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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 ?!)

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.

OMG! That's gotta suck.

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

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

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

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

Bill Schenker wrote: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.

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

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

Marshall Grice wrote:

Bill Schenker wrote: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...

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

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;

Aaron Goldsmith wrote: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.

Bill Schenker wrote:

Marshall Grice wrote:

Bill Schenker wrote: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.

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;

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Glenn Duensing wrote:So did Renee write the report on her car???

No.

Marshall Grice wrote:

Bill Schenker wrote: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.

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.

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.

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

This was a 45.0XX in fun runs.

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.

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;

Mako Koiwai wrote: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.

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!