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We just can't seem to get enough of Blackhawk, rough pavement and all.
Once again this evenat at
Blackhawk Farms Raceway
was sponsored by PCA Chicago Region.
Another perfect day and since the forecast this time did call for perfection,
it seemed like everybody showed up on this fine Wednesday. Don't people have jobs!?!?
I came to this event with the goal of breaking a 1:30 lap time. I just wish I set a loftier goal as I just barely broke it with a 1:29.96 best lap time. Most of my few traffic free laps were just over 1:30. I know I still have a lot of areas I can improve. I'm still going into turn 1 too slow, I can probably go into the carousel a little faster, same with turn 6 and finally my downshift could be smoother in turn 7. Oh dear, I do have a lot to work on!
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) The huge turnout at the drivers meeting. |
) And the crowded pit lane once the event started. |
) Jason with phone stuck to his head, Jeremy and Shawn. |
) Jeremy showing off his brand new Fikses and Big Reds. |
) Close-up shot of wheels and calipers. |
) Jason putting numbers on with tape after his magnetic ones blew off during the warmup session. |
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) That's a great color for a Lotus Elise! |
) It has a plate but never sees the street. |
) About to go make some noise on the track. |
) This color really gets your attention. |
) Ferdi's 993 Twin Turbo was one of several at this event. |
) A row of silver 911s. |
) But of course our cars were the coolest! |
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) Bill in his 996. |
) Ferdi flying down the main straight. |
) Jeremy about to give his new brakes a workout approaching turn 1. |
) Kevin giving his new motor a proper break-in. |
) Is that a Lexus passing a Boxster? |
) The loud Super Cup car. |
) Ron's really moving in his Boxster. |
) The bright yellow 968 with Tony behind the wheel. |
) A bright yellow 996 Cab. |
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) One of the many oopsies that happened mostly near the end of the day. |
) Another oopsy in turn 7. |
) Kind of hard to see but those are flames coming out of that 930. |
) Lined up behind the C4S I will find myself chasing and trying to pass nearly the entire session. |
More video of me taking a lap around blackhawk. This was one of my faster
laps. You can see that I'm starting to go a bit faster if you compare
this to one of my older videos.
QuickTime Movie - Approx. 5.8M |
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) Our cars lined up. Mine is the dusty one in the middle. |
) The Midwest Eurosport support trailer. |
) That cool Robin Egg Blue colored 993. |
) Jason on the gas between turns 4 and 5. |
) This is Jason again braking before turn 7. |
) A bit of traffic going into turn 5. |
) There's me approaching turn 5. |
) Looks like me again coming through turn 3A. |
) The Lotus Elise in action. |
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) The cars, model and camera people shooting some pictures. |
) The model getting her hair done. |
) Jason and Stephen getting a closer look. |
) Another shot of the model. |
) Yet another shot for Jason. |
) Lucky Brandon gets to be in the shoot. |
) Both models taking a break. Which one do YOU think is pretier? |
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| Before leaving for home we stopped for gas. Jeremy thought it was very cool to see this many Porsches at once at a gas station. | ) I see seven Porsches. There were probably a couple others outside of this view. |