Big thanks to Dorki race volunteers

[jerome951]

I want to send a big thanks to all of the Dorki who volunteered their time for the club race.

Of course, I'm going to have nightmares for months after seeing Don W. standing in pit lane w/ a radar gun... :lol: He seemed to be enjoying the power waaayyy too much...

[TD in DC]

I had a blast working the T4 flag station. My co-volunteers for the station were a riot, and the flag stations are the best seat in the house. It is amazing how much you can learn by watching from the flag station. I have new perspective on T3 - T5 now. In fact, I felt it was so useful, I am thinking about volunteering to work the flag stations at VIR with NNJR next month. I know exactly where I want to work . . . :mrgreen:

EDIT: One thing that really surprised and scared me was how much wildlife there is at SP. Over the weekend, I saw several deer, foxes and groundhogs, as well as some random guy who walked out to the edge of the track at driver's right while cars were on the track . . . I thought I was going to see some of Darwin's theories in action. Surprising that the wildlife would continue to hang out there despite the noise.

[Manny Alban]

Definite kudos to all the volunteer workers that made it possible for us racers to enjoy three days of beautiful weather and awesome racing.

C class was a blast. 2nd through 8th place was running lap times that were within a second. Guess something must be working right in the classifications.

[OldTee]

Great experience after so many years away from the track. Worked turn 2 for day one then turn five for the AM of day 2 then turn 7 for the rest of the time. Got to carry a fire bottle 100 yards to a fella who decided to try to pass on the "esses" and bounced over the tire wall between turn 7 and 8. Haven't run that far in 5 years and don't plan to do so any time in the future. Great people to work with. No hassels. Good briefing. Even DR insults were tolerable. Food was not gormet but better than I remember from years past. If you haven't worked a turn in a race, it is very informative, a little boring maybe, but fun anyway. Now, if my sunburned nose would just heal.......
ARF

PS... even got some complements on ARF's new paint.

[Vicegrip]

Manny, you guys were fun to watch! Good show. The front runners in group one were not too bad as well.

Is Dwaine’s blood pressure coming down yet?

[TD in DC]

Manny, you guys were fun to watch! Good show. The front runners in group one were not too bad as well.

Is Dwaine’s blood pressure coming down yet?

:lol: Juw are a berry berry bad man! :lol:

[Vicegrip]

This I know! But on that issue I was giving information that was for not against.

[Mike W]

I agree with everyone, it was a great deal of fun. Very tiring and I look like a lobster, but very fun nonetheless. I'm glad most people here behaved themselves as I wasn't looking to black flag you guys. Eh, who am I kidding? :)

Big thanks to Mrs. R and Mat P who helped on T-8 as we were shorthanded on Friday and Sunday.

[KJinDC]

Definitely a big thank you to all the volunteers that made the butt whipping I received possible! :)

-KJ

[john_cramer]

EDIT: One thing that really surprised and scared me was how much wildlife there is at SP. Over the weekend, I saw several deer, foxes and groundhogs, as well as some random guy who walked out to the edge of the track at driver's right while cars were on the track . . . I thought I was going to see some of Darwin's theories in action. Surprising that the wildlife would continue to hang out there despite the noise.

I DID a little "natural selection" of my own in Enduro Group 3.

Coming around turn nine the oil flag was out. I backed out and started looking for the hazard. As I came around the corner, there was a woodchuck in the middle of the track. I drove straight at him and blasted the horn (great thing about stock class, we still have horns) and he ran off to the outside of the track.

Three laps later, at 120 MPH at the END of the main straight, another woodchuck ran out in front of me. I was on the left side of the track and I had about 1/10 of a second to see him, and I ended up correcting slightly to cue-ball him with the center of my fiberglass "S" spoiler instead of the left front tire (that would have been bad). Anyway, he went under the car, muerte. The impact knocked him over to the right side of the track where he remained a hazard to navigation through the end of the race.

[OldTee]

"Three laps later, at 120 MPH at the END of the main straight, another woodchuck ran out in front of me."
wrote j_c.

Maybe you want to think about not running where there are woods the way you attract wild life. You missed the deer that ran between 5 and 4, both ways, first toward the pits, then back out.

As fall progresses maybe we should all get WVa hunting licences, or? do they even issue them for automobiles???

ARF

[Trak Ratt]

Summit has always had a lot of wild life and this year was no exception. Starting in October you have the “rut” (I start earlier as I’m older and need more time) then in the spring you have bambi literally all over the track. With the new track and general increase in building in the area SP will likely get worst. Maybe Bill should sponsor a “shoot them, shoot them all” day to curry out the herds?
On a related topic; my Darwin award goes to the mother that let her toddler play on the trackside of the pit entrance fence during the “red flag.” Kid was all the way down to the off ramp before we got her attention:roll:

[APKhaos]

Don't remind me about deer on SP at this time of year. I have two more races there on October 15&16, and don't want a repeat of last year at the Club Race.

It is my experience that a smallish deer hit dead amidships with a noose-mounted tow hook at around 130MPH will disintegrate.

This is after the offending animal parts were [mostly] cleared away.

http://www.dorkiphus.com/gallery/files/5/0/7/deertony.jpg

[Trak Ratt]

I bagged my first critter at Mid Ohio some years ago. Came around a sharp right at speed and there he was:shock: I never wavered from the line. Nor slowed down an iota. Took him down the center line of DAS COUP. I KILLED HIM… dead:( The two cars directly behind me only spread the wealth! He was gone on the next lap… just a smug on the racing line:? . Been more since but you never forget the first one! Interesting enough Mid Ohio sells cute stuffed ground hogs for souvenirs. Linda bought me one as a trophy!

[RENN 951]

Deer hunting season started early for me -- bagged one yesterday morning, not five minutes from Summit Point, on my way up to the Audi Club DE event. Doe jumped onto the road just in front of me; I had time for a slight swerve and quick application of the brakes but with a trailer carrying the 951 behind me all that did was lessen the impact a bit. Lower part of the Cayenne's bumper cover and grill work was pretty well smashed on the passenger side, but other than a very small dent in the hood there wasn't any real sheet metal damage. I had a momentary panic when I saw fluid leaking from the damaged area and thought the radiator was cracked, but it just turned out to be the ruptured line to the headlight washer. We sutured the end of the bumper cover back onto the wheel well liner with some zip ties and the car doesn't look all that bad from a distance.

Passenger side bi-Xenon headlight and turn signal assembly stopped working but the unit seemed intact. The good folks at Porsche of Arlington reseated it in the socket and got it working again -- no charge. Meeting with the insurance adjuster is scheduled for Friday.

Maybe OG Racing should start selling cute stuffed deer souvenirs at the track?