Well, I am leaving tomorrow evening to pit for the WAR (Wheels America Racing) team. Wish us luck. I'll need it, I'm gonna be the fuel guy.
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Well, I am leaving tomorrow evening to pit for the WAR (Wheels America Racing) team. Wish us luck. I'll need it, I'm gonna be the fuel guy.
http://www.nasa25hour.com/
Good luck! Keep us posted. ::Flag::
Sounds like a blast!!
:mrgreen: What :mrgreen: can :mrgreen: I :mrgreen: say :mrgreen: ?
Good luck and keep us posted.
Well, got back at 1am Monday. Back hurts like you wouldn't imagine. I was the fuel guy and we had 3 cars running. 3 cars, 10 gallons each stop (2 5 gal jugs), for 12.5 hrs. I might have caught 1 hr of the race, and about 40-45 min of sleep.
Results: 30somethings! The only way we could make it hurt less was by saying "At least we were on the first page of results". 60+ cars showed. The first 8 hrs we were 3d overall and 1st in class. Then the #04 (98 miata) motor started it's death call, and told them to drive it till it blows. Then the #05 (94 ITA Miata w/ LINK) lost RR wheel due to previous impact (knocked off rear bumper). It was the top runner for our cars at that point. Then the 05 lost the diff, then the 04 finally died, then the 06 (90 Miata) lost the diff. At this point all 3 cars were getting worked on. The 06 car would go 2hrs between fuel stops, 04 would go 1.5hrs, and the 05 would only get 1hr 20min (what kind of tune was it running to get worse mileage??). Then 32 min left in the race the 06 motor started it's death tone, so we let it sit till 6 min left and all 3 cars finished.
The car that finished first set the new lap record at 705 laps. It was a 996 Porsche Cup car.
Pics?
My buddy brought his camera, and let one of the wives use it cause we were both too busy to do it ourselves. I'll post them here as soon as he gets them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
I totally screwed him, too. He was one of 2 "behind the wall" mechanics. So he got to sit and watch me do refuel after refuel the first 8-9 hrs. Then when the 04 came in I touched his shoulder and said, "TAG, your it." and he was working the rest of the night with no breaks!
Awsome, I would like to try some enduro's after college. ::Flag::
Um...DON'T!Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
Well, unless you can get a good job, like the one I volunteered for next yr. The pit to our right had a guy that had a radio on, and carried a flashlight at night.
His job was: talk to drivers on radio, shine light during pitstops
That was it. I can do that!! He never had to jump the wall or anything.
That's what I was talking about. You guys need one of those? ::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by ray_sir_6
Oh, duh, another thing that maybe my job a pain!
Only suit they had for me was a Large. I am EASILY an XL. It served as an extra layer of skin, just slightly shorter and thinner than the ones below it. I couldn't touch the top of my helmet or lean down to pick anything off the ground. I have PAINFUL sores on my shoulder blades, shoulders, and "love-handles". I had to unzip it after every stop so I could breathe.
You are presently 3d on that list for next yr.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
1. ME
2. David
3. you
I knew that avatar pic was too good to be true... ::Clown::Quote:
Originally Posted by ray_sir_6
::Rimshot:Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
:clap:
pics
I am the guy in the red/orange suit in the first pic.
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Originally Posted by ray_sir_6
Standing around in an orange suit? How hard could it be? ;)
Suit looks a little small... ;)
Talk about car nerds, notice no one is looking at herQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Since there is no ring on her finger, I'll feel better saying this:
She looks way better in the first photo. Second photo... meh.