hmmm...FFRC or Vintage?

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 8:43 pm

So right now it looks like it will only be myself and one other FFRC at the next race, and both of us are still running the old power. I am typically faster than the other FFRC guy at this track so I can probably get the win. The Vintage race director emailed me today and asked if the two of us would run in Vintage instead of FFRC. So do I run in FFRC and get a couple of points, or run in Vintage and have more people to race against.

The group looks pretty interesting:
65 Mustang
66 Mustang
68 Firebird
71 Datsun 240Z
72 Porsche 911
73 Corvette
77 Nissan 240 ZX
79 AMC

I got a great view of the Vintage race at Road Atlanta Last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG6CgWQ-4VQ

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 9:15 pm

Vintage.... Always more fun to run against other people....

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 9:46 pm

ChumpCar..........

oh, sorry. Vintage :wink:

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 9:54 pm

steve remchak wrote:

ChumpCar..........

oh, sorry. Vintage :wink:

Chump would be cheaper

:cry:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 9:59 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

steve remchak wrote:

ChumpCar..........

oh, sorry. Vintage :wink:

Chump would be cheaper

:cry:

you don't say?

i have a fantastic GT? something sitting in my garage just collecting dust.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 8:54 pm

Talk about false advertising! So I convinced the other FFRC driver that we should run Vintage and play with the other cars listed as promoted by “someone”. It sure sounded like fun. Now I find out that those are the cars that have registered SOMETIME this year, not for the next event. Right now there is only one other car registered (a 67 Firebird). I am disappointed.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 9:06 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

Talk about false advertising! So I convinced the other FFRC driver that we should run Vintage and play with the other cars listed as promoted by “someone”. It sure sounded like fun. Now I find out that those are the cars that have registered SOMETIME this year, not for the next event. Right now there is only one other car registered (a 67 Firebird). I am disappointed.

well other than changing classes you aren't really doing anything different. still racing against the same cars. not a total loss. granted it would have been more entertaining if all the vintage guys showed up.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu May 03, 2012 9:22 pm

I just had high hopes from the "sell". He did send out an email blast today to get more guys to come and play.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 11:58 pm

Prepped, cleaned, and packed up for my first Vintage race. This should be a lot of fun.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 8:42 am

So things didn't start out as planned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szI8M4gwpfM

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 9:03 am

Marty Howard wrote:

So things didn't start out as planned:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szI8M4gwpfM

how very vintage of your car................ :lol:

that could have been ugly, glad it got caught early.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 9:21 am

No kidding. If that was going to happen that was probably the best place for it. I shudder to think of the carnage if that had happened on track. Kudos to the NASA Hot grid staff for reacting so quickly.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 11:05 am

Saturday Qualifying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQE7kIrLPxc

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 5:12 pm

Saturday's Race, not nearly as close or exciting as Sunday's but still a lot of fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si6XKpn0xk4

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 9:32 am

Marty,

I am about to watch the Sat race video. In your practice video, I saw it was short, so I knew something was going to happen quick. As you drove through the paddock, I kept watching for something to happen...

* Oh, there is a cat! Is he going to run over it?
* Are they going to say he can't get onto the hot grid?
* Is the grid worker on the Segway going to fall?

Richard

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