WHAT?? It can't be!?!?!?!?!

[snakoil]

Re: WHAT?? It can\'t be!?!?!?!?!

The curse of road course racing.

You can be fast in the straights and slow in the turns, or
slow in the straights and fast in the turns, or
fast in the turns and straights.

Most people are either one or the other. Great racers are good at both. You may have been passing people in either one of those areas.

Were your lap times consistently equal or lower each time? Consistent lap times allow you to make steady improvements.

 

[pdmracing]

Re: WHAT?? It can\'t be!?!?!?!?!

I have been behind a car in qualifing in the past & we ran nose to tail. There was no way I was getting by him no matter how hard I tried...............except on the grid!!!! I out qualified him by 3/10ths!! I have a transponder & they rarely make mistakes & it has happened more than once. I have been racing for quite a while & I still cannot explain it!. My advice, buy a HOT LAP in car timer with the hand activated switch. It will be the best $300 you will spend.

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

Re: WHAT?? It can\'t be!?!?!?!?!

I'll take everything into consideration....thanks!

 

[unclgreggy]

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a word to the wise - stay out of andrew's way! I recently went snowmobiling with him and have to say he really can race. I don't doubt that he was lapping many who came his way.

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

WHAT?? It can\'t be!?!?!?!?!

I don't get it. At Viper days last August at Watkins Glen...I think it was August...
I know I was faster than some guys. Not to take anything away from anyone, but I distinctly remember passing & even lapping a couple of guys. As a matter of fact, I remember guys coming up to me afterwards, who's names I won't mention, who said to me that they just moved over to let me pass because they didn't want to push it. And yet, I get a Viper Days thing in the mail yesterday with everyone's times, and I am dead last in my group.
All I have to say is watch out for the next Watkins Glen event! There will be no holding back this time. Could it be that my hitch was too heavy and it took two seconds off my time??
Could it be that the food at bonfire the night before was too heavy? That's it. Next time... a very different story.

AC

 

[VIPORXXX]

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Hi Andrew,

First, I think Watkins Glen was October not August. You were just
getting hot under the collar and you thought it was August!
I was pretty happy with my run times at the Glen and passed a few
myself. However, check to see what class you were running in AND what experience group ie(green, white, red black etc.) Since,this was my first VD's I ran in the novice green group. I ran pretty well for a rookie and some people said WOW great lap times. However, because I ran with Hoosiers on I was placed in the Unlimited class. Although not last place, I was near the bottom in that most experience and performance modified group.

I am not sure if I changed my group or if they combined some near the end but I remember running right behind you. Hope this may(?) explain it.

Hope to see you again soon!

Fast Eddie