2007 Watkins Glen Notes

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Post by enjoythemusic » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:01 am

As a heads up, anyone wanting to go RT 9 through VT in a caravan-style of fun, Abdi and i are meeting at Home Depot in Keene at 11am SHARP. Have trusty GPS so arriving there is easy. Around mid-trip plan to stop at a highway rest stop for food and fuel. We should arrive at WGI around 5pm depending on traffic and weather conditions.

Where: Home Depot in Keene, NH
When: 11am SHARP

Please PM me if you want to join and we can exchange cell phone #'s.
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Post by chaos4NH » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:30 am

offcamber09 wrote:Weather Bug says upper 50s Saturday and mid 60s Sunday. Dry from Thursday through Sunday. Hope that's enough to melt that foot of snow they should have by tomorrow PM.
Hope for the best, cause I just got off the phone with one of my counterparts who is in Corning, NY. They have 5" now and expecting 10-12" more by tomorrow morning. Lots of melting will take place before next Sunday, but I wouldn't bet on the BMW bunch pulling off their event.
Next shot if that fails in NHIS Test Day on the 26th!!

I am not sure what NHIS got on this one (flooded paddock area if nothing else), so maybe the SCCA event will take place next weekend. Bruce let us know, I may run up there to watch on Saturday. Thanks.
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Post by DanB » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:09 pm

Watkins Glen this AM:

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Hmm...
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Post by StephanAlfa » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:11 pm

Arrghhh! Too much energy on snow. We should ALL collectively have positive and warm toughts!
Everybody now MEDITATE! Ahh-hummmmmmm! positive and warm thoughts ... melt the snow at WGI Ahh-hummmmmmm!
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Post by rajito » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:35 pm

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Post by DanDarcy » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:10 pm

Forget the snow. Long range forcast calls for rain both 23rd and 24th. With rain also comes fog on top of the Hill at the track. Last years Audi Club event in July had rain and fog. I was only able to do 30 minutes on the track for both days. :cry: You can run in the rain, but the track won't let you run in the fog :!: The flag stations have to be able to see.
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Post by StephanAlfa » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:32 pm

You are progressing ... from snow to fog ... you need to meditate MORE ..
from fog to SUN.
Raj is already burning incense and if you can make a sun bigger than his you are the man!
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Post by Stynger » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:22 pm

offcamber09 wrote: I am not sure what NHIS got on this one (flooded paddock area if nothing else), so maybe the SCCA event will take place next weekend. Bruce let us know, I may run up there to watch on Saturday. Thanks.
I'm hoping the SCCA school is on for Fri-Sat, the race would be Sunday.
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Post by jeffreystrong » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:22 am

Dan,
Beyond 7 days long range forcast are worthless, 4 days is pushing the forecasting limits.

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Post by rajito » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:51 am

weather.com now says:

Mon Apr 23
Few Showers
64°/49° 30%


Tue
Apr 24
Partly Cloudy
60°/44° 10%

WOOT!!!!!!!! 190mph on the backstraight!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Mick » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:46 am

Here are a couple of web cams.
It doesn't look too bad.
http://watkinsglen.com/camera/

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Post by rajito » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:05 pm

Mick wrote:Here are a couple of web cams.
It doesn't look too bad.
http://watkinsglen.com/camera/
Holy crap, the track is under water? :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Post by Mark Swinehart » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:10 pm

Didn't they tell us during our cruise something about this lake has only frozen twice in the last 100 years and it keeps the immediate area around the lake more temperate?

Check out Camera 1 and the snow on the hills in the background.

http://campus.hws.edu/NEW/pss/lake/lake-cs7.html

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Post by offcamber09 » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:27 pm

rajito wrote: WOOT!!!!!!!! 190mph on the backstraight!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by rajito » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:13 pm

offcamber09 wrote:
rajito wrote: WOOT!!!!!!!! 190mph on the backstraight!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Whose car you gonna borrow?
John Force's.

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