Grand Am 400@ VIR Oct 8-9

I will be up at VIR for Friday's Practice runs early in the morning to watch a friend run. Look out for Leh Keen in the Porsche GT3 car.

 

As always, I'll be camping from early Friday AM until Sunday evening over turn 5 with Ferrari flag flying, pulling for the Crawford team. Stop by. Look for the red 348.

Bob

 

Just got the green light from Mrs. JRR. I'll be there too -- look for a black 348.

 

A friend with a 430 spyder said he would be there Sunday also and drop by for a beverage. I'll save some space for an F-corral by our campsite.
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I will not be there Saturday, but the rest of the eclipse185 family will be. I will be there on Sunday. Everybody cheer for the NRG Motorsports team. They have two entries, #'s 25 and 26 and will be running in the ST class for the Grand Am Cup race on Saturday afternoon. This will be the first time this young team has put two cars in a race. Be sure to save my silver 360 spider a parking place next to the yellow f430 spider. Won't that make a pretty picture?

 

Pretty, yes. But damn beautiful sandwiched between TWO 348s!


I'll definitely be able to save some spaces right here:
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I may come up and meet everyone. I'll have to check the weather forecast.

 

http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/weekend.html?locid=USNC0451&from=search






. . . except VIR has it's own microclimate and it's ALWAYS favorable.

 

Not to burst your bubble... but I have been at VIR in a downpour that lasted all day long. Ofcourse thats only happened to me once in like the 100 times of been there... so its favorable like 99% of the time... haha.

I'll be there with my g/f on Saturday. I'll make sure to stop by the crowd and say hi!

 

Its not the weather at VIR, its the weather to and from VIR. I'm rather exposed on the Ducati. Based on the weather, I will probably be up there atleast on Sunday. I look forward to meeting everyone and putting names, screen names, and cars with faces.

 

I may be there Saturday or Sunday.

As I walk around the track I'll be sure and try and find some of you as I make my rounds whatever day I'm there. Camera in tow of course.

 

Even when it rains at VIR, it's a favorable time compared to being anywhere else. That's why it's 100%.

 

Spoken like a true racing fan...

 

Well in that case I hope I bring all my rain gear for nothing again.

 

Hey... I never said I didn't absolutely enjoy it . It was an amazing amount of fun to watch each of the three lotuses of the same team go off the track within two feet of the others, in consecutive laps, going through the uphill esses.

 

Anyone leaving from the Triangle area on Sunday morning? Might as well start organizing now.

 

I will be coming through W-S Sunday morning, but depending on how many are going and where everyone wants to meet I could come on over to GSO.

JRR, have you decided what day you are going and what time?

 

Sorry, I was thinking of the original NC triangle area, W-S, GSO, & HP. BTW, what is the third leg on the Raleigh-Durham triangle, the research park?

 

It used to be Chapel Hill, though Cary is larger than Chapel Hill now.

 

Thanks for the education, I hope to see you Sunday near resnow's campsite.

 

I look forward to seeing everyone as well. I'm still trying to figure out a good way to park a bike in the grass. I've called another friend with a 748R, so he may ride up there with me as well.

 

As dry as it has been you may not have a problem. But if VIR gets some rain, and reading the previous e-mails, it might, a piece of wood might help. However, I would have thought a bike like that would have something under the seat for such occassions. But, I will try to remember to throw a piece of wood in the Ferrari for your jack stand.

 

You'll laugh when you see the amount of storage under the seat. There's enough for the tool kit and that is about it. I carry a hockey puck for when I park on asphalt, I'm just not sure how well that will hold in the grass. I'd appreciate you bringing a small piece of wood, thanks.

In regards to a group from Greensboro, if there was some where we could meet in route, that would be cool, but I don't want to drive an extra hour to Greensboro. Where would you like to meet in the Triangle? Both myself and my friend live in Cary.