I don't know if any corner worker saw it and I didn't report it, or go
talk to the guy and say, WTF? I probably should have. Getting to
this race was a big personal goal after some tough times. I was
elated that the car worked so well and didn't want a confrontation
with a jerky driver. BTW, the new Uncle Jack axles were in the car
too, for the first time.
~Steve
On Sep 25, 2008, at 4:45 PM, RACER BUD wrote:
> That guy should have been black flagged and sent home...In
> fact..CSRG would more than likely have put his car on the trailer,
> and put him At Least on probation for 13 months...then the message
> starts getting through to people...
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Belfer" <colordog.1@earthlink.net
> >
> To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:23 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Bedding Brakes, dangerous driving
>
>
>> Speaking of dangerous driving situations, two weekends ago I raced
>> at
>> Buttonwillow in my TR3. I had new brakes that needed bedding. This
>> meant I needed to heat up my brakes in the first practice session,
>> let
>> them cool so I could have good braking power for the rest of the
>> weekend. I was in the first group so at 8:30am, I told the proper
>> official-type guys what I needed to do and started in the back. I'm
>> also running a fresh engine and feeling that out as well. Anyway,
>> after about 3 or 4 laps I'm just about done bedding the brakes and
>> I'm
>> about to get lapped. This is the first "Warm-up" session of the
>> weekend. A red 2002 is approaching me and I waved him to the left
>> and
>> moved to the right a little bit, while staying pretty close to the
>> line. Next thing I know the guy is passing me on the right ON THE
>> DIRT at full speed. He re-entered the track, got a little squirrelly,
>> threw some rocks onto my car and kept going. This guy was racing
>> hard
>> with a yellow P1800 and not letting up one bit. He didn't want to
>> sacrifice his lap time when overtaking me. The level of aggression
>> took me by surprise and made me angry. It was, after all the morning
>> warm-up and I truly did my best to get my job done safely and get off
>> the race track. I tell my friends and family, when they ask if it's
>> dangerous, "You see, it's a gentlemen's sport and there's no prize
>> money." I would say that most of the drivers are safe and respectful
>> of their machines and their abilities but all it takes is one
>> douchebag move and you're in big trouble.
>>
>> ~SB
>>
>>
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