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Re: [Fot] Sam and the SCCA RUNOFFS

To: Sam Halkias <atr6racer@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Sam and the SCCA RUNOFFS
From: Bill Redinger <weredinger@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:25:00 -0500
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We are riding with you and the other Triumphs. Looking forward to the Video.
God Speed to you!

Bill

On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Sam Halkias <atr6racer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have only had two laps of qualifying due to our session getting cut short 
> by 20 minutes due to a driver crashing on his out lap in turn one and 
> blocking the track. I got balked three times on my hot lap. The car will do 
> sub 2:30's on a clear lap. Then rain yesterday washed out Q-2 and today a 
> hideous thunderstorm just hit and is delaying everything. My group is 
> scheduled for 11:10 but if this rain does not move out it could be another 
> day washed out. Runoffs in Wisconsin in September, five years here now and 
> not one decent week of weather yet. Disappointing to say the least.
> 
>  Ninth starting position looks like where I will be so Sunday weather is 
> supposed to be dry and partly cloudy with no chance of rain, so we just see 
> how it goes then.
> 
>   I had a blast at the K-cup, looking forward to many more Triumph events!
> 
> Sam
> 
> On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:48 AM, "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Wow. 
>> Sams laptime is pretty impressive.
>> Maybe the TR8 could that do too but I wasn't able to source it.
>> Great stuff!
>> Congrats from me.
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] Im
>> Auftrag von Robert M. Lang
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. September 2013 13:32
>> An: Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley
>> Cc: Friends
>> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Sam and the SCCA RUNOFFS
>> 
>> 
>> I think you'll find that the amount of TIRE that you can run in the
>> Production SCCA classes is the biggest difference these days. Those 10" 
>> wide slicks make unbelievable GRRRRRRRRIP. That means higher cornering
>> speeds which mean higher corner exit speeds which means really, really fast
>> top speeds just prior to 1, 5 and Canada corners.
>> 
>> But 200 HP in a 2100-ish pound TR6 is nothing to sneeze at either.
>> 
>> c ya,
>> rml
>> 
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>> 
>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013, Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley wrote:
>> 
>>> Just looked at first provisional qualifying times -- in G Prod Sam 
>>> Halkais did a 2:32.6!!!! [3 seconds faster than Chris Marx in the 
>>> TR8].  That
>> puts
>>> him in ninth -- mostly behind Miatas [what have they allowed those 
>>> guys to do to their engines????].  Best time so far: RX3 at 2:29.8.
>>> 
>>> Go Sam!!
>>> 
>>> Chuck Arnold
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