Region: Oregon
Car #: #67
Year : 1992 Posts: 634
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Hey guys-
If you are planning on attending the race next weekend And you have the ability to put in an passenger seat, And you would like to give corner workers hot lap rides at lunch, let me know. The idea is to give back to the workers that make our race possible. SM's that are available can take a passenger Saturday at lunch. Keep in mind that these laps are follow the leader...no passing. and 7-8tenths speed. Still, it should be plenty fun for the workers, some of whom have never had a hot lap around the track. Send me a note if you can do it. Jon@columbiariverins.com
Cheers!
-------------------- Oregon Region SM 67 Hershner & Bell Insurance Agency
Region: Oregon Region
Car #: 7
Year : 1992 Posts: 57
Status: Offline
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Jon and Todd Butler, thanks for taking the lead on this worker ride program. This was a great way to thank the workers. I expect this program to grow in popularity.
Eddie Nakato, all around good guy and SSB racer, rounded out an otherwise all-SM support of driving duty. In addition to Eddie and Jonny, Geoff Cochran, Will Schrader, Ken Sutherland, and Mark de Regt all helped out giving rides to workers. What really shows great worker support and racing community dedication is the fact that Geoff, Will and Jon weren't racing (or at least not racing SM) that weekend. For that matter, Mark was doubling up in IT, so he drove from practice to line up for hot laps without a break. Also, I think just about every SM driver and crew (e.g., Red and Garth) not giving rides helped out by working corners or in the hot pits with Jim Murray, Todd, and me. ProDrive helped out by lending helmets ... as did a number of you SM drivers and Todd.
We're looking at doing future worker programs as well as possible other ways to get more people (crew members, some of the HPDE crowd) out of the paddock and experience the track and SCCA. Both Todd and Jim Murray are fully supportive of this effort. Like most things in SCCA -- if it weren't for the volunteers, we wouldn't be racing. By you volunteering this past weekend, we are taking steps to ensure a positive experience for our workers!
Region: Oregon
Car #: 68
Year : 91 Posts: 2359
Status: Offline
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Well I had a blast working the flags. I'm pretty sure I used them all. Mostly at inappropriate times I hope
-b
-------------------- Bruce Wilson 2010 Oregon Region Champ 2010 Monte Shelton Driver of the Year 2010 25 Hours of Thunderhill E3 and Under 2 liter Overall Champion Oregon Region SM Class Advisor
Region: NWR / Oregon
Car #: 88
Year : 95 Posts: 2000
Status: Offline
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You guys made a lot of people really happy. I saw some huge grins that lasted the whole day. Some of your riders will be telling stories about those rides for a long long time to come.
-------------------- Keith Novak (Will work for tires)
Region: Oregon
Car #: 94
Year : 91 Posts: 971
Status: Offline
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quote: I'm not sure what my rider thought when Ken bump-drafted me up the back straight....
Not too much since we were only going 7/10ths
Turns out his buddy was riding with me. I talked to them later and they were both very pumped over their rides.
Will's daughter, Christina was the last to ride with me and she told me she had already been out twice before. When I asked her who else she went out with she said, Will, and "some old guy".
Region: nw
Car #: 8 is great
Year : 1993 Posts: 152
Status: Offline
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My daughter Sheridan had a blast! Her face beamed all weekend. Thanks to all of you and especially to Geoff who gave her a safe ride. After all, she's still my baby girl even though she's 15.
Region: Oregon
Car #: SRF 73
Year : Chassis 308 Posts: 231
Status: Offline
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quote:Originally posted by Mark de Regt: I'm not sure what my rider thought when Ken bump-drafted me up the back straight....
Shhhhhhh! You guys were only going 7/10 remember? We want to do this again....!
Some of those rides would have been quite respectable SM race laps, you all did a great job out there, even played nice with Eddie Nakato's big Honda Thanks to everybody, drivers in cars, drivers on corners, drivers organizing. Stuff like this does not happen without volunteers stepping up and taking the lead.
Region: Northwest, Oregon
Car #: 79
Year : 90 Posts: 3336
Status: Offline
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SM ride-alongs always crack me up. I remember the ones we did as part of the Mazda GP in Portland. I'm pretty sure most SM drivers don't even remember how to go 7/10ths...
-------------------- Crew Chief, 3D Racing #64, aka Team Scrappy 2.0 3rd place E2, 2009 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Crew Chief, EGR/Miller Motorsports #64, aka Team Scrappy E2 Champions, 2008 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Region: Oregon Region
Car #: 7
Year : 1992 Posts: 57
Status: Offline
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I wish we had a picture of the poor guy we shoe horned into Mark's car. Garth & I were just mashing the guys stomach to make the belts fit. It was sort of like press fitting in a bushing. Once we got him in, it was a hell of time getting him out! Fortunately, we didn't have to apply heat to break the seal!
Region: NWR/Oregon; ICSCC
Car #: 70
Year : 1991 Posts: 1111
Status: Offline
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It was really fun giving those folks, who make it all happen for us, rides. Adding 15% to the total mass of the system, all at once and in the passenger seat, did interesting things to the handling (the only thing still working well with my car). At one point, I got a bit loose in turn 6 (what else is new?), and it was amusing to see the wide eyes in my passenger.
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