, great to meet you too! Wish we had more time together but it was a busy weekend for everyone. Next time....

The smoke was scary! I was car #2 to go through it and prayed that the car in front of me didn't stop or move over. 0 visibility is frightening especially at 100+ mph. Yeah, 5 laps was all I got in the GT2 thanks to a hole in the radiator. I was fortunate to discover it and not dump coolant on the track or damage the car.

Luckily I had my wife's Cayman S to drive. I had an absolute blast! I'd forgotten how much fun that car is to drive. There were several cars in my group that were running similar lap times and we were really going at it. To my surprise, I broke into the 2:14's. It was exhausting and my leg's bruised from bracing myself in the 3 point belts.

Scott, great to meet you too! Sorry we were both part of the bad MoJo that surrounded us Friday morning. It was satisfying to see the :) on your face Saturday morning when you told me the bumper arrived and you were ready to go. It seemed to set the tone for the rest of the weekend which was ALL GOOD!

That boy was too much! 3 years old cruising the paddork in his car, helmet and, or course, racing gloves! Dad must be reading him Dr. Seuss's Theory of Slip Angle for his bedtime story.:)

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Here's the video. I accidentally dropped the resolution too low when I exported it for Vimeo. If you look closely you can see that "BOOM" halfway up the back straight as I start down the back out of Oak Tree. I gave you a point just a bit earlier in the lap so you must have been right there when it happened! It was so thick we couldn't see driving through and I was so worried there could be a car stuck on track. All I could think of was Days of Thunder and having to pull some serious Cole Trickle move :-DDD


You know it! He actually asked me today if he could have a "Red Bull Racing" car. I told him he'd have to settle for a go kart. He then followed that up with....."Daddy, I think I am going to be Schumacher when I drive"

Damn that kid is going to cost me some $$$:beatinghead:

Here is the paddock cruiser in his car!
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Thanks for the vid! I didn't have my camera on. I was right there when it happened and from the looks of the video your visibility was better than mine. :eek: It was very thick when I passed through and I had spray (oil or coolant) on my windshield.