Duncan and Comeau team up for karting enduro!

[Tim Comeau]

Next Wed. night, 29th, 7:00 PM at Miramar Speed Circuit. This event just keeps getting better.
Any other PCA'ers want to have some fun? Jad and I are going to humiliate some Ferrari Club guys that night.

[kurquhart]

This sounds like a good learning experience. Is there anyone that is willing to put up with a rookie on their team?

[Curt]

Is there anyone that is willing to put up with a rookie on their team?

Apparently Tim Comeau is.

[gulf911]

Apparently Jad Duncan is...

[Jad]

For those who want some seat time and would like to give it a try, there is more info at:

www.fxracingusa.com

I have no affiliation, it is just fun. Show up and drive, you don't need any equipment, or even any skill

With enough practice, maybe you to can be as good as Curt thought he was after Buttonwillow

[martinreinhardt]

How do I register/pay for the Enduro Challenge on Nov 29th at the Miramar Speed Circuit?

I am looking to register and drive in the same team as Kris.

[Jad]

Martin,

I emailed you the form, anyone else can just call Frank at FX as their website isn't very good. See previous post for link and contact info.

[martinreinhardt]

Thanks Jad.

[gulf911]

Seemed awful quiet, so I checked out the results...

Now Tim, what were you saying about also ran??..


Congrats anyway to you both on your 3rd place podium finish...

xxxxxooooo
Dan

[martinreinhardt]

Michael Schumacher is racing a 24hour Enduro Indoor GoKart race with DTM driver Timo Schneider this weekend at Schumi's own GoKart Center in his hometown Kerpen (D).

Check out the giant indoor track http://www.ms-kartcenter.de

[Tim Comeau]

Come, come, now. 3rd place against the pee-wee guys is a great finish. I was really pleased with our effort and what a blast we had! We did it all correctly and efficiently but just couldn't match the performance advantage gained by the littler guys weight. Jad qual'd for us and did a great job, putting us third, after the weight index handicapping.
I would start for our team and run the first 50 laps. As I looked around me on the grid, I could see the guy on pole, directly in front of me, was as big as me or bigger (See the karting website pics). His was the forward most kart, placed on the left side of the track, but the first turn was to the right. The kid in second was SMALL!..and forward on my right. I figured if I swept right immediately at the start, I could defend from 4th place attacking and at the same time have a good chance of getting on the bumper of second place and following him into the first turn, thus "freight- training" the poor guy on pole. It worked perfectly and I gained a position for our team immediately. THAT glory was short lived! By the second turn, a couple of the pee-wees came out of nowhere,( no mirrors!) completely surprising me, and one or two got by. Us heavier guys just can't match the turn to turn burst of accelleration possible from these little tikes!
So, at the end of the first lap we were back in third again. I cranked out the best laps I could, trying different lines and techniques to get my lap times lower, while working slower traffic and passing at the most efficient places I could. The best lap for me was a 33.28.
After 50 laps, we made a great driver change and Jad started throwing down some even faster laps, setting his best at 32.869, with only two laps to go. Jad's dad, Jim, was helping with pits-to-driver communications, which was really helpful and appreciated. We held third place for the entire race, though we gave away a couple laps to the pee-wees. There's a picture of us on the podium at www.fxracingusa.com.
Martin also had a good first run with Chris and I believe he learned enough about this event to be very competitive at the next one. I thought we all did a fine job of representing local PCA driving talent and we're looking forward to the next event....a 200 lap enduro, which will probably require 3 or more drivers! It just means more fun with PCA driving friends!
...and you know, I never did see any Ferrari colors....

[gulf911]

When Jad and I got third, against the same pee-wee's, How do you go from this...

"That Comeau guy is the one who would have helped Jad get to the top of the podium, instead of dragging him down into the quagmire of losers and "also rans"..... "

To this??...

Come, come, now. 3rd place against the pee-wee guys is a great finish.

How many guys do you use for 200 laps? 3 or 4?

[Jad]

Its called trash talk. Have Curt explain it to you

The 200 lap race is for 2 or 3 drivers with 2 required pit stops (8 in your case with a 24 lap max ) Same price as the 100 lap race and it is on the 27th of December I believe. I plan to be there. Hopefully the peewees eat a lot over the holidays and grow

[Tim Comeau]

Alright, I'm gettin' one of them voodoo dolls......in Gulf colors.
The reason my third place finish was better than your third place finish is.........cuz I said so.
What were your average lap times? How much slower per lap were you compared to Jad?

[Curt]

How much slower per lap were you compared to Jad?

Is THIS what our club has been reduced to? "How much slower were you than Jad" is the benchmark for judging how well you did? Oh, it's a sad, sad day.