Man – what an adrenaline filled day…what a workout!!! Maybe I had too much of the death grip Jack warned about…or maybe I am just old. My shoulders, wrists and butt sure felt different this morning. Although I went to bed around 11:00, my mind kept me up to around 2:00 with a bench racing session and a lot of coulda/woulda/shoulda done this and that on turns and corners.
It was really great to see everyone, meet new members and John, I really appreciate all your work in setting it up. As a new car owner and driver (the odometer on my Unique turned 1,000 miles while on the final open track session), this is exactly what I needed to go out and play fast.
Memorable event #1 – my first spin out. On the second lap of the second lead & follow session, I decided to push it harder (Jack had made me feel like a wuz) through Rattlesnake and suddenly the rear end started breaking loose. Unable to recover and the car did a 270-degree into the dirt shoulder and the carb flooded and killed the engine. It took a few cranks to get the engine to fire, but I was able to catch the pack before the back straight away. No damage - but a good learning experience for a rookie.
Memorable event #2 – On the final open session, I was again in Rattlesnake turn and really trying to push the car, keep the rear in control, watch the cones, drive my lines and avenge my earlier spin out. I suddenly check the rear view mirror and out of nowhere I find David McKenzie in his spec racer about a car length behind me. I can still recall the scream of “OH SH****T” echoing in my helmet. I let him by on the back straight and could not keep up with him. A pretty humbling experience.
Let’s do it again guys. Thanks again, John
Does anyone have digital pics? I want to send some to my son in Corpus.