Wow - 125 laps and only 3 cautions. That's pretty impressive.
I left my computer to turn on the A/C in the house to lessen/prevent the
possibility of a screen freeze, and came back just in time to miss the
roll-off from the grid. Starting at Phoenix a lap down (after qualifying
4th) would have been a bummer, especially considering we had Tim White
AND Mike Grandy (two of our resident aliens) on the front row.
Thankfully, a good number of people showed pitty on me and they allowed
me a BIG break after the first caution that allowed me to catch up to the
end of the field.I was making my way through the field and just barely
tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I was simply
driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution.
We actually had to make a round of green-flag pit stops, something you
don't see a lot in online races that have cautions turned on. I'm not
sure who won, but Brian Oster did a fine job, finishing 3rd despite a
missing 3rd gear (good thing we didn't have many cautions).
I ended up in 4th with Jan coming on fast, but his efforts were thwarted
by the last caution coming out with 4 laps to go.
Note to Don Wilshe - you didn't have to quit for the duration, I was
merely informing you that you were in the wrong car. You left before I
could tell you to simply change cars and come back.
hehe.. i changed my car and couldnt get back in.. its ok i enjoyed
practice..
dw
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"John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Wow - 125 laps and only 3 cautions. That's pretty impressive.
>
> I left my computer to turn on the A/C in the house to lessen/prevent the
> possibility of a screen freeze, and came back just in time to miss the
> roll-off from the grid. Starting at Phoenix a lap down (after qualifying
> 4th) would have been a bummer, especially considering we had Tim White
> AND Mike Grandy (two of our resident aliens) on the front row.
>
> Thankfully, a good number of people showed pitty on me and they allowed
> me a BIG break after the first caution that allowed me to catch up to the
> end of the field.I was making my way through the field and just barely
> tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I was simply
> driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution.
>
> We actually had to make a round of green-flag pit stops, something you
> don't see a lot in online races that have cautions turned on. I'm not
> sure who won, but Brian Oster did a fine job, finishing 3rd despite a
> missing 3rd gear (good thing we didn't have many cautions).
>
> I ended up in 4th with Jan coming on fast, but his efforts were thwarted
> by the last caution coming out with 4 laps to go.
>
> Note to Don Wilshe - you didn't have to quit for the duration, I was
> merely informing you that you were in the wrong car. You left before I
> could tell you to simply change cars and come back.
>
>
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 20:19:30 GMT, John Simmons <[email hidden]>
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>
>We actually had to make a round of green-flag pit stops, something you
>don't see a lot in online races that have cautions turned on. I'm not
>sure who won, but Brian Oster did a fine job, finishing 3rd despite a
>missing 3rd gear (good thing we didn't have many cautions).
>
Thanks, but actually the credit goes to all the people that restarted
behind me for not running me over since my re-starts were very slow.
Once I got in 4th I was all right. I should have short pitted when
Grandy did and maybe have been closer to the front. Didn't really
have anything for them though, so probably would not have changed my
finishing position.
>
>Note to Don Wilshe - you didn't have to quit for the duration, I was
>merely informing you that you were in the wrong car. You left before I
>could tell you to simply change cars and come back.
Ya, he left awful quick, should have stayed for a few more seconds and
would have known it was ok to run. His lap times were faster than
what I get with my open setup.
Brian Oster
>.I was making my way through the field and just barely
>tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I was simply
>driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution.
No problem John. Very easy to do at this track. I didn't have anything for
ANYBODY anyway. And thanks again for the paint job! Sorry Jan for running over
you in practice. After your advice I just calmed down and ran in circles and
ended up OK. Also sorry to Olav for the practice incident...I just never saw
you on the outside. A very good race by all IMHO.
Dan
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No worries about that incident, it wasn't in a race afterall. The
jetlag got the best of me however, and after a dreadful qualifying I
found out that I was too tired to even try racing for the safety of
others. Ended the night with a episode from my fresh Babylon 5 season
1 DVD box instead and slept until 1:30 pm the day after :)
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> >.I was making my way through the field and just barely > >tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I was simply > >driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution. > > No problem John. Very easy to do at this track. I didn't have anything for > ANYBODY anyway. And thanks again for the paint job! Sorry Jan for running over > you in practice. After your advice I just calmed down and ran in circles and > ended up OK. Also sorry to Olav for the practice incident...I just never saw > you on the outside. A very good race by all IMHO.
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> [email hidden] (Bamadano) writes:
>
> > >.I was making my way through the field and just barely
> > >tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I wassimply
> > >driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution.
> >
> > No problem John. Very easy to do at this track. I didn't have anythingfor
> > ANYBODY anyway. And thanks again for the paint job! Sorry Jan forrunning over
> > you in practice. After your advice I just calmed down and ran in circlesand
> > ended up OK. Also sorry to Olav for the practice incident...I just neversaw
Bab 5 is out on DVD? awesome...
uh...
Can everybody in RAS chip in for the "Buy Dave the Complete 5 Seasons of
Babylon 5" Fund???
dave henrie
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> Olav Malmin
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> > you on the outside. A very good race by all IMHO. > > No worries about that incident, it wasn't in a race afterall. The > jetlag got the best of me however, and after a dreadful qualifying I > found out that I was too tired to even try racing for the safety of > others. Ended the night with a episode from my fresh Babylon 5 season > 1 DVD box instead and slept until 1:30 pm the day after :) >What we had here was a genuine, grade-A Ass-Whoopin'.
