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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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That is the truth!. My goal for the latest corvette challenge was to improve R/T's. I succeeded in performing 3 straight 0.0nn lights (0.018, 0.028, and 0.048)..The only problem is that only one of them was in a real race.

I had high hopes for round two of the ECS CC, but when I started power baking on the line, the car lurched forward a little bit (just as the tree started), forcing me to take my foot off the gas so I didn't red light..I, That ended my streak by pulling a 0.286

Grrrr...

The week wasn't a total loss, I also swiped a new best 60' of 2.007 on my run flats, an improvement over my previous best of 2.025.

It was good time and it was nice to see everyone again


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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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It was the day for new bests and a lot of fun. Great seeing you again. I stayed and watched Chris get 3rd place

I'm setting my expectations a bit higher now knowing 12.6 had lots of room for improvement.

See you soon
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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That's racin', brutha. It happens to all of us. But, you are correct; practice, practice, and more practice will get you the results you're looking for. Keep at it
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Old Sep 4, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Good job Chris. Those RTs will will get you some wins. You have to really make sure to get some pressure up on the brakes so it doesn't creep on you. I usually pump the brake 2 or three times before bumping in.
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