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> >I spun Phil Lee at turn 6 on the first lap (he slowed more than I was
> >ready for).  As a result, Andre passed me in the esses but I overtook
> >him on the next lap and passed him in turn 11. (I think he lost a gear).

> That was not me, I was in 2nd place from the start to the finish..

> >If anyone else has any observations, please share them.

> Yes, congrats for a clean start and clean racing all, what a delight
> this race was after some pickup races :)

> Andre

> >I spun Phil Lee at turn 6 on the first lap (he slowed more than I was
> >ready for).  As a result, Andre passed me in the esses but I overtook
> >him on the next lap and passed him in turn 11. (I think he lost a gear).

> That was not me, I was in 2nd place from the start to the finish..

> >If anyone else has any observations, please share them.

> Yes, congrats for a clean start and clean racing all, what a delight
> this race was after some pickup races :)

> Andre

> -John

> > George Sandman dominated the entire event, turning 1:19's in practice,
> > and 1:20's during the race with the fixed setup.

> > Top 5:

> >   George Sandman (1st)
> >   Andre Warringa (sp?) (2nd)
> >   John Simmons (4th)
> >   Mitch Altore (sp?) (3rd)
> >   Tom Pabst (11th?)

> > I spun Phil Lee at turn 6 on the first lap (he slowed more than I was
> > ready for).  As a result, Andre passed me in the esses but I overtook
> > him on the next lap and passed him in turn 11. (I think he lost a gear).

> > I believe Dave Henrie was having connection problems, and finally had to
> > disconnect.

> > Overall, I think it was a pretty good race.

> > If anyone else has any observations, please share them.

> > --
> > =========================================================
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> > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown
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> Daytona......uhh, I'm not sure I want to talk about it. :-)
> 30 lapper.
> John Pancoast and I managed to get a very small lead and then drafted
tight
> to open it up and spent about 24 laps 1 and 2. At lap 26 he made a very
nice
> pass on me, and on turn three of lap 29 I was able to get back by him. At
> the beginning of the last lap my *%!*#$ *%!$# screen froze up and I ended
up
> flying through the infield. I've been worried it would freeze at the wrong
> time and I'd wreck somebody elses race but I didn't think this would
happen.
> :-()

> John may very well have gotten by me on that last lap
> anyway.........congratulations John, that was fun. :-)

> David G Fisher

> >   Had fun here too.  Sears Point was going well, but got some damage and
> > couldn't see much after that with my hood crumpled up :)  We went to
> Daytona
> > afterwards, fun there too.

> > -John

> > > George Sandman dominated the entire event, turning 1:19's in practice,
> > > and 1:20's during the race with the fixed setup.

> > > Top 5:

> > >   George Sandman (1st)
> > >   Andre Warringa (sp?) (2nd)
> > >   John Simmons (4th)
> > >   Mitch Altore (sp?) (3rd)
> > >   Tom Pabst (11th?)

> > > I spun Phil Lee at turn 6 on the first lap (he slowed more than I was
> > > ready for).  As a result, Andre passed me in the esses but I overtook
> > > him on the next lap and passed him in turn 11. (I think he lost a
gear).

> > > I believe Dave Henrie was having connection problems, and finally had
to
> > > disconnect.

> > > Overall, I think it was a pretty good race.

> > > If anyone else has any observations, please share them.

> > > --
> > > =========================================================
> > > Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity"
> > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends
> > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development)
> > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting)
> > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown
> > > above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame.
> > > =========================================================

> > SP was excellent. Everyone did a great job and from what I saw there
were
> > only a few normal racing incidents. The race was a thousand times better
> > than any pick up race I've been in.

> > Daytona......uhh, I'm not sure I want to talk about it. :-)
> > 30 lapper.
> > John Pancoast and I managed to get a very small lead and then drafted
> tight
> > to open it up and spent about 24 laps 1 and 2. At lap 26 he made a very
> nice
> > pass on me, and on turn three of lap 29 I was able to get back by him.
At
> > the beginning of the last lap my *%!*#$ *%!$# screen froze up and I
ended
> up
> > flying through the infield. I've been worried it would freeze at the
wrong
> > time and I'd wreck somebody elses race but I didn't think this would
> happen.
> > :-()

> > John may very well have gotten by me on that last lap
> > anyway.........congratulations John, that was fun. :-)

> > David G Fisher

> > >   Had fun here too.  Sears Point was going well, but got some damage
and
> > > couldn't see much after that with my hood crumpled up :)  We went to
> > Daytona
> > > afterwards, fun there too.

> > > -John

> > > > George Sandman dominated the entire event, turning 1:19's in
practice,
> > > > and 1:20's during the race with the fixed setup.

> > > > Top 5:

> > > >   George Sandman (1st)
> > > >   Andre Warringa (sp?) (2nd)
> > > >   John Simmons (4th)
> > > >   Mitch Altore (sp?) (3rd)
> > > >   Tom Pabst (11th?)

> > > > I spun Phil Lee at turn 6 on the first lap (he slowed more than I
was
> > > > ready for).  As a result, Andre passed me in the esses but I
overtook
> > > > him on the next lap and passed him in turn 11. (I think he lost a
> gear).

> > > > I believe Dave Henrie was having connection problems, and finally
had
> to
> > > > disconnect.

> > > > Overall, I think it was a pretty good race.

> > > > If anyone else has any observations, please share them.

> > > > --
> > > > =========================================================
> > > > Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity"
> > > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > > DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends
> > > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > > DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development)
> > > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > > Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting)
> > > >   http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> > > > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown
> > > > above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame.
> > > > =========================================================

> >   Don't blame you :)  It was fun; you defended well, but not overly so.
> > Just enough to keep it interesting and fun.

> > -John
>    I ran along time ago on a Nascar Heat Daytona server where the host had
> one rule...YOU CAN"T STAY ON THE BOTTOM.   made for one very strange
> night...pass low but then give up the line...we were like a conga line all
> night...passing then getting passed every turn..
> dave henrie

>>>  Don't blame you :)  It was fun; you defended well, but not overly so.
>>>Just enough to keep it interesting and fun.

>>>-John

>>   I ran along time ago on a Nascar Heat Daytona server where the host had
>>one rule...YOU CAN"T STAY ON THE BOTTOM.   made for one very strange
>>night...pass low but then give up the line...we were like a conga line all
>>night...passing then getting passed every turn..
>>dave henrie

> That sounds a little ridiculous. With John I knew somehting would be
> happening very soon when we reached lap 25 (of 30). I tightened my line on
> the straights (I usually follow the recommended racing line which goes up
> next to the wall) and tried to make it difficult to pass on the inside, but
> not impossible. He made a really nice pass and got by me on 26 and then at
> 29 I managed to get by him. When we were about to start 30 (right before my
> freeze up) I figured I had no choice but to stay low on the straights or
> basically give up the race. What else can you do? I wouldn't leave some room
> and then dart in front of him and block when he tried to pass, so the only
> thing to do is stay real low and force him to go outside. Does this sound
> right? In F1 my technique would be different, but I'm new to NASCAR so I
> might not always know what's right and wrong.

> >   Don't blame you :)  It was fun; you defended well, but not overly so.
> > Just enough to keep it interesting and fun.

> > -John
>    I ran along time ago on a Nascar Heat Daytona server where the host had
> one rule...YOU CAN"T STAY ON THE BOTTOM.   made for one very strange
> night...pass low but then give up the line...we were like a conga line all
> night...passing then getting passed every turn..
> dave henrie