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Eldred
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Don't worry about it Eldred.  A bunch of us on TS were talking about how
good it was to see you racing with us.

Daytona next week!  Goodbye to the RC's!

Tim

Mitch

Track: MOSPORT INTERNATIONAL Raceway
Date: 02/07/04

Session: Practice

      P  #  DRIVER  TIME
      1  19  DaveGF  1:14.245
      2  27  BOster  1:14.249
      3  31  jolueg  1:14.451
      4  3  TNA Loan  1:14.482
      5  6  Neil__C  1:14.892
      6  7  Dick-Trickle  1:14.978
      7  15  bfarmer  1:15.401
      8  4  seery  1:15.444
      9  103  JurjenvanderLelij  1:15.990
      10  66  s_brunt  1:16.342
      11  67  UweSchuerkamp  1:16.479
      12  318  ZZBusch  1:16.728
      13  42  bluestringer  1:17.044
      14  03  ShepherdRAS  1:17.277
      15  2  tpaullin  1:17.885
      16  5  LTB-Racer  1:18.219
      17  1  Mitch_A  1:24.385

Weather: Clear, 70 F, North 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

      P  #  DRIVER  TIME
      1  3  TNA Loan  1:14.360
      2  31  jolueg  1:14.424
      3  7  Dick-Trickle  1:14.542
      4  19  DaveGF  1:14.607
      5  27  BOster  1:14.976
      6  6  Neil__C  1:15.208
      7  4  seery  1:15.275
      8  15  bfarmer  1:15.555
      9  103  JurjenvanderLelij  1:15.997
      10  67  UweSchuerkamp  1:16.028
      11  42  bluestringer  1:16.605
      12  318  ZZBusch  1:16.822
      13  03  ShepherdRAS  1:17.809
      14  5  LTB-Racer  --
      15  43  epickett  --
      16  66  s_brunt  --
      17  2  tpaullin  --
      18  1  Mitch_A  --
      19  49  ZZBusch  --

Weather: Clear, 70 F, North 0 mph

Session: Happy Hour

      P  #  DRIVER  TIME
      1  6  Neil__C  1:14.782
      2  3  TNA Loan  1:15.491
      3  103  JurjenvanderLelij  1:16.876
      4  66  s_brunt  1:17.502
      5  5  LTB-Racer  1:18.435
      6  19  DaveGF  1:20.767
      7  42  bluestringer  1:21.515
      8  1  Mitch_A  1:21.713
      9  43  epickett  1:22.410
      10  27  BOster  1:38.747
      11  7  Dick-Trickle  1:47.791

Weather: Clear, 70 F, North 0 mph

Session: Race

      F  S  #  DRIVER  INTERVAL  LAPS  LED  POINTS  STATUS
      1  3  7  Dick-Trickle  115.355  57  42*  185  Running
      2  4  19  DaveGF  -13.54  57  8  175  Running
      3  5  27  BOster  -34.57  57  0  165  Running
      4  2  31  jolueg  -40.05  57  0  160  Running
      5  1  3  TNA Loan  -43.61  57  7  160  Running
      6  16  66  s_brunt  -1L  56  0  150  Running
      7  7  4  seery  -1L  56  0  146  Running
      8  18  1  Mitch_A  -2L  55  0  142  Running
      9  13  03  ShepherdRAS  -2L  55  0  138  Running
      10  9  103  JurjenvanderLelij  -2L  55  0  134  Running
      11  11  42  bluestringer  -3L  54  0  130  Running
      12  12  318  ZZBusch  -3L  54  0  127  Running
      13  17  2  tpaullin  -9L  48  0  124  Running
      14  14  5  LTB-Racer  -17L  40  0  121  Retired
      15  15  43  epickett  -28L  29  0  118  Retired
      16  6  6  Neil__C  -40L  17  0  115  Retired
      17  8  15  bfarmer  -42L  15  0  112  Running
      18  10  67  UweSchuerkamp  -45L  12  0  109  Retired

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)
Lead Changes: 3 (3 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 70 F, North 0 mph
Pitstop Frequency: 1x

Congratulations to Ginger for winning the Winter Series. I'll post the final
standings here when they're tabulated at the web site. I believe the top 5
looks like this:

1. Ginger Fletcher
2. Robert Huggins
3.Neil Charlton
4. David Fisher
5. Brian Oster

Was a great race though by everyone. The start was excellent, and there was
less than 3 seconds between first and 5th for the first 8 laps. Everyone
drove really well.

As for my own race, it was another heartbreaker.
Things got shook up on lap 8, and then I ended up spending the next 22 laps
anywhere between a few tenths and a few seconds in second behind Ginger. The
guy never made a mistake. :-o I pitted on lap 30, and Ginger pitted on lap
42. I had a 9 second lead at that point. Ginger cut it in half but then went
a little wide in T1. I then had a 7 second lead with 7 to go and then had a
warp incident with a lapped car that sent me skidding off the track. We both
could of given each other more room. Tires were shot due to the skid, so no
chance to catch the blazing Ginger. *Very* fun race.

Anyway, the winter series was a blast. Good driving by everyone throughout,
and I'm looking forward to the start of the Cup season next week.

David G Fisher

Congratulations Ging - the championship definitely went to the best man -
way to go :))

[snip]

 It was great fun - even the controversy was a giggle for the irreverent ;)

cya at Daytona

Regards

Eldred
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I disagree with you here.  Yes, stay out of the preferred line when the
leaders are approaching, but trying to get out of the way can sometimes be a
bigger problem.  I have had my share of issues being *pasted* by a lead pack
passing when I was exactly where I should be on the track.  The problem was
the drivers in the lead pack not paying attention.  I also am slower than
many other drivers in RASCAR.  I do pretty well on Sierra and that can lead
to a pretty rude awakening when racing with a group of skilled drivers.
BUT, I want to drive with those skilled drivers so I can learn from them.
My main goal was last year and still is to be able to navigate the track as
fast as I can, race with those cars around me and make it to the end of the
race.  I do hope that I have developed enough to actually be competitive and
we shall see here very soon  :-)
If you are a courteous driver (you are), and follow the rules (you do) and
add to the group enjoyment (you do) then you have every right to be on the
track.  Remember, other drivers make mistakes too, it is not always your
fault.  Even if you are a *slow lump*  haha :)
One more thing,  this impression I have now because of Sierra.  Sometimes
the *GOOD* drivers need to have a slow car out there to navigate around.  It
keeps them from thinking they own the track and don't have to do anything
besides drive their own preferred line and expecting everyone else to get
out of their way.

Damn I can be long winded

Sean

  IMO you spend too much time pulling over and not nuff

And on the other foot, far too many un-cooperative lappers last night, but
that sleeping dog can lie I guess :-/

Good to see ya around again EP

MS

I would "ALMOST" rather have an open discussion about the issue than bury it
and let it fester until it all explodes.

Mitch

I always try to be cooperative and move over for the faster cars. But I try
to do it somewhere on the track where it will be safe for both me and the
faster car. I think the lappers should respect the faster drivers, but also
the faster drivers should respect us slow guys and wait for the best place
and condition to make the pass, and for the most part this is how it is in
most of our races. Even in real life racing the slow drivers are something
that will be a factor to other drivers, and they have to deal with them in
the best possible way.

bluestringer

-Larry