<VV> Fire and Ice

[tim mahler]

Trust me,  this little 6 tenths of a mile kart track is not 
addicting.........I've only run it 9 times with the Iowa Corvair 
Enthusiasts.  I missed the first year.
    I took my dad along to let him drive the #3 car.   He did not do as well 
as he did 2 years ago,  but he still had a good time.   The competition 
amongst every one present was just great.  Laid back yet intense.    Ned 
Madsen vs Jim Dallas vs Scott Trunkhill  then Chuck Armer upset the apple 
cart by finding the go pedal and leapfrogging into second. Connie ran her 
second autocross,  this time without cones or sand.  The purple convertible 
did fine although she lost to her friend.   Every class had some type of 
competition going on,  family members against family members,  or just year 
to year rivalries.  It is just great fun.
Dusty Bradley kept me on my toes,  as did a few others in CC class.   But 
not as much pressure as I put on myself.   I stuggle staying on the edge of 
my seat,  came close on my last run so felt better.  Unfortunately,  I 
missed my best time by 3 thousands of a second,  still a tenth of a second 
slower than Michael leveque in his street yenko and 2 and half seconds 
slower than the Roe car.  Both were my targets this year,  at least one is 
achievable, based on my last single lap time.  I have a few things to 
fix/adjust on the car,  the rest is just keeping the fire under my seat.
    Dusty and Jim Dallas,  amongst others,  will do that next year I'm sure. 
Will need to get more seat time before than.

The bench racing before and after the event was also great.   Hard to beat 
good friends, good food, and good tall tales.

tim mahler
#3 goodwrench