Anyone else going to VIR-NASA this weekend (7/18-19/2015) ?

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:49 pm

I see Jason Tower racing Spec E46; I'll be in HPDE4, anyone else going to be there?

Chad Culbertson · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:06 pm

Milko is going to be there running PTE.

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:52 pm

I'll be there in PTE. Youssef Gamal will be there in comp school/DE4. Chris Barefoot will will be in DE2.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:47 pm

I almost signed up for comp school, but I've been doing a lot of car stuff lately and my wife is already unhappy about 2 car weekends in a row, especially followed up with over a month out of the country. I'll probably do it next year and start running in HC4, unless I finally ditch the Honda and buy a Miata. I think that Robert (my brother) is just about sell his CRX and buy a NB, and the next time the Duff car blows up I may follow suit.

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:05 pm

Come run PTE, we have 10 cars this weekend. I haven't seen a car in HC4 yet this year.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:39 pm

I never looked at PT before, but reading the rules, PTE would probably be a good fit. I'll have to buy some sticky tires and get my comp license.

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

I'm going up on Sunday for moral support and to take some pictures.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 12:18 am

I got here a little before dark, found a good spot, then got told by NASA officials that I had to move because they needed that spot (no cones or other indicators around the spot to mark it as reserved). They told me that I could move to another spot that had cones around it, I could just move the cones over. I did that. Then other NASA officials came over and said that I had to move again. I told them that NASA officials had told me to park there, but apparently those were grid officials and not authorized to give away a race officials parking spot, seeing as how they are just lowly grid officials and all. By then it was dark and the parking area was packed, so I set off on foot with a flashlight to find another parking spot. Two more sets of NASA officials came to find me and tell me that I had to move, explaining that they were going to put 3 race cars and multiple 20' popups where I was parked, like I could possibly care about that. One of them explained that they had gotten here earlier than me so that meant that they could kick me out of any parking spot that they wanted to save for people arriving later than me. I didn't voice my observation that what he just said was stupid. I asked the fourth NASA official (who had found me a lovely parking spot with no access to power at all) where the NASA officials liked to park, and then parked in a spot as far from that area as possible. Hopefully I will not have to deal with any more NASA officials this weekend.

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:57 am

Welcome to NASA. The racer friendly alternative to the SCCA.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:37 pm

Yeah, I looked today and the spot that I was in had a golf cart parked in it. I guess it's good that I moved, or they would have no place to park that golf cart.

George Bright · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:08 am

Too bad you don't have any fresh dog poo for the golf cart.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Sun Jul 19, 2015 8:52 am

Nah, lesson learned, just park by the back restrooms/showers next time. The car is running well; I've gotten all of my sessions in, took over 2 seconds off my best time from yesterday this morning, only had to push-start it a few times, and I've only got one student. As track weekends go for me historically, this one is pretty good.

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