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Old 08-15-2011, 11:22 PM
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Default Corvette world tribute at Road America!

Who's going? I'll be there Wednesday.
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I will be there Wednesday also. I will need rear tires if you have them, thanks.

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I'll be there Sunday for the race group.
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Whats going on wednesday??

I will be heading that way tomorrow
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We are going to be there on Thursday afternoon and will be bringing three cars! Our 1957, 1967, and 1969 Corvette race cars. There is a good group of race cars signed up for the event and it should be a great weekend. Hope the rain holds off on Sunday!! Corvette Forum Members should stop by and say "Hi"!!!

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hittin the road now WOOT!! never been to an ALMS race and this one is going to be over the top awesome!!
Old 08-17-2011, 01:58 PM
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I'll be there Thursday afternoon and Saturday.
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Just dropprd off my car and trailer. Will be doing HPDE. Looks like it is going to be a great event!
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Doug and Debbie are heading that way tonight. Wait until you guys see the new electric ride.

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I will be there sat and sunday...
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Originally Posted by Randy@DRM
Doug and Debbie are heading that way tonight. Wait until you guys see the new electric ride.

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I have heard about this deal! I think he is more excited to drive his cart around than the race car!!
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
hittin the road now WOOT!! never been to an ALMS race and this one is going to be over the top awesome!!
We demand lots of pics!
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Originally Posted by Everett Ogilvie
We demand lots of pics!
you got it buddy got my whole digital SLR cam setup along that i just got so hoping to get some good pics
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I will be there Sat and Sun. Leaving the wife and kids on vacation in MI and picking up my dad in Chicago, heading to WI for the big shew. Should be great!

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awesome noel seeya saturday
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I was there Fri-Sun (today). My car is SVRA legal, but I only ran HPDE because it's a fresh restoration and has only been run once thus far. So, I ran three sessions over three days. Car ran awesome!

My car has real solid race history from 1972-1986 until it was wrecked in a race and sat for 20 years almost. The car was in Dick Guldstrands book Corvette Thunder, and I was lucky enough to meet him and have him sign my book! He also took a pic in front of my car!

GM/Corvette Registry put together a big phote rededicating the Corvette bridge which I also was part of. Here's some pics (I'm uploading more shortly)







You can see me about halfway down the hill behind the red midyear













My car in D. Guldstrands book





Last session of Sunday and this happened. Then to make it worse a few guys out there started stopping in the middle of the track, like they wanted to get out and help or something crazy! Almost caused more accidents! Some people out there...whew....they need to go to an HPDE school or something.


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Old 08-21-2011, 11:22 PM
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ah man that is horrible, RA always seems to claim a car or 2 but usually nothing that bad


I just got home from the 7 hour drive. hope the driver was ok and was wearing a HANS if he was wearing a harness. They supposedly took driving experience profiles from my friend who entered said they asked what driving experience you had, which i am surprised some people had stopped to want to get out and help
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Hi RC000E..................I sent ya a private message (PM)
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Ugh....that sucks. I saw a early red 50s car smashed up pretty good to...but thats racing!


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