Comments on: NASA Norcal 2009 — even more messed up than before http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before The blog Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Josh http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before/comment-page-1#comment-505 Josh Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:17:17 +0000 http://www.godoggoracing.org/?p=284#comment-505 Update -- looks like NASA has figured out that their plan won't work ... the schedule looks more traditional now. Update — looks like NASA has figured out that their plan won’t work … the schedule looks more traditional now.

]]> By: Jim http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before/comment-page-1#comment-473 Jim Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:47:50 +0000 http://www.godoggoracing.org/?p=284#comment-473 Bypassing the NASA events should open up a weekend(s) to travel up here! Bypassing the NASA events should open up a weekend(s) to travel up here!

]]> By: Josh http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before/comment-page-1#comment-459 Josh Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.godoggoracing.org/?p=284#comment-459 Yeah, I don't get how split starts help. I'm sure they'll send the group B cars out first, but let's face it, during warm-up and especially qualifying everyone's goal is to find clear track ... so everyone spreads out quickly. If I'm near the back of a qualifying grid I'll sit in the pits for a moment to try to get clear track for the first couple of laps. Or during warm-up, maybe I'll go out late and slow just to bed the brakes. But I'd quickly be a roadblock for the group B cars. Really, it's group B that should be making a huge stink. It's gonna suck for them to race around cars that aren't racing. I've never heard of such a thing being done and I can't imagine that it's going to work well. Yeah, I don’t get how split starts help. I’m sure they’ll send the group B cars out first, but let’s face it, during warm-up and especially qualifying everyone’s goal is to find clear track … so everyone spreads out quickly. If I’m near the back of a qualifying grid I’ll sit in the pits for a moment to try to get clear track for the first couple of laps. Or during warm-up, maybe I’ll go out late and slow just to bed the brakes. But I’d quickly be a roadblock for the group B cars.

Really, it’s group B that should be making a huge stink. It’s gonna suck for them to race around cars that aren’t racing.

I’ve never heard of such a thing being done and I can’t imagine that it’s going to work well.

]]> By: laz http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before/comment-page-1#comment-453 laz Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:36:31 +0000 http://www.godoggoracing.org/?p=284#comment-453 Yep, group B is indeed very strange. They plan to do "split starts". Here's a little spec e30 forum detail: http://spece30.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,86/func,view/id,33517/catid,22/#33517 Yep, group B is indeed very strange. They plan to do “split starts”.

Here’s a little spec e30 forum detail: http://spece30.com/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,86/func,view/id,33517/catid,22/#33517

]]> By: Rod McLane http://www.godoggoracing.org/2009/01/26/nasa-norcal-2009-even-more-messed-up-than-before/comment-page-1#comment-442 Rod McLane Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.godoggoracing.org/?p=284#comment-442 Wow. I guess I shouldn't feel bad about being too lazy to get my NASA license. I think I'll stick with SCCA. Wow. I guess I shouldn’t feel bad about being too lazy to get my NASA license. I think I’ll stick with SCCA.

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