NASA at MSR Mar3&4

I'll be racing my 911 in GTS-3

 

I'll be doing the SM thing, might get the Turbo car out, too if I can get the clutch replaced in time

 

Thanks for the pics Rob....Nice to see the 1gen Rx7's on the track too. Look just like mine. I'd love to go out to one of these track days to see some road racin'...Never been to one, just the drag strip with my cars. Here's my Rx7:
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Mia sure looks comfy in the F car....How has the Rx-8 been runnin' Rob?

 

The third photo is my favorite.

 

nice Rob....You by chance dtill have those Panasports lying around, hehehehe. I really want to track mine. My goal, with the support of the agency I work for is to set up a strip car also...Kind of like the Beat the Heat Program. A buddy will be bridgeporting my 12a for me...top that off with a 9 inch camden supercharger, yummy....okay, sorry, I'll stop whoring up the thread....Just love my rotaries.

 

Oh yes....He's experienced...>You should see his Rx-3 with the 13b-rew converted to a big single turbo. Great machinist and takes his time. I'll be buying another 1st gen soon, a cleaner one as a sleeper. My wife will be getting an Rx-8, the Srt-4 will be soon out the door. I've brought her to the darkside. My current 1st gen is a daily driver, but not needed...So downtime will not be an issue there. I'll be getting rid of the Racing Beat Streetport Exhaust system when the bridgeport is complete...I shot you a pm with a link to the Rx-3 dyno vid and some photos. The thread link shows all his work..He's done everything himself except for the ceramic coating on various parts. Headers, full exhaust, and body mods including flared fenders were all his work....You got mail, lol....

 

Thank would be cool Rob, never hurts to have more info!

 

Weren't you having issues with engine codes last time out?

 

Mark's win against the Panoz was awesome, and yes, it was by .09 seconds! The Panoz was so hard on the gas trying to beat him to the finish line he finished in the dirt. I was the next car through (although a lap down). Smartest thing I did all weekend was see the two of them in my mirror, realize they were fighting for the win, and moved off line to let them through.

I finished 11/18 in race #1; 2 out of 5 in my class. Colin finished ahead of me in 10th. I was ahead for a while but the second half of the race he was flying! He passed me and was pulling away when it ended.

15/18 in race #2. I spin on the second or third lap and dropped to last place. I had to finght my way back from there.

Finished 9/16 in race #3, a 40 minute race on Sunday. This was a blast as the last 10 laps was a fight between me, another 911, and Randy Aust in his 348 Challenge. The other 911 had the lead, then Randy, then me. The lead car made a mistake and Randy got by. Then 2 turns later, Randy makes a mistake and we both get by. I had about 5 laps chasing the car in front and keeping Randy behind me. Could not make the pass but held Randy off so that's how we finished, the other 911 beating me by 0.3 seconds.

Randy was kind enough to give me some great advice after the race. I was faster than the other 911 but did not have the experience to make the pass. With Randy's instruction that I got afterward, I'll get him next time ....


Best race of the weekend was Keith and Mark Jenkins in the 40 minute spec Miata race on Sunday. The two of them battled it out with multiple lead changes over a couple of laps. It was really exciting to watch two excellent drivers race as cleanly as they did. They were on top of each other until Mark made a mistake in Rattlesnale and Keith pulled away. Congrats to Keith and thanks for the show!

 

I'm getting motivated...just need to get me a trailer.

Don't worry it will happen.

Let me know too, I might be in.
Need to do somethings to the car first. A fresh fire system and a few other changes and I am in.

 

Mark Jenkins was all over me like a cheap suit, but raced clean with only the slightest of love taps. I had to work my butt off to try to stay ahead, and he passed anyway, but then I did a little to & fro in his mirrors and he made a small error, which is all it takes in Spec Miata. We were hustling the cars VERY hard, with many laps in the 1:25s in race conditions. I am pretty sure we both set PRs for lap times during the race, with Mark a tick faster at a 1:25.3 to my 1:25.4 best lap. Lots of side-by side action.