William Blount Event

larry · Post by **larry** » Sun May 16, 2004 8:47 pm

Thanks to Tyler Scott

and every one else that was involved in setting up and running a very exciting course.

I really liked the drifting corners. I really did not like seeing my helmet bound off my passenger seat at the second slalom cone in my third run

... I really did not mean to be setting a new equipment precedent! I will have to say though that I obviously was a bit confused

because I actually did put on my helment when I saw the third car up the grid take off then I took it off when the two driver cars did their run. Then all of a sudden my time came again..OK, so I did run it right the first two times..but

why not run the grid in order, then run the two driver cars last???
Thanks again for a great event!!!

scottgib · Post by **scottgib** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:04 pm

Most of us have our own stories about mistakes. Part of the game. Did you see my run with the windshield wipers going --- Grrrrr

For two driver cars, there has to be a gap in time between runs so that the tires can cool somewhat, otherwise the second driver would have a huge advantage on the first and the rest of the field. The rule book says five minutes if I remember correctly. That is the reason for the break in the order.

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:04 pm

I agree, I thought the event went off quite well. We were on time and the course was a lot of fun. Also, a big thanks to those that brought the blowers and did the sweeping. I know it helped for first runs and I hope it did for the second group.

scottgib · Post by **scottgib** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:05 pm

Yeah, ditto on the thanks to the guys with the blowers.

larry · Post by **larry** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:17 pm

I got there at 0915 and obviously a lot of work had already been done. Now, I understand the five minute minumum break between runs, but I do not understand why the two driver cars could not be inserted into the grid so the five minute break could be had with the regular grid order. Maybe something about running in class order? I am not complaining, just trying to understand. Thanks for all your efforts!

gbwrx · Post by **gbwrx** » Sun May 16, 2004 10:00 pm

Great event as usual. Tyler great course. The run groups ran real quick which made for a real good event IMO. I probably would have done some fun runs if it was some where different than WB.... My tires are still hating me for doing the school.

Only thing I didnt like is that the rain never came....

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Mon May 17, 2004 7:15 am

larry wrote:I got there at 0915 and obviously a lot of work had already been done. Now, I understand the five minute minumum break between runs, but I do not understand why the two driver cars could not be inserted into the grid so the five minute break could be had with the regular grid order. Maybe something about running in class order? I am not complaining, just trying to understand. Thanks for all your efforts!

Larry,

If I am understanding your question correctly, the answer is we would have a lot of two driver cars left at the end of the heat. The two driver car, itself, is on the course twice as many times as a single driver car. Therefore, you have to put the second drivers in somewhere in the middle of the grid. This means you normally run the first drivers at the beginning of the run group and the second drivers somewhere in the middle.

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Mon May 17, 2004 8:12 am

yesterday was my first experience in a 2 driver car and it was nice to have a 10 or 15 car break between drivers to be able to swap numbers, check/adjust air pressures, adjust the seat, and all that mess..........and have a few minutes left to relax and get in the right mindset.

great event. i had a blast.

Jbgti · Post by **Jbgti** » Mon May 17, 2004 10:37 am

Great job Tyler on setting the course up. I had a blast eventhough I had a HORRIBLE day behind the seat. If this makes since I think I was trying to hard?? Can't wait for the next one!

dfsmith · Post by **dfsmith** » Mon May 17, 2004 10:54 am

Sounds like a ton of fun. I really hate that I missed it.

Turns out, the nail is too close to the shoulder of the tire and no one wanted to repair it. Looks like some new tires are in my future.

I'll be there next time!

Post by **ddillow** » Mon May 17, 2004 11:15 am

Just wanted to echo the congrats on a great event organized by Tyler. I especially liked where you put the cones on the back sweeper, even more so when heading towards the exit...

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Mon May 17, 2004 11:34 am

ddillow wrote:I especially liked where you put the cones on the back sweeper, even more so when heading towards the exit...

Ditto.

I also liked the two cone slalom that I could almost run wide open.

tscott · Post by **tscott** » Mon May 17, 2004 11:51 am

I'm glad everyone liked the course/event. I couldn't have done it without all the help from Mack and Disney though. I think I am retiring from chairing T&T events. Two day events are a bit much for a family man!

On a side:

The "new" safety stewards need to fill out this form http://www.scca.org/_Filelibrary/File/S ... nseapp.pdf

In reading it we need to have Wayne sign it for us and we may have to fax the forms down to Mr. Hester to sign off for us. We also need our Solo Safety Committee Chair to sign the form. I think we need to have another informal meeting sometime so we can get this paperwork finished for everyone.

JW · Post by JW » Mon May 17, 2004 12:08 pm

MarshallMX5 · Post by **MarshallMX5** » Mon May 17, 2004 4:17 pm

It was my first event and I really enjoyed it. Especially the test and tune! Thanks to everyone who put it on and helped me out.

My dad wasn't too happy about the "5000 miles" I just took off the tires, though.

Hopefully Comcast won't be so bad.

East Tennessee Region SCCA