This race was my first exposure to the Midwest last
year, and it is a great thing. Fall colors, beer,
brats, and LBCs- unbeatable. Looking forward to
stopping by Thicko Village.
--- "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
wrote:
> SEPTEMBER 24-26 - ELKHART LAKE VINTAGE FESTIVAL
> ROAD AMERICA-ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN
>
> To all,
>
> The VSCDA's ELVF at RA is coming up in a week and a
> half. Of the three
> vintage races at Road America we have the
> opportunity to run, this one is by
> far my favorite. It's far more relaxed than the
> Brian Redman event in July,
> and seems to have a far better level of driver skill
> than the event in May.
>
> The fall colors in the Kettle Moraine (sp?) portion
> of central Wisconsin
> will be just starting to take over the greenery that
> dominates the woods in
> the summer. The track whispers (sometimes shouts)
> its tradition with every
> one of its 14 turns. This is a big track, and
> through out the course of the
> weekend you could watch every practise and race
> session from a different
> vantage point.
>
> Turns 5, Canada Corner, and 14 (exiting to the main
> straightaway) are the
> most difficult, and since they exit to an uphill
> portion of the track, they
> are also the most important. Exit speed is king here
> for those of us in
> small bore machines... as I have time to make tea on
> the uphill front
> straight in a 948cc Sprite. It's easy to chop large
> chunks off your lap
> times as you learn the track, but gets far harder to
> chip off incremental
> bits as you get nearer you and your car's limit. The
> best I've done there in
> the Red Rat bastard #99 is 3:02 which I've done on 3
> or 4 different race
> weekends... but this is greatly influenced by
> pavement conditions and
> ambient temperatures. (We could be in shorts or
> snowmobile suites in late
> September)
>
> You can expect the event to bring out a great
> variety of race machinery.
> Terminal speeds are far greater than most tracks...
> and sometimes that will
> get a driver into trouble. You're never real busy
> like Blackhawk, Grattan,
> or Mosport for that matter, so sometimes the lengthy
> straights can lull you
> into a dangerous attitude of complacency, and then
> all of a sudden a corner
> is rushing into view at 30 mph faster than you run
> at other tracks.
>
> This even has another round of the USRRC race
> series. Also, you can run in
> the enduro for (get this) $5. This is a phenominal
> track time value.
>
> Thicko Village will be highly visible as usual. We
> will be serving animal
> sacrifices all weekend. Please stop by and say
> hello. It's possible to see
> at least 40 cars running the Team Thicko logo just
> in Group 2.
>
> Racers... this is well worth the pull. Spectators...
> always a great time.
> For more info, go to http://www.vscda.org.
>
> WST
> Flounder
> Team Thicko
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