Think we could get 40 ST2 cars at Mid Ohio for Nationals?
10-28-2010, 01:01 PM
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Think we could get 40 ST2 cars at Mid Ohio for Nationals?
Dave Balingit says that will be the magic number to get our own run group, that would be 
and then maybe we would get some decent coverage
and then maybe we would get some decent coverage
10-28-2010, 02:05 PM
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Signed up or to actually show up? This year there were 22 registered and 15 1/2 (sorry Oli) actually took the green flag. If all of the west coast guys showed up we could get close to that. But my guess is that we will only see a handful of west coast guys show up at Mid-O, heck Geff was the only guy east of the Mississippi to show up in Utah this year.
I also think that the only way for us to get our own run group is if there were 50 cars signed up. But numbers have a way of growing when car counts are as good as they are in ST2, with all of the cars being built I would think that it's a possibility. Also if ST2 get's it's own run group then some of the PTA guys could super size and run in both.
I also think that the only way for us to get our own run group is if there were 50 cars signed up. But numbers have a way of growing when car counts are as good as they are in ST2, with all of the cars being built I would think that it's a possibility. Also if ST2 get's it's own run group then some of the PTA guys could super size and run in both.
10-28-2010, 02:42 PM
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Way too early to start counting, it's a long year and lots can happen.
We can start this list in July or August when it mean something.
3 & 4 of 40+
We can start this list in July or August when it mean something.
3 & 4 of 40+
10-28-2010, 03:09 PM
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If anyone needs pit crew, let me know and I'll come up and help!
10-28-2010, 03:53 PM
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you make it sound as if you're not even going to try, we all know how that works 
so you're going to race this weekend?
Yea, but I'm running on old tires, and really just want to tes out a new setup..but I'm going to enter in the ST2 race class to help get more car counts
ST2 class ehh? Just testing waters or you going to give em hell?
Naww, just testing waters really, I'm just going to be a back marker
2 weeks later..
so how did the weekend go?
well, the car was a handful on saturday, I think I passed like 6 people because of a bad qualifying
oh? that sucks..what happened sunday?
Ehh, nothing too big really, threw down a 4th place qualifying out of 40 cars
NICE!! Where'd you finish?
Oh, I won
so just testing the waters huh?
well, I mean, i saw the times they were running and i knew i could do it too even though i had old tires and my brake pads were pretty worn, and my weight was a bit heavy...
yea, field filler my ***! 
so you're going to race this weekend? Yea, but I'm running on old tires, and really just want to tes out a new setup..but I'm going to enter in the ST2 race class to help get more car counts ST2 class ehh? Just testing waters or you going to give em hell? Naww, just testing waters really, I'm just going to be a back marker2 weeks later..
so how did the weekend go? well, the car was a handful on saturday, I think I passed like 6 people because of a bad qualifying oh? that sucks..what happened sunday? Ehh, nothing too big really, threw down a 4th place qualifying out of 40 cars NICE!! Where'd you finish? Oh, I won so just testing the waters huh? well, I mean, i saw the times they were running and i knew i could do it too even though i had old tires and my brake pads were pretty worn, and my weight was a bit heavy... yea, field filler my ***!
10-28-2010, 04:07 PM
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I hope to play in PTA and ST2 next year. The car is being built to PTA rules but I will go in ST2 if there is no one to run with in PTA
10-28-2010, 04:20 PM
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you make it sound as if you're not even going to try, we all know how that works
so you're going to race this weekend?
Yea, but I'm running on old tires, and really just want to tes out a new setup..but I'm going to enter in the ST2 race class to help get more car counts
ST2 class ehh? Just testing waters or you going to give em hell?
Naww, just testing waters really, I'm just going to be a back marker
2 weeks later..
so how did the weekend go?
well, the car was a handful on saturday, I think I passed like 6 people because of a bad qualifying
oh? that sucks..what happened sunday?
Ehh, nothing too big really, threw down a 4th place qualifying out of 40 cars
NICE!! Where'd you finish?
Oh, I won
so just testing the waters huh?
well, I mean, i saw the times they were running and i knew i could do it too even though i had old tires and my brake pads were pretty worn, and my weight was a bit heavy...
yea, field filler my ***!
so you're going to race this weekend? Yea, but I'm running on old tires, and really just want to tes out a new setup..but I'm going to enter in the ST2 race class to help get more car counts ST2 class ehh? Just testing waters or you going to give em hell? Naww, just testing waters really, I'm just going to be a back marker2 weeks later..
so how did the weekend go? well, the car was a handful on saturday, I think I passed like 6 people because of a bad qualifying oh? that sucks..what happened sunday? Ehh, nothing too big really, threw down a 4th place qualifying out of 40 cars NICE!! Where'd you finish? Oh, I won so just testing the waters huh? well, I mean, i saw the times they were running and i knew i could do it too even though i had old tires and my brake pads were pretty worn, and my weight was a bit heavy... yea, field filler my ***! if you look up competitive I think it would be a personality description of drivinhard....With 40 cars it would be a blast to race though.
10-28-2010, 04:25 PM
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Plus Mid-O is a tough place to pass. Anything can happen, I think the front running PTA cars can have some good mid-pack ST2 racing and with some attrition who knows?
So I guess it all depends on whos swinging the sword and who's driving the Abrams.
10-28-2010, 04:37 PM
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We have 2 more weekends to get the ST2 car for this season regionally...then we can work on next years plans
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10-28-2010, 05:06 PM
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TTA was won with a 1:33.6 in 2008 and in 2007 the winning TTA corvette weighting 3380 making 356 WRHP ran a 1:33.8 on 275 hankooks and that was to the old rules a PTA/TTA car built to the new rules should easily run a low 1:32 so I'm not really seeing how a PTA car couldn't win if not hang up front not to mention you could run wider tires.