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Sounds like you had a good time Walt. Sorry I missed out on that trumpet pl=
aying! Looking forward to the videos.
Chuck
> On Nov 10, 2020, at 6:38 AM, walt@hot-tr6.com wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Americas. I=
raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather was a p=
erfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT while I=
would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car racers I have=
competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and two of my g=
rown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the best starting t=
ire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I set my 123 igni=
tion at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it at 36 where I liv=
e at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessions on Thursday th=
e 6th to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 cars in my group for the two p=
ractice races. Within my Group 8 GT class there were only a few cars which s=
ome broke and one crashed out so by the Saturday feature race it was just me=
so I won my class by default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept my revs down to 6=
K so I would survive the weekend. My best lap time was 2.527 which is respec=
table for me. The long straight is impressive and you really get going a fas=
t top speed. I kept driving deeper into the braking zone but I was probably o=
n the conservative side. On Sunday I performed a rendition the National Anth=
em on my trumpet that Chris Botti gave me over the public address system for=
the crowd and it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran the one hour long En=
durance race solo with one pit stop to check tires, fluids and add fuel. My t=
wo children did a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of all Groups and class=
es ran the Endurance race which made things interesting while I was watching=
my mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me such as me such as a Ford GT=
, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running modest lap times during=
the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome dice the last four l=
aps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daughter team. We were s=
ide by side through the esses and I could pull a little ahead on the main st=
raight away but on the sweepers we were side by side waiting for the other d=
river to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neither one of us slippe=
d up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we were still side by=
side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 90 degree left hand=
er with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsche went pretty wide=
over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dead even I honestly d=
on=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam first but neither on=
e of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During the feature race on S=
aturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire exhaust system whi=
ch was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it out to the corner ma=
rshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Also, $550 for the pr=
actice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expensive but I guess tha=
t=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track is awesome and I=E2=
=80=99m I can say I have raced there. Overall I had a great weekend.
> I have lots of pictures and GoPro videos to download and edit over the nex=
t few days. That will be fun.
> Walter Hollowell
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
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;Sorry I missed out on that trumpet playing! Looking forward to the vi=
deos.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Chuck</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote ty=
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oNormal">Just got back from a successful race weekend at Circuit of the Amer=
icas. I raced my 1970 TR6 with no mechanical issues whatsoever. The weather w=
as a perfect upper 70s to mid 80s all weekend. SVRA placed me in Group 8 GT w=
hile I would have preferred to be in Group 3 where other British car racers I=
have competed with were. My wife was with me as my umbrella girl and two of=
my grown children were there to pit crew for me. I found that the best star=
ting tire pressures on my Hoosier TDs were 26 front and 24 rear. I set my 12=
3 ignition at 32 degrees maximum advance while I normally set it at 36 where=
I live at 5,000 above sea level. I ran all three practice sessions on Thurs=
day the 6<sup>th</sup> to learn the track. Friday I ran with 41 cars in my g=
roup for the two practice races. Within my Group 8 GT class there were only a=
few cars which some broke and one crashed out so by the Saturday feature ra=
ce it was just me so I won my class by default. Same thing on Sunday. I kept=
my revs down to 6K so I would survive the weekend. My best lap time was 2.5=
27 which is respectable for me. The long straight is impressive and you real=
ly get going a fast top speed. I kept driving deeper into the braking zone b=
ut I was probably on the conservative side. On Sunday I performed a renditio=
n the National Anthem on my trumpet that Chris Botti gave me over the public=
address system for the crowd and it was a big hit. Sunday afternoon I ran t=
he one hour long Endurance race solo with one pit stop to check tires, fluid=
s and add fuel. My two children did a great job of the pit stop. 36 cars of a=
ll Groups and classes ran the Endurance race which made things interesting w=
hile I was watching my mirrors for superfast cars to blast past me such as m=
e such as a Ford GT, Lolas, Vipers and Cobras. I had planned on running mode=
st lap times during the Enduro but the red mist hit me and I had an awesome d=
ice the last four laps with a very fast Porsche 356 driven by a father/daugh=
ter team. We were side by side through the esses and I could pull a little a=
head on the main straight away but on the sweepers we were side by side wait=
ing for the other driver to miss a shift or get a little bit loose but neith=
er one of us slipped up. Going into the last corner (#20) of the last lap we=
were still side by side with me on the inside. We both drifted through the 9=
0 degree left hander with less then 4 inches between our cars and the Porsch=
e went pretty wide over the second white line. We crossed the finish so dead=
even I honestly don=E2=80=99t know which of us broke the electronic beam fi=
rst but neither one of us cared. I have mixed feelings about SVRA. During th=
e feature race on Saturday a BMW 2002 passed me dragging it=E2=80=99s entire=
exhaust system which was kicking up sparks and debris. I kept pointing it o=
ut to the corner marshals for the last two laps but he was never flagged. Al=
so, $550 for the practice day and another $550 for the Endurance seem expens=
ive but I guess that=E2=80=99s the price in the big leagues. The COTA track i=
s awesome and I=E2=80=99m I can say I have raced there. Overall I had a=
great weekend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have lots of pictures=
and GoPro videos to download and edit over the next few days. That will be f=
un.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell<o:p></o:p></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">Albuquerque, New Mexico<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=3D"DA=
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