another Lemons race in the record books.
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another Lemons race in the record books.
TAJ Escort... 28th overall.. Penalty box hounds.
3000Gt40... Broke with 4 hours left.
Eurotrash BMW... No update.. but were in the top 10 after day 1
Barring any unforseen disasters from Eurotrash I assume they won the Tampa cup?
3000Gt40... Broke with 4 hours left.
Eurotrash BMW... No update.. but were in the top 10 after day 1
Barring any unforseen disasters from Eurotrash I assume they won the Tampa cup?
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go Eurotrash! hope to hear the results were good.
good going TAJ.
good going TAJ.
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awesome! hopefully barry and the guys finished well
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Nope in the last 2 hours Us and the Z team were 5th and 6th . One lap apart.. I got ra,med in the passenger door by #16 and escort so hard that it bent the rocker panel and the door wont open. I was pushed off the track.,
I got back flagged the other car didnt. I was pissed off and full of Adrenaline and when I went to the pit area for the black flag I wasnt paying attention to my speed. I could of sworn I was no more than 20 mph. they said i was at 30.. We got penalized for 1 hour.
While the car that hit me snuck off to their pit area( They claim they were bumped and pushed into me). Before they could be black flagged. They checked the car and went back out. No penalites. The rules say if you hit a car you have to go to the penaltie area. They never did. The Judges didnt want to hear our excuses ? nor about the other car that hit me. So there was nothing we could do.
Next Feb is a Chump car series. Ill see if they run the penalties more as a democtratic procedure VS a dictatorship. they say a little competition is always good.
I got back flagged the other car didnt. I was pissed off and full of Adrenaline and when I went to the pit area for the black flag I wasnt paying attention to my speed. I could of sworn I was no more than 20 mph. they said i was at 30.. We got penalized for 1 hour.
While the car that hit me snuck off to their pit area( They claim they were bumped and pushed into me). Before they could be black flagged. They checked the car and went back out. No penalites. The rules say if you hit a car you have to go to the penaltie area. They never did. The Judges didnt want to hear our excuses ? nor about the other car that hit me. So there was nothing we could do.
Next Feb is a Chump car series. Ill see if they run the penalties more as a democtratic procedure VS a dictatorship. they say a little competition is always good.
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Congrats to the Black Sheep and their mighty 300ZX! (grumble, grumble)
Bummer that you got taken out of contention like that, Barry. Sounds like you let the dreaded "red mist" get the best of you. I wouldn't expect Chump Car to be any different at all. When you're coming into the penalty box, seconds no longer count. Take a deep breath, play their game, be respectful, and they'll usually take it easy on you.
Figure that they hadn't seen your car in the penalty box at all in almost two full days of racing! You could have been a quick in-and-out driver change. The other guy? NOT YOUR PROBLEM. Your job is to appease the judges and get YOUR team back out on the track.
Bummer that you got taken out of contention like that, Barry. Sounds like you let the dreaded "red mist" get the best of you. I wouldn't expect Chump Car to be any different at all. When you're coming into the penalty box, seconds no longer count. Take a deep breath, play their game, be respectful, and they'll usually take it easy on you.
Figure that they hadn't seen your car in the penalty box at all in almost two full days of racing! You could have been a quick in-and-out driver change. The other guy? NOT YOUR PROBLEM. Your job is to appease the judges and get YOUR team back out on the track.
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Yep it was a lesson learned. I hope there wont be a next time I get back flagged, but if so i know to keep the car in 1st gear in the pits.
>> I also had mixed feelings about the people that were there. We were in the pit area next to a team that had the Canadain logos. They helped themselves to our chars and didnt put them back. They had guest come in and park a car blocking our trailer back gate so we couldnt open it. Then acted like we were being a pricks when we asked them to move the car. Last of all the took the carboard we were using to keep the oil and gas off the road surface. We were using it when we were refueling to catch spills. When we were not there they took the carboard and used it. Got it soaked in fuel and threw it away.
They last straw was when I was hit. The team didnt go to the Judge area. They didnt come over and apologise or provide an excuse on what happened. I was not impressed with this team.
On the other side. The other BMW teams were great. We had a couple cars that our team member mixed up with out on the track that came over and said.. We had a blast out there with you passing each other. The Batmobile and the Red ferrari hoda come to mind. To bad a few teams can ruin an event.
Now I need to find some place that has a frame machine to pull out the rocker so I can get the door opend and off. It will need a new door and fender.
Also the car was running hot the last 3 hours. So we need to figure out what broke in the cooling system. We have untill Feb to get the car fixed. It needs a new theme any way .
>> I also had mixed feelings about the people that were there. We were in the pit area next to a team that had the Canadain logos. They helped themselves to our chars and didnt put them back. They had guest come in and park a car blocking our trailer back gate so we couldnt open it. Then acted like we were being a pricks when we asked them to move the car. Last of all the took the carboard we were using to keep the oil and gas off the road surface. We were using it when we were refueling to catch spills. When we were not there they took the carboard and used it. Got it soaked in fuel and threw it away.
They last straw was when I was hit. The team didnt go to the Judge area. They didnt come over and apologise or provide an excuse on what happened. I was not impressed with this team.
On the other side. The other BMW teams were great. We had a couple cars that our team member mixed up with out on the track that came over and said.. We had a blast out there with you passing each other. The Batmobile and the Red ferrari hoda come to mind. To bad a few teams can ruin an event.
Now I need to find some place that has a frame machine to pull out the rocker so I can get the door opend and off. It will need a new door and fender.
Also the car was running hot the last 3 hours. So we need to figure out what broke in the cooling system. We have untill Feb to get the car fixed. It needs a new theme any way .
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those damn canadians
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