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wpspeedracer

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Having never been to it, what is the Pro IT race @ Road Atlanta in June? I notice on the entry form that ITS is in group 6 and there is a 6A race on Saturday and a 6B race on Sunday. Is ITS split into two seperate groups or is this just two races- one saturday and one Sunday? And.....is a ProIT open to us little guys???
These may be dumb ?'s but I'd rather ask than enter and not know.

thanks

Mark
#54 ITS


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Mark Nasrallah
TAZ
944 S
#54 ITS
 
Pro IT is a blast, you should definitely come play! 20 lap races, good competition, and a great group of folks!

See you there.

Bowie
ITA Miata
 
I think I'll be there....
I recently was at RA for the PCA Club race...first time...loved the track. Now I can shed about 100 lbs. ( PCA weight ) and go have some fun

thanks again


mark

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Mark Nasrallah
TAZ
944 S
#54 ITS
 
That was a learning experience....
The choice to either go to Sebring ( rain ) or Atlanta was a good one...great weather all weekend. 45 cars....and do they Scrut!!! I wonder how many would pass at a regular IT race..They did a full impound on suspension after qualifying....
Anyway...BMW's ruled as always...1:40.5 to 141.9 There's just no chance with those guys. John Williams in his 260 Z was the only one giving them any competition. 1:43.23 Then everyone else fell in the high 1:44's and up. My best was a 146.5 on Sunday morning....
9th ovearll - 4th p.i.c. on Saturday
9th overall - 6th p.i.c. on Sunday. All in all - a great weekend

My apologies again to Brian #6 on Sunday....we learned about each others racing styles and we both have a little body work ahead of us.

MN #54

[This message has been edited by wpspeedracer (edited June 06, 2005).]
 
Of note would be John finishing second overall in his backup car Sunday, after getting collected in my wreck Saturday through no fault of his own.

I did appreciate his feedback, assuring me that I left racing room to the IT7 car that hit me, and then wasn't man enough to come see if I was ok afterward. Real winner there in the IT7...
 
I was passing the Black #0 car, and I really feel that I gave him room. I knew better than to go hunting anyone down right after the wreck when I was still amped up, and he was not at the track on Sunday.

It felt to me that I was "punted" by a lapped car who was not racing for position. That made me pretty angry, especially since it ended up causing THOUSANDS of dollars in damage to both my car and John's car.

I wish there was some video so I can know for sure that I left room, but both John and the workers, as well as my gut feeling as a racer who strives to be safe have told me there was room.

Until this race I had not had ANY car-to-car contact other than bumpdrafting for at least 3-4 years. Maybe I didn't leave him room, it happened very quickly, but I really think I did.
 
Originally posted by crushed:
what IT-7 car took you out?
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Turn 6 1st lap, Brian Dobson ITA #6 was inside of me and came into my door, I may have turned in to tight, he may have been too wide, I was just following the two Honda's in front of me, so as we came down the front straight going into Turn 1 full speed, I took the apex and he had come inside of me again...he hit my rear quarter panel, and,to his credit, he let his car go into a spin instead of punting me into the wall which I thanked him for later... had we raced toghether before and knowing that I take turn 1 all out, he admits that he could have dropped in behind me and passed later....all in all...hindsight is 20/20 and I'm sorry we made contact..
 
That sucks Bowie, I didn't recognize that guys car, not sure where he came from.

wpspeedracer, I was right behind you two when it happened. I saw Dobson dive in and I checked up as soon as he did...

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Russ Marshall
#31 IT-7
 
Originally posted by crushed:
That sucks Bowie, I didn't recognize that guys car, not sure where he came from.

wpspeedracer, I was right behind you two when it happened. I saw Dobson dive in and I checked up as soon as he did...
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Dobson claims it was his corner. Honestly, I never saw him which tells me he was there and I didn't look ( my bad ), or it was still my corner and he was diving in....what's your opinion, my mistake or his?
 
Originally posted by jmark:
Seems the Bimmers need a bit of weight added.
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When the Z's that show up start running 1:41 flats and better then we can talk about adding weight to the Bimmers, 'cause that's where your winning ITS E36 driver was running his 240Z before he sold it. Ditto the SpeedSource RX-7's.

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katman

[This message has been edited by kthomas (edited June 06, 2005).]
 
Originally posted by RacerBowie:
I was passing the Black #0 car, and I really feel that I gave him room. I knew better than to go hunting anyone down right after the wreck when I was still amped up, and he was not at the track on Sunday.

It felt to me that I was "punted" by a lapped car who was not racing for position. That made me pretty angry, especially since it ended up causing THOUSANDS of dollars in damage to both my car and John's car.

I wish there was some video so I can know for sure that I left room, but both John and the workers, as well as my gut feeling as a racer who strives to be safe have told me there was room.

Until this race I had not had ANY car-to-car contact other than bumpdrafting for at least 3-4 years. Maybe I didn't leave him room, it happened very quickly, but I really think I did.
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Well this is the same car that was trying to get me to pass him under the double yellow on sat. Then when the restart came, turned in on me at Turn 1.

sorry to hear about the nonsense...

Jason
 
Originally posted by wpspeedracer:
Dobson claims it was his corner. Honestly, I never saw him which tells me he was there and I didn't look ( my bad ), or it was still my corner and he was diving in....what's your opinion, my mistake or his?
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It's hard to say, It was a pretty aggressive move by Dobson but he probably did have the line. He definately took the risk, that's racing I guess. I'll probably post the video tonight, it was pretty cool...

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Russ Marshall
#31 IT-7
 
Originally posted by crushed:
It's hard to say, It was a pretty aggressive move by Dobson but he probably did have the line. He definately took the risk, that's racing I guess. I'll probably post the video tonight, it was pretty cool...
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Let me know when and where you post the video...I'm always one to correct an error on the track.....searching e-bay as I write to replace my right door.....no fun but that's racing!
 
Originally posted by kthomas:
When the Z's that show up start running 1:41 flats and better then we can talk about adding weight to the Bimmers, 'cause that's where your winning ITS E36 driver was running his 240Z before he sold it. Ditto the SpeedSource RX-7's.
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Katman is right. The Z's and the RX-7's are capable of 1:41 flats. The 04 car has a stretch goal of 1:40.999 this year.

AB


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Andy Bettencourt
New England Region, R188967
www.flatout-motorsports.com
 
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