Details at the Glen

mrmustang · #1 (**permalink**) 10-06-2001, 07:23 AM

Someone must have brought their laptop and has dialed in.........Come on guys, you need something to do on a rainy day................

Bill S.

PS: I hear from "da bunnies" yesterday was a banner day, sunny, cool, excellent track conditions......Something about a red on black race chevy bodied truck kicking some series butt........Details, we need details................

RACER X #99 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2001, 04:41 AM

Have about 40 photos of everyone who was there. Will post later. Have to go back to work to pay for all the fun.
RD

John McMahon · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2001, 11:16 AM

More "social" info on the event here:

http://clubcobra.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11502

From a purely driving perspective, here goes...

Most of us were running in the "Open" group sans instructors.

The track was cool all 3 days, but especially so on Sunday. Track temp about 30 degrees, ambient temp about 40.

On Friday, Cranky, myself and I believe one other, developed brake problems. All corrected and racing continued.

Don Durner (I mean FEZ) also lost his clutch again. Don't know if you remember, but last year he did the same thing with a "borrowed" ERA FIA. It might have something to do with the orthopedic design of his concrete loafers. Not sure.

On Saturday, with Don out of the picture (but very much active behind the scenes), the small blocks dominated the event. I think the fastest in the group was either CRANKY or Al Good in his Pantera!

On Sunday, no breakage and it was Cranky's mission to make me drive faster. Cranky followed me (relentlessly might I add, I couldn't shake the old fart) and he said I drove the line perfectly, was fast in the straights, but I needed to pick up my speed in the corners. I spent the day working on earlier turn ins and less braking. By Sunday afternoon, I had improvrd my times, but I still feel I need a bit more seat time to run with the big boys.

Fortunately, Don was the only casualty of the event. He, however, put more than one car back on the track with his mechanical ability, thanks Don!

Now, about the Pro Trucks, thay man handled us consistently the whole weekend and the only thing to do was to point them by. You would point one by and a freight train of 3 or 4 trucks would blow by you! I was personally b*tch slapped by each truck on every lap of every day.

...I kind of liked it.....

JM

mr bruce · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2001, 04:41 PM

You forgot to mention how that RX-7, and Supra were treatin' them pickups there McTruck.

John McMahon · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2001, 05:18 PM

Bruce,

Yer absolutely right, those 2 cars were slappin' around them Pro Trucks. That Turbo Porsche didn't do too shabby either.

According to Peter who was keeping lap times, I was about 15 seconds off my times from last year. It was either because of the Scotch induced hangover or the panties I have been waering most of this year at the track.

....I think it must be the panties.

mrmustang · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2001, 05:53 PM

Hey John,

Mike Cohen (the owner of the red chevy bodies pro truck) said that he was having a great time with everyone, it was just the closure rates that seemed to unnerve some drivers...........He was also telling me about two Cobra drivers, one in a red Cobra with the #99 on it (gee, I wonder who that could be) that was giving them a good run for their money, another one that was painted in the valvoline colors, which could not get out of everyones way fast enough...........Care to enlighten us on the sorid details of these two encounters???????????????

Yours in Fords,

Bill S.

PS: While not quite racing today, I did happen to take the Cobra to work, top down, this morning.........Actually hoping to get some dyno time, which never materialized..........Most certainly will be up there on Tuesday to work out the bugs in my new 700CFM double pumper......If you have the time, stop on up....Cranky knows where it is................

John McMahon · #7 (**permalink**) 10-09-2001, 07:57 AM

Well we know who old #99 is...right Cranky????

The other Cobra was our buddy Terry in his FFR who was having spark problems all weekend.

...but at least he was there and on the track!

RACER X #99 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-11-2001, 02:49 PM

Yo Mr.Mustang,
Your first sentence was very funny.
We don't even have phones in our rooms at the Seneca.
I don't even think anyone in Watkins Glen owns a computer.
RD

mrmustang · #9 (**permalink**) 10-11-2001, 06:41 PM

Roger,

On a serious note, Mike and his band of merry truck owners did indeed speak very highly of you when I last saw him/them at the shop the other day............

Bill S.

PS: Now what about those 14 (or was it 13

) nipples that JM was alluding to

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Quote:

Originally posted by RACER X #99
Yo Mr.Mustang,
Your first sentence was very funny.
We don't even have phones in our rooms at the Seneca.
I don't even think anyone in Watkins Glen owns a computer.
RD