Those Yokahamas sure were cool tires. I babied mine until they looked like
slicks. They were good for a second or so on about any track. I never
found a better tire, though I still think the Hoosiers are a hoot. I can
hang the ass end of Peyote out so far I don't need mirrors.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Kramer [mailto:rgk@flash.net]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 7:38 AM
To: John Price
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Races
John,
Group 7 sure is frustrating. The last race Sunday was very similar to the
rest, except that I finally got fed up with the #44 240Z blocking and put
in a complaint after the race. Every time I tried to make a move inside or
outside, he would change his line to jump over in front of me. That in
itself I could live with but on 3 occasions in the last race, he did it
when I was already up inside his rear quarter. What was sad, was that
early in the race I did pass him after drafting him down the straight, and
going faster into one and was pulling away from him. I was running a
second a lap faster, and catching a pair of 911's in front of us (ones I
hadn't been able to run with early in the day), but my car started running
too hot. After 3 laps or running slower to cool it down, the 240Z caught
me and passed me on the straight. Soon I was in a safer cooling zone so I
proceeded to try to pass him back for the next 4 laps, with him blocking
every move.
After cording the Hoosiers, I was very surprised that I put up my best lap
times of the weekend on Brad's 8 year old Yoke 008's. Being slick as they
could be, I drove them pretty much the same as with the bias ply TD.s,
drifting, really sliding through the turns. The shorter tire and rear
ratio change more than made up for the loss of grip.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: John Price
To: Bob Kramer
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:38 AM
Subject: Races
How did the rest of Sunday go for you?
John
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