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Subject: Re: [Fot] COTA- Race Report
From: Mordy Dunst via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:07:46 +0000 (UTC)
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So car running at end of event, no contact, family w you,=C2=A0good times..=
.=C2=A0 =C2=A0damn the only thing was being in=C2=A0=C2=A0gp=C2=A08 vs 3 . =
=C2=A0And u got the win and smiles. =C2=A0And the Anthem.=C2=A0
You win overall
Mordy

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Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com
 On=C2=A0Wednesday, November 11, 2020,=C2=A0Chuck Gee via Fot=C2=A0<fot@aut=
ox.team.net>=C2=A0wrote:

Sounds like you had a good time Walt. =C2=A0Sorry I missed out on that trum=
pet playing! =C2=A0Looking forward to the videos.

Chuck

On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:38 AM, walt@hot-tr6.com wrote:



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Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Americas. I =
raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather was a p=
erfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT while=
 I would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car racers I h=
ave competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and two of =
my grown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the best star=
ting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I set my 1=
23 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it at 36 whe=
re I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessions on Th=
ursday the 6th to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 cars in my group fo=
r the two practice races. Within my Group 8 GT class there were only a few =
cars which some broke and one crashed out so by the Saturday feature race i=
t was just me so I won my class by default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept my=
 revs down to 6K so I would survive the weekend. My best lap time was 2.527=
 which is respectable for me. The long straight is impressive and you reall=
y get going a fast top speed. I kept driving deeper into the braking zone b=
ut I was probably on the conservative side. On Sunday I performed a renditi=
on the National Anthem on my trumpet that Chris Botti gave me over the publ=
ic address system for the crowd and it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ra=
n the one hour long Endurance race solo with one pit stop to check tires, f=
luids and add fuel. My two children did a great job of the pit stop. 36 car=
s of all Groups and classes ran the Endurance race which made things intere=
sting while I was watching my mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me s=
uch as me such as a Ford GT, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on run=
ning modest lap times during the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had a=
n awesome dice the last four laps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a =
father/daughter team. We were side by side through the esses and I could pu=
ll a little ahead on the main straight away but on the sweepers we were sid=
e by side waiting for the other driver to miss a shift or get a little bit =
loose but neither one of us slipped up. Going into the last corner (#20) of=
 the last lap we were still side by side with me on the inside. We both dri=
fted through the 90 degree left hander with less then 4 inches between our =
cars and the Porsche went pretty wide over the second white line. We crosse=
d the finish so dead even I honestly don=E2=80=99t know which of us broke t=
he electronic beam first but neither one of us cared. I have mixed feelings=
 about SVRA. During the feature race on Saturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragg=
ing it=E2=80=99s entire exhaust system which was kicking up sparks and debr=
is. I kept pointing it out to the corner marshals for the last two laps but=
 he was never flagged. Also, $550 for the practice day and another $550 for=
 the Endurance seem expensive but I guess that=E2=80=99s the price in the b=
ig leagues. The COTA track is awesome and I=E2=80=99m I=C2=A0 can say I hav=
e raced there. Overall I had a great weekend.

I have lots of pictures and GoPro videos to download and edit over the next=
 few days. That will be fun.

Walter Hollowell

Albuquerque, New Mexico


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So car running at end of event, no contact, family w you,&nbsp;good times..=
.&nbsp; &nbsp;damn the only thing was being in&nbsp;&nbsp;gp&nbsp;8 vs 3 . =
&nbsp;And u got the win and smiles. &nbsp;And the Anthem.&nbsp;<div><br></d=
iv><div>You win overall</div><div><br></div><div>Mordy<br><br><div id=3D"__=
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<br><div class=3D"aolmail_replyHeader">
    On&nbsp;Wednesday, November 11, 2020,&nbsp;Chuck Gee via Fot&nbsp;&lt;f=
ot@autox.team.net&gt;&nbsp;wrote:
</div><br>
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 9px;padding:0 0 0 9px;"><div id=3D"yiv111=
0592268"><div>Sounds like you had a good time Walt. &nbsp;Sorry I missed ou=
t on that trumpet playing! &nbsp;Looking forward to the videos.<br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">Chuck</div><div class=3D"yiv1110=
592268yqt4968395849" id=3D"yiv1110592268yqt96656"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clea=
r=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:38 AM, walt@hot-=
tr6.com wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></blockquote></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF</div></blockquote></div></=
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#yiv1110592268 </style><div><div class=3D"yiv1110592268WordSection1"><p cla=
ss=3D"yiv1110592268MsoNormal">Just got back from a successful race weekend =
at Circuit of the Americas. I raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues w=
hatsoever. The weather was a perfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA=
 placed me in Group 8 GT while I would have preferred to be in Group 3 wher=
e other British car racers I have competed with were. My wife was with me a=
s my umbrella girl and two of my grown children were there to pit crew for =
me. I found that the best starting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26=
 front and 24 rear. I set my 123 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance whi=
le I normally set it at 36 where I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all=
 three practice sessions on Thursday the 6<sup>th</sup> to learn the track.=
 Friday I ran with 41 cars in my group for the two practice races. Within m=
y Group 8 GT class there were only a few cars which some broke and one cras=
hed out so by the Saturday feature race it was just me so I won my class by=
 default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept my revs down to 6K so I would surviv=
e the weekend. My best lap time was 2.527 which is respectable for me. The =
long straight is impressive and you really get going a fast top speed. I ke=
pt driving deeper into the braking zone but I was probably on the conservat=
ive side. On Sunday I performed a rendition the National Anthem on my trump=
et that Chris Botti gave me over the public address system for the crowd an=
d it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran the one hour long Endurance race=
 solo with one pit stop to check tires, fluids and add fuel. My two childre=
n did a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of all Groups and classes ran th=
e Endurance race which made things interesting while I was watching my mirr=
ors for superfast cars to blast past me such as me such as a Ford GT, Lolas=
, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running modest lap times during the E=
nduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome dice the last four laps =
with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daughter team. We were side=
 by side through the esses and I could pull a little ahead on the main stra=
ight away but on the sweepers we were side by side waiting for the other dr=
iver to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neither one of us slippe=
d up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we were still side b=
y side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 90 degree left ha=
nder with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsche went pretty w=
ide over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dead even I honest=
ly don=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam first but neith=
er one of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During the feature ra=
ce on Saturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire exhaust sy=
stem which was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it out to the =
corner marshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Also, $550 =
for the practice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expensive but =
I guess that=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track is awes=
ome and I=E2=80=99m I&nbsp; can say I have raced there. Overall I had a gre=
at weekend.</p><p class=3D"yiv1110592268MsoNormal">I have lots of pictures =
and GoPro videos to download and edit over the next few days. That will be =
fun.</p><p class=3D"yiv1110592268MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell</p><p class=3D=
"yiv1110592268MsoNormal">Albuquerque, New Mexico</p></div><div id=3D"yiv111=
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