VIR Double/F1 Championship Series
VIR Roll Call
We are up to four (JRO, Vardis, Franklin, Crowe)
Who is coming? Who will do test day? What are our party plans? I will be glad to bring a couple of cases of adult beverages for cocktail hour(s).
It will be a nail biter for me as my new aero package is still in process and will take me to the wire to get it all fitted. We will be there to test. I HOPE:thumbsup:
Standing Start if USF1000 eventually has it's own run Group?
There was discussion at COTA about USF1000 standing starts if we had our own run group.
I do not want to throw gas on the fire, but the vote was basically split:
Emphatic YES between those who have actually done them in competition.....and a humble No to those who have not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmOT...ature=youtu.be
Last year at this time, the (short-lived/now defunct/Jon Lewis/eventual fiasco etc.) F1000 Championship Series was scheduled to run VIR later in the year.
In anticipation of 20+ F1000 field starting on the front-stretch, I asked my friends in the North Carolina Region if the F1000's attending the Oak Tree National (ended up being Brandon, Tim, & myself & M. Crowe) could practice standing starts. The Region staff agreed to set aside 15 minutes of track time for us during Saturday's lunch break.
Three of us took to the track and practiced starts the whole 3.27 miles....To put it mildly, it was an eye opener and all 3 learned launching strong required some finesse....
Anyways, if Standing Starts are being considered in the future of USF1000, I'd like to offer to pave the way for a similar opportunity at this years @ VIR Oak Tree Nat.
I'm not guaranteeing anything, but it helps to have friends in high places....:)
Most competitors who have tried them in anger would say they are a RUSH:revs: and there is the added benefit of arriving at Turn 1 much, much slower..
F1000 Championship Series/VIR Double
I believe we may have over 15.
Jason Slahor I hear is coming
Lawrence Lowshak (in DSR normally attended this event)
Jeremy Hill may be there if his broken hand heals enough from a snowmobile accident
We may get a Wisconsin contingent (Mike B and Tyler Thielmann)
That could push us to 17 cars:thumbsup:
What track configuration are we running?
Does anyone know what track configuration will we be racing? I cant find it in the supps