Frank.JD.Perez
FJD Performance
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This is not a new problem for me....this is also why I prefer W2W than HPDE.if you cant read the flags, then why is it not your fault when i want to pass and make a clean pass? eh, whatever. noobs. lol
Well, thank you. That makes one of you….we’re on a roll.i care
specifically for NASA its like having ST/TTU and ST/TT6 running the same group. they get it. the TTU guys can run 130 range (1:30-1:39) and the TT6 guys can run maybe 2-2:10 . (sonoma specifically)If you aren't comfortable with open passing then that puts you back down to HPDE 1...maybe 2. That's how I'd handle it...but they probably wouldn't put me in charge anyways.
I was told that I was passing them by so fast it was scaring them….it was like driving through parked cars.
The rolled beads for strength are awesome!I always like to do a 2 piece splitter w/extension because it makes it easy to service the car without removing the whole thing. Plus, if the splitter gets damaged you are replacing a much smaller piece of carbon. I really should have cleaned the finger prints off but what the hay, nobody is gonna see this but us, right?
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This is just a stock motor w/CJ intake and ported heads. I wouldn't call that an HP car.Maybe if you'd have built a less HP race car...... That thing sounds mean.
How many classes were there? Were you just that faster than the whole field and there wasn't a higher class or was the lower classes so full that they were pushing folks up?
Some orgs just cater to various levels. I remember jumping between CCS and WERA in the SE and there was a notable difference in the overall speeds, not just the fast guys, but everyone.
They think that because they spent 3 times as much for their car, they should be 3 times faster.I wonder why that is....?
The red vett pointed me by and then panicked as I entered the corner...I was already well ahead of him. Maybe its my fault because I don't belong in HPDE.the official didnt like how you passed him or the red vette? cause i dont see anything wrong with either pass so...
This how exactly how that Mantra was born....and why I went back to W2W racing after 30 years in retirement." My entry fee covers the whole track....not just the part You want me on!!"
If the shoe was on the other foot, I would take one look at that Mustang and think:I'll play devil's advocate since I regularly run in advanced groups (pass anywhere with a point by). The closing speed you have on the occasional weekend track visitor is huge. I'm sure you were a shock in the mirrors of several guys in the group. Some may have felt personally emasculated, and some may have feared their lack of speed and competence would damage their precious street machines. Also, what good is my PB video I post to YouTube when you're flying by me and checking out? The NERVE!!! Most HPDE ladders are climbed by attending events, not putting down quick lap times.
As for the pass on the Miata with a wing... you didn't park your car directly behind him and allow him the option to get down to the inside of the corner. You gave him one option, but at least you thanked him for giving the corner to you. I assume you waved with all of your fingers extended.
Soooo... yes, you were a little aggressive playing with these amateurs. IMO, the officials should have moved you to the instructor group and tried to keep up. This is not the norm, but it would have been the safest option without dragging you down.