Good Luck to the Duncan/Andrews team at Kart Enduro!

[Curt]

Good luck to the team of Jad Duncan, Tim Comeau and Dan Andrews representing the San Diego Region PCA at the Karting enduro tomorrow night! It's great to see 3 of the clubs best drivers teaming up and banding together as Porsche brothers in arms going up against the competition! Good luck guys, we'll be interested in hearing how "our" team did!

[Tim Comeau]

Oh, I cannot see through your thinly veiled attempt to start a negative discussion......maybe I should respond....as long as there's no trap being set here. There's no bait being thrown out here, right?
...transparent...

[Curt]

Negative? Nah.... An attempt to have some funny online discussion? Always!

I was just surprised when Dan called me in a panic to be the third member of the PCASDR team at the karting enduro tomorrow night. I thought they had a 3 member PCA based team already. I didn't know that one of the team had Marcia Brady'd them.

To be "Marcia Brady'd" means.....remember when Charlie asked Marcia to the prom. Marcia accepted the invitation and Charlie was thrilled. Then the more handsome, quarterback of the football team asked Marcia to the prom. Poor Charlie got dumped for the better offer. Then Marcia got hit in the face with a football and her nose swelled up to the size of a tomato. The football player then dumped Marcia.....

I'm just saying Tim, that if I were you I would stay the hell away from flying footballs tomorrow.

[gulf911]

Sorry Curt but I edited your title to a more representative one. There's just no telling someones character or moral fiber....even with PCA members.

Good Luck tomorrow Tim, you are going to need it...

[Curt]

Now now Dan. I'm not looking to beat up on people or talk about moral fiber. I know at your age doctors suggest alot of extra fiber, so you are probably obsessed with fiber of all kinds.

I don't know what happened behind the scenes here, but I think it's funny that Tim dumped you guys for either a more talented team or a more handsome team like Marcia did. Besides, if other teams are going to recruit fast PCA members, wouldn't Jad be their first choice?

[gulf911]

I'll let Tim try and explain his actions, and justification for doing it to 2 fellow PCA'ers. Man, don't get me started.... I'll let you know how it goes tonight...

[Red Rooster]

so let me get this straight.....I beat both you guys this year and you call Curt?....hmmm...ok.

I see things as they are.....no worries mate.

[Tim Comeau]

What Dan is mumbling about is the fact that he assumed I had committed to a team with him and Jad, when I really only expressed interest. I said, "I'm interested. What's my cost and driving duties?" If I still understand the English language, that's not a committment. When I did commit to the offer presented by Dean and the ultra fast kid named Shogo, I notified Dan and Jad that I would run with those guys this time around. The event was still a week away. I offered to find other drivers they would be happy with and even suggested a few.
Anyway, I chose wisely and with my honor completely intact, I'm happy to report that we came up with a strategy that would use our team's resources well, executed that plan wonderfully, and we won the 200 lap enduro. The organizer of this event, Frank Bain, is doing a fine job getting support for it in the form of sponsors and each of us on the winning team received $50 in SPARCO gear, plus a generous helping of MONSTER energy drink.
Unfortunately, Jad's team's kart experienced a failure of the left kingpin, costing them time to limp the kart back to the pits, switch the driver to their awaiting back up kart, firing it up and getting back into the fight on cold tires. Tough break. Agonizing to watch.
I look over my team's main and back up karts before we race, but no one could have forseen that failure. I was just lucky to have chosen a different team this time around.
There was another PCA team entry in the form of Steve Swinton's family, and they all sported matching team shirts! Steve Groskemper was there shooting pics with his bazooka lens, too.
These are cool events and I believe Frank said the enduros will be 200 laps standard from now on so start putting your teams together now.
Have a safe and happy New Year's celebration!

[Curt]

OK Marcia, I see where you are coming from now. I mean, you and Charlie never signed contracts in blood to go to the prom together either.

