OK - anybody else going to Road America next weekend with Badger Bimmers? Hope to see you there! :beer: :thumbsup:
Scott
Scott
Octoberfast 2005 Badger Bimmers at RA Next Weekend!
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I'll be there Sat and Sun (silver 03 cobra) and Anita (my wife) will be there all 3 days (laguna seca blue BMW 01 M Coupe).
Dan
Dan
Hi Dan... How are the issues with the heat going?
- Vince
- Vince
I had to opt out of instructing for this event. It would have been the straw that broke the camel's back!
What was I thinking when I planned this schedule?!?! :bash:
What was I thinking when I planned this schedule?!?! :bash:
Bruce B - glad to hear you will be going up! Bruce ac427cobra - sorry to hear you're not going to be able to make it...
Drop me a line on e-mail to let me know what your plans are for the trip up to Elkhart Lake - maybe a caravan will be in order. We should be back in Morton by morning or mid-day Friday.
Later -
Scott
Drop me a line on e-mail to let me know what your plans are for the trip up to Elkhart Lake - maybe a caravan will be in order. We should be back in Morton by morning or mid-day Friday.
Later -
Scott
I see you are instructing Scott. Are you running Friday as well? If so, look for me. Perhaps we can pit near each other. We Mustang guys gotta stick together!
RA This Weekend
Hi Fred -
I will be arriving late on Friday afternoon / evening, but I'll be sure to look up your pit location when I do show up.
See you then! :thumbsup:
Scott
Hi Fred -
I will be arriving late on Friday afternoon / evening, but I'll be sure to look up your pit location when I do show up.
See you then! :thumbsup:
Scott
OK - I'm glad to hear there IS a Friday at the track :thumbsup: I thought I that was just my fantasy. I'll give you a call, Scott, but it looks like I'm going to go Thursday to check things out on Friday. I'll introduce myself to you Fred - maybe we can park the rigs together and save room for Scott.
BTW, I read in the packet that there's a 103db noise limit -- any concern with an R without cats? I hate to drag extra pipes and stock mufflers up if it's not a problem.
The three R's will look nice together. Sorry you can't make it, Bruce. Four would be better!
Bruce B
BTW, I read in the packet that there's a 103db noise limit -- any concern with an R without cats? I hate to drag extra pipes and stock mufflers up if it's not a problem.
The three R's will look nice together. Sorry you can't make it, Bruce. Four would be better!
Bruce B
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b4409 said:
Bruce:
I don't think your car will be a problem whatsoever? Run what ya brung!!!
Sorry I can't make it guys!
We would tear the place up with four R's there!! Kinda like the VIR trip last year, right Freddy?!!? ;-)Mr. Mysti said:
I'm hoping I have the "heating issues" under control. After having heating issues (belching/puking coolant) on August 12th at Blackhawk, I changed the cooling system cap and thermostat. I went back to Blackhawk on August 19th. It was very hot that day (the low 90s) and no real problems though my coolant temp got as high as the low 230s F. Since then I've put in a LFP "race" raditator. I'm not expecting RA to be challanging on the cooling system this weekend. Knock on wood.
In summary, I think the cap and themostat swap was simple, effective, and cheap. Though it might not be the ultimate solution, it clearly helped the situation.
Will you be there Vince?
Badger Bimmers told me not to run with them unless I had another car. I could always go as a spectator, but I am not really up to it. I think I might have a couple of pictures of your car from blackhawk. I'll have to look for them and email them to you. :beer:
Mr. Mysti said:
Vince:
Because of noise or the vert? You have a roll bar, what's the big deal? :shrug:
ac427cobra said:
Because it is a vert. They said they are not qualified to determine whether or not roll bar provides adequate protection.
Audi club told me something similar. They haven't banned convertibles yet, but they are headed in that direction. Gave me the what-if scenario of rollover and land upside-down in pea gravel @ RA. Like I would sink in pea gravel and drown in it like quicksand. :rollseyes
I wonder how many people have died in last ten years doing HPDE due to:
1. Fire (W/O fire supression system)
2. Neck Injury (W/O using Hans or similar device)
3. Injuries due to poor restraint (3 point vs. 5 or 6 point)
4. In Vert rolling upside down and sinking in pea gravel (With Roll Bar)
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the pea gravel at RA is only ankle deep....
they're just tired of you making them look bad. you know z3 and tt roadsters get to run.
you didnt want to run in the rain anyway.
they're just tired of you making them look bad. you know z3 and tt roadsters get to run.
you didnt want to run in the rain anyway.
ShelbyGuy said:
John:
I think Carson said the pea gravel is either "8 or 10" deep in the catch pits?
It looks like I picked a good event to miss? Friday's weather was ideal but Saturday had quite a bit of rain and today was monsoon season in Elkhart lake! We were up at the Packer game (no, I didn't bring them any luck unfortunately!!) and it poured just before the game, sprinkled during the game and rained like crazy after the game. When we went through Elkhart Lake on the way home (about 3:30) it was raining extrememly hard!!!
I hope everybody was packed up by then?:thumbsup: :coolman: :beer:
We dodged all the rain on Saturday at RA, but not so lucky today. I think all sessions ran in varying degrees of rain or dampness.
Weather Saturday was dry, with varying amounts of sun. I hear from Fred, Boris, and Bruce b4409 that Friday was great weather all day.
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Weather Saturday was dry, with varying amounts of sun. I hear from Fred, Boris, and Bruce b4409 that Friday was great weather all day.
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sfs32vcobra said:
Oh Cool. I'm glad they were able to dodge the rain on Saturday.
epper: It pretty much rained all Saturday afternoon and evening in Milwaukee. :thumbsup: :coolman: :beer:
Here's a site that has some photos from the event in case anyone is interested? I saw some '00 "R's" in there:
http://www.howton.net/octoberfast_05.htm
http://www.howton.net/octoberfast_05.htm
What happened to Fred?
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