Varkwso Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 I am up early and having paid all the bills that have hit my desk (I think) I decided to take a look at some numbers from the NASA-SE TT 2011 program. It also keeps me from heading to the shop to work on putting in insulation/interior sheathing now that the electrical work is in and fixing broken race cars. Approximately 140 drivers competed in TT in the Southeast. 39 new track records were set in 2011. Two new tracks, NCCAR and Talledaga Gran Prix Racetrack, were run in 2011. TTS had the most competitors with 39 making a lap and TTF had the fewest with only 4 competitiors all season. TTR, TTU, TTS, TTA and TTB all had over 20 compete during the season. 35 drivers only made one event. The vast majority of the one hit wonders were at Road Atlanta. On the other end of the spectrum 3 drivers competed in seventeen events, 2 made sixteen events and 1 did fifteen. 30 drivers made two events, 5 made three, 14 made four, 6 made five, 9 made six, 3 made seven, 6 made eight, 3 made nine, 3 made ten, 1 made eleven, 1 made twelve, 3 made thirteen and 1 made fourteen events. In total 15 drivers completed sessions in ten or more events. Keeping a car maintained and making it to that many race weekends says a lot for those drivers. Almost half of the drivers (~65) only did one weekend. There are also ~10 drivers given checkrides who never completed their provisionals (never went out in any TT sessions) in 2011. No idea how many provisionals were cleared in 2011 - but it was a lot of them. No matter the numbers the bottom line is we had a lot of fun in 2011 and the 2012 season is about to start! Quote
UKRBMW Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Must be a great TT director we have in SE Quote
brkntrxn Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Cool. Those high numbers in TTS must be attributed to RA racing crossovers??? Is there a way to figure out who drove the most laps for the entire season? That person should get the endurance award. Quote
beerkat Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Thanks for the numbers Jeff and all the work and time you give us. Everyone have Great Holidays and and we will see you at CMP. Quote
Varkwso Posted December 24, 2011 Author Posted December 24, 2011 Cool. Those high numbers in TTS must be attributed to RA racing crossovers??? Is there a way to figure out who drove the most laps for the entire season? That person should get the endurance award. One hits, supersize race cars, crossovers and pointed out cars. Quote
z06tracker Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Very interesting Jeff. Thanks again for all the hard work this year! Quote
WynnS123 Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Thanks for those numbers! I wish I could make more events Quote
sperkins Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Nice job Jeff. With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. I honestly believe NASA should require at least 6 TT weekends in any region before being eligible for comp school as it's a great place to develop all of your skills. Some of those skills are obviously lacking by those who skipped the TT program. It does take a lot to maintain a car to run a full season and it can be exhausting on it's driver physically and economically, but the rewards make it all worth it. Good times with good friends is what it's all about (and a podium every now and then). Congrats to all those who participated in the TT program this year. I'm sure '12 will be just as fun and rewarding. Quote
drivinhardz06 Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 I'm sure '12 will be just as fun and rewarding. "I'm never running another TT session. Ever." Quote
Varkwso Posted December 24, 2011 Author Posted December 24, 2011 I'm sure '12 will be just as fun and rewarding. "I'm never running another TT session. Ever." Quote
jason Posted December 26, 2011 Posted December 26, 2011 I honestly believe NASA should require at least 6 TT weekends in any region before being eligible for comp school as it's a great place to develop all of your skills. This. Quote
bukit Posted December 27, 2011 Posted December 27, 2011 With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. Hmmmmmm. That hurts. Quote
Z06cool Posted December 27, 2011 Posted December 27, 2011 I'm sure '12 will be just as fun and rewarding. "I'm never running another TT session. Ever." Sounds like another "I'm running stock swaybars this time" kind of statement... Quote
beerkat Posted December 27, 2011 Posted December 27, 2011 With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. Hmmmmmm. That hurts. He not talking about you Greg. Quote
Z06cool Posted December 27, 2011 Posted December 27, 2011 With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. Hmmmmmm. That hurts. He not talking about you Greg. Yes he was.... Quote
Varkwso Posted December 27, 2011 Author Posted December 27, 2011 ... Hmmmmmm. That hurts. He not talking about you Greg. Yes he was.... Pretty sure it was you. Quote
Members Shawn M. Posted December 27, 2011 Members Posted December 27, 2011 Pretty sure it was you. totally was. Quote
ScottBell Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 Nice job Jeff. With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. +1 I'm one of the one hit wonders, but i'm impressed with the SE talent. Quote
Varkwso Posted December 29, 2011 Author Posted December 29, 2011 Nice job Jeff. With very few exceptions, the quality of TT drivers in the SE is exceptional and I truly mean that. +1 I'm one of the one hit wonders, but i'm impressed with the SE talent. We were happy to.have you. Quote
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