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Re: National results from DM & SM

To: "Arie Villasol" <autoxin@yahoo.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: National results from DM & SM
From: "Jose Garcia" <butchgarcia@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:49:56 -0700
All our good thoughts and prayers go with all of you...

Butch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arie Villasol" <autoxin@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: National results from DM & SM


> I really don't know the times, but you guys can go to
> the Nats site for the exact numbers. Weather for today
> was dry and somewhat cool in the 80's.
> 
> In DM, Katie is in third with a 45.xx? One of the
> favorites (and Katie's co-driver/car owner), Peter
> Raymond coned on ALL three of his runs. He is way down
> in the pack, as is Team Red Star Racing with Mert &
> Tito. They are about three seconds back from the
> leaders. The Red Star Starlet is wicked fast, but
> about 500 lbs. heavier than the Lotus'. With the help
> (I don't think Tito & Mert had a choice) of Chris Cox,
> Dwayne Komush, myself, and the rest of Red Star, we
> attempted to reduce the weight in between runs by
> removing everything we could, including side and back
> windows. We'll see if Tito & Mert decide to remove the
> front windshield for tomorrow's very fast North
> course. I will say that the Red Star Starlet had the
> fastest accelleration of all the DMod cars there, the
> just need more development with the suspension.
> 
> Street Mod ran on the South course following the DMod
> class. Having only walked the South course, it seems
> to be very tight and didn't seem to flow very well.
> And watching the cars run didn't change my opinion
> about it. Corey Smith is leading the way followed by
> Jeff Rietmier, 0.1 back. Mark Daddio is about 0.5
> back. Scot Fraser is in 15th a couple of spots out of
> the Trophies - He will definitely pick up a few
> positions tomorrow on the North course where he can
> use that M Power. Unfortunately, two of our other
> favorites had problems on day one. Vic Sias had a DNF
> on his first run and never recovered, coning on his
> remaining runs. Navid had a similar fate, coning on
> ALL his runs, with a final scratch time which would
> have put him in 5th position.
> 
> Those were the only two Heats I watched today. Please
> keep thiking good thoughts about all these guys and
> Katie for tomorrow. 
> 
> More later....
> 
> -Arie
> #197 DSP, running Thurs/Friday, North/South
> 
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