[ratpack] Re: Update

  • From: Larry Knight <carpixguy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 15:08:20 -0600

Thanks for the update Paul, very interesting!! Lot of crashes though. Was
Potter's Porsche smashed bad? I am glad I didn't miss the Snow's 911GT3 RSR
too, that would have caused me some pain, such a sexy car.

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:16 PM, PAUL W WATSON <TSWATSON78@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>  For those that are interested.
>
> Martin and Melanie Snow aren't racing their Porsche in professional series
> this year.  Instead they got a Spec Miata and are coaching their 14 year old
> son.  Madison, their son spent the weekend racing.  Martin jumped in the car
> during the Lap Battle laps to help turn the chassis.  I think Martin just
> can't stay out of a car while at the track.  Madison didn't do anything
> stupid but was about 5 seconds a lap off the pace.
>
> New cars on the track and other happenings.
>
> Randy Mitchell dumped the 2 liter Ford engine in his Van Diemen F.C and
> replaced it with a 1,000 cc Suzuki.
>
> John Potter crashed his Porsche when he started from the last position in
> Saturdays feature race and tried to pass the entire field on the front
> straight.
>
> The Swift DB4 Toyota Atlantic and Formula Renault from Canada came back.
> The Swift collided with one of blue Star Mazda's and took out the front
> suspension of the Swift and the nose on the Star.
>
> Mike has recorded the incident in the Spec Mazda race.
>
> Check out Mikes web site or Ray's for photos.
>
> The Lotus 2/Eleven came out to play.
>
> The wings and things class had a huge field of 6 on Saturday and started
> with 4 cars on Sunday and 3 managed to see the finish.
>
> Ray the Rat even managed to show up in his usual suave & debonair manner.
>
> Overall it was a great two days at the track, infinitely better than any
> day of work.
>
> 3 weeks till the SCCA Great Salt race.
>
> p
>
>
>

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