Inverted Starts

[jeffburch]

My name is Mitch, and I'm a Racaholic. :lol:

I would like to see a stat on the class incidents vs. # cars out there.
It would be interesting.
More cars closer together is gonna result in actual CLOSE competition.
Racing IS competition. CMC is close tight racing and the reason I'm doing it.
If I had a higher source of disposible income I would definately run AI.
In a Chevy no less and am certain I could squelch a few egos in this class.
Regardless, racing is the sh!t.
Hot lapping is like masterbation.

jb

[Garbage]

I think you just described how you got started ... other than #1

I'm not pissed, David. It appears you are getting there, though.[/quote]

That is how I got started. My car cost $4,000.00 at Joe's Used Car Lot. Ran Driver's Edge once and NASA HPDE once in my life with no other track experience. Put a cage in the car, and next event I was on the track with the race group.

I'm not mad! Just resolved in my feelings on F.I.S. And because NASA is still pushing people into the race group, noticably into CMC, that is how you become a CMC driver. Problems will arise from having fully inverted starts and inexperienced people leading the way.

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[GlennCMC70]

Hot lapping is like masterbation.
jb

"lube it up!"

[Garbage]

Hot lapping is like masterbation.

jb

[mitchntx]

My name is Mitch, and I'm a Racaholic. :lol:

I would like to see a stat on the class incidents vs. # cars out there.
It would be interesting.
More cars closer together is gonna result in actual CLOSE competition.
Racing IS competition. CMC is close tight racing and the reason I'm doing it.
If I had a higher source of disposible income I would definately run AI.
In a Chevy no less and am certain I could squelch a few egos in this class.
Regardless, racing is the sh!t.
Hot lapping is like masterbation.

jb

I think Jeff is drunk again .... :wink:

[Boudy]

there is always someone who feels they are being put @ a disadvantage,

Glenn, you've got that market cornered chief. :lol: :lol:

Well, I'll admit that I'm still one of those rookies who's ass end is kinda wide at times. Hell, I down right scared the shit out of MB qualifying in the rain, sorry dude. Anyway, I've been reading and trying to understand each guys point of view. I agree with most points to some extent or another but I fail to understand why some of this group participate in races when it seams that AutoX would be better to fill there need for speed without traffic.

Boudy

[Al Fernandez]

Dave, I'm a little confused...you do or do not want to fully invert the field?














:lol:

[GlennCMC70]

Al, your not helping............ you will fit in fine here. :P

[donovan]

I will say this... from being on the track with DA and racing with him, he will race you hard and close... Now that he has moved up to AIX and I am still in AI things have changed. He will not just blow by or make a hole, he is patient and will wait for a good pass on out of class cars like myself.

I can remember multiple times when I was stuffing my car in holes and working thru the field with him behind me, when there was a break I would give him room and sometime he would pass sometimes he would not. He would wait till I cleared the cars I was racing hard with or I was at a stand still for a while behind a car.

He does not have a desire to bang his car up, and it does seem boring for him to be patient for 10 minutes of a 20 minutes race just to clear all those cars... I understand where he is coming from, having seen him on track.

DD

[marshall_mosty]

I can also see everyone's point, however we ALL have to deal with a speed differential... either positive or negative.

We all have to watch our mirrors while keeping the rest of the racing in prospective.

That is what makes us the badasses and rockstars of the every day driving world.... we're racecar drivers! 8)


Many other series run "out of class" cars. In endurance racing in the ALMS, I'm sure the Audi guys aren't saying... damn, we're getting stuck behind a lowely GT1 or GT2 car. The slower traffic is just a rolling chicane that EVERYONE has to deal with. It may not be at the same place on the track, but the "obsticle" is still out there for everyone to overcome.

Everyone take a deep breath, pull your manties from you A$$ and get ready for Feb!!!!

... or as JB says, "Cinch it up!!!"

See you guys at SpeedZone!