Post by mario428 on Jul 18, 2011 10:32:42 GMT -4
It rained a lot, did I mention the rain yet. Quite disappointed in the weather forcast, Gerard was doing a lot of "smiling and nodding" after jinxing the whole thing by posted that great forcast on Wed. ;D ;D
My biggest disappointment in the forcast was none of them mentioned the freaking """"HURRICANE!!!!!" I thought I was in the middle of.
;D ;D
Then there was the rain, oh ya I mentioned it rained a lot.
Weather was not the greatest when I left here Fri morning but warm enough for shorts and sandals, cool on the ferry but not bad. Rolled up to pay my entrance fee and wondering about the parka's, touques and mittens everyone was wearing WTF? Figured that one out in a hurry when I got out, got a warm hug from Patricia and it was all downhill from there. 5 minutes of chatting and my toes were numb. Rain and cold, not chilly COLD!!!!! Never mind the hurricane no one was talking about. ;D ;D
I mentioned the rail didn't I, think I did.
Well that was just Fri and Sat, but all of Fri and Sat. Warmed up to almost double digits on Sat, sandals what idiot would bring sandals to Cape Breton in July. ;D ;D ;D
(wrong place)
OK that may have been a bit of an exaggeration but not much especially the rain, did I mention the nonstop driving rain all day Sat, in the hurricane yet.
I did sleep well, always do on the road in CB (ask John and Bruce ;D ;D ). Not quite in Peter Hobart's league but did rest well. Had to work that in somehow Peter. ;D ;D ;D
Alright enough whining about the nonstop rain, Sunday was a great day. Clear blue sky and some great racing (just not on my part ). Crowd was thin, weather forcast, actual weather and fuel prices killing the turnout at every track. Lot of people sticking close to home these days and the car counts have been showing it.
Some congrats in order Big kudo's to Steve Campbell and Rylie Green both 2 for 3 in ADRA racing with the wins in CB. Big start on that perfect points season of 5 wins. My first mention of that has not seemed to jinx Stevie he just keeps winning. Played a small hand in Rylies win being the designated push guy to get him to the lanes. This 12 year old races like he is 20 years older than that. Total focus when he is in race mode. He got in the car in the pits and the wheels were turned. He put the steering wheel on, straightened the wheel and put it back on the right place. This was to get to the lanes where the wheel had to come off again. Very focused and everything has to be right.
Congrats to Jason MacNeil on the S/P win, he has been going thru a dry spell gotta be what 4 or 5 races since he has won. ;D ;D ;D Just kidding Jason. Have heard people say "at least I lost to the winner" that sentiment is not making me feel one bit better, personally I think it rubs salt in my wounds. ;D ;D The .020 package he served up to me was going to be tough even on my best day. The only good thing was both cars were deadon with a 5 or a 6 but his was on the brakes. I did wish him good luck after we ran and a real sign of my maturity is I almost meant it. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Sympathy to Mark Green, major engine explosion may have finished off his season, never good when water and oil are pouring out of everywhere.
The thought did cross my mind that Mark can usually kick the tree over on a regular basis and Mark in my car might work good. But decided I could not give it up and the T-Bird is going to have to put up with the current ineptitude behind the wheel.
Benny Neisten launched a driveshaft into the weeds early in the day, hope that is all the damage he had.
Good to see Kieth Grosset go some rounds in the Falcon he bought from Albert, have had a hand in a lot of parts of that car and it still looks good leaving hard. Lined up with him in time trials and thought, finally a chance to drive away from that car, drat Kieth got all crossed up and left before the tree and I still never got close to it.
;D ;D ;D Being a big believer in conspiracies I am sure Albert told Kieth "no matter what it takes DO NOT, DO NOT let Mario beat this car!!!!!". ;D ;D ;D ;D
First round I ran Jim Green, so I leave the line happy with my light (wasn't that great) but the car bounced leaving so hook was a little off but thought I had dialed for it so figured should take a close look at the finish line. Get past 1000 feet and start peeking for him just in case things had gone completely astray. No sign of him so things can't be too bad. This is where the ineptitude really strikes. Now I know the barrels are the finish line but I focus on the stripe on the pavement. Too many laps in PEI, I am instantly " all about the stripe". Get about 100 feet from it, take a good lock, Jim is not even in sight (of course not I am 200 feet from the finish line DOHHH), I get on the brakes hard and stand the car up on that stripe. As I pound the brakes my brain hits the front of my skull and I notice the barrels and it dawns on me "this is way way wrong ". Crap back on the gas down to less than 120 mph now and this green missile goes flying by. Oh well another first round runnerup and I drive up the return road beating my head against the cage.
Jim being the sportsman that he is and probably feeling sorry for the idiot in the other lane breaks out by .007. Now he is the one beating his head on the cage as he gets the yellow slip and sees the .06 MOV. Thanks Jim appreciate what you did for me. ;D ;D ;D
All in all not the worst weekend I have had, could race the car tomorrow and got a lot of bench racing done.
