RASCAR Mosport

Sorry for effing up the race, guys. I really *was* trying to stay out of the way. First time I got lapped, I got PASTED by the leader, even though I was almost on the grass to let him by. I guess I should have quit then... :-( Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 65 assassin Slayer Hendryx lvl 30 barbarian US East

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sorry for effing up the race, guys. I really *was* trying to stay out ofthe > way. First time I got lapped, I got PASTED by the leader, even though Iwas > almost on the grass to let him by. I guess I should have quit then... :-( > > Eldred 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

Great to see ya on the track again Eldred. Rather than worry about who's behind ya just run your race. When someone comes up on ya it's up to them to make a safe pass. IMO you spend too much time pulling over and not nuff racin :) Mitch "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sorry for effing up the race, guys. I really *was* trying to stay out ofthe > way. First time I got lapped, I got PASTED by the leader, even though Iwas

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> almost on the grass to let him by. I guess I should have quit then... :-( > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 65 assassin > Slayer Hendryx lvl 30 barbarian > US East

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sorry for effing up the race, guys. I really *was* trying to stay out ofthe > way. First time I got lapped, I got PASTED by the leader, even though Iwas > almost on the grass to let him by. I guess I should have quit then... :-( > > Eldred 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

"David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >[snip] > Congratulations to Ginger for winning the Winter Series. I'll post thefinal

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> 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

Congratulations Ging - the championship definitely went to the best man - way to go :)) [snip] > Anyway, the winter series was a blast. Good driving by everyonethroughout, > and I'm looking forward to the start of the Cup season next week. > > David G Fisher > It was great fun - even the controversy was a giggle for the irreverent ;) cya at Daytona Regards

In article <7wfVb.22497$[email hidden]>, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> writes: >Great to see ya on the track again Eldred. Rather than worry about who's >behind ya just run your race. When someone comes up on ya it's up to them >to make a safe pass. IMO you spend too much time pulling over and not nuff >racin :) That was the *leader* - no sense trying to race him. I was *8* seconds off the pace, and the slowest lump on track. I really didn't have any business being out there. If I can't get any faster there's really no point in running. Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 65 assassin Slayer Hendryx lvl 30 barbarian US East

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <7wfVb.22497$[email hidden]>, "Mitch_A" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Great to see ya on the track again Eldred. Rather than worry about who's > >behind ya just run your race. When someone comes up on ya it's up tothem > >to make a safe pass. IMO you spend too much time pulling over and notnuff > >racin :) > > That was the *leader* - no sense trying to race him. I was *8* secondsoff the > pace, and the slowest lump on track. I really didn't have any businessbeing > out there. If I can't get any faster there's really no point in running. > > Eldred > --<snip sig file> 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 > racin :) 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

Not much we can do about un-cooperative lappers. I did my part as a lapper and grudgingly pulled over but I dont htink there is much we can do except preach respect for fellow competitors. IMO this is where respect becomes paramount. I would "ALMOST" rather have an open discussion about the issue than bury it and let it fester until it all explodes. Mitch "Mark Seery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c05ppi$bn0$[email hidden]...

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> > IMO you spend too much time pulling over and not nuff > > racin :) > > 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 > >

"Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lwuVb.10518$[email hidden]... > Not much we can do about un-cooperative lappers. I did my part as alapper > and grudgingly pulled over but I dont htink there is much we can do except > preach respect for fellow competitors. IMO this is where respect becomes > paramount. > > I would "ALMOST" rather have an open discussion about the issue than buryit > 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

Great point James. "bluestringer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lzvVb.85$[email hidden]... > > I always try to be cooperative and move over for the faster cars. But Itry > 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, butalso

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> 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 > >

Congratulations All! -Larry "Neil Charlton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c054dg$7s2$[email hidden]...

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> > "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > [snip] > > 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

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> > looks like this: > > > > 1. Ginger Fletcher > > 2. Robert Huggins > > 3.Neil Charlton > > 4. David Fisher > > 5. Brian Oster > > Congratulations Ging - the championship definitely went to the best man - > way to go :)) > > [snip] > > > 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 > > > > It was great fun - even the controversy was a giggle for the irreverent

;) > > cya at Daytona > > Regards > >