I find that patience with these big cars works best. Later in a race,
their tires and brakes start going away, equalizing things a little.
All that mass to stop and turn takes its toll. Joe(B)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'jaboruch '" <jaboruch@adelphia.net>; <owner-fot@autox.team.net>;
"'Friends of Triumph '" <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: RE: Lime Rock SCCA Race
> Very cool. Don't you love getting by those big cars. Sure is
frustrating
> when you're stuck behind them though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> To: Friends of Triumph
> Sent: 6/25/2004 8:38 PM
> Subject: Lime Rock SCCA Race
>
> I had one of my best races ever last weekend at Lime Rock. This was
> with the SCCA's Historic Racing Group (HRG) (formerly known as Volvo
> Historic Series). I was fortunate to start the race from the pole.
I
> got lucky with this, since my fast lap was my second lap. On about
> the third lap of qualifying a Camaro oiled the downhill and no one
> went fast after that.
>
> For the start, I had a Mustang next to me, a Mini behind me and 25
> other assorted cars behind that. At the start, the Mustang took off
> and a big block Vette came flying by and the Mini tucked in behind
me.
> We went around a few times in that order, since I could not get by
the
> Vette. The Mini got impatient and got by me in the left hander,
only
> to get stuck behing the Vette himself. For a few laps, a would pass
> the Mini on the straight only to have him take it back in Big Bend.
I
> was able to pass the mini on the uphill in traffic and was able to
> make that stick. A couple laps later I got by the Vette in traffic
on
> the main straight and pulled away from him. Now I was running
second,
> behind the Stang. With six laps to go a full course yellow came
out,
> due to a car in the guardrail on the uphill.
>
> The green came back with 3 laps to go. On the restart, the Vette ca
me
> flying by again, but this time I was able to stay inside him through
> big bend and beat him to the left hander, pulling well away from
him.
> On the last lap, I set myself up for a fast run at the uphill,
knowing
> that the Stang would brake for it and I don't. I passed him at the
> top of the hill and was able to get back on line for West Bend. At
> the top of the downhill the Stang pulled along side me on the
inside,
> but then backed off. I was able to stay in front of him to the
finish
> line taking my first overall win. Later the Stang driver noted that
he
> was looking to come down the hill along side me, but realized that
he
> could never make it without taking both of us out, so he backed off.
> What a race!!! I hardly slept that night, re-living that last lap
> over and over. Joe(B)
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