So who is running at California Speedway 9/20-9/21? Speedventures is running the Roval course!

 

I'll be there all day Sunday in the Black 03 Z...

 

I love that set up with the Roval. Alas, I have committed the car to a show on the 24th and cannot run that weekend and have it in satisfactory condition for the show. Next time.

 

I agree with Eagle1 that the Cal Speedway roval is a fun course. SpeedVentures puts on a good show as well. I'm impressed with the manner they run their events and recommend this event highly!

 

+1 for SpeedVentures. They were the first group that I ran an HPDE with, and for a newcomer it was very comforting to see the emphasis on safety and track etiquette. And at the same time to see some of the really fast drivers in awesome cars choosing to run with Aaron's SpeedVentures crew. Over the years I have become a regular with Aaron and just think he keeps doing it better and better. Whether a newcomer or a seasoned veteran, his events are among the best run, courteous, and fun.

 

I'll be there Sat. afternoon session.

 

Damnit, I'vew always wanted to run the Roval but my car isn't ready, I don't think.

 

Ahh, Sorry to hear that you aren't going Eagle1. I will be out there with our evo. Did you ever get that whole gasket ordeal figured out on the car?

 

I was there instructing on Saturday and Sunday. had a really good run session with a silver Z and 2 GT40's towards the end of the day Sunday. Wonder if hes on here. if he is Im the black Z that was tailing you in the later session on Sunday with the 2 GT40's

Hammad

 

Hammad, do you still go to the Torrance Crossroads meet? What ever happened to Ben.

I'm the guy with the TN-charged DB Z.

 

Hammad, what kind of times did you get out there??

 

I moved to the OC so i no longer do the Torrance cross roads thing. I have not heard from Ben in a while.

I was instructing so i was not registered to drive, there for i didn't have a transponder. I did however get my car up to 142 mph going into the Nascar turn 1 on the roval. I was hoping the guy with silver Z got timed he seemed to be a decent driver. I was faster then him.

Hammad

 

i saw you come in in the afternoon. i wanted to run all day, but just couldn't so i ran in the morning. fun times as always. too bad our lap times aren't posted yet (they were running a little behind in the morning).

i saw a porsche in the sidelines just after the chicane. apparently he lost control and ended up hitting the wall just before the "bridge." the driver was okay, but his car certainly wasn't. it was our first session of the morning...2ND LAP!

 

Was it this car?

 

some crazy web car

 

yup, that's the one...

 

Hey, I'm the guy in the silver Z! Sorry I missed you hammad, I had a student in the Ferrari F360 when you came over. Sorry, no transponder.

You were a little faster than me, I agree. Not to get into a measuring contest, but what kind of tires were you running? I was on street tires (damn it) and you looked like you were on R compound stickies! Also, I had my stock exhaust on the car. You really can feel a difference with a 3" set up.

Roy, the guy in the GT3 that crashed, did make it out ok. His ego took the worst of it (ok, the car did get hammered, too). Roy has run with us in Driving Concepts for years and is a pretty good driver. He and another student of ours Robert Green (in the Red Noble) came together.

 

I managed to see 146MPH into T1 finally...Only running 56's though, should have been faster...

 

Yes, I was sorry to miss it. I truly love that set up with the Roval.

And yes, Mark got the gasket issue resolved. We went to a more robust fastening of the manifold, comparable to what has been used on the 300TT motors, and also did some work on the motor mounts to reduce the torsion on the exhaust connections (guess which one is going to give up the ghost first when they start pushing and pulling )!!

The engine is really running smooth and pulls like a train. I could not be more pleased.

We also put in a ten pound bottle of retardant and three nozzles in the cabin, upgraded to five point harness system on both seats, and hard mounted a G2 datalogger, so I can start working on my game with more specificity.

Then got her detailed up, including the engine bay, and showed her at the annual California Club Car Show on Wednesday night. Awesome cars there, including the Hotchkis Racing Porsche 962 Camel GT car, a 1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, an Enzo Ferrari, a Talbot teardrop, a V-16 Caddy, mint Jag XKE and 140, half a dozen Astons and Ferraris, a racing Alpha, and of course vintage Packard, Lincoln, T-Bird, DeSoto woody wagon...you name it.

Now, it is time to get back out and have some serious seat time at SPEED!

Glad you guys got out there and had a great time. And that nobody got hurt in that incident with the Porsche and Noble. That is a very rare occurence in HPDE, but it does happen. Be careful out there lads.

 

Is anyone taking advantage of the $40.00 discount you get this Fri. or Sat. at Buttonwillow if you participated at Fontana last weekend? That would be great fun to run config. #18 were they take out the bus stop chicane.