New Zealand Racing League - Race 2 - ODonohue MichiganBR

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Mon May 09, 2005 11:54 am

Michigan BR

Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of Motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking. These two factors make three- and four-abreast racing as routine as the checkered flag at the end of a race. Courtesy of Nascar.com

With the first race of the season in the books and controversy last week at Daytona, the drivers load up their planes and head to Brooklyn, Michigan for the ODonohue 180. The track is home to last season CTS Champion Sean Ã¢â‚¬Å“OdieÃ¢â‚¬Â

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:21 pm

Just a reminder the following drivers will be starting from the back of the field:

Wood
Bazz
Snake
UnbounD
Happy

TonyG · Post by **TonyG** » Mon May 09, 2005 7:44 pm

Good Pit entry and exit will be very important in this race!!

Pit exit is on the apron until you reach the back straight, it is single file and NOT full throttle, anything above 120MPH in third gear would risk a spin, practice will increase this speed. Spinning on exit and onto the race line would not be wise

Pit entry is also not straightforward, advise everyone that you are pitting !!! then I would advise going low and as you enter turn 3 be at 120MPH and below the white line and gradually slow for the tightish entry to the pits at 55MPH, again, spinning here and getting in someone's way can incur penalties! Entering the pitlane directly from the racing line is IMHO asking for trouble

Practice pitting

Bold · Post by **Bold** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:48 am

hrmmm it looks to be WEDNESDAY!!!!

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:59 am

careful too if you spin your tires are toast, so that means careful driving,
remember to drive with a good gap between you and any cars beside you

famin · Post by **famin** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:54 am

and hold your line

Eagle32 · Post by **Eagle32** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:06 am

RACE DAY BABY!

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:22 am

I can hear the track calling my name......

The next 9 hours can not go by fast enough. either can the next 32,400 seconds

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:27 am

famin wrote:and hold your line

Easier said than done on a track that promotes drifting up to walls on corner exit, ppl need to be aware of that affect and approach passing moves accordingly I suggest. Also being prepared for the bounce off walls into racing line consequence which will no doubt be a factor.

Safest way to pit I found was slow before corner, off line and go around the bottom of turn four, just gotta watch pendulum affect of going to fast when you try to align with pit entrance.

Bottom line quite a challenging track so be careful out there.

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:10 pm

Sulley wrote:
Easier said than done on a track that promotes drifting up to walls on corner exit, ppl need to be aware of that affect and approach passing moves accordingly I suggest. Also being prepared for the bounce off walls into racing line consequence which will no doubt be a factor.

As Sulley stated, if you make a pass on the low line, you better be able to keep it there are get back the car you are passing, because it is the passing driver's repsonsibility to keep the car low on exit. If you are too low on exit, the car is goning to want to loop around and you will end up taking drivers with you and the chance of having a protest lodged against you also.

UnbounD · Post by **UnbounD** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:08 pm

odonohuesp wrote:Just a reminder the following drivers will be starting from the back of the field:

Wood
Bazz
Snake
UnbounD
Happy

Thanks for Both of the CapitalS Ewdy

Mattly · Post by **Mattly** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:36 pm

odonohuesp wrote:
Sulley wrote:
Easier said than done on a track that promotes drifting up to walls on corner exit, ppl need to be aware of that affect and approach passing moves accordingly I suggest. Also being prepared for the bounce off walls into racing line consequence which will no doubt be a factor.
As Sulley stated, if you make a pass on the low line, you better be able to keep it there are get back the car you are passing, because it is the passing driver's repsonsibility to keep the car low on exit. If you are too low on exit, the car is goning to want to loop around and you will end up taking drivers with you and the chance of having a protest lodged against you also.

It all sounds to dangerous

odonohuesp · Post by **odonohuesp** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:55 pm

UnbounD wrote:
odonohuesp wrote:Just a reminder the following drivers will be starting from the back of the field:

Wood
Bazz
Snake
UnbounD
Happy
Thanks for Both of the CapitalS Ewdy

What the heck are you whinning about?

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Wed May 11, 2005 7:46 pm

Mattly wrote:
odonohuesp wrote:
Sulley wrote:
Easier said than done on a track that promotes drifting up to walls on corner exit, ppl need to be aware of that affect and approach passing moves accordingly I suggest. Also being prepared for the bounce off walls into racing line consequence which will no doubt be a factor.
As Sulley stated, if you make a pass on the low line, you better be able to keep it there are get back the car you are passing, because it is the passing driver's repsonsibility to keep the car low on exit. If you are too low on exit, the car is goning to want to loop around and you will end up taking drivers with you and the chance of having a protest lodged against you also.
It all sounds to dangerous

Feel free to sit this one out

Happy · Post by **Happy** » Wed May 11, 2005 7:56 pm

Don't forget to get any new car files

storm · Post by **storm** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:39 pm

sorry to who ever i took out entering pit lane Big al ? my brake pedal decided to break at the moment i needed to brake

so off to get new wheel tomorrow

Dick Trickle · Post by **Dick Trickle** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:44 pm

Typical hax race from Wood.

Happy · Post by **Happy** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:44 pm

Im sorry for dinging JBR on the corner

Not a bad race I thought, turn off ya cheats wood.

mikool · Post by **mikool** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:45 pm

storm wrote:sorry to who ever i took out entering pit lane Big al ? my brake pedal decided to break at the moment i needed to brake
so off to get new wheel tomorrow

hmm - has happened to me many times.... pain in the butt that

Good race again. The level of driving has gotten heaps better.

Skuzzlebutt · Post by **Skuzzlebutt** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:46 pm

POP!

BAZZIL · Post by **BAZZIL** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:48 pm

5th from the back is not too bad after being in about 4 dings

not major ones tho, cept for when I T-Boned Wraith.

Can I just say tho if you are stuck up high, keep watching your F2 screen, and when you see a gap, floor it

I tboned you wraith cause you crept slowly down the track and I couldn't tell if you were going to stay the same speed or speed up

JBR · Post by **JBR** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:48 pm

bloody black flags and getting turned around stuffed my race but my apologies to anyone caught in my silly brain farts especially to flyboy on the exit of turn one

Skelo · Post by **Skelo** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:52 pm

Well that was definately a fun track, adds some more skill to the race when you can't go flat out.

Bit of a bummer getting caught up with Odie and Prom taking me from 8 to 28 but hey, thats racing.

Cheers for the tight competition Ron, Snake, Rob was good fun indeed.

Congrats to you aswell Viking, just jumped ahead of me now... something to aim for

Cheers all.

wide load · Post by **wide load** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:53 pm

storm wrote:sorry to who ever i took out entering pit lane Big al ? my brake pedal decided to break at the moment i needed to brake
so off to get new wheel tomorrow

I thought you were going quite quick for a pit entry. Was #@#% off at the time going from 5th to 18th, but at least it wasnt me causing the ding this time.

Danman · Post by **Danman** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:55 pm

I had a great race - managed to avoid the dings and found myself in a comfortable 5th. Unfortunately after keeping cool all race the prospect of a top 5 finish got to me and I commited the cardinal sin of tangling with a team mate who was fighting for position. I should have backed off and let them go.

Sorry Pat. All my fault.

Oh well a good lesson to learn.

On to next week