Adam Ginsberg
04-28-2008, 12:36 AM
I had a great time racing with the Cali boys.....and showed them how it's done in TX.
Saturday was a bit rough - after spending 2 weeks going through the car front to back, I thought I covered all the maintenance issues. Well, I missed one or two things.....
Got on track Sat morning, followed the local guys trying to learn the line. By qual, I was in the 2:09's, vs 2:07's for Mr. Plum. The car didn't quite feel right. I qual'd P4 ( out of 5 CMC cars ). During Sat R1, I could feel the hub(s) going out, so I pulled it in 2 laps before the end of the race.
Fortunately, Don Lariviere (very soon to be CMC racer, and the MAIN MAN who built the CMC Nat'l trophy ) was having a cage installed @ 7's Only (onsite shop @ BW), and offered a fresh set of hubs w/long studs. A quick hub swap was performed, everything was buttoned up for Sunday. Huge thanks to Don for the hubs!
Sunday looked to be better, but in practice, the car still didn't feel 100% right. I brought it back in, put it in the air, and started checking the front again. While doing so, I realized the two front Toyos were toast - seriously corded. :shock: Put new tires up front, and buttoned everything back up.
Grid call for our inverted "Qual Race". Since I was DFL on R1, that put me on pole. Got to grid, was backing into my spot, and the car stalled. And refused to start. Group B headed out on track, while I continued to try and start my car. The tow truck appeared, and asked if a tow back to the pits was needed....I tried one more time....and the car fired right up. :?: Got all buckled back in, and roared off to try and catch the CMC crew....but I was 2 laps down. The upside was a 2:07.2 (vs Plum's 2:07.7 in that race) on lap 4...the car was flat out hooked up.
Still....I had to grid DFL for this afternoon's race. Standing start...took two positions by T3, another by the start of lap 2 and was in 2nd, working over Mike Plum as hard as possible. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get around him, but he was never able to just drive off....I stayed damn close to his bumper until the end.
P2 in R3. Took home some Toyo money, and a half case of Redline oil.
Overall, even with the problems, we still had a blast racing with the Cali CMC-crew. As much as I miss the TX nutjobs, I look forward to racing with them again. :)
Saturday was a bit rough - after spending 2 weeks going through the car front to back, I thought I covered all the maintenance issues. Well, I missed one or two things.....
Got on track Sat morning, followed the local guys trying to learn the line. By qual, I was in the 2:09's, vs 2:07's for Mr. Plum. The car didn't quite feel right. I qual'd P4 ( out of 5 CMC cars ). During Sat R1, I could feel the hub(s) going out, so I pulled it in 2 laps before the end of the race.
Fortunately, Don Lariviere (very soon to be CMC racer, and the MAIN MAN who built the CMC Nat'l trophy ) was having a cage installed @ 7's Only (onsite shop @ BW), and offered a fresh set of hubs w/long studs. A quick hub swap was performed, everything was buttoned up for Sunday. Huge thanks to Don for the hubs!
Sunday looked to be better, but in practice, the car still didn't feel 100% right. I brought it back in, put it in the air, and started checking the front again. While doing so, I realized the two front Toyos were toast - seriously corded. :shock: Put new tires up front, and buttoned everything back up.
Grid call for our inverted "Qual Race". Since I was DFL on R1, that put me on pole. Got to grid, was backing into my spot, and the car stalled. And refused to start. Group B headed out on track, while I continued to try and start my car. The tow truck appeared, and asked if a tow back to the pits was needed....I tried one more time....and the car fired right up. :?: Got all buckled back in, and roared off to try and catch the CMC crew....but I was 2 laps down. The upside was a 2:07.2 (vs Plum's 2:07.7 in that race) on lap 4...the car was flat out hooked up.
Still....I had to grid DFL for this afternoon's race. Standing start...took two positions by T3, another by the start of lap 2 and was in 2nd, working over Mike Plum as hard as possible. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get around him, but he was never able to just drive off....I stayed damn close to his bumper until the end.
P2 in R3. Took home some Toyo money, and a half case of Redline oil.
Overall, even with the problems, we still had a blast racing with the Cali CMC-crew. As much as I miss the TX nutjobs, I look forward to racing with them again. :)