I've never been lapped TWICE in a fixed-race before.
Since this oddball track isn't one of my best, my goal was a top 10 finish
with no damage. I accomplished this, and not much more :)
-Larry
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> Wow - 125 laps and only 3 cautions. That's pretty impressive. > > I left my computer to turn on the A/C in the house to lessen/prevent the > possibility of a screen freeze, and came back just in time to miss the > roll-off from the grid. Starting at Phoenix a lap down (after qualifying > 4th) would have been a bummer, especially considering we had Tim White > AND Mike Grandy (two of our resident aliens) on the front row. > > Thankfully, a good number of people showed pitty on me and they allowed > me a BIG break after the first caution that allowed me to catch up to the > end of the field.I was making my way through the field and just barely > tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I was simply > driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution. > > We actually had to make a round of green-flag pit stops, something you > don't see a lot in online races that have cautions turned on. I'm not > sure who won, but Brian Oster did a fine job, finishing 3rd despite a > missing 3rd gear (good thing we didn't have many cautions). > > I ended up in 4th with Jan coming on fast, but his efforts were thwarted > by the last caution coming out with 4 laps to go. > > Note to Don Wilshe - you didn't have to quit for the duration, I was > merely informing you that you were in the wrong car. You left before I > could tell you to simply change cars and come back. >I picked that up too last week. Along with the Band Of Brothers box set.
BOB has to be the finest mini-series ever done. DTS... Yum :)
-Larry
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> [email hidden] (Bamadano) writes:
>
> > >.I was making my way through the field and just barely
> > >tapped dan obrien in turn 1 and spun him around (sorry dan, I wassimply
> > >driving a bit too aggressively), causing the 2nd caution.
> >
> > No problem John. Very easy to do at this track. I didn't have anythingfor
> > ANYBODY anyway. And thanks again for the paint job! Sorry Jan forrunning over
> > you in practice. After your advice I just calmed down and ran in circlesand
> > ended up OK. Also sorry to Olav for the practice incident...I just neversaw
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> > you on the outside. A very good race by all IMHO. > > No worries about that incident, it wasn't in a race afterall. The > jetlag got the best of me however, and after a dreadful qualifying I > found out that I was too tired to even try racing for the safety of > others. Ended the night with a episode from my fresh Babylon 5 season > 1 DVD box instead and slept until 1:30 pm the day after :) > > -- > Olav Malmin > remove .spam when replyingOn Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:54:43 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>I picked that up too last week. Along with the Band Of Brothers box set.
>BOB has to be the finest mini-series ever done. DTS... Yum :)
>
>-Larry
>
Most definetly. I am planning on picking this up also.
Brian Oster
Why would you pay $90 for a TV show....
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> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:54:43 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I picked that up too last week. Along with the Band Of Brothers box set. > >BOB has to be the finest mini-series ever done. DTS... Yum :) > > > >-Larry > > > > Most definetly. I am planning on picking this up also. > > Brian OsterNo, but when it comes down and I can find a deal I will. I have all
ready seen it for $45. And, it's not just a tv show, it is one of the
best mini series ever created... probably about 10 episodes.
Brian Oster
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>Why would you pay $90 for a TV show.... > >"Brian Oster" <bgoster@swbell**nosmap**.com> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:54:43 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >I picked that up too last week. Along with the Band Of Brothers box set. >> >BOB has to be the finest mini-series ever done. DTS... Yum :) >> > >> >-Larry >> > >> >> Most definetly. I am planning on picking this up also. >> >> Brian Oster > >Is it better than Private Ryan ?
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> No, but when it comes down and I can find a deal I will. I have all > ready seen it for $45. And, it's not just a tv show, it is one of the > best mini series ever created... probably about 10 episodes. > > Brian Oster > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:35:12 -0500, "frederickson" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >Why would you pay $90 for a TV show.... Well, Ambrose had a habit of stretching/embellishing the truth quite a
bit, but at least it's based on fact/actual units, etc., unlike Ryan.
John
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> Is it better than Private Ryan ? > > "Brian Oster" <bgoster@swbell**nosmap**.com> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > No, but when it comes down and I can find a deal I will. I have all > > ready seen it for $45. And, it's not just a tv show, it is one of the > > best mini series ever created... probably about 10 episodes. > > > > Brian Oster > > > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:35:12 -0500, "frederickson" <[email hidden]> > > wrote: > > > > >Why would you pay $90 for a TV show.... > > >I guess you wouldn't understand :)
-Larry
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> Why would you pay $90 for a TV show.... > > "Brian Oster" <bgoster@swbell**nosmap**.com> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:54:43 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >I picked that up too last week. Along with the Band Of Brothers boxQuoted text (11 lines)
> > >BOB has to be the finest mini-series ever done. DTS... Yum :) > > > > > >-Larry > > > > > > > Most definetly. I am planning on picking this up also. > > > > Brian Oster > > >Absolutely.
-Larry
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> Is it better than Private Ryan ?
