Epic race weekend
06-07-2015, 11:37 PM
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Epic race weekend
So Eric Curran & I were competing at FARA Sunset 300 this weekend @ Homestead Speedway.
This was a night race, clouds started gathering. Eric went out 1st on slicks then the skies opened up & it started raining. Eric came in for rain tires & fuel.
Our original plan since this was a 4 hr race was Eric was to do 1st hr then Id do 2&3 and Eric would finish. The rain shredded those plans.
The car ran great but we had no wipers, no windshield defoggers, & only 1 set of rain tires . Well it rained ALL night long. We were dealing w rain, fog, lightning, flooding etc.
Fogging got so bad we almost DNF'd but Eric persevered & ended up driving near 3 hrs in horrible conditions.
I took over last hour. My first time racing at night and in a 650hp missile w no wipers. I was very gentle w throttle all around.
Finally we ended 2nd in Class & 5th Overall.
That was truly a learning experience LOL
This was a night race, clouds started gathering. Eric went out 1st on slicks then the skies opened up & it started raining. Eric came in for rain tires & fuel.
Our original plan since this was a 4 hr race was Eric was to do 1st hr then Id do 2&3 and Eric would finish. The rain shredded those plans.
The car ran great but we had no wipers, no windshield defoggers, & only 1 set of rain tires . Well it rained ALL night long. We were dealing w rain, fog, lightning, flooding etc.
Fogging got so bad we almost DNF'd but Eric persevered & ended up driving near 3 hrs in horrible conditions.
I took over last hour. My first time racing at night and in a 650hp missile w no wipers. I was very gentle w throttle all around.
Finally we ended 2nd in Class & 5th Overall.
That was truly a learning experience LOL
06-07-2015, 11:46 PM
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Sunday started great & the weather held all day. Beautiful day.
We had four 25 min Sprint races
I went out 1st & won the first race w a little competition. Nobody can hang w DP on straights or banking.
Eric won the 2nd race
3rd race I was on pole but blew the start by forgetting to shift up
I chased the big Radical around and nearly caught him a few times. Then a Dbag in a little crappy prototype nipped by me in turn 1. I lined him up in the banking for a pass & as I'm about to pass Dbag jerks into my lane causing me to brake.
Radical was eliminated for no transponder so I took 2nd
In the pits I gave Dbag a chat & he says "whoever has inside of corner owns corner" w a crappy smirk. I yelled at him & he ran off w his tail between his legs LOL. He snapped back "I'll beat you in next race"
Last race was for all the marbles so I put Eric in the car with orders to annihilate Dbag. Eric played w him a little then ran away & hid. I think Eric lapped him LOL
Dbag was too scared to come to podium LOL
We had four 25 min Sprint races
I went out 1st & won the first race w a little competition. Nobody can hang w DP on straights or banking.
Eric won the 2nd race
3rd race I was on pole but blew the start by forgetting to shift up
I chased the big Radical around and nearly caught him a few times. Then a Dbag in a little crappy prototype nipped by me in turn 1. I lined him up in the banking for a pass & as I'm about to pass Dbag jerks into my lane causing me to brake.
Radical was eliminated for no transponder so I took 2nd
In the pits I gave Dbag a chat & he says "whoever has inside of corner owns corner" w a crappy smirk. I yelled at him & he ran off w his tail between his legs LOL. He snapped back "I'll beat you in next race"
Last race was for all the marbles so I put Eric in the car with orders to annihilate Dbag. Eric played w him a little then ran away & hid. I think Eric lapped him LOL
Dbag was too scared to come to podium LOL
06-07-2015, 11:49 PM
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By the way Eric won IMSA race at Detroit last weekend & I won the last FARA Sprint races so that's back to back wins for both of us.
& it's Eric's Bday next week
& it's Eric's Bday next week
06-11-2015, 08:36 AM
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