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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 10:20:35 AM »

Times are dropping significantly .... obviously another stage of drying ... It is for sure a one run competition ... This will be the driest run for everyone and the 2nd drivers will be the last to run ... and therefore the biggest advantage ... and the later, the better.   This is one reason to have as high a number as possible ... but that can work against you also .... if it starts raining during the runs.

Whoever cones this last run is going to be kicking themselves .... sounds like people are improving by about 1.5 seconds per run or there-abouts ... jumping from mid30's to mid-teens positions ... 15 or so spots ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 10:16:26 AM »

Going into 3rd runs .... going to be a last run race ... with the slightly drying conditions I think ... and adjustments from the drivers for the conditions.

And, of course, 4 of our own will be running in the 3rd heat ... in a short while ... maybe just over 1/2 hour ... not sure if they will have a course walk or not ... thought I heard they were not earlier ... but that might have been speculation by the 1st announcer?   Odd....So it could be an hour before our people are running ... and Stephen in the heat after that.

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 10:13:59 AM »

Andy Hollis actually ran his Michelin rain tires on the first run ... as per info on the broadcast ... fellow interviewing him between runs and reporting back.   Then he ran his "dry" tires with traction control on for his 2nd run ... (ND Miata).  Andy does a LOT of tire testing and is from Texas ... including tire tests in the Grassroots magazine etc.

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 10:08:27 AM »

Think I just saw Tom on here ... advice:   Never mind the "line" ... rather keep the tires on the high and dry instead ... and keep it smooth ... like usual ... a bigger slip angle in the wet is ok.  Oh, and straighten your line across the "streams" ... and shortly thereafter:  That is where you get major twitches that can cost you!

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 10:01:15 AM »

Wow ... Jason Saini/CS/ND just ran a 59.9 ... no one has even run a 60 second run!   Amazing ... there are guys who test tires for a living (Chris Harvey) in the field and no one is touching Jason.   One difference I note is the BFG tires ... Perhaps they are much better in the wet than the Bridgestones?

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:45:55 AM »

They just mentioned that Hsun Chen was on Kumho tires ... (Bridgestone listed on the results???) ... and he just went to 11th place ... (23 trophies) ... Maybe that Kumho tire is not all bad?

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:34:24 AM »

McCelvey in an ND Miata on Bridgestones just beat Saini's time ... so maybe it is the driver more so ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:31:52 AM »

Just noticed Saini is on BFG's ... as opposed to Bridgestones for the herd ... I wonder if the BFG's are better in the wet ... but Saini is also from the east which means more experience in the rain ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:29:23 AM »

Actually on the video feed you can see the pavement is looking "darker" ... e.g. standing water is draining off and it is getting drier ...  Times have dropped from 63's to Jason Saini's 61.3 sec. now ... Saini is in the lead ... he won BS some years ago in an S2000 ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:27:48 AM »

Andy Hollis (Texas ... CS - ND Miata) just changed to his "dry" tires .... probably shaved Bridgestones ...
Times are continuing to drop ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:17:26 AM »

Drying tendencies ...  2nd heat, 1st runs on the west course for CS (they are the only class in this heat ... 86 entries with times!) ... I see some people are getting faster ... or so it seems ... getting brighter ...

The west course has more elevation change and dries more quickly than the east course ... can change quickly ... especially the next heat except for a few "streams" ... I think our guys in the 3rd heat will be dealing with drying conditions and it will become a "one run" effort with the last run being the driest ... so better make that one last run count!   

Announcement:   "Advance Auto Parts" have a stand/vehicle at the site where you can order parts and they will deliver to the site later in the day .... good idea!

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 09:09:29 AM »

Starting to get "less wet" ... drying tendencies ... forecast for more maybe 4-5 pm

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 08:38:22 AM »

West Course commentary:  "Rooster tails behind the cars and it doesn't look like it (the rain) is going to stop any time soon" ... Still the 1st heat ... JA/JB (junior karts are running now) ... and they are looking for the heat 2 workers so probably better than 1/2 way through the heat ...

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 07, 2016, 08:32:16 AM »

Looking wet this morning ... same run order and west course for our people today except Alan in the last heat on the east course in DM.

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Other Events / Re: SCCA Solo Nationals

« on: September 06, 2016, 04:41:17 PM »

9-5:30 approx....to finish on the east course.  West course was done earlier by maybe 45 min.

Weather held out ... sunny at the end ... see what happens on day 2 tomorrow.