Tu brought his brither in alw out for a day at the track while he was in town. It was Rocky’s 1st time ever on a race track and adapted quickly. The nice guy that Tu is he let Rocky experience the track for the 1st time in a 997 GT3! Tu was out in his 360 and really enjoyed the handling of the Ferrari. Great job by both drivers today and I look forward to getting out to the track again in the future…safe travels Rocky. Cheers, J
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Coaching May 22nd 2009 ECR – Steve C.
Always serious about his racing Steve decided to do some coaching during the PCA test and tune put on by ECR. After sorting out a few bits on the car and comparing data laps Steve became a new level as a driver. He was able to find over 2 seconds from his previous best ever lap at ECR. I am so proud of Steve’s new level of driving and the proof of his work resulted in 2-1st place finishes and 2-2nd place finishes. Well done and a great recovery to get the car back going by 5th gear after the motor let go at the previous race. Cheers to all, J
Coaching May 15th 2009 MSR – Edgar B.
Edgar has gotten the track bug in a big way. He is really starting to take things seriously and is going about getting faster the best way…modify the brand new viper and show up to a coaching session with the news “it made 580hp at the wheels”!!! Edgar is showing some real gains in his driving and it is fun to see his enthusiasm about the track. Yes, I get excited when Edgar wants to do coaching and yes it is necessary to “show him the line” by driving his car a bit. AWESOME STUFF Edgar, J
Coaching May 10th 2009 MSR – John & Tim
John and Tim came out to MSR to with hopes of becoming more competitive in NASA Time Trial events. Both drivers showed impressive improvements in not only lap times, but with being able to turn faster laps sooner. They wore out both Corvettes all day long and we also went over some set-up tips to get the cars to drive a bit better to further lower the lap times. If you have never met John and Tim I recommend you say hello, two of the nicest guys you will run into in the paddock. Well done, J
Gumball 3000 May 5-9th 2009
Well, I need to start the Gumball 3000 off with a huge thanks to Dr.K for allowing me to take his spot as he had to get back to his practice so I joined from Dallas -New Orleans-Orlando-Miami. Next, to the Wu brothers for making a great time of the event as I joined them in the ex-CHP car branded as the “Swine Flu Response Team”. Working lights, sirens, pa, scanners, etc made for some clear highways and smooth sailing. No plates coast to coast and we made it through no problem…LOL. This was an amazing event with equally amazing people and cars. I will certainly not forget the great times I had and enjoyed meeting all the people throughout the event. If you want to spend time somewhere that no one will be able to tell you have A.D.D., you should give the Gumball a go. This event has something going on for every minute of the clock from the start till the end. Happy to get some sleep after this one, J
Coaching Ferrari Challenge #33 Infineon Apl 30th – May 4th 2009
Infineon Speedway was another wet and dry weekend making a bit difficult to sort out the track considering Steve and I had never been at speed here. Even more reason to clebrate a pair of top 5’s this weekend. This is an awesome track that does not allow the driver to relax much because there are not many staightaways of any real length. The elevation changes here are a blast and it was great to see Steve get up as high as 3rd on Sat and 2nd on Sun early in each race. Once again we have a whole and complete car to take to the next race so things are going in the right direction. Road America here we come, J