This past weekend, Shawn and I competed in the Washington DC Pro held at Fedex Stadium.
The course was set-up on the E/F lot and as a result, had the typical uphill starts that required use of the handbrake. However, there was a good mix of sweepers, transitions and fast elements to keep everyone happy! B-stock had a total of 8 drivers and would run in the 1st heat in Group B.
Saturday
Saturday morning runs were a wash...literally. It rained hard then lightened up, and then stopped completely right before our heat started. Due to the slopped lot, the water was running off the lot at a rapid pace, and it was a close toss up between using the Hoosier wets and Hoosier A6's. In the end, Shawn and I chose the wet tires which was a mistake as there was little standing water. The wet tires provided decent grip, but ultimately their grip wasn't quite as good as the A6's in these weird conditions.
Saturday afternoon runs were completely dry. I had to re-learn the courses as I would have more grip and everywhere compared to my morning runs. I got down to a solid 33.8xx on the left course, but had to stand on a 31.7xx on the right, as my faster 31.4xx time had one cone attached. My cumulative time was a 65.6xx, while Shawn was only 0.077 ahead of me with a 65.5xx. So at the end of Day 1, Shawn was 4th in class, while I was 5th.
Sunday
One-day-Chike showed up Sunday morning focused and ready to drive. Right before the first heat started it started to rain! Aargh!!!! It came down pretty steadily and the 1st Heat Group A drivers had it pretty bad. The rain abated, and once again the lot started to dry off pretty quickly as there was very little standing water. By the time our class took to the course, about 60% of the lot was dry, while 40% was still rain soaked.
I drove like there was no tomorrow, and in the end my scratch times were among the fastest on Sunday morning for my class. I was still a few tenths back from my best dry times run on Saturday afternoon, but it was definitely a morale victory.
So B-stock only one dry session all weekend, while many classes had at least 2 or even 3.
Summary:
5th out of 8 in class
151 out of 226 in Pro Solo Index <LOL>
Results:
B Stock Drivers: 8 Trophies: 3
T 1 97 Jason Ruggles 2007 Mazda RX8 Slv Hoosier 38.094(1) 34.812 35.239(1) 33.184 35.053 36.452(1) 64.166
[197] Margate, FL Florida Re 33.160 32.293 30.982 32.832(1) 33.250 32.484 20
T 2 32 Joseph Barbato 2007 Nissan 250Z Red Hoosier 36.562 36.152 33.849 33.519 35.720 35.268 64.247
[132] Plainville, CT Barbato Twins Experiment New Englan 35.101 33.835 31.664 30.728 35.118 33.321 (0.081) 16
T 3 197 Jim Fossum 2007 Mazda RX-8 Slv Hoosier 37.089(1) 34.661 33.746 35.369(1) 34.077 34.151 64.723
[97] Greer, SC Mazdaspeed / Hoosier Atlanta Re 33.160 34.835(1) 31.389 30.977 36.157(2) 31.992 (0.476) 13
4 190 Shawn Roberts 2006 Mazda RX-8 Gry Hoosier 38.322 37.115 RL 34.430 36.249 35.044 65.564
[90] Woodbridge, VA Washington 35.094 35.405 33.517(1) 31.134 41.220(2) 35.194(1) (0.841) 11
5 90 Chike Dellimore 2006 Mazda RX-8 Gry Hoosier 38.056 37.280 36.408(1) 33.886 35.100 34.500 65.641
[190] Crozet, VA Mazdaspeed / My Wife! Blue Ridge 41.363 35.125 31.755 33.497(1) 32.711 33.983(1) (0.077) 9
6 8 Travis Hill 1994 porsche 968 Red Hoosier 40.776 DNF DNF RL 35.509 36.329(1) 65.802
Irwin, PA HRE Racing Steel Citi 33.435 35.388(1) 30.293 30.900 32.991 32.338 (0.161) 7
7 99 Frank Weichold 2005 Mazda RX-8 Gry Hoosier 52.405(4) 36.319 DNF RL 35.148 34.586 65.863
Bethesda, MD Washington 34.271 37.468(2) 31.277 RL 36.439(1) DNF (0.061) 6
8 132 Liam Dwyer 2007 Nissan 350z Red Hoosier 36.806 36.370 35.896(1) 36.133(1) 35.024 34.884 67.893
[32] Southbury, CT Joes Tire Shop New Englan 34.905 34.037 DSQ 33.224(1) 33.009 RL (2.030) 5
Link: http://scca.com/documents/resultfiles/Sunday2.pdf
Pictures:
Ruggles
Barbato
Shawn
Chike
