Greg Weld's 65 Mustang fastback track car

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

Checkered flag racing was started over 20'years
ago by a group of Pantera racers. They run at thunderhill
Sears and laguna. There is actually a race class where all the
Classes run a race each time they run. Points, championships etc
Viper buddy and I have been asked to move up by we are good just
having fun. We run in A group with open passing everywhere
Group B is point byes at certain areas. Great group of guys with
Safety and fun the main focus. They have only have had one accident
in the last 20 years

Costs are down with smaller groups. Best track events that I have been
Involved with

Bob

I'll bet we had 6 or 7 wrecks at Sonoma mini Nats this year. Most in turn 7. And I know two of them were totaled late models.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

Checkered flag racing was started over 20'years
ago by a group of Pantera racers. They run at thunderhill
Sears and laguna. There is actually a race class where all the
Classes run a race each time they run. Points, championships etc
Viper buddy and I have been asked to move up by we are good just
having fun. We run in A group with open passing everywhere
Group B is point byes at certain areas. Great group of guys with
Safety and fun the main focus. They have only have had one accident
in the last 20 years

Costs are down with smaller groups. Best track events that I have been
Involved with

Bob

Bob. Is that a membership only group or open to new participants?

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I'll bet we had 6 or 7 wrecks at Sonoma mini Nats this year. Most in turn 7. And I know two of them were totaled late models.

None of the wrecks involved Orange cars.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by FETorino

None of the wrecks involved Orange cars.

Not the case in 2014

Not enough wing?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Not the case in 2014

Not enough wing?

Or talent? LOL

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Not the case in 2014

Not enough wing?

Not everyone is qualified to pilot an Orange car.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by FETorino

Not everyone is qualified to pilot an Orange car.

[rustomatic]

Jeez, I was there that day. Wasn't this in the wall in like the first five minutes of the first session?

Take time, Grasshopper--the non-race is not non-won in the first laps on a wet track . . .

Originally Posted by Sieg

Not the case in 2014

Not enough wing?

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by rustomatic

Jeez, I was there that day. Wasn't this in the wall in like the first five minutes of the first session?

Take time, Grasshopper--the non-race is not non-won in the first laps on a wet track . . .

Yep, early morning for sure!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Yep, early morning for sure!

It's really just a driver talent issue...... they remind everyone at the drivers meetings about "cold track" - "cold tires" - "cold you". About warming up the car - warming up the driver.... getting back in the saddle so to speak. There's no excuses for this kind of driving on a track day.

In the NASA drivers meeting -- Group 4 that Rob and I drove in -- they tell you straight up -- "you spin in this first session -- you're sitting out the next session". That's a warning to TAKE IT EASY and get in to the day without being "that guy".

[Panteracer]

When I went to Texas World Speedway it rained all night
so at the Drivers meeting they said go easy as it was wet in places
and if you go off track it will be an effort to get you out

First session was the instructors and 3 minutes in one of them
buried his car deep in the mud. Then next session our local
Pantera guy runs out of gas on the high bank. What a way to start out

Bob