[Fot] Last Weekend at The Ridge

[Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley]

Thanks Jim and Patty.  Very nice driving, except for my miserable attempt
at stopping a spin. m My video shows my hands going a;; over the place --
no wonder I went right.  Our lap times behind Charly [Red TR6] were in the
2:09-2:11 time frame.  On the lap after the spin I did a 2:07.  Just could
not figure out how to get around him.  Really lousy start by me --
 couldn't see the stater till I moved way left and created quite a hole for
Charly who did see the flag and got a jump on me.  got to learn to "own"
the track a little more as I should have moved left directly on his tail
after the pass.  Once I do some editing I will post my spin -- and the nice
catch I make at lap later at the entrance to turn 3.  I did spin a rod
bearing on lap nine leading to a broken rod.  The smoke you see from me is
actually oil dropson the header coming from a not quite tight enough
fitting for where I plumb the accusump to the oil lines.


On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Jim Norlin <norlinengineering at comcast.net>
wrote:

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfq2UeWwME
>
> Last weekend, Patty ran our Spitfire at The Ridge, outside of Shelton,
> WA.  This is only the 3rd season that the track has been in operation and
> it is a blast.  Very challenging with lots of elevation change and some
> blind corners.  The video has Patty chasing Charly Mitchell and Chuck
> Arnold in their TR6's until Chuck spins about mid race.  Skip Yocum in a
> 240Z is also in the mix.  It was his first time at the track and he used
> Patty as an instructor for several laps before passing and then mixing it
> up with Charly.
>
> Enjoy