That's what I like to hear.
I love rain too.
Many times in Europe both sessions get added. Not going out on one means start
from behind.
Chris
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sam Halkias [mailto:atr6racer@hotmail.com]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. September 2013 17:23
An: MadMarx
Cc: Robert M. Lang; Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley; Friends
Betreff: Re: AW: [Fot] Sam and the SCCA RUNOFFS
We already had one dry qual session so the rain sessions are not worth going
out when our race will be dry on Sunday, we have killer rain tires with the
Hoosier H2O's, I just hate standing in the rain, driving in the rain is a blast!
Sam
On Sep 19, 2013, at 10:01 AM, "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com> wrote:
> What is the problem with rain in USA?
> At my qualy all cars went off track after a few drops of rain?
> Sugar tires?
>
> Chris
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Sam Halkias [mailto:atr6racer@hotmail.com]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. September 2013 15:10
> An: MadMarx
> Cc: Robert M. Lang; Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley; Friends
> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Sam and the SCCA RUNOFFS
>
> 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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