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  1. 01-09-2009, 11:46 AM #1
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    HSR 2009, the SE vintage racing thread

    http://www.hsrrace.com/HSR/HSRHome.n...P?OpenDocument

    And SVRA:
    http://www.svra.com/SVRA/SVRAHome.ns...W?OpenDocument

    I just decided that I will not attend Palm Beach HSR (mostly because I can go to Watkins Glen for less money). But that is just a personal opinion from my prospective.

    I will be at HSR Sebring. I am sure sure that Juan will kick my butt, but he is just too fast.

    Nonetheless, please allow us all to get together. We could take a few pictures and show everyone how fast (or slow, in my case) we are.

    We do know that eastern racers are faster than western U. S. racers?
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  2. 01-10-2009, 10:51 AM #2
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    Hey Doc,

    I plan to go to all the Florida events this year. Depending on financial considerations, I might go to one out of state event (so take advantage and go to those so you can win ).

    See you at Sebring. Juan
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  3. 01-13-2009, 10:27 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by ErVikingo View Post
    Depending on financial considerations, I might go to one out of state event (so take advantage and go to those so you can win ).
    Juan,
    You know how to hurt an old guy.

    I remember when I was your age and would drive into a track knowing I would break my personal lap record. Those days are gone. Now I drive into a track hoping that nothing breaks or falls off the car (or me).
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    Come on Doc, don't give me the "older I get faster I was line" you are pretty fast; its the race group issue.

    I decided not to race karts when I saw that I would be racing against kids. I can't see them having the same respect for bone integrity as an older person
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    Yea, yea. You remind me of Michael Schumacher who said "No risk, no fun".

    I have other excuses.
    • I didn't pass you because you were faster.
    • I was running too much downforce for this configuration.
    • I was racing on old tires.
    • My engine was cutting out.
    • I was suffering from a bad vibration.


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  6. 01-16-2009, 12:48 PM #6
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    "I didn't realise that I had set my shift light to come on at 3500rpm"
    "Ran out of octane booster"
    "I have to back off slightly or I'll trip the noise meters"
    "My engine was 50bhp down on power due to the rabbit stuck in the air intake"
    "My gearing is all wrong"
    "I was cruising the straight at 60mph to cool things down"
    "I was remapping my ECU"
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    "I was on a cooldown lap"
    "I just don't have the car to show my talent"
    "I was filming that lap for a DVD"
    "I didn't want to be too close to him when he crashed"
    "The wife will kill me if I crash it"
    "I was going for smoothness"
    "I could not catch you because your line through turn 1 was so strange it confused me and ruined my lap time"
    "I didn't have the time to walk the track first. Backwards"
    "I'm doing my sighting lap"
    "I only use 90% throttle"
    "I was learning the lines"
    "I'm only good behind a keyboard in reality"
    "The confidence and ability ratio was out of solar alignment"
    "I got cramp in my calf in the middle of the lap"
    "Someone spun in front of me"
    "Apart from being off line, too fast, braking too late and turning in too soon, I can't see what I did wrong"
    "I hit an oil patch"
    "When they resurfaced they never repainted the turn-in dot, so I went straight on"
    "I slowed down so you had time to reload your camera"
    "Everyone needs a selfish lap"
    "I was showing my friend round the track and his extra weight made me miss the braking point and go off"
    "A wasp stung me as I waited to start"
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    "I was twenty feet off the line and passing people by way of the wall at pit lane".



    You can see the green flag on the stand. You can see Juan 6 inches from the pit wall with a guy following him in a white car. I have no idea how they all managed to get through T-1 without a problem. Because I was too far back to see it.

    I can't get any respect in this fast crowd:





    But we do have good parties:


    Brian wasn't at this race. He had to work.
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  9. 01-26-2009, 10:59 AM #9
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    The Savannah race has been postponed. It seems that they have a PGA golf tournament the same weekend.

    They rescheduled in August (nothing like being in Savannah in August ):
    http://www.hsrrace.com/HSR/HSRHome.n...3?OpenDocument
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  10. 01-28-2009, 02:58 AM #10
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    They have also added a new event at Bluegrass Motorsports (track is still under construction). Very interesting track layout: www.drivebluegrass.com
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