Hey Blue - I saw on the AIM thread you posted your AOL IM id so I sent you message there.

 

I saw the IM, but I was sleeping this morning when you sent it.

 

Yes excited------!
Uhhhhhh-- is it my imagination but are we having one less track session a day and one less classroom session per day? Fuzzy brain--cant think.
olddragger

 

you should supercharge instead

 

OD i thought so too, but when I found my schedule from August, I only got three sessions on Saturday then too. So I think it was all in my head that we got four sessions.

Well, Hawks are back on the car, the seats will come out tomorrow, and the packing will begin. I have to find new numbers, the ones I had are no good anymore, they have delaminated from the backing, and are now worthless. PITA, gotta find new numbers now,

 

Hell, use painters tape. It's easy. May not look professional, but it gets the job done. I have some if you want.

 

I need to know if my Snell-M2000 helmet is OK for use this weekend? If not I need to know tonight so I can order another one if required.

 

yup, we had 4 sessions/day at Roebling.

 

Should be fine.

 

Regarding numbers: you can get a pack of magnetic sheets from Staples. Sadly, I did not realize you can run them directly through your printer (just size some numbers in Word until they fill a whole page) then cut them out with an Xacto or scissors.

Hope that helps

 

Good news, tires go on tomorrow, bad news, they screwed up and ordered the wrong ones.

SSSOOO...I will be running on Continentals, Extreme Contacts, or so they say. I HATE this, but at least I will be getting some cowbell.

 

STF you have always been a beta tester!
Red She Devil-- I dont know you can run the stuff through your printer--thanks thats good to know.
Ok how the heck do I get all 4 wheels/tires in my car for this trip?
Where are people putting their street tires after changing--leaving them at the hotel?
Other than the obvious of not messing the seats up--what are the advantages of this(little weight savings I know) do you have to do this to fit all the wheels and tires in?
Hows the weather looking?
How many socks should i bring?
yadayadayada--sorry for all the ?
olddragger

 

Tomorrow is Wednesday, or should I say two MORE days?

 

ok, so i wont have my gauges installed for Road Atlanta, however I will have an order out for some speedbleeders and the PTP gauge pod.

 

OD, the tires will go in with the seats in, it is a tight fit, and will make for a not so fun drive up from Macon. Taking the seats out gives you a few extra inches of much needed storage space. They are not hard to take out, and then you get to look like a true tracker, with no seats you don't need. And you can just leave your street tires at the hotel, leave the car at the track, and catch a ride back to your hotel with someone. I think there will be a couple cars left at the track Saturday night.

RSD, yeah, magents work, I have mine from autocross, and may see if I can get my # changed. They have to have the leading edge taped down, or they become flying magnets. If worse comes to worse, painters tape it will be, in true Grassroots style.

Only two more days, not counting today, wooohooo!

 

The forcast!

Friday: Partly Cloudy
Saturday: Partly Cloudy
Sunday: Showers

 

i am gonna be so freakin pissed if it rains. sivler, you better get that no rain dance out.

 

now, now, now L8, as you have heard many times before, rain is a excellent learning oportunuity. The eight does very well at RA in the rain. The very first time our vigin little group ran there it rained on us.....it was hoot...and can still be driven very fast.....

 

i understand and appreciate all that, but I hate rain, for a few reasons. The biggest is...WINDOWS DOWN. The second is when you are not driving, you are standing in it. Guess I need to remember to bring the big *** umbrella too.

I see the value in driving in the rain, but I don't want to.

 

yeah, I would also like to hope that there will not be rain.

 

L8, I'm with you. I'm OK with rain on a nice warm day... not if it's freaking 40º!

Here you go...

 

Racing Tires + Rain Puddles = No Traction

No Traction = Dirty Underpants

Dirty Underpants = Bad Day

Rain + AWD = Big $hit Eating Grin Day

It's really Math 101.

 

and last i checked, my car is not AWD. So I stand behind my statement, NO RAIN.

Besides, we have blue coming all the way from Wisconsin, what kind of weekend would that be if it rained. Not very good southern hospitality is it?

 

^ he makes an excellent point

 

Either way, it will be FUN. Rain or no rain (spoken like a man with all season tires and AWD)

/Me gets out my Viper and Vette hunting gear for Sunday/