Answer the question we all want to know. How many times did you lap Gaetano?

Definitely another great time Ron!! Its taking me 4 years to get the Camaro to where it is and I couldn't have done it this year without you. The tech support you provide on this site is priceless. Not to mention the huge difference the shocks I got from you made. There wasn't any car in front of me in that new back section that I couldn't out handle. Passing the stock car and the 4 Z06's back there was another one of the high lights of my day.
Hope to see you back out with us in April. :thumbsup:

Well done Ron. When a discerning buyer like GW is happy, you've done your job and then some. :cheers:

Gaetano was pretty stoked about passing the 4 guys who brought out their Vettes on the track for the first time for a little Sunday drive.

His expertise is invaluable. My goal was to make both cars "more fun" to drive. These are TRACK DAYS not races.... and I just want to go out and enjoy the experience.. hang with my buddies... pass some slow guys if I can... dice a bit with the guys I can run with. Ron's knowledge and experience has made my track time so much more fun that I can hardly stand it. He teaches me why this or that is happening -- what to think about -- how to drive differently -- how to calm down... so it's a complete package deal for me.

I didn't want to just "patch" the existing car. I wanted a completely fresh examination of what it WAS and then what could be better. The car exceeded my wildest expectations. I can't wait to get it back on the track.







In the drivers meetings they always talk about getting the checkered flag -- and what that means -- they point out that the checkered flag means you get to go back to the pits and take 10 seconds off your lap times and lie about how many people you passed. I never realized that Gaetano had run with this group so many times that they adapted their speech around him.

Saturdays track time was a complete mess --- lots of off track excursions --- wrecks ---- EVERYONE was learning the new Thill WEST section. Frankly - until I ran it several laps I found it to be frightening... then you learn it and you can start to mess with the lines and get it handled. Gaetano came up early Saturday morning -- and then had issues with something, Brakes I think... and the day was done. He didn't come back for Sunday --- FUNDAY --- which was running FAR more smoothly and everyone was learning the track and generally behaving better.

It's so hard to actually be able to run with someone in this events. We are called down to hot pit -- you line up and then wave you out. Most of the time there's two lines and they run one line out at a time. If the guy you want to run with is 3 or 4 cars ahead -- and the cars between you are slow... you get held up and can't then catch up. We're not allowed all that much passing zones and a guy can get ahead of you pretty quickly with traffic in the way.

Gae wanted to line up on our second track session --- but I wasn't there to "race" with him. We were setting up a brand new car - with new tires - new brakes - new motor. Ron's advice was to take it easy - learn the new track and break the car in and get the tires cycled etc... so I passed on G's "lead follow" offer. The third session out he pulled off track from the issue he was having.

After the third session --- is when we discovered the seal pushing out so the Mustang was done for the weekend. I couldn't see Ron driving all the way back to Sacramento -- then us thrashing around trying to fix the car... when I have a perfectly good back up car. We'll fix the Mustang correctly -- on our own time without the track thrash. That's not my idea of a good weekend!

So to answer your question -- you'll just have to wait until we get back on track the next time. BTW --- I personally don't give a sh!t who's faster... Charley and Chet and Pete and Mike have all BEEN faster than I am... If I ever caught up to them - my choice would be to run WITH THEM not pass them to prove anything. I personally don't like being out front -- or in front -- or all alone on the track. I like it when I can find some cars that are capable -- and then just run with them. See if I can catch them in which section of track.... I'll even back out of throttle to let someone open a gap -- just so I can see if I can catch them. I told Ron I'd have been a terrible "racer". I just don't want to lead. Well.... that's not all true.... I'd follow and strategize and get a feel for what we could do - and then use that on the last lap to spring to the lead just before the checkered.

You're crackin me up Weld! This is how I remember the last session on Sunday.

You sitting in the car getting ready, me and your new neighbor looking things over, just hangin out. You said something to him and pulled away, I asked what you had said and he told me you were just going to "Cadillac" around for the last session. We looked at each other and just started laughing, ya right!

Few minutes later you're back in the pits and we're bringing the air pressure down "just in case"....20 minutes later you've just had the best volley between the Porsche and Panoz! Poor Panoz driver was flat wore out! That was some exciting, non-racing, just "cadillacan" action!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm thinking you and Gaetano will have your little friendship cruise at some point.....and he'll have some excuse why you ran away from him! :lmao:

Here's my excuse - preprinted. My Sh!t is slow and I'm not that good of a driver.

These last couple pages are a GAS! :lol:

Congrats to you Greg and Ron for a great outcome. :cheers:

Oh, and using the term "sashaying" is against the LatG rulebook, unless of course your user/real name is Sieg :D