2008 NASA National Championships Media

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Originally Posted by michaelmosty

Glenn took 3rd in the qual. race today.

AI Qual. race:
4th - Donovan
14th - Team Cooke/Melkowitz
15th - White

BTW, Dave Schotz took the wins in both the CMC race and the AI race.

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What is up with the AIX guys - besides Griswold - times are way off...
1 17 Chris Griswold 4 9:41.166 2:09.393 2 61.209
2 2 Ernesto Roco 4 12:19.688 2:38.522 2:32.953 2 51.781
3 111 Andy Sutak 4 12:25.029 2:43.863 2:30.137 3 52.752
4 72 pete johns 1 3:51.258 3 Laps 2:43.847 1 48.338
Class American Iron
1 34 David Schotz 4 10:03.919 2:11.374 1 60.286
2 21 Robin Burnett 4 10:07.349 3.430 2:11.165 4 60.382
3 22 Rusty Ferguson 4 10:22.969 19.050 2:16.028 2 58.223
4 7 David Donovan 4 10:25.148 21.229 2:14.514 1 58.879

Rain racing.
Rooster tail racing.

It's a "NASA-salute-to-Hurricane-Ike" racing.

Congrats to DD for taking 4th in AI....I'm going to "overthink" that some serious skill and some good rain tires were contributing factors.

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Originally Posted by Todd Covini

Rain racing.

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Uhhh yeah...I guess.
I just thought that AIX guys would have the whole rain tire thing handled...I mean Roco is a former champ right?

Matts' not running full rains right? Just 6/32s? If that's the case then he's gonna make some moves in the dry. Or am I inferring too much here...maybe I should go back to my cocoa puffs :?

Schtoz AI car is just his CMC2 car with the restrictor plate pulled by the way.

I guess there is another John George out there running in the same group?

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Originally Posted by Todd Covini

Rain racing.
Rooster tail racing.

It's a "NASA-salute-to-Hurricane-Ike" racing.

Congrats to DD for taking 4th in AI....I'm going to "overthink" that some serious skill and some good rain tires were contributing factors.

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I grabbed the last set of rains at the track... the rest was all Skill...

DFD

Great job, DD!
Another 4th or better in tomorrow's race will put you on the front 2 rows for the big show with the leader in striking range!!!

Let's bring that National AI Championship to Texas!!! :D

The "John George" in Group A is an FFR driver, and nothing like the Texas John George.

AAMOF, he went off at the start and hit the concrete wall along the back straight, causing minor damage. Driver ok.

The tower was in pure disbelief that the CMC drivers were doing a standing start in the rain, and it went off great. Our group was, IMO, the best behaved on track with the fewest incidents.

The AIX drivers are running slicks (Hoosiers), ~500-600hp motors, and small clutches, so it's really no surprise they have difficulty in the rain.

Weather for tomorrow appears to be more of the same, possibly worse.

/No reports today, no a/c power, sorry.

This has gotta chap you Fulcrum boys.
These are legal BTW.
jb
http://www.argentlab.com/nasatx/jeff...blingWing1.jpg
http://www.argentlab.com/nasatx/jeff...blingWing2.jpg

I am actually on 4/32 tires....did a couple of massive slide down the back straight at over 120...got a big thumbs up from the flag stand...most terrifying 20 minutes of my life but survived.

I have horse traded for some rains from robin burnett...he was reluctant to make the trade. hopefully I can improve in the rain today and pray for dry on sunday...but it isn't looking good for mfw...

btw... nats 2009 is at miller!!

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Originally Posted by jeffburch

/No reports today, no a/c power, sorry.

This has gotta chap you Fulcrum boys.
These are legal BTW.
jb
http://www.argentlab.com/nasatx/jeff...blingWing1.jpg
http://www.argentlab.com/nasatx/jeff...blingWing2.jpg

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to add to this. these are AI spec wings. the rule was re-written to allow for this very thing.

we have also learned that some regions interpret "pump gas" is anything that can be pumped from any gas pump. so the race gas at Cresson is legal per thier interpretation. :roll:

i'm now on the JB bandwagon. its total BS where this series is being allowed to be taken. we are now AIL (American Iron Light).