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RAL Enduro

Post by CT Miata » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:32 pm

An awesome showing at the recent RAL Enduro by Miatas and some strong results from COM Miata drivers- Will and Gordon and Lester and Alex. Sure glad I don't own a Beemer or worse, a 'Vette. To be fair this was a tortoise and hare kind of thing- reliability over horsepower.

Kudos to Lester and Alex for joining us at the Flag Station at Turn #3 on Saturday. An interesting viewpoint for an SCCA race, don't you think?
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Post by WillM » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:44 pm

Congratulations to Fast Freddy F, for the overall win in his Spec Miata!

Gordon qualified our car 3rd overall, behind the Vette (p1), and the Hammitte's BMW (P2). We had a couple of small issues and fell back a bit, but managed to reclaim the lead for our class (ITA) in the 2nd to last lap.

Les & Alex had a few pre-race car issues and unfortunately a long pit stop, due to some confusion of the crew, of which I was one. Beyond that, they ran a great race, all things considered.

There were a BUNCH of COM folks/teams there, including Lee/Jim Alley, John/Nate, John M./Dwayne B., Peter Faill, and I'm sure a few more I've forgotten at the moment.

Tons of fun, and a great experience!

Les did mention a newfound appreciation for the workers after his stint in 3, and said he was cautioned to not be 'a wimpy flagger'. Sounds like you got 'em good Mike, HA!! :lol: :lol:
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Post by enjoythemusic » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:40 am

Congratulations to COMSCC'ers!!!
Enjoy the Track,

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Post by Grippy » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:03 am

Fred schooled us all on how to win a race. Smooth, fast, consistant laps, and a well executed pit stop. Outstanding job and a well earned victory!

It was a thrill running with you as long as I did, until I blew T3 and you blew by me :shock:
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Post by boltonite » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:22 pm

Thanks guys, I don't think I've seen so many COM people at an SCCA event, we could have had our own run group :-) The racing was intense - not a single rub or bump, some of the best I've seen in a while. Staying out of trouble and avoiding mistakes was the goal, w/ so many miatas running virtually identical lap times. We did not really try to win so much as we tried not to lose.

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