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I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down in the last =
lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up and take =
first. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though I was =
nursing a rising water temperature. It wasn=E2=80=99t the car, that =
crazy little car could have done ten more laps, no problem. There were =
three reasons, all good ones.=20
First=E2=80=94I blew the chicane on the start and improved my position. =
True, I mostly had to to keep from potentially turning into Curt and he =
blew it too, but I blew it first, I blew it worst, and Curt didn=E2=80=99t=
improve his position. I should have conceded the position and then =
worked to get by him. But in the heat of the first few laps I didn=E2=80=99=
t. Once I settled into race rhythm I thought about it and decided to =
concede a position down the straight where everyone could see the pass =
and then battle for the finish and give the families and friends =
something to get excited about. But while I was ruminating about how to =
do it the last lap sign came out. Curt was a long way back. I backed off =
for the entire lap but he probably did too, so just lifting after turn =
nine and letting him by was the only way to make good. It was a =
legitimate win for Curt.=20
Second=E2=80=94it was the first race for Curt in that lovely TR7, and he =
gave me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him behind me, =
but I had to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning is a great =
way to start his relationship with a great car.=20
Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll be =
selling it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves to =
be driven. Peyote has been raced more or less continuously for about 62 =
years, my stewardship is about a third of that, 22 years. It=E2=80=99s =
given me so much fun, and has always punched way above its weight. It's =
won so many podiums over the years in the hands of a lot of fine =
drivers. There was just no way I was going to finish my last race =
knowing that I should have done something different. The car deserves =
better.
Here=E2=80=99s a video of the chicane chicanery: =
https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8
Bill Babcock
Beach Bum
bill@ponostyle.com
https://www.Ponostyle.com
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve had a lot of questions about why I slowed down =
in the last lap of the Kastner Cup race to let Curt Johnston catch up =
and take first. Peyote was running fine and I had plenty of gas, though =
I was nursing a rising water temperature. It wasn=E2=80=99t the car, =
that crazy little car could have done ten more laps, no problem. There =
were three reasons, all good ones. </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">First=E2=80=94I blew the chicane on the =
start and improved my position. True, I mostly had to to keep from =
potentially turning into Curt and he blew it too, but I blew it first, I =
blew it worst, and Curt didn=E2=80=99t improve his position. I should =
have conceded the position and then worked to get by him. But in the =
heat of the first few laps I didn=E2=80=99t. Once I settled into race =
rhythm I thought about it and decided to concede a position down the =
straight where everyone could see the pass and then battle for the =
finish and give the families and friends something to get excited about. =
But while I was ruminating about how to do it the last lap sign came =
out. Curt was a long way back. I backed off for the entire lap but he =
probably did too, so just lifting after turn nine and letting him by was =
the only way to make good. It was a legitimate win for =
Curt. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Second=E2=80=94it was the first race for Curt in that lovely =
TR7, and he gave me a great race for the entire race. I could keep him =
behind me, but I had to work my ass off. He deserved the win and winning =
is a great way to start his relationship with a great =
car. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Third=E2=80=94It=E2=80=99s my last race in Peyote. I=E2=80=99ll=
be selling it on to a racer who can and will drive it like it deserves =
to be driven. Peyote has been raced more or less continuously for about =
62 years, my stewardship is about a third of that, 22 years. It=E2=80=99s =
given me so much fun, and has always punched way above its weight. It's =
won so many podiums over the years in the hands of a lot of fine =
drivers. There was just no way I was going to finish my last race =
knowing that I should have done something different. The car deserves =
better.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Here=E2=80=
=99s a video of the chicane chicanery: <a =
href=3D"https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8"; =
class=3D"">https://youtu.be/3S2kHtarkt8</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">
<div><b class=3D"">Bill Babcock</b><br class=3D""><i class=3D"">Beach =
Bum</i><br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:bill@ponostyle.com"; =
class=3D"">bill@ponostyle.com</a><br =
class=3D"">https://www.Ponostyle.com<br class=3D""></div>
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