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I think my car can run a mid-1:43 there. Just have to send in a driver that knows the track... :) [/b]
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Andy, if you have a good HANDLING car you should be able to get into the low 1:43's. With all these guys sounding off, make me wished I had a ITA car. B)
 
I think my car can run a mid-1:43 there. Just have to send in a driver that knows the track... :)
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I think only four ITA cars have ever got below a 1:44.000 at Mid Ohio, let alone a mid 1:43. So that's a big statement.
 
I think only four ITA cars have ever got below a 1:44.000 at Mid Ohio, let alone a mid 1:43. So that's a big statement. [/b]
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Given what I see of the track, the lap times of other types of cars etc, I believe the CAR is up to it. Ain't no way a driver that has never been there will touch that but that is why I said what I said about bringing a 'driver'...

It's ok, I would rather come in under the radar anyway... :P
 
Kevin,

Any knowledge of a IT7 lap record at Mid-Ohio ? I know for a while the class was run separate from ITA before Central Division split.


Todd
 
Kevin,

Any knowledge of a IT7 lap record at Mid-Ohio ? I know for a while the class was run separate from ITA before Central Division split.
Todd
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I thought I posted that already but you are correct, I did not. My bad.

IT7: Jason Albright, 9-11-05, 1:48.170
 
To all,

The Mid-Ohio track records for I.T. classes, SM and SRF have been placed on the cincyscca.com web-site. Yes... this means we will be running the club course.

Todd
 
[mr. burns]Exxxxxcellent....[/mr. burns]
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Is that the same track configuration that I and the NX set a new track lap record on the first (and only) time I drove it?

Sounds promising...
 
Yep, you're probably right, Kevin: (It's actually 15) more years of experience and prep - not to mention a much smoother surface for my McPherson strut car - probably won't make a bit of difference. It also shouldn't matter that I did it back then not having any prior time at the track...

In looking at the video on Mid-O's site, it's pretty much as I remember it; a fast, wide-open, smooth track, lots of sweeping corners. Couple of nice long straights, too...a whole lot like Watkins Glen, in fact...

Yeah, Kevin, nothing to worry about...certainly nothing that should keep you up at night...

T minus 178 days...and counting.
 
a whole lot like Watkins Glen, in fact...
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Hmmmm, I guess I was driving on a different track than Mid O, at least in my ITS car. :D Never the less, you'll have no problem adapting to the new track surface. It's very easy on tires.



Greg, BTW, GREAT Picture in Grassroots Mag! :023: I feel bad for Rob Huffmaster, they butchered is Picture with the wrong name.
 
Yeah, Kevin, nothing to worry about...certainly nothing that should keep you up at night...
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Mid-O's definitely fast, sweeping, smooth.... The strange part is that the real ITA cars (Honda CRX, Integra) don't seem to have any trouble with the higher horsepower ITS cars (Greg...cough...cough) at Mid-O. You would think that the they would have a large advantage there! Road Atlanta really heavily favorites large engines, not so at Mid-O.

Don't get me wrong, the fastest guys (i.e. Huffmaster..etc) can still beat an ITA car, but it's not a large margin.

The most incredible run at Mid-Ohio must have been Colin Botha running there for the NASA championship when he turned a 1:42.2xx on the Club Course (on Toyos)... Incredible. This is faster than any ITS car (Huffmaster turned a high 1:42 in practice) ever.
 
Joe ain't tellin' no lies! :023:

The most incredible run at Mid-Ohio must have been Colin Botha running there for the NASA championship when he turned a 1:42.2xx on the Club Course (on Toyos)... Incredible. This is faster than any ITS car (Huffmaster turned a high 1:42 in practice) ever.[/b]
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I still refuse to believe that that happened, but I was there and I saw it with my own two peepers. Insane. But, it's Colin. He's on his own level.....a white one, with padded walls. :D

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Well, I'll give you that. Mid Ohio completely and totally changed how it felt after the repave, at least for me. My car hated it the first couple of times I was out on it. It took me a little while to get it working again and in the end, I had a much better handleing car at a greater variety of tracks. So it was a good thing I guess, but it was frustrating.

Another thing you out-of-divisioners need to be thinking about is that us local guys know exactly where to nudge a car in order to turn it into an airplane, Joey Hand style. :P

Dan, I felt bad for Rob too. That sucks they put the wrong name on the picture. I mean, it's right across the windshield!

:snow_cool: <---a snowman, because, well yea...
 
Mid-O's definitely fast, sweeping, smooth.... The strange part is that the real ITA cars (Honda CRX, Integra) don't seem to have any trouble with the higher horsepower ITS cars (Greg...cough...cough) at Mid-O. You would think that the they would have a large advantage there! Road Atlanta really heavily favorites large engines, not so at Mid-O.
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After driving both tracks I find it easy to see why this is. Atlanta has much more straights to make up its distance. The whole back section of Mid-O from Turn 7 to the Carroselle is all handling.
 
After driving both tracks I find it easy to see why this is. Atlanta has much more straights to make up its distance. The whole back section of Mid-O from Turn 7 to the Carroselle is all handling.
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Like RA your entering them from the slowest turns on the track, Mid O's back straight is 1/2 to 2/3 's of what RA's back straight is and Mid O's keyhole take double the time to get through it. Just look @ the avg. track speeds and this will tell you how fast Mid O is compared to other tracks.

As for ITS cars and ITA cars, the times have something to do with weight and tire size.

Does anyone have any more details on the restricted regional @ MO June 2nd?
 
T-minus 176 days.....

To all,

Depending on what Matt finds out on the OVR Restricted Regional we can pretty much guarantee one, possibly two new track records set at the I.T. / Spec-tacular. TCC will be one. And depending on what classes are invited to the June date..... ITR would be the other.
 
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