Subject: Re: [Fot] COTA- Race Report

From: Bob Kramer via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:10:19 -0600

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Walt

The attendees really appreciated your rendition of the National Anthem. I
could hear the hand clapping up and down the garages. Great job!

Bob Kramer

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 2:37 PM Walt Hollowell via Fot <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Americas. =
I
> raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather was a
> perfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT
> while I would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car
> racers I have competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl
> and two of my grown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that
> the best starting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24
> rear. I set my 123 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normall=
y
> set it at 36 where I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three
> practice sessions on Thursday the 6th to learn the track. Friday I ran
> with 41 cars in my group for the two practice races. Within my Group 8 GT
> class there were only a few cars which some broke and one crashed out so =
by
> the Saturday feature race it was just me so I won my class by default. Sa=
me
> thing on Sunday. I kept my revs down to 6K so I would survive the weekend=
.
> My best lap time was 2.527 which is respectable for me. The long straight
> is impressive and you really get going a fast top speed. I kept driving
> deeper into the braking zone but I was probably on the conservative side.
> On Sunday I performed a rendition the National Anthem on my trumpet that
> Chris Botti gave me over the public address system for the crowd and it w=
as
> a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran the one hour long Endurance race solo
> with one pit stop to check tires, fluids and add fuel. My two children di=
d
> a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of all Groups and classes ran the
> Endurance race which made things interesting while I was watching my
> mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me such as me such as a Ford GT,
> Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running modest lap times durin=
g
> the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome dice the last fou=
r
> laps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daughter team. We we=
re
> side by side through the esses and I could pull a little ahead on the mai=
n
> straight away but on the sweepers we were side by side waiting for the
> other driver to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neither one of
> us slipped up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we were
> still side by side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 90
> degree left hander with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsc=
he
> went pretty wide over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dea=
d
> even I honestly don=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam =
first but
> neither one of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During the
> feature race on Saturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entir=
e exhaust
> system which was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it out to
> the corner marshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Also,
> $550 for the practice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expensi=
ve
> but I guess that=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track i=
s awesome
> and I=E2=80=99m I  can say I have raced there. Overall I had a great week=
end.
>
> I have lots of pictures and GoPro videos to download and edit over the
> next few days. That will be fun.
>
> Walter Hollowell
>
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Walt<div><br></div><div>The attendees really appreciated y=
our rendition of the National Anthem. I could hear the hand clapping up and=
 down the garages. Great job!=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatur=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 10, 2=
020 at 2:37 PM Walt Hollowell via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked].=
net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-wo=
rd;"><div class=3D"gmail-m_6860289523129660559WordSection1"><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Amer=
icas. I raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather=
 was a perfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 =
GT while I would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car ra=
cers I have competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and=
 two of my grown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the b=
est starting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I =
set my 123 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it a=
t 36 where I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessio=
ns on Thursday the 6<sup>th</sup> to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 =
cars in my group for the two practice races. Within my Group 8 GT class the=
re were only a few cars which some broke and one crashed out so by the Satu=
rday feature race it was just me so I won my class by default. Same thing o=
n Sunday. I kept my revs down to 6K so I would survive the weekend. My best=
 lap time was 2.527 which is respectable for me. The long straight is impre=
ssive and you really get going a fast top speed. I kept driving deeper into=
 the braking zone but I was probably on the conservative side. On Sunday I =
performed a rendition the National Anthem on my trumpet that Chris Botti ga=
ve me over the public address system for the crowd and it was a big hit. Su=
nday afternoon I ran the one hour long Endurance race solo with one pit sto=
p to check tires, fluids and add fuel. My two children did a great job of t=
he pit stop. 36 cars of all Groups and classes ran the Endurance race which=
 made things interesting while I was watching my mirrors for superfast cars=
 to blast past me such as me such as a Ford GT, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I=
 had planned on running modest lap times during the Enduro but the red mist=
 hit me and I had an awesome dice the last four laps with a very fast Porsc=
he 356 driven by a father/daughter team. We were side by side through the e=
sses and I could pull a little ahead on the main straight away but on the s=
weepers we were side by side waiting for the other driver to miss a shift o=
r get a little bit loose but neither one of us slipped up. Going into the l=
ast corner (#20) of the last lap we were still side by side with me on the =
inside. We both drifted through the 90 degree left hander with less then 4 =
inches between our cars and the Porsche went pretty wide over the second wh=
ite line. We crossed the finish so dead even I honestly don=E2=80=99t know =
which of us broke the electronic beam first but neither one of us cared. I =
have mixed feelings about SVRA. During the feature race on Saturday a BMW 2=
002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire exhaust system which was kicking=
 up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it out to the corner marshals for th=
e last two laps but he was never flagged. Also, $550 for the practice day a=
nd another $550 for the Endurance seem expensive but I guess that=E2=80=99s=
 the price in the big leagues. The COTA track is awesome and I=E2=80=99m I=
=C2=A0 can say I have raced there. Overall I had a great weekend.<u></u><u>=
</u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have lots of pictures and GoPro videos to =
download and edit over the next few days. That will be fun.<u></u><u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
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From: Chuck Gee via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:01:25 -0800

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Sounds like you had a good time Walt.  Sorry I missed out on that trumpet pl=
aying!  Looking forward to the videos.

