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Old 02-11-2007, 08:16 PM
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Default Falcon Strikes at First NASA Race

Sorry guys! I thought the other post was OK.
ANYWAY.. Falcon won both his Super Touring II races and finshed well overall in the "Thunder" group including a third overall in today's race.
Not bad for his first event. I'm sure he'll put up some comments and video tomorrow.

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welll ????
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welll ????
At least this one has "some" content.
Old 02-11-2007, 08:38 PM
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So, what happened?? Spill the beans, already...
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Default Let me guess!!!

Ford Falcon? no.

Ah, Millenium Falcon?

I know, I know.

THE MALTESE FALCON!!!!!!

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C'mon now, the suspense is killing us
Old 02-11-2007, 09:31 PM
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Hopefully he did not strike a guardrail or tree............

I am sure Falcon did great !!!!!. Tell us more Cass......are you there??
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Content added! Sorry for the delay everyone.
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Yep guys, it was a real hoot. Cass came along to help me with the things necessary to get ready for the races.

Saturday’s race was a sprint race of about 25minutes. I had to start last because of the rookie status. I ended up 5th overall, but the field was light because most drivers were still home snuggled up in their garages and not out in freezing temps.

Here’s a video of the start of that race:

Giddy Up, Sprint!

Here’s a clip of a little action at the Kink. It was an attempted pass that almost went bad:

Giddy Up at the Kink

The Enduro race on Sunday I started 5th and ended up 3rd due to attrition of a couple of the front runners.

Here’s a clip of the start:

Giddy Up, Enduro!
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Very Cool, good stuff
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Was that a little bump at the start of the last one? Looks like you might have lost your virginity there....
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Good ol off line driving. The race line is where any other car isn't.


Lost his Dignety.
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Originally Posted by TedDBere
Was that a little bump at the start of the last one? Looks like you might have lost your virginity there....

No, there wasn't a bump. He wasn't giving an inch and I thought he'd let me in, but when I saw he wasn't going to surrender, I had to move to the left quickly. If you watch the beginning of the Sat. clip, you'll see where he had made contact with the Mustang, so I knew he wasn't going to give me anything. With a provisional license, I can't get too aggressive, not that I would anyway.
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Very cool Falcon and thanks for sharing!
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Originally Posted by Falcon
No, there wasn't a bump. He wasn't giving an inch and I thought he'd let me in, but when I saw he wasn't going to surrender, I had to move to the left quickly. If you watch the beginning of the Sat. clip, you'll see where he had made contact with the Mustang, so I knew he wasn't going to give me anything. With a provisional license, I can't get too aggressive, not that I would anyway.
Still a virgin then....
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Very nice, congratulations!

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Congratulations Jody. It's good to see us "older" guys having fun and doing good.

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congrats jody, looking forward to the vir event?
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