Comments on: PHIL WICKS MINI DRIVING ACADEMY EVENT AT VIR http://newmini.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/phil-wicks-mini-driving-academy-event-at-vir/ Mini Cooper Parts & Accessories Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:27:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jerrybradbury37 http://newmini.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/phil-wicks-mini-driving-academy-event-at-vir/#comment-268 jerrybradbury37 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:35:39 +0000 http://newmini.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-268 Congratulations to Clark and the two Chrises on their finishes at NAMCC, but, if you'll pardon my opinion, that ain't racin'. If you stuff it into a corner sideways and get on the loud pedal and there's a car right next to you doing the same thing and you both drag race to the next apex - that's racin'. What y'all are doing is Time Trials. Nothing wrong with that - it's good practice for the big time, and it keeps the cars from getting bent. As every racer knows, if you want to go racing, the first thing you have to do is write off the race car and I can understand how most folks would be reluctant to do that. Except for a few of us crazies who run in Grand Am and USTCC. Kudos to Phil and Noree for running a good, clean, fun event. Cheers mate, Jerry Congratulations to Clark and the two Chrises on their finishes at NAMCC, but, if you’ll pardon my opinion, that ain’t racin’. If you stuff it into a corner sideways and get on the loud pedal and there’s a car right next to you doing the same thing and you both drag race to the next apex – that’s racin’. What y’all are doing is Time Trials. Nothing wrong with that – it’s good practice for the big time, and it keeps the cars from getting bent. As every racer knows, if you want to go racing, the first thing you have to do is write off the race car and I can understand how most folks would be reluctant to do that. Except for a few of us crazies who run in Grand Am and USTCC.

Kudos to Phil and Noree for running a good, clean, fun event.

Cheers mate,
Jerry

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