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If you're a racer, you race. Some of my most memorable races have been
practice sessions. I've never been on a track with Cameron Healy
without a full on race taking place. Ever. I suspect we'd have at it
with shopping carts if we ran into each other in Safeway.
Undisciplined , I know, but that's the way it goes. The real reason I
do most of my setup on a skid pad--no one to chase!
On Sep 22, 2008, at 9:08 PM, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
>>
>> I know it doesn't make sense, but when you get behind a wheel you
>> race
> When I was doing the Intermountain Vintage Racing events out at
> Wendover
> we'd occasionally get some of the serious Utah SCCA racers showing up.
> Usually it was because they had done some changes to their car and
> just
> wanted
> a chance to do some tuning, get a feel for the change, whatever.
> Sometimes
> they'd run in the wheel to wheel group, sometimes the 'Touring' group.
> Touring
> was just 2 - 3 cars on the course at a time, safely spaced, limited
> passing and such.
>
> In most cases these hot shoes would go out and zip around, checking
> out what
> they needed to check out like sway bar settings, camber, and so on.
> What
> always amused me was that that the first lap or two was uneventful,
> but it
> didn't take long for these guys to see another car a ways ahead of
> them, and they'd go into full chat mode.
>
> Sure, they pulled onto the track with the intention of taking it
> easy, but
> when it came down to it they were RACING!
>
> mjb.
>
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Some of my most memorable races have been practice sessions. I've never =
been on a track with Cameron Healy without a full on race taking place. =
Ever. I suspect we'd have at it with shopping carts if we ran into each =
other in Safeway. Undisciplined , I know, but that's the way it goes. =
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events out at Wendover<br>we'd occasionally get some of the serious Utah =
SCCA racers showing up.<br>Usually it was because they had done some =
changes to their car and just <br>wanted<br>a chance to do some tuning, =
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What<br>always amused me was that that the first lap or two was =
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