Az vs So Cal Crossover at Willow Aug 11-12 All 944s Invited

[DavidH]

Will we recognize your car? Does it actually have paint on it

 

I know a car doen't need paint to be fast...

[Packfill]

It is Orange....

 

Dont know how fast it will be, however.... Drivers rusty....

[DavidH]

It is Orange....

 

Dont know how fast it will be, however.... Drivers rusty....

 

So you really will be the moving pylon for the red group guys

[Tim Comeau]

Jim,

I know just how you feel....

Went up to Willow last month with the CERATEC car. Had to run a few laps just to get the kinks out of my A$$, and the car, too.

But it was great to see all the NASA guys again.

[924sowner]

hey guys did you get that NASA email about a possible TV channel broadcasting our races? make shrue your cars are pretty and your ears de-waxed!

[Tim Comeau]

Mike,

Can you forward that to me?

Thanks.

[944-Spec#94]

Mike I think it may just be for Nationals. Still one more reason to go to Nationals.

 

Need money? Convince your sponsor they NEED the TV exposure.

[944 cup]

hey guys did you get that NASA email about a possible TV channel broadcasting our races? make shrue your cars are pretty and your ears de-waxed!

 

A new all-racing network channel, TRN, is about to launch in 2008. It will feature many forms of racing. Been told that NASA will have at least 10 hours of 1st-run programming (plus reruns) during 2008.

 

http://www.theracingnetwork.com/

[Tim Comeau]

Oh, cool......

Kinda like SPEEDVISION when it first came out.....

.....and this time, NO FRICKIN" HILL BILLY ROUNDIE-ROUND of any kind.

Vintage road racing is way better to watch that the latest TERBACKY-CHEWIN' NASCAR racing

[Tim Comeau]

Hey, seriously guys, who else with a 944 can we get to come up to Willow for this next event? I'd like to see a big SoCal 944 turnout.

It doesn't matter if they enter in HPDE, Spec , Cup or Super Cup. Tell your friends to join us!

[Packfill]

The Flat-out Motorsports Porsche 944 #1 and #2 will be testing on Friday... If any one is out, come on by our pit and say Hi to Dean WInger, or myself. If we can help with cars, etc, let us know as we will just be doing shake outs to get ready for Laguna Seca. and I think David Hirsch will be there on Sunday in HPDE (4) or something.

[Tim Comeau]

David Hirsch emailed saying he was entering the HPDE groups for more track time.

[Packfill]

David Hirsch emailed saying he was entering the HPDE groups for more track time.

 

Well, that and the fact that he doesn't actually have a NASA race license or membership...

[944 Swede]

I plan on testing Friday if I can get my car all ready.

[Tim Comeau]

That's true, Jim.

David and I talked about him entering the 944 racing classes (Cup), but after talking about it, we came to the conclusion that he'd be better served ( more track time) by entering in the HPDE groups.

[hhdinyuma]

Anybody got a recommendation for cold tire pressures to start with at WS? Do most folks run with a little less in the left side?

[Tim Comeau]

Hal,

Just ballpark it at 30psi to start. See how your driving style, set up, etc, are going to change it.

[nhamden]

I can't be there this time, it seems that my over heating issue is getting the best of me and I am not talking about my car unfortunately. I will have to wait for cooler weather. Remember, once you've gotten heat exhaustion, it NEVER goes away, so stay cool this weekend!!!!

 

Good luck everybody and have fun!!!

[944-Spec#94]

Sorry to hear that Norm,

I guess we can just hang out in Arizona and wish we were there.

 

 

On a much brigther note things are looking alot better in that I just may be able to pull off the September race. Our plans to visit a friends wedding are falling apart. Still to early to commit, but there is a chance!

[Packfill]

Can anyone chime in on what happened this weekend? This was the big test for the new rules. If indeed they worked and were worth the effort, there should have been some super close racing between "Terrible Timeee Comeau and Mikael Weize. Two fast drivers in (now) equal cars. Some one tell us what happened? How did the AZ guys do at mastering a high speed track... How many SoCal guys turned out... who won all the Toyo Bucks!!

[944 Swede]

I won Saturday and Sunday. Another double triple crown, pole, fastest lap and win. My car felt loose all weekend so I'm switching back to my old alignment settings. A fun battle with Glen for the first couple of laps on Saturday until he had to back off due to over heating. The rest of the race was TT and much the same on Sunday. Hopefully there was more exciting racing mid and back pack.

[Packfill]

This I expected. Mikael, what was the difference in your and Tims laptimes? Was it greater than, less than or the same as the old rules.

[944 Swede]

Glen, who was 2nd was running 1-2 sec slower I think. Can't quite remember. Lap times should be posted on Mylaps.

I did a little coaching with Hal from AZ and he lowered his times by about 4 seconds by the end of the weekend running 1.44's. I drove Hals car for a few laps and got within 1 second of my own laptimes so Hal now knows his car is competitive.

[pixrken]

Mikael,

 

Congrats on your wins! Hope you guys had a great time.

[Tim Comeau]

I'll try to post a report to the 944 spec website tonight. I have a busy week at the shop, the Tijuana Grand Prix to prep for, and a house guest from Germany.....oh, and a sick boy.....

Short version is that I had some great racing with Glen, but my rechargeable camera batteries died before the green flag on Sunday! The weather wasn't too bad.

 

Jim,

You can't compare my car's engine to Mikael's right now. Mine's a tired street engine. I'll dyno it soon , before it gets redone. Also, I know my car's heavy. I was also on old tires. I just went up there to have fun with my racing friends.

This wasn't the big test for anything....

BTW, Ryan told me that if a few more of you 944 drivers would have shown up, it might have been our class that was picked for the TV coverage. Oh, well.