Hallett renewed my racing flame

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07-06-2017, 10:03 AM
ShadowBolt

Hallett renewed my racing flame

Racing after Cresson was just not fun. After being very competitive at Cresson and Jay crashing out in R1 while passing for the lead then winning a pole and race the next day then me winning the invert we were on top of the world. At TWS we were three seconds behind the leaders and the car was so loose it was wreaking in every corner. Found the front sway bar end link broken after the weekend was over. We go to COTA and we were not good. Certainly I wasn't. I told BL that after COTA for the first time in eight years of racing I thought about quitting. At Cresson one of the AST's got torn up and I had to purchase a full set of new AST's. After another engine took a shit I gave up on the high compression route and built a 9.5:1. The cost was around four grand. Then COTA was $1700.00 and we lost a transmission after two sessions on Friday ($500.00 for two sessions). Another two grand plus for a new TKO600RR. A set of tires for COTA and another set for Hallett and I was just about ready to give up. The money is bad enough but (and I know some of you are sick of hearing it) COTA was just not fun for us. For the most part I don't really worry about the cost of racing as long as we are having fun. TWS with a ill handling car then COTA back to back plus all the money spent and I really had a bad taste in my mouth. Then I went to Hallett. Damn that place lit a fire in me again. Lots of passing and very close racing. Yesterday Jay sent me a link to all our videos from the Hallett weekend and I got all fired up once again. Hallett and getting to race there with you guys is the best and most fun you can have with your cloths on! If you have never made the Hallett trip (It's a long trip and you may get to know about the Hallett curse) but it's so worth it. We broke on Friday or Sat. the first three years but we still go back every year. Don't know why I thought I needed to post this but if you are feeing like I was you just need to get to a fun track and enjoy racing with the best class of guys in NASA.

JJ
07-06-2017, 06:01 PM
rleng1

Agreed. Racing at Hallet is like none other. How cool to have your son and your grandson there. That dude looked cool in his Hallet gear and he would not get off of that scooter.
I'll be ready for next year with a new car.
07-13-2017, 04:22 PM
Fbody383

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Originally Posted by rleng1

I'll be ready for next year with a new car.

#78? Not a mustang...
07-14-2017, 01:31 PM
Pranav

It's gonna be challenging in 2018.

I just got word that we are running the 1.8 in October because they are already tearing down the back straight.

So TWS actually is gone for next year, I'd bet we are going to have COTA and NOLA back on the schedule to help fill the gap. I guess MSRC twice?

Hope this doesn't effect our car counts as I know how some of y'all feel about NOLA and COTA.
07-14-2017, 02:03 PM
ShadowBolt

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Originally Posted by Pranav

It's gonna be challenging in 2018.

I just got word that we are running the 1.8 in October because they are already tearing down the back straight.

So TWS actually is gone for next year, I'd bet we are going to have COTA and NOLA back on the schedule to help fill the gap. I guess MSRC twice?

Hope this doesn't effect our car counts as I know how some of y'all feel about NOLA and COTA.

Even though NOLA is a long drive and not a great track for racing IMHO I would rather go there than to the monster right in my home town. I could not be more disappointed in COTA. I kept hoping that we would be able to race there since it's so close to home. Maybe I would like it if I was faster........but I doubt it.

1.8 that sucks. I guess we did not have some kind of contract that said we would race on the 2.9?

JJ
07-14-2017, 03:07 PM
marshall_mosty

Back in the "day" we would race MSR-C three times, MSR-H once, TWS once, and Hallett once..
07-14-2017, 03:33 PM
michaelmosty

We need to do MSRC 1.7 backwards next year as something totally new. Also, hopefully ECR will get their track fixed, that is always a fun race.
07-14-2017, 03:50 PM
ShadowBolt

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Originally Posted by michaelmosty

We need to do MSRC 1.7 backwards next year as something totally new. Also, hopefully ECR will get their track fixed, that is always a fun race.

Yes sir.

JJ
07-14-2017, 06:28 PM
Pranav

Yeah the new ownership deal for ECR is promising, hope they can fix the track.

Good thing we have so many tracks these days.
07-14-2017, 10:39 PM
rleng1

Central region races at Hallett in October.
07-15-2017, 11:12 AM
Supercharged111

Central Region has no CMC. Boo!
07-16-2017, 05:56 PM
AI#97

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Originally Posted by michaelmosty

We need to do MSRC 1.7 backwards next year as something totally new. Also, hopefully ECR will get their track fixed, that is always a fun race.

Cresson CW has long been not advised for racing due to the likelihood of an off at the exit of ricochet would result in running into the corner bunker.... just something to think about.
07-16-2017, 05:58 PM
chris-CMC#35

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Originally Posted by marshall_mosty

Back in the "day" we would race MSR-C three times, MSR-H once, TWS once, and Hallett once..

Yeah - and the TWS trip was in July or August.
07-17-2017, 10:00 AM
mach1

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Originally Posted by chris-CMC#35

Yeah - and the TWS trip was in July or August.

Sounds HOT

Jerry, thanks for sharing that!
07-17-2017, 10:33 AM
ShadowBolt

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Originally Posted by mach1

Sounds HOT

We used to run TWS in August. I know two years in a row it was like 104-105. Not fun.

JJ
07-17-2017, 10:58 AM
AllZWay

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Originally Posted by ShadowBolt

We used to run TWS in August. I know two years in a row it was like 104-105. Not fun.

JJ

NONE... I hated those races. It was miserable just sitting under those roofs baking from the heat.
07-17-2017, 04:00 PM
ShadowBolt

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Originally Posted by AllZWay

NONE... I hated those races. It was miserable just sitting under those roofs baking from the heat.

Yes sir! I think MFW had heat stroke at least one of those two years.

JJ
07-17-2017, 06:00 PM
AI#97

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Originally Posted by ShadowBolt

Yes sir! I think MFW had heat stroke at least one of those two years.

JJ

I was fine. I walked around with an 8# bag of ice on my neck/shoulders till it melted to nothing! Now Mike Bell....I think he got out of the car and went to the ground one time but that was a LONG time ago....2005? Where has the time gone?!
07-25-2017, 11:08 PM
liquidroam

At Hallet I thought I heard some conversation of TMS being on the schedule for next year along with NOLA.
07-27-2017, 01:49 PM
Pranav

I think most likely it would be MSRH and MSRC twice, COTA, Hallett, and NOLA.

Who knows maybe eagle's canyon if the new owners fix some stuff?
07-27-2017, 05:53 PM
mach1

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Originally Posted by liquidroam

At Hallet I thought I heard some conversation of TMS being on the schedule for next year along with NOLA.

TMS, that would be interesting.

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07-28-2017, 12:03 PM
Fbody383

As long as we can plug in a smoker or two...
07-28-2017, 01:20 PM
ShadowBolt

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Originally Posted by mach1

TMS, that would be interesting.

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Rovel
07-29-2017, 07:00 PM
BlueFirePony

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Originally Posted by Fbody383

As long as we can plug in a smoker or two...

It's a NASCAR track...track support probably sells lump coal and wood by the #
07-29-2017, 07:05 PM
BlueFirePony

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Originally Posted by ShadowBolt

Rovel

Yeah, the infield courses like that and Vegas are rather boring (well Vegas was fun in a F430GT for a few laps). But it would be a huge let down compared to TWS no matter what.
07-31-2017, 10:40 AM
Rob Liebbe

Rovals are boring too. I ran a DE at the Michigan International Speedway a long time ago. All it did was bore me to death and chew up the RF tire shoulder.