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Re: NFC: Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge
From: Mike Fleischer (themightytoegmail.com)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:04:47 -0800 (PST)
Hmm, that ice thing sounds like fun, except the Windy City guys always seem to have a giant stick lodged inappropriately, would be great to have my son in the back seat while sliding about too :) I'd take the GTI or maybe my wife's 4Runner :) Its got a V8 and no "stuck accellerator" issues :). That NCM DE pretty much set the bar for me for all other track events... They are doing another one at Autobahn next year, same crowd (Road America ate too many cars I think for their insurance). GM's execs show up to these and bring several of the factory drivers. Not sure when for China, next month sometime I think, probably Bejing? Going a bit stir crazy with the cold weather, I am not geared well for it. 

BR,
Mike


LtWacko wrote:
Ice AX is an "unofficial" windy city event. No helmets needed. You can fit as many people in your car as you have seat belts. If you have a convertible, you have to run with top down... just kidding. If you don't want to get soaked, leave it up! I have a great video of me running in a Z3 with the top down. Everyone questioned the owner repeatedly was he sure he wanted me to drive. His famous last words... "I've driven hard all day. What's Rodney going to do that I haven't already?" One roll of paper towels, a blank check offered for any electrical repairs if necessary and everyone laughing at us, years later they still poke fun at him for letting me drive... Mike, if you're gonna get passed, not a bad crowd to be lapped by. Awesome. When are you going back to China? Rodney In a message dated 02/05/10 19:32:20 Central Standard Time, themightytoe [at] gmail.com writes: 

    Hmm

    Might be interested for that lemons thing, if I am not in China again
    :)  As for the Vette Museum parades...  Yeah the Green and Blue guys
    pretty much are squirt down the straights and slow everywhere
else... Now in the Instructors group last year, I got passed by Andy 
    Pilgrim and
    Randy Pobst probably a few times, but they were in ZR1's otherwise I
    woulda had em....  surely.  Not to mention the guy with a replica GT1
    C6.R (less the restrictor plate), putting in lap times right at
    the ALMS
    qualifying ones.  And some of the other guys could drive really well
    also.  I was pretty happily surprised...  But yeah unless you ran
    in the
    advanced group on street tires or the instructors group it was pretty
    slow, but at Road America, very few parades formed up...

    The ice AX though, Have to check that date... Wonder if they would
    let
    me run with my son strapped into the back seat?  Probably need a
    helmet
    for him too...  Is this Windy City or Badger?

    Mike



    LtWacko wrote:
    > Mike,
> > I like to think of my driving style as "defensive" as in the best 
    > defense is a good offense...  LOL (did I get that backwards?)
> > Gingerman/Lemons registration due Saturday at midnight. The 
    event is
    > April 17-18 I think.  That weekend for sure though.  We will
    probably
    > be running a two car team.  Interested if we have a spot?
> > An outing with the Vette museum? No thanks. I hate parades... 
    (chuckle)
> > Ice autocross with the BMW CCA is in two weeks - Feb 20th with 
    > alternative dates also planned in case of inclement weather.  I
    think
> Richmond is only 20 minutes from you. I'll forward you the info. > Anyone else in the Chicago/WI area interested? > > Rodney > > > > In a message dated 02/05/10 17:10:15 Central Standard Time, 
    > themightytoe [at] gmail.com writes:
    >
    >     Rodney,
    >
    >     Every time I get on the roads in Chicago I am glad most people
    >     don't drive like you :)
    >
    >     When is the Lemons at Gingerman?  I think I will go out to
    >     Autobahn with the Vette Museum but that's later in the year,
    not
    >     sure I want to instruct that one... Might end up with a
    rookie in
    >     a twin turbo ZR1 (Yikes!)...  I am still waiting for an
    invite to
    >     the Audi Ice Lake AX...  Not sure they are doing that this
    >     year...   And of course would need some of Jim's Hekka's :)
    >
    >     BR,
    >     Mike
    >
    >
    >     LtWacko wrote:
    >>     As some of you may recall, I took a rental car to the
    Skywalk Bridge.  The drive/rally was just as awesome BUT if I were
    to do it again, I'd take the helicopter ride from Vegas to the
    Skybridge.  IIRC, you can do ride, a decent/good buffet lunch and
    bridge for about $100.  I went in '07.  Look for coupons in the
    Vegas mags or online.  If you want me to send you pics, drop a
    line.  If I'd go again, I would probably go into the canyon next
    trip.
    >>
    >>     Brief Recap: 20 plus miles of gravel road made for a car
    that you don't own and have insurance on.  I got the rental
    airborne 3 times and the parking brake never felt the same again.
     You must fill up the tank at the station off the highway before
    you proceed or you will run out of fuel if you drive like me.
     People who drove their own car took 45 min to an hour because of
    poor road/perfect rally conditions.  I took just over 20 min and
followers weren't able to keep up let alone pass... >> 
    >>     Rodney
    >>     Anyone else doing 24 hours of Lemons at Gingerman?
    >>
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