<VV> [fastvair] Raced this weekend at VIR 08-10 April 2011 [1 Attachment]

[AeroNed at aol.com]

My little brother was there taking pictures. I'll ask him if he saw you  
(and that cool shirt!).
 
Ned
 
 
In a message dated 4/10/2011 9:04:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
chsadek at comcast.net writes:

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Below my comments is a forwarding msg. about the  pictures.
 
 
Hi Y'all,
 
I took YS 073, D Production, to the VDCA race  event at Virginia 
International Raceway this past Fri-Sun. Arrived on Thurs  early afternoon, registered 
and after finding a spot for the trailer,  off-loaded car and took the car 
thru tech.  They checked safety  stuff; fuel cell, dual springs on carb 
linkage, metal battery hold down and  positive terminal covered (even though 
within a battery box on pass. floor),  helmet, belts, emergency power cut-off 
switch. 
 
140 cars. Many different classes were combined.  Together, we had Groups 3, 
8, 6 in ascending order of performance. Normally  I am classed in Group 3 
but this time it was Grp 8 along with a MGB-GT V8  and a 914-6, for example. 
Grp 6 is typically Trans-Am type of cars. Issues  included  a bad battery  - 
another story - and minor and major oil  leaks. The major oil leak was due 
to blow-by - I suspect ring(s) pooching out  (tech term!) a valve cover 
gasket. I am getting on a first-name basis with the  wrecker drivers... LOL!
 
By this morning, car was running without much  power. I chose not to stay 
around and thrash it and make it worse, but load up  and leave after lunch.
 
A Paddock neighbor spun his Mercedes 250 SL right  after Oak Tree corner, 
and despite a waving yellow, someone came around and it  is a blind corner 
for a moment, and T-boned the 250 in the Passenger door and  RF fender. 
Wrecker driver was good to get that thing far enough in the trailer  that we could 
man-handle it on in. A friend's Volvo disintegrated a header  tube about 4 
in. out from the head, a goodly number of cars didn't stay, many  due to 
mechanical and a few due to crashes.
 
We shared the track with the BMW club. They  called a BMW race in the rain 
at 5 PM Sat due to  thunder & lightning - worried about corner workers.
 
The one pic is of Ned Madsen's T-shirt; received  some positive comments...
 
Chuck S
YS 73
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Hi. Good talking with you today. Love that you race Corvairs! I've  
attached a Zip file with four snaps of you, the car and two with the car  
at speed on the track.

Cheers.

 
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