Chuck

> On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:38 AM, [email-masked] wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Americas. I=
 raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather was a p=
erfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT while I=
 would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car racers I have=
 competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and two of my g=
rown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the best starting t=
ire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I set my 123 igni=
tion at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it at 36 where I liv=
e at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessions on Thursday th=
e 6th to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 cars in my group for the two p=
ractice races. Within my Group 8 GT class there were only a few cars which s=
ome broke and one crashed out so by the Saturday feature race it was just me=
 so I won my class by default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept my revs down to 6=
K so I would survive the weekend. My best lap time was 2.527 which is respec=
table for me. The long straight is impressive and you really get going a fas=
t top speed. I kept driving deeper into the braking zone but I was probably o=
n the conservative side. On Sunday I performed a rendition the National Anth=
em on my trumpet that Chris Botti gave me over the public address system for=
 the crowd and it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran the one hour long En=
durance race solo with one pit stop to check tires, fluids and add fuel. My t=
wo children did a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of all Groups and class=
es ran the Endurance race which made things interesting while I was watching=
 my mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me such as me such as a Ford GT=
, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running modest lap times during=
 the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome dice the last four l=
aps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daughter team. We were s=
ide by side through the esses and I could pull a little ahead on the main st=
raight away but on the sweepers we were side by side waiting for the other d=
river to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neither one of us slippe=
d up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we were still side by=
 side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 90 degree left hand=
er with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsche went pretty wide=
 over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dead even I honestly d=
on=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam first but neither on=
e of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During the feature race on S=
aturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire exhaust system whi=
ch was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it out to the corner ma=
rshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Also, $550 for the pr=
actice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expensive but I guess tha=
t=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track is awesome and I=E2=
=80=99m I  can say I have raced there. Overall I had a great weekend.
> I have lots of pictures and GoPro videos to download and edit over the nex=
t few days. That will be fun.
>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Sounds like you had a good time Walt. &nbsp=
;Sorry I missed out on that trumpet playing! &nbsp;Looking forward to the vi=
deos.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Chuck</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote ty=
pe=3D"cite">On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:38 AM, [email-masked] wrote:<br><br></bl=
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oNormal">Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Amer=
icas. I raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather w=
as a perfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT w=
hile I would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car racers I=
 have competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and two of=
 my grown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the best star=
ting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I set my 12=
3 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it at 36 where=
 I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessions on Thurs=
day the 6<sup>th</sup> to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 cars in my g=
roup for the two practice races. Within my Group 8 GT class there were only a=
 few cars which some broke and one crashed out so by the Saturday feature ra=
ce it was just me so I won my class by default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept=
 my revs down to 6K so I would survive the weekend. My best lap time was 2.5=
27 which is respectable for me. The long straight is impressive and you real=
ly get going a fast top speed. I kept driving deeper into the braking zone b=
ut I was probably on the conservative side. On Sunday I performed a renditio=
n the National Anthem on my trumpet that Chris Botti gave me over the public=
 address system for the crowd and it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran t=
he one hour long Endurance race solo with one pit stop to check tires, fluid=
s and add fuel. My two children did a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of a=
ll Groups and classes ran the Endurance race which made things interesting w=
hile I was watching my mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me such as m=
e such as a Ford GT, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running mode=
st lap times during the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome d=
ice the last four laps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daugh=
ter team. We were side by side through the esses and I could pull a little a=
head on the main straight away but on the sweepers we were side by side wait=
ing for the other driver to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neith=
er one of us slipped up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we=
 were still side by side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 9=
0 degree left hander with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsch=
e went pretty wide over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dead=
 even I honestly don=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam fi=
rst but neither one of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During th=
e feature race on Saturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire=
 exhaust system which was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it o=
ut to the corner marshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Al=
so, $550 for the practice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expens=
ive but I guess that=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track i=
s awesome and I=E2=80=99m I&nbsp; can say I have raced there. Overall I had a=
 great weekend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have lots of pictures=
 and GoPro videos to download and edit over the next few days. That will be f=
un.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell<o:p></o:p></p><p c=
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