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All,
While very disappointed at not making it to the Kastner Cup at LP, I have =
enjoyed following all the emails and glad it was so successful. Congrats =
to a well run event!
So, ran in the HSR VIR Historics this past weekend. Was a lot of fun, but =
not much representation of British cars, much less mine being the only =
Triumph. A couple MGBs and a GSM Dart. Pretty much ran in the middle of =
the pack.
VIR being my home track, I did not participate in the track orientation and=
practice sessions scheduled for all day on Thursday. When I arrived =
around 3pm Thursday for registration, the track was eerily quiet. I =
learned it was closed for the day around 1000am when Joe Nemechek had a =
horrible crash in the NASCAR practice session. I was told, Nemechek, in =
his 2008 NASCAR Toyota Camry, lost his brakes at T14 at about 180mph, went =
off into a barrel roll bouncing into and over the tire wall, which =
catapulted him over the catch fence into the trees. The trees ripped the =
roof off his car, and tree limbs tore his face shield off. I understand =
fortunately, he was able to exit the car under his own power, but was =
hospitalized and may have sustained an eye injury. He has been released =
from the hospital. I wish him a speedy recovery. Scary stuff.
There were three qualifying sessions on Friday. Q1 was simply shaking some =
rust off and getting a feel for the other cars in Group 3, but still ran a =
2:20 for P9 out of 24 cars. Temps during Q2 at 1:05pm were in the 90s with =
a hot greasy track, and could not find my rhythm, running a best 2:22 and =
dropping from P9 to P13 out of 24 cars. Then, while not fast, found some =
consistency in Q3 and ran 5 of 7 laps all at 2:22.5+/- finishing P10 out of=
19 cars.
Q3 Qualifying session:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1AqqmWwnie0
Link to Saturday's Race 1 for Group 2/3. Car was running great, driver was=
somewhat improved, with a 2:18.6. Started P13, gained a few positions on =
the start and finished P10. There were a lot of fast Porsches which =
claimed the podiums all weekend. Out of the top 10 cars, five were Porsche=
911s, one 914/6, a 944 along with a Ford Mustang and Capri, then my TR6. =
So, I was pretty happy considering the company.=20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFBNfZPHQ3Vk&t=3D562s
Saturday's Race 2 ended up only 3 laps due to red flag, but had a decent =
lap of 2:19. Sunday was basically a wash out for me with constant rain and=
I had no rain tires. They scratched the NASCAR historics, and the LMP =
race only had two cars which was like watching a leap frog training session=
, and hard to see the cars due to the rooster tails.
I clearly need to clean my camera lense which was coated by debris from a =
car going off track in qualifying.
Thanks!
Mark Cook
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t"><p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0;=
line-height: 1.1;">All,</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">While very disappointed at not making it to the Kastner =
Cup at LP, I have enjoyed following all the emails and glad it was so =
successful. Congrats to a well run event!</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">So, ran in the HSR VIR Historics this past weekend.=
Was a lot of fun, but not much representation of British cars, much =
less mine being the only Triumph. A couple MGBs and a GSM Dart. =
Pretty much ran in the middle of the pack.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">VIR being my home track, I did not participate in the =
track orientation and practice sessions scheduled for all day on Thursday.=
When I arrived around 3pm Thursday for registration, the track=
was eerily quiet. I learned it was closed for the day around 1000am =
when Joe Nemechek had a horrible crash in the NASCAR practice session.=
I was told, Nemechek, in his 2008 NASCAR Toyota Camry, lost his =
brakes at T14 at about 180mph, went off into a barrel roll bouncing into =
and over the tire wall, which catapulted him over the catch fence into the =
trees. The trees ripped the roof off his car, and tree limbs tore his=
face shield off. I understand fortunately, he was able to exit the =
car under his own power, but was hospitalized and may have sustained an eye=
injury. He has been released from the hospital. I wish him a =
speedy recovery. Scary stuff.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">There were three =
qualifying sessions on Friday. Q1 was simply shaking some rust off and =
getting a feel for the other cars in Group 3, but still ran a 2:20 for P9 =
out of 24 cars. Temps during Q2 at 1:05pm were in the 90s with a hot greasy=
track, and could not find my rhythm, running a best 2:22 and dropping from=
P9 to P13 out of 24 cars. Then, while not fast, found some consistency in =
Q3 and ran 5 of 7 laps all at 2:22.5+/- finishing P10 out of 19 cars.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Q3 Qualifying =
session:</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;"><a href=3D"https://www.=
youtube.com/watch?v=3D1AqqmWwnie0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?=
v=3D1AqqmWwnie0</a></p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">Link to Saturday's Race 1 for Group 2/3. Car was =
running great, driver was somewhat improved, with a 2:18.6. Started =
P13, gained a few positions on the start and finished P10. There were=
a lot of fast Porsches which claimed the podiums all weekend. Out of=
the top 10 cars, five were Porsche 911s, one 914/6, a 944 along with a =
Ford Mustang and Capri, then my TR6. So, I was pretty happy =
considering the company. </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"><a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?=
v=3DFBNfZPHQ3Vk&t=3D562s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?=
v=3DFBNfZPHQ3Vk&t=3D562s</a></p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">Saturday's Race 2 ended up only 3 laps due to red flag, =
but had a decent lap of 2:19. Sunday was basically a wash out for me =
with constant rain and I had no rain tires. They scratched the NASCAR=
historics, and the LMP race only had two cars which was like watching a =
leap frog training session, and hard to see the cars due to the rooster =
tails.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">I clearly need to clean my camera lense which was coated=
by debris from a car going off track in qualifying.</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">Thanks!</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;"> </p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0.1rem 0; =
line-height: 1.1;">Mark Cook</p></div>
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