|
First weekend results February
24-25, 2001 |
 |
 |
| Day |
Class |
Qualify |
Race |
| Saturday |
Pro7 |
Qualified 3rd |
Moved to 2nd at the start,
dropped back to 4th, then finished 2nd |
| E/Production |
Qualified 1st in class, 2nd
overall in a light rain |
Finished First in
class on a wet track
 |
| Sunday |
Pro7 |
Qualified 3rd (second place
car was a different one) |
Moved to second in a few
laps, stayed there most of the race. Rain started about half race, and the car
was a real hand-full in the wet (not enough tread), finished 4th (they
had more tread). |
| E/Production |
Qualified 1st in
class |
Finished 1st in class
in fairly heavy rain for the whole race
|
|
Not a bad first weekend with a new car at all -- Two
firsts, a second and a fourth. No real problems with the car at all. Only real
thing was we found out you CAN NOT run Pro7 front camber with racing slicks --
the left front slick overheated and BLEW on the first practice warm-up lap!! So
the dry track runs in E/P were with slicks in the rear, and shaved Toyo's in
the front, with a 48IDA on the stock 12A engine. The raining Saturday E/P
qualifying and Sunday E/P race were with full tread Toyo street
tires!! That's 2 hours of full racing (four one-half hour
races) plus all the qualifying and practice sessions !! |
| June 23 and
24 |
| Day |
Class |
Qualify |
Race |
| Saturday |
Pro7 |
Had fuel problems (trash in
fuel plugged filter), car would not run a lap. So I started LAST in a field of
38 cars! |
Actually finished 7th, but
after the stewards handed out a bunch of penalties, then reversed half
of them, I ended up 5th. |
| E/P |
With 2 "real"
E/P cars there, and temperatures between 103 and 105 degrees, we decided not to
run. (Saved buying a pair of slicks, entry fee, gas, etc., and car was running
real hot) |
| Sunday
|
E/P |
3rd |
Distant 3rd with carb
problems (w/o problems I still would have been 3rd)
Still
in the points lead. |
| Pro7 |
4th |
Worked my way into the lead
in a few laps, and stayed there (1st) +set a new lap
record.
Keeps me in the points lead by 6 points. |
