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| Pungo Start Line, March 2015 |
Independence Day weekend is quickly approaching, and in addition to celebrating that the USA won the war with Britain long ago and that we don't have to speak English anymore, I hope you've all got some fun plans and perhaps time off of work. Here at NMS North, with a day off of work I can't think of anything more fun and car related than heading out bright and early Friday and going to the Department of Motor Vehicles and giving them some money! Shoot, in exchange for my money I just might head home with some shiny brand new Virginia license plates now that I live here and my South Carolina tags expire at the end of July. If there's a more patriotic way to spend the holiday then please let me know!
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| Grid at Pungo, March 2015 |
Also this weekend will be the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, so that means tuning in to NBC Sports Network on Friday morning and watching practice 2, then again Saturday morning for Qualifying on CNBC, and then the race bright and early Sunday morning on CNBC too! I mean come on, what could be better on Sunday of Independence Day weekend than watching a bunch of European guys in Britain driving carbon fiber cars, turning both left and right, and going really fast?
FORMULA 1 LINK
FORMULA 1 LINK
Here's the TV and App info for F1 this coming weekend, times are Eastern:
7/3 5:00 AM F1: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Practice 1) NBC Live Extra App
7/3 9:00 AM F1: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Practice 2) NBC Sports Network
7/4 5:00 AM F1: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Practice 3) NBC Live Extra App
7/4 8:00 AM F1: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Qualifying) CNBC
7/5 7:30 AM F1: Grand Prix of Great Britain (Race) CNBC
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| FIAT at Pungo, April 2015 |
What's more fun than watching fast drivers?
How about driving the FIAT in another autocross!! That's what I'll be doing Sunday, competing with the Old Dominion Region (or ODR) of the Sports Car Club of America at Pungo Virginia. I've done two events at that location this year, both with the Tidewater Sports Car Club, so this will be my first event with the ODR SCCA folks. Believe it or not, a lot of the same drivers compete with both clubs, so I have a feeling that it will feel like a great event on familiar turf with familiar faces.
How about driving the FIAT in another autocross!! That's what I'll be doing Sunday, competing with the Old Dominion Region (or ODR) of the Sports Car Club of America at Pungo Virginia. I've done two events at that location this year, both with the Tidewater Sports Car Club, so this will be my first event with the ODR SCCA folks. Believe it or not, a lot of the same drivers compete with both clubs, so I have a feeling that it will feel like a great event on familiar turf with familiar faces.
ODR Autocross LINK
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| Leaf Blower Cleans Course at Pungo April 2015 |
This Sunday will be the 4th event of 2015 for ODR, so certainly I'm in no position to compete for points, so my diabolical plan is to just have fun and drive as fast as possible and see what happens. Here's a quick look at the registration so far. There are only 21 drivers, so maybe I can finish in the top 20! To be honest this looks like a lot of cars and drivers that are all faster than me, so believe me when I say I'm driving for fun this time, and my realistic goal is top 21!
| Old Dominion Region SCCA July 5th Firecracker Solo at Pungo Airfield | ||||
| # | Driver Name  | Car Make and Model | Class | Sponsor/Team |
| 07 | Calvin Jilek [ 6 ] | 2008 Ford Mustang GT | FS | TorqueSpec |
| 10 | Peter French (PD) | 1969 Chevy Camaro | CP | |
| 11 | Robert Bauer (PD) | 1989 Acura Integra | EP | |
| 68 | Ben Moore [ 7 ] | 2015 Subaru WRX | DS | |
| # | Driver Name | Car Make and Model | Class | Sponsor/Team |
| 21 | Jason Lisner [ 7 ] | Ford Focus ST | GS | Title Examination Corporation |
| 27 | Melissa Fehr (PD) | 2010 Porsche Boxster S | SSL | |
| 30 | Alexander Patchin (PD) | 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK 32 AMG | SSMN | |
| 31 | David Patchin (PD) | 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG | SSMN | |
| 40 | Philip Hinton [ 5 ] | 2005 Subaru WRX STi | ASPX | |
| # | Driver Name | Car Make and Model | Class | Sponsor/Team |
| 42 | Thom Perry (PD) | 2001 Porsche Boxster S | BS | |
| 47 | John h Sheally ii [ 7 ] | 1970 Morgan Plus 8 | FP | |
| 60 | Bobby Smith [ 4 ] | 1988 Porsche 911 | CS | |
| 118 | David Oconnell [ 7 ] | 2011 Porsche 911 4S | SS | |
| # | Driver Name | Car Make and Model | Class | Sponsor/Team |
| 71 | Tony Mester (PD) | 2011 Mazda 2 | STF | |
| 75 | Jack Swayze [ 6 ] | 2008 Subaru WRX | BS | |
| 76 | Stephanie Humphries [ 4 ] | 1991 Mazda Miata | STS | |
| 77 | Robert Nixon [ 0 ] | 2013 FIAT Abarth | GS | Nixon Motor Sports |
| 78 | Mark Spencer (PD) | 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe | STU | |
| 87 | Steve Fehr (PD) | 2010 Porsche Boxster S | SS | |
| 176 | Brian Wells [ 4 ] | 1991 Mazda Miata | STS | |
| 818 | Greg Warden (PD) | 2005 Mazda Miata | CS | |
Total number of drivers entered: 21
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