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Old 05-09-2011, 07:53 PM
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Default damn it!!!! track weekend moved

was going to hit up the track for 2 days before the end of my life starts (getting married on may 28) was planning to hit the track on may 20 and 21, but now the track event that was happening go moved to the weekend of the wedding

hopefully the last chance is it a PCA event or something i can maybe get in on otherwise the big hold up for me is I can go 1 day to the open track days but when it is $111 to fill up my dually and it is 2 tanks burned just to get to the track and back it is not worth it to me for just 1 day of track time, usually it is open track all day so get lots of track time but still would prefer to spread it out over 2 days

just bitching/complaining and needed somewhere to vent where some people will understand the frustration

havent event been out to the track after the long winter so i really got the itch! one of the guys up here or i need to win the powerball so we can build a local track!
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post pone the wedding , she will understand .
Old 05-09-2011, 08:22 PM
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Come to BIR on May 21 and 22 and run some time trials with NASA. You'll be in my class (TTU) and I'm still running stock on street tires so you are guaranteed to beat at least one car.
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
was going to hit up the track for 2 days before the end of my life starts (getting married on may 28)..........
Oh Amy.....
Old 05-09-2011, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
Come to BIR on May 21 and 22 and run some time trials with NASA. You'll be in my class (TTU) and I'm still running stock on street tires so you are guaranteed to beat at least one car.
do the guys from find the line run up there in nasa? damien in the yellow rx7?

do they get to run some 20 minute sessions at all during the nasa TT's?
Old 05-09-2011, 08:43 PM
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get a cardboard cut out of your self as a stand in.

She will never know the you weren't there
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Damien runs wheel to wheel. Time trial sessions are at least 20 minutes, usually 30. You'll get 5 sessions each day. Lots of track time.
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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
Damien runs wheel to wheel. Time trial sessions are at least 20 minutes, usually 30. You'll get 5 sessions each day. Lots of track time.
nice very tempting is it usually the long track both days?
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They are using the new short course both days because BIR is running an event on the drag strip at the same time.
Old 05-09-2011, 09:53 PM
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You've still got time,

Run Forest! Run!
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Originally Posted by Falcon
You've still got time,

Run Forest! Run!


"Alright, let me be the first to say congratulations to ya then. You get one vigina for the rest of your life. Real smart Frankie. Way to work it through." Old school.

If Amy is reading this

BIR is a good track. It will help the cause! I have a bed 1.5 hours away from the track if you need a Friday night or Sunday night crash pad.

Randy
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Solution:
Wedding AT the track. One way or another, your problem will be solved.
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Originally Posted by Lawdogg
Damien runs wheel to wheel. Time trial sessions are at least 20 minutes, usually 30. You'll get 5 sessions each day. Lots of track time.
Typically NASA TT sessions are 15 minutes (at least in the MW/GL regions), I can't say for sure how they will do things at BIR (schedule still isn't out). But typically that is the case. The reason for the 15 minute sessions is so they can have 5 sessions in a day (instead of 4 20 minute sessions).
Old 05-10-2011, 11:16 AM
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Congratulation on the wedding! Don't worry she has a can of wax waiting for you as she heard it is a lot cheaper to be a waxer. You can watch people on Utube running. See you in the waxer section yapping about polish May 29
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Originally Posted by Jason
Solution:
Wedding AT the track. One way or another, your problem will be solved.
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Congratulations! Now that you have a pit crew tire/rotor changes should be much faster.
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Originally Posted by Jason
Solution:
Wedding AT the track. One way or another, your problem will be solved.
yah Steve and Lanie did that at Daytona

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Originally Posted by johninar
Congratulations! Now that you have a pit crew tire/rotor changes should be much faster.
No that is BEFORE the wedding.
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Originally Posted by John Shiels
Congratulation on the wedding! Don't worry she has a can of wax waiting for you as she heard it is a lot cheaper to be a waxer. You can watch people on Utube running. See you in the waxer section yapping about polish May 29
LOL she is supportive of the racing so no worries there

thanks for the congrats everyone. isnt official yet though haha j/k
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Derek, congratulations to both you and Amy! She's been around you long enough so there should be no surprises left...

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