Cool. Yes, the spring Fling is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday only.
I've got a full pit crew and then some since my daughter and her husband
live in Paulsboro and we're dragging along a nephew and his friend. But
there coffee in the pot and plenty of lunch. For that matter, any FOT
folks are welcome for lunch. Of course that's an inexpensive offer 'cause
as far as I know there's only three of us.
I'll probably be in the grass pits. I never even think to look for a
concrete one. You can't miss Peyote--it looks like it's made out of
crushed beer cans (as one of the wags in SCCA tech said). But My trailer
sports a 20 foot flagpole with a Ferrari flag and a FOT flag.
There should be a pretty good turnout for this race--lots of exotic
machinery. You'll have a blast. Don't miss it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan and Jack Brooks [mailto:tr3a@att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:57 PM
To: Bill Babcock
Subject: RE: Good start on the year
Bill,
While we have a ton of stuff going on during the weekend, including kids
baseball and Mother's Day, I've got to believe I can get to the track to
meet
you. What's the best way to find you once I get there? I'm not at all
familiar
with the track, since I've never been inside the gates yet, having only
been
here in the PNW for about 7 months so far. Also, if you have not used
your
allowance of pit passes, is there one I can take advantage of? If it's
not
going to be an unused spare pass, it's a waste for me to use it, since I
won't
be able to spend a whole lot of time at the track.
Let me know how to find you. I'll make it easy by wearing an FOT Tee
shirt and,
if I can drive anywhere near the pits, be driving a red TR3.
Later,
Jack
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Babcock [mailto:BillB@bnj.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:51 AM
>To: 'tr3a@att.net'
>Subject: RE: Good start on the year
>
>
>I'll be there for the Spring Fling race in May.
>
>The new configuration is okay, the turn is now very technical, and that's
>a good thing. It's just scary.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Susan and Jack Brooks [mailto:tr3a@att.net]
>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:40 AM
>To: Bill Babcock
>Subject: RE: Good start on the year
>
>
>Bill,
>
>Next time you come up to PR please let me know ahead of time. I returned
>from a
>week's skiing at Whistler on Friday and finally brought the TR3 out of
>winter
>hibernation on Saturday, which included a 30 minute blast around the
area.
>I
>drove right past PR and could have stopped by anytime during the weekend
>to meet
>you. I live within 1 mile of the next exit east, no more than 10 minutes
>from
>the track.
>
>I'm glad you had a good weekend, although from the description on their
>website
>the kink to avoid the drag strip sounded like a good thing; obviously
not!
>
>Jack
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
>>Behalf Of Bill Babcock
>>Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:54 AM
>>To: fot@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Good start on the year
>>
>>
>>I managed to get Peyote together in time for this weekend's SOVERN
>Defrost
>>Kickoff. Of course I waited until the last minute, isn't that what
you're
>>supposed to do? With a newly rebuilt gearbox from Hardy Prentice I had
>the
>>luxury of actually being able to find all the gears. It shifted like
>>butter. I had some interesting competition from a very fast Porsche and
>an
>>Alpha, we swapped the lead back and forth for both races, but I managed
>to
>>win both sessions.
>>
>>
>>The track at Kent (previously Seattle International Raceway (SIR)) has
>>been renamed to it's original moniker, Pacific Raceway. The new owners
>>have done some much needed development work, and they've added a very
>>technical and very scary turn onto the front straight to keep racecars
>off
>>the drag strip and it's spooky VHT coated concrete launch pads. The cure
>>is worse than the disease. Hopefully once the rain stops and they can do
>>some repaving the turn will change some, but for right now, the pucker
>>factor is incredible. I used it in my favor, the guys I was racing
>against
>>lifted a little more than me and I got to carry that extra speed down
the
>>straight, but every time I closed my eyes last night I saw that turn.
>I've
>>never experienced the kink at Road America, but from the descriptions
>I've
>>heard these folks just built their own. You've got to apex late, late to
>>make it at speed, and you're headed straight for jersey barriers when
you
>>start to turn. Turn in too early and you're scraping concrete. Too late
>>and it's straight in. And there's a nasty bump on the inside line.
Yikes.
|