2009 NASA Trophies

Here's just some of the fancy hardware I took this year. I entered 5 NASA events and came away with 4 firsts (see pic).
Going back over my notes, I did a total of 17 days on track this year! 4 lapping days, 2 days instructing and driving students, and 11 days of competition against others and the clock! Everything held up well. In fact, my worse issue was a cracked rim on my very last day this year.

NASA event @ Putnam - Dual wins in TTB!

The final MW/GL region NASA event of 2009 was Oct 3/4 @ Putnam Park outside Indianapolis. This was our 2nd trip to Putnam this year I was excited to return with the car 'dialed in'.
I came away with double wins again in TTB. I ended up missing my class track record by .6 at this event. I think if I would have brought new tires I could have gotten that easily.

Over my last 4 events, I ended up with 8 wins and 3 track records. It was great to get the car dialed in and just learn to drive it like hell!

Check out the vid --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq0Rdl4sVI0

Redline Time Attack - Autobahn article

Back in June I competed in my first Redline Time Attack event. I emerged with a 2nd place finish in my class and my first ever real podium. I sent in an article that included the last minute changes I made in the preceding week and covered my experience at the event. And the RTA staff decided to post it to their homepage! Direct link to the article below; check it out!

Redline Time Attack!

Gingerman Report - NASA TTB wins and track record!

Click HERE for video.

First ever trip to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, MI.

I ran a little on Friday at the test-n-tune day just to get a feel for the track. I actually cracked some exhaust brackets and had to head to the trackside shop for some welding!

Saturday I started out in the 1:36x range. I made a few suspension adjustments to help dial in the car per the advice from John Mueller. Ended with 1:34.2 and 1st in TTB.

Sunday I decided to toss on my new tires and go for my best lap in the noon session. Came away with a 1:32 flat even though I blew a corner by overbraking and had to downshift and probably lost a good .02. That time was good enough for the 2nd fastest TT time of the day - out of 23 cars.

Friday - Test-N-Tune @ Gingerman

Went up a day early to Gingerman as it would be a new track for me. Ran into some issues midday Friday. My exhaust brackets literally cracked; both in the rear and at the downpipe! Was fortunate to have a trackside shop to do some quick welding!