I've tried to locate the Gold Cup races on myLaps to no avail.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Dardano" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>
To: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@adelphia.net>; "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>;
<owner-fot@autox.team.net>; "'Friends of Triumph '" <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: Lime Rock SCCA Race
> Great run Joe have you taken a look at mylaps.com a friend told me of
> this site today you can get all your lap times and a lap chart of any
> event useing the AMB transponder
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@adelphia.net>
> To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>; <owner-fot@autox.team.net>; "'Friends
of
> Triumph '" <FOT@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Lime Rock SCCA Race
>
>
> > 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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