I didn't have a radar gun, but I was working 2nd heat in what was
probably the fastest section of the course at the beginning of the 2nd
slalom. The Z06s were fast, but while Eric Strelnicks was never out of
control, his speed ALWAYS made me take a couple of steps back... <G>
Bob Monday
Boys-R-Us Racing
--- Jim Hedderick <jdhedderick@netzero.net> wrote:
> I think Roger clocked my son (AS 136) at 66 with the radar gun on
> Saturday.
> Sunday was probably a little quicker.
>
> I don't think there was much issue with going off the surface where
> the top
> speed was on that course. It was more or less straight and then brake
> for
> the slalom. Most of the spins seemed to be in the large offsets and
> the
> u-turn.
>
> Jim Hedderick
>
>
>
> Jeff Cashmore wrote:
>
> > "did hear AS/SS in the 65-75mph range. I was honking in 3rd but
> didn't
> > have time to look at the speedo."
> >
> > A lot of people seemed to be in that range, even the slower cars.
> I was
> > well into 3rd and over 60 and I believe Mark Chiles hit the rev
> limiter
> > in 2nd gear on Sunday (64 mph). I'm glad it didn't rain or we
> would
> > have had even more people off in the grass. The courses seem to
> get
> > faster and faster. Besides the safety aspect it's unfair to the
> guy who
> > runs on a postage stamp size lot at home. They're not used to the
> > speeds and shifting when they get to a Tour or Nats.
> >
> > Jeff Cashmore
>
>
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