Posted: September 12 2003 at 8:33pm | IP Logged

February/March/April would be ideal before the heat comes in.

I have been in March/April and June with March and June with you guys and June was just brutal.

Posted: September 17 2003 at 12:19pm | IP Logged

Ok, thanks for the dates advice. We're doing what we can to get some good Spring dates, but at this point that's about all I can tell you

What about Fall? Is there a good time in Sept/Oct/Nov?

Posted: September 19 2003 at 7:48am | IP Logged

john wrote: What about Fall? Is there a good time in Sept/Oct/Nov?

as long as the date falls on an off weekend for gators and bucs football!

Posted: September 19 2003 at 8:48am | IP Logged

Come on you have to get your priorities straight, we now have Tivo, VCR and DVDR available to record and watch later.

Posted: December 28 2003 at 5:28pm | IP Logged

Red Gump wrote: getting closer guys!  I wonder what will fall off the car between now and then--having to replace rack/pinion now.  john, you said t1 record for sebring is 2:25 or something, right?  what would it take to do 2:15?  I talked to an old acquaintance last night and he said he'd like to join us and we got to talking about the track.  he said his best lap here was 2:15.  I was like  but I didn't call bs.  he's got a gen3 rx7 that he's beefed up to 500 something hp.  anyhoot, I'm really looking forward to going out again--got my new shocks, sways, bushings, wheels, tires and can't wait to see the improvement.

Errr....well, that's pretty unlikely...GT1 cars (Trans Am Cars) and Formula Atlantics run in the 2:13 - 2:15 range. It would have to be an absolutely stripped car running slicks to turn that time, imho.

Hmmm...the car sounds good...I'm going to have to work out some kind of co-drive deal with you

Posted: December 31 2003 at 9:41am | IP Logged

I figured as much--growing up, the guy in question was known for exaggeration from time to time but who knows?  we'll hopefully find out in april.  maybe it was 3:15 and he thought it was 2:15?

and aaron, sorry to interrupt last night, I was SHMASHED.  happy new year guys!

Posted: December 31 2003 at 1:48pm | IP Logged

Eric,

That was pretty funny hearing from you.  The last time I saw you you I think you were sloched also.  But it was nice talking to you.

Bitterman

Posted: February 09 2004 at 2:55pm | IP Logged

Well, 3:15 would be pretty slow.  He might have done that time on the short course, in which case I have no clue if that is good or not.

Posted: February 10 2004 at 3:01pm | IP Logged

westpak wrote: Well, 3:15 would be pretty slow.  He might have done that time on the short course, in which case I have no clue if that is good or not.

haven't talked to him since but when I did, he specifically said it was the full course--he mentioned how he was the master of turn 17 and all.

Posted: March 17 2004 at 6:09pm | IP Logged

john wrote: Well, if he's the master of Turn 17, I for one would like to see him at our event, so he can show us how it's done

Yeah, that 17 is tough so long I am not sure which way to take it.  I have been shown 2 different ways to take it.

Posted: March 18 2004 at 2:38pm | IP Logged

In all of my *vast* experience driving Sebring.... .....I liked straightening the entry and braking on it diagonally almost to the bridge, then throttling through the 2nd half the turn. In a higher-hp car than my Jag X-type rental that might not work though. In the Jag I could wait to brake until after turning onto the diagonal, if you know what I mean.

In a vette, for instance, I would think you'd have to take it more traditionally, and sweep it. Probably in a 350Z too, though maybe not on R-Compounds.

Posted: May 24 2004 at 3:00pm | IP Logged

(Dunno how I didn't see this for soooo long, but)

Gus, I wish I could say that another $100 per entry would do it, but it wouldn't have. The problem, of course, was that we did a horrible job of getting the word out in FL, and very few people knew we existed. Maybe someday, who knows, we can make a proper try getting back into FL, but for now it's not in the cards.

Sorry about that, we had a great time down there, and will really miss running Sebring

Posted: June 15 2004 at 1:21pm | IP Logged

I can understand where you're coming from on the insurance, but you'll be sorry to hear we buy our insurance one event at a time as well. We can point you in the right direction, but about $2k for a weekend is the going rate.