07-31-2006, 09:08 AM
Chad, you scared me dude. I'm on the radio with you and I hear "On the roof! On the roof!" and my stomach sunk. I think I darn near beat the abmulance to the cutover ;-).
I'm really glad you're ok and all that safety gear did it's job. We'll get it put back together in our usual better-than-before condition.
As for my driving, I had a great time. I only got 4/6 sessions in but that's ok. I skipped my last session on Sunday in favor of getting home nearly 2.5 hours earler.
The XR held up well, amazingly well in that heat. I drove it 10/10ths all weekend and it didn't get remotely close to overheating. That's a big hurdle crossed in my book. Now, the transmission is spewing fluid for some reason, but I don't think it was heat related. It started during my last session at Summit Main a few weeks ago.
Highlights of the weekend include Chad's and my win at the Karting Enduro, passing my fair share of fast cars in HPDE 3 while still on street tires, getting an official race car log book on the XR, and Maeng saying "I followed you up turn 7 and as you accellerated out you lit up your rear tires. Damn that thing has a lot of power!". :-).
Good to see everyone too. As always, can't wait until next time!
I'm really glad you're ok and all that safety gear did it's job. We'll get it put back together in our usual better-than-before condition.
As for my driving, I had a great time. I only got 4/6 sessions in but that's ok. I skipped my last session on Sunday in favor of getting home nearly 2.5 hours earler.
The XR held up well, amazingly well in that heat. I drove it 10/10ths all weekend and it didn't get remotely close to overheating. That's a big hurdle crossed in my book. Now, the transmission is spewing fluid for some reason, but I don't think it was heat related. It started during my last session at Summit Main a few weeks ago.
Highlights of the weekend include Chad's and my win at the Karting Enduro, passing my fair share of fast cars in HPDE 3 while still on street tires, getting an official race car log book on the XR, and Maeng saying "I followed you up turn 7 and as you accellerated out you lit up your rear tires. Damn that thing has a lot of power!". :-).
Good to see everyone too. As always, can't wait until next time!
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1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
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E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
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1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
2013 Ford F-150 FX4 Ecoboost
E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
2017 Onewheel +