I'm just glad Ron hasn't shared publically his comments on my driving on the autocross course last weekend.
I sent him the videos and my thoughts on what was going on and he immediately showed me some things that I was doing wrong...and how correcting them would make the car handle better and be faster on the clock. I can't wait for my next event now just to try to put his suggestions into action.
He is an invaluable resource for this sort of thing. We are so fortunate just to have him hanging around to show us the ropes.
In the racing world, everybody picks up nick names. One buddy of mine is named "Hatrack" because when he was a rookie on Bud Moore's Cup team, Bud told him ... in front of God & everyone ... that he needed to use his head for more than a hatrack.
P.S. Hatrack rose to the level of being a NASCAR Busch series crew chief, winning car builder, etc. But he still goes by Hatrack to this day.
Dave (Flash68) Gordon got a new nickname last weekend ... Cheeseball ... because Greg brought this OMG huge jar of cheeseballs to the track (must have been the size of a beer keg) ... and Dave couldn't stop eating them.
Dave's probably hoping that one doesn't stick to him like the fake cheese coloring did to his fingers. But typically nicknames stick until a better one comes along.
Of course when Cheeseball, Mike & I were up watching cars on track, I pointed out drivers braking so much they were almost "parking" their cars going into the Crow's Nest corner. I explained how I knew they were "parking" their cars ... because I saw the Sonic waitress rolling out on her skates to take their order.
Using that analogy, we'd need to name Greg "Drive Thru" because he was flying through the Crow's Nest. But I'm sure a situation will arise that leads to better one.
So Lance, if I was creating your nickname from the last video I watched, it would be either "sawdust" or "lumberjack."
In the racing world, everybody picks up nick names. One buddy of mine is named "Hatrack" because when he was a rookie on Bud Moore's Cup team, Bud told him ... in front of God & everyone ... that he needed to use his head for more than a hatrack.
P.S. Hatrack rose to the level of being a NASCAR Busch series crew chief, winning car builder, etc. But he still goes by Hatrack to this day.
Dave (Flash68) Gordon got a new nickname last weekend ... Cheeseball ... because Greg brought this OMG huge jar of cheeseballs to the track (must have been the size of a beer keg) ... and Dave couldn't stop eating them.
Dave's probably hoping that one doesn't stick to him like the fake cheese coloring did to his fingers. But typically nicknames stick until a better one comes along.
Of course when Cheeseball, Mike & I were up watching cars on track, I pointed out drivers braking so much they were almost "parking" their cars going into the Crow's Nest corner. I explained how I knew they were "parking" their cars ... because I saw the Sonic waitress rolling out on her skates to take their order.
Using that analogy, we'd need to name Greg "Drive Thru" because he was flying through the Crow's Nest. But I'm sure a situation will arise that leads to better one.
So Lance, if I was creating your nickname from the last video I watched, it would be either "sawdust" or "lumberjack."
I like yours better than "The Tasmanian Devil" that Charley started calling me after my first few "over rotations"....
So Lance, if I was creating your nickname from the last video I watched, it would be either "sawdust" or "lumberjack."
lol...
I would have never noticed that action myself and no veteran that has ridden with me has ever mentioned it either, and I'm certain I've "sawed" on the wheel since the very beginning.
I won't be able to NOT think about that the next time I'm out on the course. Thanks...
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