Live from Mid-Ohio (Updates)

[Todd Covini]

We'll try to update y'all on the current events here.
I'm typing from the hospitality tent and have talked to some of our guys here to try and post updates. (Feel free to cc: the other forums as needed.)

Everyone is having challenges getting here.
A Calif hauler lost 6 trailer tires on the way out.
The 7's only Calif. hauler blew 3.
Many folks couldn't keep trailer tires on their rig no matter where they were from.

From the Texas crew, Adam lost one...and so did Mitch.
Corey is stuck in Kentucky right now with fuel pump issues. He's at a truck stop and waiting for a dealership to deliver a new one.

At the track, Kirsch just nosed into a tire barrier. Looks worse than it is...he'll be fine.

Yesterday, Schlender broke a K-member at the PS rack and nosed into the tires. Pulled it out last nite and got it welded up...going back together today. Agent 47 lost a belt and ended up in the grass and did some minor damage to his splitter. (Man that car is cool!)

Looking across the paddock there are 4+ Texas flags. I've heard that Texas has the biggest overall regional participation!!!

There was an informal party in the Texas paddock last nite with ~30 of all the AI/CMC folks coming by for a beer. The FRRAX guys came by as well. Good to see last year's AI Champions (Rocco & Andrews) and all the other early arrivals. Beer was flowing...fireworks were going off (I thought those RM guys were going to get us kicked out!) and they even started a Texas hold'em game in Battlestar Galactica and Kirsch apparently cleaned up.

Weather's nice today...was rainy the past few days and so far they predict great conditions from here on out!

More folks expect to test today...they're offering half day rates now.
We'll try to update you daily until we crown our 2007 National Champions!

-=- Todd

[AllZWay]

Thanks for the updates.... Keep them coming.

When does everyone hit the track for something real?

[michaelmosty]

Thanks for the updates Todd!!

James, official practice is all day Thursday and then Friday and Saturday are the qualifying races.

Glad to hear Texas is the center of the racing world up there, again.

[mitchntx]

20 minutes after leaving Glenn's house, I look in the mirror and say, "Uh-Oh, someone has lost a tire."

"HEY! ... THAT'S MY TIRE!"

I follow it for about a mile as it weaves in and out of I30 traffic in Grand Prairie. It hit no one and no one hit it.

Sheered all the lugs off. Must've not torqued the lugs enough, I guess. I did use my DeWalt cordless ...

6 new lugs and a roadside repair job and 2 hours later, we are again MO-bound.

Rest of the trip was uneventful. Lot's of rain and lots of fog.

We arrived about 1pm local time and Todd/David a couple hours later. BS Galatica later that evening and then Agent 47. Boudy early on Tuesday morning and Jeff later that day.

Corey is here and sleeping like a baby while we all unload his junk.

Kersch's car is looking good once again after a couple hours of "tender" massaging.

Tommy's Firebird is on track and up to speed.

We hit the track in about an hour for the first time.

Temps are in the upper 40s at night and the middle 70s during the day. Nice!

Updates to come when possible.

PS ... the hospitality tent has awesome bagels, cookies and coffee!!!!

[AllZWay]

Anyone have or know the day to day schedule?

I see mylaps is starting to show some track activity, but not sure the schedule.

[michaelmosty]

Here is the day to day schedule.

http://nasachampionships.com/pdf/EventSchedule.pdf

[GlennCMC70]

'sploded a clutch disc today.
1.5 hours R&R. missed 2 laps or so of the session it happend in.
next outing, dropped 4 seconds. :wink:

[ShadowBolt]

'sploded a clutch disc today.
1.5 hours R&R. missed 2 laps or so of the session it happend in.
next outing, dropped 4 seconds. :wink:

Are you saying the clutch was slipping or you just got that much faster by mastering the course?


JJ

[michaelmosty]

'sploded a clutch disc today.
1.5 hours R&R. missed 2 laps or so of the session it happend in.
next outing, dropped 4 seconds. :wink:

What are the lap times everyones running?
What are the times for the next closest competitor to the TX region? 8)

[AllZWay]

'sploded a clutch disc today.
1.5 hours R&R. missed 2 laps or so of the session it happend in.
next outing, dropped 4 seconds. :wink:

What are the lap times everyones running?
What are the times for the next closest competitor to the TX region? 8)

From what I saw yesterday during their practice times..

Glenn and Jeff were in the 1:42 range.... most competitors were in the 1:45+ range.... and several in the 1:47+ range.

As for AI... I only watched DD... and he was in the 1:39 range.