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Old 12-06-2005, 03:13 PM
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Alex, how did you do on Saturday?
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Originally Posted by JerseyGirl,Dec 6 2005, 07:13 PM
Alex, how did you do on Saturday?
what she said...............................
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All I can say is he scared the sh*t out of my and I was on the sidelines. 125 in the straights. He certainly knows how to control a car.

Personally, I think he did great!!! He had a mishap with another car in lap 2 that ran him off the track and put him a lap down, but he perservired and passed "AT LEAST" 3 cars before the end of the race. He passed them in the middle of turns, no less!!!

Great job, Alex!!!! See you at Indy in 5 years!!!

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Qualified 4th, started 5th (someone got moved into our race). In the first turn some bozo tried to go from 8th to 4th and punted us both off into the grass at 80+mph. I managed to collect the car and began to work my way up in the field from last (11th).

Front tires on the car were destroyed so I fought understeer for 17 laps and ended up 6th. Managed to score a few points so it wasn't a total loss, hopefully Laguna this weekend turns out better.
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Originally Posted by Fyrestrike,Dec 7 2005, 03:58 PM
Qualified 4th, started 5th (someone got moved into our race). In the first turn some bozo tried to go from 8th to 4th and punted us both off into the grass at 80+mph. I managed to collect the car and began to work my way up in the field from last (11th).

Front tires on the car were destroyed so I fought understeer for 17 laps and ended up 6th. Managed to score a few points so it wasn't a total loss, hopefully Laguna this weekend turns out better.
Our little Fyrestrike is growing up! It seems like only yesterday I was watching him do his first AutoX and now this!

Go Alex!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Fyrestrike,Dec 7 2005, 02:58 PM
Qualified 4th, started 5th (someone got moved into our race). In the first turn some bozo tried to go from 8th to 4th and punted us both off into the grass at 80+mph. I managed to collect the car and began to work my way up in the field from last (11th).

Front tires on the car were destroyed so I fought understeer for 17 laps and ended up 6th. Managed to score a few points so it wasn't a total loss, hopefully Laguna this weekend turns out better.
ouch, that bites... was it in that mild chicane in the straight, or down at the never-ending left hander (which I hate, I have a bad propensity for early apexs at that corner)?

Well, could have been worse; he could've put you into the wall or something.
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Originally Posted by jvils,Dec 7 2005, 07:09 PM
ouch, that bites... was it in that mild chicane in the straight, or down at the never-ending left hander (which I hate, I have a bad propensity for early apexs at that corner)?

Well, could have been worse; he could've put you into the wall or something.
It was at the turn in of the never ending left hander (turn 2). He had pulled out after the mild chicane (turn 1) and decided that he would wait for me to brake for turn 2 and out brake me. Needless to say I broke as late as possible which means he braked after the point of no return. I tried turning in but he was there and his car never turned left.

According to the instructors, I should have run that car into the wall. The only thing with less grip than the asphalt at Moroso is the grass and going through it at 85mph with some bozo on your left doing the same is no fun.

Eariler that day in qualifying, the same guy flipped his car at the track out of turn 2a (big curb). He flew onto the tire wall which flipped him and damaged another car. My only consolation is that he has to pay for both of those cars and marks will definetely be made on his account at Skip Barber based on those 2 incidents.
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when and where is your next race? i would have gone but i was at some assholes party the night before. ha..ha...j/k. good luck dude.
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