CCS SE Results From Roebling

[rpsez]

Hey...
   CCS seems to have a bit of a ummmm... lag ( ::)) in posting results, so I've taken pictures of the results of the CCS SouthEast RRR round this past weekend. They can be accessed here:http://www.rollingchicane.com/pictures/rrr1/index.htm. I took the pictures at the end of the day on Sunday, and some of the results sheets had magically 'disappeared' so it isn't a complete listing...
    I also have the Daytona round posted. They can be seen here: http://www.rollingchicane.com/pictures/daytona/.
     Please keep in mind that the pictures are HUGE on purpose -- better to see the entire picture than have me make a crappy .jpg out of them and possibly lose some of the text.

Thanks!!
Rick

[FUBAR606]

Yo Rick!

How bad did you burn up your rains in that last race?

[rpsez]

Yo Rick!

How bad did you burn up your rains in that last race?

I'll have to post a pic of them... they were FRIED. And I do mean FRIED. (Ever cut a piece of plastic with a Dremel tool? Know how it melts? Like that.)

I always wondered what running around a totally dry track for 6 laps would do to a set of full rains -- now I know. It certainly was an experience -- I was on the steering lock coming out of T9 a couple of times!  :o

The dude that beat me (#141 Alexander Barrera according to the results sheet) was running rains too -- he had some pretty good slides going on!!  ;D

Fun race though -- three experts and one amateur!!  ;D

R

[FUBAR606]

That is too funny. Too bad we didn't have time to put DOTs on. You might have gotten Alex.

Now I will safely say your rains are worse than mine without even seeing them. We can compare burnt rubber at VIR  :D :D :D

...anybody want to buy a slightly used set of rain tires? Only six laps on them! ;)

[rpsez]

That is too funny. Too bad we didn't have time to put DOTs on. You might have gotten Alex.

Now I will safely say your rains are worse than mine without even seeing them. We can compare burnt rubber at VIR  :D :D :D

...anybody want to buy a slightly used set of rain tires? Only six laps on them! ;)

When we passed each other on the cool down lap, he shrugged at me, shaking his head -- as if to say, "I'm glad we made it though that one"  ;D ;D

I figured that I could've done at least .24's with a full rain front and a DOT rear!!  As is, I think we were doing .31's...  ;D ;D

R

[FUBAR606]

I know how bad it was when we were out there. At least at that point we were all on "fresh" rain tires. When you went out it must have been twice as bad (read-REAL dry track and burnt tires to begin with).

I haven't looked at my lap timer yet, but I think I may have turned a few 27s. That of course being prior to me sliding all over the place. I burnt the ride side (I assume T9) all the way to the edge. Not a pretty sight! :o

[r6_philly]

It was drying out earlier and I wish I have changed to DOT's... Forgetting I am on rains (doh) and seeing dry lines, I lost the front in the sportbike race going for the lead (another race with only 2 EX and 3 AM)... The one wave start was fun, I think we were tring to keep up and try to challenge the Ex's. Anyway, I went for it too early and didn't even finish one lap, and lost a piece of my finger in the process hmmmmm, and probably totalled my bike

It was fun overall though. got there late sat. morning and first time seeing the track (EVER) was my warm up lap... finally got the track later that day and start to catch up to the leaders. And just when I think I had it to take it from him, I crashed... live and learn I guess.

hope everyone else that crashed on Sun was ok too. I moaned and bitched all the way home. and it sucks to try to type with 4 fingers - I have to do it for a living  ::)

[rpsez]

The good thing that came out of frying those tires -- I figured out that I have a tendancy to pick the bike up before really hammering the throttle (or at least that's what the tires tell me -- they're melted in a definite band approx. 1 inch from the right edge).

Yeah... 9 was fun.  :o Looking back, I don't ever wanna do that again!!  ;D

You'se guys were on 'fresh' rains ? That sucks.

R

[FUBAR606]

I'm glad you were ok. I am pretty sure I saw your crash..turn 1 right?

[FUBAR606]

Rick,

The key word there is "were" fresh rains. :D

[r6_philly]

I'm glad you were ok. I am pretty sure I saw your crash..turn 1 right?

No it was turn 4. it was the sportbike race. I went around on the outside trying to pass ans lost the front. I thought I had lost my entire pinky  :o but turn out to be only half of the tip... now I gotta figure out a bike before VIR  :-/

[FUBAR606]

T4 took a lot of folks on Sunday including my team mate during our last race.