Re: GPLers win first time out in the real world!

In article <8n14va$m32$[email hidden]>, Alisonnic <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! > >We built the Cobra from a kit in just six weeks. Only three days after >the car hit the asphalt for the first time, we took first and third in >the autocross at the New England Replica Challenge. Two days later we >took second and third in the Time Trial on the Loudon road course. >

WooHOO! Congrats, Alison! Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +51.95 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! We built the Cobra from a kit in just six weeks. Only three days after the car hit the asphalt for the first time, we took first and third in the autocross at the New England Replica Challenge. Two days later we took second and third in the Time Trial on the Loudon road course. The Cobra was dead reliable, though we do have some things to sort out with the steering and brakes. I am very sure that my many hours with racing simulations (mostly GPL) over the last two years was a big factor in my taking home the first and second place trophies. The long hours with GPL helped both with my car control and with learning a new course. I was driving a car that is much more powerful than anything I'd previously driven in real life, but I was very comfortable dealing with power oversteer, due to the time with GPL's GP and F2 cars. Several autocross runs and some laps on the Loudon road course were run in the wet. When the tail snapped out under power, my reactions with steering and throttle were precisely correct, due to the way I'd been "trained" by GPL! Also, I had never driven the road course at NHIS before, but I had done a number of laps in AMA Superbike and knew which way the corners went. The only turn I had trouble with was turn 8, which has been modified since AMA Superbike was done. I was one of the few people not to get lost on the complicated autocross course (for which there was no course diagram!) I'm sure this was due to the many hours of learning the many tracks in GPL, which honed my ability to learn new courses quickly. All in all, it was an awesome experience, and strongly validated my belief that seat time in a good racing simulator is valuable preparation for the real thing. Read more about our experiences and see some pictures at: http://simracing.com/alison/cobra/ or http://eaglewoman.maximumspeed.com/cobra/ -- http://eaglewoman.maximumspeed.com/ http://vroc.net/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

In article <8n14va$m32$[email hidden]>, Alisonnic <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! > > We built the Cobra from a kit in just six weeks. Only three days after > the car hit the asphalt for the first time, we took first and third in > the autocross at the New England Replica Challenge. Two days later we > took second and third in the Time Trial on the Loudon road course. >

And I'm sure that you have the MARA logo painted somewhere on the car, right? Doug G Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Congratulations Alison & Nate. That's awesome! Dave is having a similar experience in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Eastern Series this year. They just switched over to using racing slicks instead of street tires this year (among other car changes), and all the driving he's done in N4 has helped a ton. He finished 2nd and 3rd in his two races at Lime Rock in June, and set the track record for the new cars. Then he won both his races at Lime Rock in July. He's now 6th in the points standings in the series (see http://www.skipbarber.com/schedule.htm#2000em). Randy Alisonnic <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8n14va$m32$[email hidden]... > Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra!... > I am very sure that my many hours with racing simulations (mostly GPL) > over the last two years was a big factor in my taking home the first > and second place trophies.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:09:35 GMT, Alisonnic <[email hidden]> wrote: >Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! congrats! i always wondered if GPL would be of help in the 'real' world. thanks for sharing the PROOF! bo

Way to go Ms Eagle Woman... congrats to Nate as well. Randy, pass on our congrats to Dave....perhaps you guys could post some shots of his progress. dave henrie "bb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Thanks, guys! This was really a memorable experience. Building a car in six weeks is a major thrash, and doing anything with it three days after it first ran on the street is amazing. We took another trophy this week: a third in a COMSCC Time Trial at Loudon, in the rain. Whew! Alison On 11 Aug 2000 19:47:59 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>In article <8n14va$m32$[email hidden]>, Alisonnic <[email hidden]> >writes: > >>Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! >> >>We built the Cobra from a kit in just six weeks. Only three days after >>the car hit the asphalt for the first time, we took first and third in >>the autocross at the New England Replica Challenge. Two days later we >>took second and third in the Time Trial on the Loudon road course. >> > >WooHOO! Congrats, Alison! > >Eldred

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Awesome, Randy! This is fantastic! Give Dave my congratulations. Alison In article <8n1hpe$5aq$[email hidden]>, "Randy Cassidy" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Congratulations Alison & Nate. That's awesome! > > Dave is having a similar experience in the Skip Barber Formula DodgeEastern > Series this year. They just switched over to using racing slicksinstead of > street tires this year (among other car changes), and all the drivinghe's > done in N4 has helped a ton. He finished 2nd and 3rd in his two racesat > Lime Rock in June, and set the track record for the new cars. Then hewon > both his races at Lime Rock in July. He's now 6th in the pointsstandings

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> in the series (see http://www.skipbarber.com/schedule.htm#2000em). > > Randy > > Alisonnic <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8n14va$m32$[email hidden]... > > Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! > ... > > I am very sure that my many hours with racing simulations (mostly

GPL) > > over the last two years was a big factor in my taking home the first > > and second place trophies. > > -- http://eaglewoman.maximumspeed.com/ http://vroc.net/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Being a car nut...whatcha got under the hood of the Cobra? 289? 302? 351? 427? 460? Just so long as it's a Ford V8, I'll be happy... (as much as a Chevy guy as I am, IMO Chevies don't belong in stuff that orignally had a Ford =) -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] Alison Hine <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Thanks, guys! This was really a memorable experience. Building a car in > six weeks is a major thrash, and doing anything with it three days after > it first ran on the street is amazing. > > We took another trophy this week: a third in a COMSCC Time Trial at > Loudon, in the rain. > > Whew! > > Alison > > On 11 Aug 2000 19:47:59 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > > >In article <8n14va$m32$[email hidden]>, Alisonnic <[email hidden]> > >writes: > > > >>Nate and I won our first event in our Cobra! > >> > >>We built the Cobra from a kit in just six weeks. Only three days after > >>the car hit the asphalt for the first time, we took first and third in > >>the autocross at the New England Replica Challenge. Two days later we > >>took second and third in the Time Trial on the Loudon road course. > >> > > > >WooHOO! Congrats, Alison! > > > >Eldred > > > Alison > > From: [email hidden] > Reply-To: [email hidden] > Remove the spam blocker NOSPAM to email me. > http://eaglewoman.maximumspeed.com