Why NOT to schedule an event at Mid-Ohio in early April

[Sean O'Gorman]

I post at a Honda road racing/auto-x forum that is frequented by alot of NASA competitors, and one of them posted pics from Mid-Ohio this weekend. I've never seen racing conditions like this before!

http://img26.exs.cx/img26/2585/sunamicyfrontstraight6qj.jpg

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/1796/sunamstuckinpaddock9hz.jpg

http://img26.exs.cx/img26/3450/specmiata0ut.jpg

And proving that it is no longer a freak occurance, here are pictures from that very same weekend last year:

http://www.racenasa.com/galleries/MidOhio_4_04/images/DSCF1600_edited.jpg

The rest of the pics are here: http://img59.exs.cx/gal.php?g=sunamstuckinpaddock9hz.jpg

[Ankf00]

heh, and here I am in shorts and tshirt cycling along the lake all weekend long while the SMU girls go jogging in short shorts and sports bras with the sun shining down

sucks to be those guys :gomer:

[Sean O'Gorman]

heh, and here I am in shorts and tshirt cycling along the lake all weekend long while the SMU girls go jogging in short shorts and sports bras with the sun shining down

sucks to be those guys :gomer:

A bad day of racing still beats a good day stalking, Ank. :D

[nrc]

sucks to be those guys :gomer:
Considering that you can get a better view at the dollar ballet any night of the week and those guys were racing, I doubt that they'd be interested trading places with you. :p

[gerhard911]

No surprise...

I did my second SCCA driver's school @ 20 years ago @ MO in May and it snowed :eek: Only about a half inch of accumulation but it really F'd up Sunday's schedule.

Ohio weather SUCKS - whatever time of the year you choose :cry:

[Napoleon]

Funny, my brother did one years ago at Summit Point in similar conditions. Since the car did not have a choke we had to choke it by putting our hands at the carb intake.


No surprise...

I did my second SCCA driver's school @ 20 years ago @ MO in May and it snowed :eek: Only about a half inch of accumulation but it really F'd up Sunday's schedule.

Ohio weather SUCKS - whatever time of the year you choose :cry:

[Dirty Sanchez]

our guys ran this weekend at Autobahn Country Club outside Joliet, IL... beautiful weather :D

[Sean O'Gorman]

Ohio weather SUCKS - whatever time of the year you choose :cry:

A friend of mine did exactly two laps before he pulled off because the conditions were too bad (water runoff, etc.). His car is the blue Miata that was covered in snow in that gallery.

Oh well, you know what they say. If you don't like the weather in Ohio, wait 5 minutes and kill yourself. :laugh:

[cart7]

http://img26.exs.cx/img26/3310/plowingthefrontstraight5oa.jpg

Pretty cool. :cool:

[Sean O'Gorman]

http://www.racenasa.com/news/Snow%20Ohio%20NASA%20Mid%20Oh.%2005%20005.jpg

http://www.racenasa.com/279625752205_0_ALB.jpg

[RichK]

Napoleon! Good to hear from you.

Re: subject, It snowed on us at a race in Willow Springs, CA about 9 years ago.

[devilmaster]

http://www.racenasa.com/279625752205_0_ALB.jpg

Hey! The one in the middle is that security chick that tried to throw me and swaggers out at that M-O test day a couple years back..... ;)

[dando]

Hmmm, kinda seems like scheduling a race in PA in April. Racing roulette.... :shakehead

-Kevin

[JohnnyQ]

Hmmm, kinda seems like scheduling a race in PA in April. Racing roulette.... :shakehead

-Kevin

Now what series would be that stupid? :rolleyes:

[dando]

Now what series would be that stupid? :rolleyes:
I can name two, but even an August date couldn't save Naz. :(

-Kevin

[Ankf00]

Considering that you can get a better view at the dollar ballet any night of the week and those guys were racing, I doubt that they'd be interested trading places with you. :p

strip clubs and mr2's racing, both drastically overrated :gomer: