Thanks to everyone for the kind words about the track. It turned out better than I expected it would... especially after Matt and I tried a few times to make Laguna Seca or Sears Point fit on Stead's tarmac and came up w/ garbage. Then Matt suggested Suzuka and we did some flipping about of the course to come up with what we ran last weekend.
As far as keeping things running smoothly... that's all Matt... shit, that's what he does for a living. Me, I just move cones around when required. Plus there was a lot of tireless work by many people that made the event possible. In addition to the people MattR mentioned, I'd like to thank Larry Kapen for being the 1st one there and the last one to leave during setup and again on Sat/Sun. And Dean for all the timing and scoring help... especially since the 1st weekend is a nightmare. And of course Dean again and Debbie for the Friday milkshakes!
Now, what I'm still trying to figure out is how everyone got so much faster during the off season... and I'm not talking about mods and new cars... It seems like everyone really picked up their driving somehow! And I know Mike got a new car and Tyson got new coilovers... but their times have somehow gotten better than those changes would suggest. Hell, Mike beat all the TSM cars in *raw* time on Sunday, in his *stock* car!?!
In attrition news... this event finally killed my clutch. On the way to the track Sunday morning I noticed that if I'm on the freeway at 70mph and I floor it in 5th... as soon as the boost comes on, the clutch breaks loose and the rpm's climb w/o accelerating the car.
Looks like I'm gonna have to install that 6-speed a little sooner than I was planning.