The other day when I was attempting to start some fun discussion with this thread, I remembered that Dan, being an Admin used to have the ability to change someone's avatar. I sent him this picture, but the club has wisely taken away his ability to change avatars so he couldn't change Tim's avatar to this.




But Tim, you have to admit that you are the one who has been coming on here for quite a while, repeatedly urging us to get a couple of "PCA teams" together. I guess Jad and Dan didn't realize that your manager was out soliciting offers from several teams trying to hook you up with the team with the best chance of winning. You sent an email to figure out what your costs and driving duties were? Uh.... cost would be 1/3 as a member of a 3 man team. Driving duties? Driving DUTIES? Yeah.... uhm, get in a go kart and go around really, really fast with team mates that are in the same club you have been a member of since 1985.

But you did choose wisely. Your team won. I saw coverage of the race on ESPN last night and you were fantastic in the post race interview! I can only imagine the call from Porsche for a 2007 factory driver contract is just hours away.

Seriously man, SCREW Dan and Jad! This is big, big business

[gulf911]

What Dan is mumbling about is the fact that he assumed I had committed to a team with him and Jad, when I really only expressed interest. I said, "I'm interested. What's my cost and driving duties?" If I still understand the English language, that's not a committment. When I did commit to the offer presented by Dean and the ultra fast kid named Shogo, I notified Dan and Jad that I would run with those guys this time around. The event was still a week away. I offered to find other drivers they would be happy with and even suggested a few.
Anyway, I chose wisely and with my honor completely intact, I'm happy to report that we came up with a strategy that would use our team's resources well, executed that plan wonderfully, and we won the 200 lap enduro. The organizer of this event, Frank Bain, is doing a fine job getting support for it in the form of sponsors and each of us on the winning team received $50 in SPARCO gear, plus a generous helping of MONSTER energy drink.
Unfortunately, Jad's team's kart experienced a failure of the left kingpin, costing them time to limp the kart back to the pits, switch the driver to their awaiting back up kart, firing it up and getting back into the fight on cold tires. Tough break. Agonizing to watch.
I look over my team's main and back up karts before we race, but no one could have forseen that failure. I was just lucky to have chosen a different team this time around.

What ever helps you sleep at night Tim...

Just so we are clear, it was Jad's complete understanding you were committed as well, and anyone who can read would have thought the same. So , Jad asks first and you say :

"You know I love to race! I'm interested. Let's talk about driving
duties and cost. 4 of us each drive 50 laps @ $75 entry fee?"
Tim

A day later you tell us the competition has hired you away???

Then when we call you on it , we get this response from you:

"Us race drivers are basically ho's aren't we? We go to the pimp daddy with the best deal for winning. "

This speaks volumes doesn't it Tim?. Everybody loves to win Tim, me included, but when it comes to choosing between winning and a commitment to freinds, I'll choose coming in third place with freinds and a clear conscience.

Oh, I almost forgot! Congratulations on your win....

[Tim Comeau]

Curt,
I know you can't relate, but driving duties and costs can be different at each race. I've had teams pay my entry in the past, and the driving duties were unclear for the team I just ran with. I was ready to sit out my stint in order to give the team the best chance of winning. It's not just 1/3 of all variables. Not in enduros, whether we're in sports cars or karts. I don't go to lose. It's always fun, but I race to win.

Dan,
I'll take the congrats, thank you, but the rest of your words just don't stick.
Over and out.

[Curt]

Curt,
I know you can't relate, but driving duties and costs can be different at each race. I've had teams pay my entry in the past, and the driving duties were unclear for the team I just ran with. I was ready to sit out my stint in order to give the team the best chance of winning. It's not just 1/3 of all variables. Not in enduros, whether we're in sports cars or karts. I don't go to lose. It's always fun, but I race to win.

per·spec·tive (pr-spktv) noun

- The ability to perceive things in their actual interrelations or comparative importance