My biggest disappointment in the forcast was none of them mentioned the freaking """"HURRICANE!!!!!" I thought I was in the middle of.
;D ;DThen there was the rain, oh ya I mentioned it rained a lot.
Weather was not the greatest when I left here Fri morning but warm enough for shorts and sandals, cool on the ferry but not bad. Rolled up to pay my entrance fee and wondering about the parka's, touques and mittens everyone was wearing WTF?
Figured that one out in a hurry when I got out, got a warm hug from Patricia and it was all downhill from there. 5 minutes of chatting and my toes were numb. Rain and cold, not chilly COLD!!!!! Never mind the hurricane no one was talking about. ;D ;DI mentioned the rail didn't I, think I did.
Well that was just Fri and Sat, but all of Fri and Sat. Warmed up to almost double digits on Sat, sandals what idiot would bring sandals to Cape Breton in July. ;D ;D ;D
(wrong place)
OK that may have been a bit of an exaggeration but not much especially the rain, did I mention the nonstop driving rain all day Sat, in the hurricane yet.
I did sleep well, always do on the road in CB (ask John and Bruce ;D ;D ). Not quite in Peter Hobart's league
but did rest well. Had to work that in somehow Peter. ;D ;D ;DAlright enough whining about the nonstop rain, Sunday was a great day. Clear blue sky and some great racing (just not on my part
). Crowd was thin, weather forcast, actual weather and fuel prices killing the turnout at every track. Lot of people sticking close to home these days and the car counts have been showing it.Some congrats in order Big kudo's to Steve Campbell and Rylie Green both 2 for 3 in ADRA racing with the wins in CB. Big start on that perfect points season of 5 wins. My first mention of that has not seemed to jinx Stevie he just keeps winning. Played a small hand in Rylies win being the designated push guy to get him to the lanes. This 12 year old races like he is 20 years older than that. Total focus when he is in race mode. He got in the car in the pits and the wheels were turned. He put the steering wheel on, straightened the wheel and put it back on the right place. This was to get to the lanes where the wheel had to come off again. Very focused and everything has to be right.
Congrats to Jason MacNeil on the S/P win, he has been going thru a dry spell gotta be what 4 or 5 races since he has won. ;D ;D ;D Just kidding Jason. Have heard people say "at least I lost to the winner" that sentiment is not making me feel one bit better, personally I think it rubs salt in my wounds.
;D ;D The .020 package he served up to me was going to be tough even on my best day. The only good thing was both cars were deadon with a 5 or a 6 but his was on the brakes. I did wish him good luck after we ran and a real sign of my maturity is I almost meant it. ;D ;D ;D ;DSympathy to Mark Green, major engine explosion may have finished off his season, never good when water and oil are pouring out of everywhere.
The thought did cross my mind that Mark can usually kick the tree over on a regular basis and Mark in my car might work good. But decided I could not give it up and the T-Bird is going to have to put up with the current ineptitude behind the wheel.
Benny Neisten launched a driveshaft into the weeds early in the day, hope that is all the damage he had.
Good to see Kieth Grosset go some rounds in the Falcon he bought from Albert, have had a hand in a lot of parts of that car and it still looks good leaving hard. Lined up with him in time trials and thought, finally a chance to drive away from that car, drat Kieth got all crossed up and left before the tree and I still never got close to it.
;D ;D ;D Being a big believer in conspiracies I am sure Albert told Kieth "no matter what it takes DO NOT, DO NOT let Mario beat this car!!!!!". ;D ;D ;D ;DFirst round I ran Jim Green, so I leave the line happy with my light (wasn't that great) but the car bounced leaving so hook was a little off but thought I had dialed for it so figured should take a close look at the finish line. Get past 1000 feet and start peeking for him just in case things had gone completely astray. No sign of him so things can't be too bad. This is where the ineptitude really strikes. Now I know the barrels are the finish line but I focus on the stripe on the pavement. Too many laps in PEI, I am instantly " all about the stripe". Get about 100 feet from it, take a good lock, Jim is not even in sight (of course not I am 200 feet from the finish line DOHHH), I get on the brakes hard and stand the car up on that stripe. As I pound the brakes my brain hits the front of my skull and I notice the barrels and it dawns on me "this is way way wrong
". Crap back on the gas down to less than 120 mph now and this green missile goes flying by. Oh well another first round runnerup and I drive up the return road beating my head against the cage. Jim being the sportsman that he is and probably feeling sorry for the idiot in the other lane breaks out by .007. Now he is the one beating his head on the cage as he gets the yellow slip and sees the .06 MOV. Thanks Jim appreciate what you did for me. ;D ;D ;D
All in all not the worst weekend I have had, could race the car tomorrow and got a lot of bench racing done.
Who would you consider "bad influences"