[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Mark Nunnally]

True, but I ALWAYS check my side mirror before I merge on the track!
Typically the pit-out on any given track is on a fast straight (usually the
front main straight), always good to check your mirror, even if you are
given the "all clear".  Don't want a 130 mph Z06 or 911 in my trunk!

Blackhawk is a tricky track for a big group, it's narrow and few passing
zones.  Considering all, it went pretty good for the better part of the day.

The guy running the end of pit looked real familiar btw, who was he?

mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings


> Mark,
>
> I was horrified to see that the head safety guy (and
> start/finish flagger) was sending out cars that would arrive
> at turn one RIGHT when another car was coming to it at speed.
>
> I did my best to try to keep him alert, but sometimes he
> just didn't look or seem to know what he was doing.  I know
> he had had heart surgery not too long before our event, and
> was just leaving the area often to go to the first aid
> building for oxygen I assume.  I tried to take over at those
> times.
>
> I only saw this happen about three times, but it was enough
> to cause my hair to lighten a few more shades that day.  :)
>
> Could be the person you don't mention was one of those cars.
>
> If sent out like that, they really didn't have too much
> leeway to try to take turn one without getting in the way.
>
> Oh well, thanks to alert drivers like yourself, we avoided
> calamity!
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> > On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
> > one nameless person parked their SHO in turn one (coming out of the
pits)
> > right in front of my 89 doing full speed at the end of the front
straight in
> > the threshold braking zone.  was all I could do to NOT pass him in the
> > corner, aside from trying not to rip the right side of his car off.
> >
> > mark
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