December 13 2009 Championship (discussion and links)

[Mako Koiwai]

I'll post the link to the photos here once I get caught up with Saturday's photos. For Now here are the Irish Photos ... see the flying lug nuts and centering ring!

Photos will eventually end up in this Album: http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2009-a ... hamp-race/

(Silly that one has to Attach photos in reverse order ?!)

[Mako Koiwai]

The tire came right at me. I got behind a stanchion and it smacked into it, ricocheting towards the motorhome where KJ was waiting to knock it down with his foot.

[Jon Nishikuni]

OMG! That's gotta suck.

[John Coffey]

And ya know that Irish is thinking, "I can still getta good run outta dis!"

[Bill Schenker]

Um, a good idea to post these. Mako? After what was said in the S.S.S. meeting?

[Vincent Wong]

If you have videos from yesterday's event, please post them here. Here's mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4AH2xqqtRs

[Marshall Grice]

Um, a good idea to post these. Mako? After what was said in the S.S.S. meeting?

i'm not sure a mechanical failure is anything you can blame on the event.

[Jonathan Lugod]

http://jonlugod.blip.tv/file/2971977/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Mako Koiwai]

Yes, good idea ... Check Those Lug Nuts ... This Is What Can Happen. Luckily nothing bad happened ... This Time!

[Bill Schenker]

Um, a good idea to post these. Mako? After what was said in the S.S.S. meeting?

i'm not sure a mechanical failure is anything you can blame on the event.

No, actually that's not it...

[Leonard Cachola]

Here's mine from both the wet practice on Saturday and the champ run on Sunday - For Sat, it has Tom Berry coaching me in the morning, all my spins, an afternoon run and my champ run on Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zjtW7YbGk

[Aaron Goldsmith]

Toby's Fast Run 43.0:
http://www.vimeo.com/8178941" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Aaron's Fast run 43.1:
http://www.vimeo.com/8178692" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and The side by side:
http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=h ... s&start2=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Pete Loney]

Toby's Fast Run 43.0:
http://www.vimeo.com/8178941" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Aaron's Fast run 43.1:
http://www.vimeo.com/8178692" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and The side by side:
http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=h ... s&start2=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nice... Didn't know youtube had that option, COOL!

Toby seemed to have a better first third compared to you Aaron, but then you caught up by 3/4.

[Glenn Duensing]

Um, a good idea to post these. Mako? After what was said in the S.S.S. meeting?

i'm not sure a mechanical failure is anything you can blame on the event.

No, actually that's not it...

So did Renee write the report on her car??? Yes Bill I what what you're saying.

[Kurt Rahn]

Here's my first run. Camera ran out of batteries before my last run, which was a 49.592. Not bad, considering I was driving on the crappy, narrow OEM run-flats. I almost won my first time out in the new car, but I realized I have a lot to learn and clean up as a driver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj46iFSfvUE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Eric Clements]

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[Eric Clements]

So did Renee write the report on her car???

No.

[Michael Bradley]

Um, a good idea to post these. Mako? After what was said in the S.S.S. meeting?

i'm not sure a mechanical failure is anything you can blame on the event.

Just for the record, I tech'd Irish's car and the lugnuts and wheels were tight. After the wheel flew off I went to Irish to find out what happened and he said
that one of the studs broke off early in the run and sense the lugnuts are alluminum they couldn't take the stress and stripped off.
He assured me that there was no way for me to detect the defect, as he had also tech'd the car himself before coming to the track.
I have to admit when I saw that wheel go I got that sinking feeling in my gut, knowing I was the guy who checked those wheels.
However I am happy that no one was hurt and that there was no additional damage to any other property.

[rob huh]

Hey, to the person who took the pictures, thanks.

I was the guy giving out the times during the first run set.

I did terrible driving the black yaris. haha.

[Mako Koiwai]

We're ALL Bad at first ... Practice Makes Perfect ... and it's a Whole Lot of Fun getting better. Thanks to your group for coming out! Hope to see you all in January.

[Jeff Wong]

http://mrhongkongwong.blip.tv/file/2974870/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This was a 45.0XX in fun runs.

[Mako Koiwai]

A nice print would make a good Xmas present :gpower:

All 1,000+ photos are now uploaded: http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2009-a ... hamp-race/

The first Sample photos show you how the pictures will be enlarged, cropped and corrected. 8X10 and 8X12 orders include the hi-rez file ... if I get your email address ... which is part of the ordering procedure.

[Aaron Goldsmith]

Definately one of the nicest pics of the car i've seen Mako:
http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2009-a ... html#media" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Vincent Wong]

A nice print would make a good Xmas present :gpower:

All 1,000+ photos are now uploaded: http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2009-a ... hamp-race/

The first Sample photos show you how the pictures will be enlarged, cropped and corrected. 8X10 and 8X12 orders include the hi-rez file ... if I get your email address ... which is part of the ordering procedure.

Thank you for the great pictures, Mako.

[Mako Koiwai]

Tom going all Electric on us ... always a step ahead. What was it like driving the eMini? Seemed to have surprisingly strong acceleration. Sure was easy to hear the tires squeal!