Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed off
to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute choice was
to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked like the better
call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his left.
So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best. And I nearly
pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and so
had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having seen
the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way he could
have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed off
to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire
immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about
his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just a
racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it
was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined
that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute
choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked
like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out,
and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the
track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his
left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall
preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best. And
I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and
so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having
seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way he
could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/
view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete skim
coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep discoveries involved...
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed
off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire
immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about
his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just a
racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it
was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined
that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute
choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked
like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out,
and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the
track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his
left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall
preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best.
And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and
so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having
seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way
he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/
view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing
some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete
skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep discoveries
involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an incident
with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed one
of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind
him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by doing
so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed wrong,
putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this particular
driver has at least once had his license pulled.
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed
off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire
immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about
his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just
a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it
was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined
that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute
choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked
like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out,
and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the
track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his
left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall
preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best.
And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and
so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having
seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way
he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/
view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing
some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete
skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep
discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for the concrete work;
now debating how to change the design while buying all new to put it
back together, and what to do about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-duty
or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector to
save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-Sensor/1043275> vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an incident
with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear and front
suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/
view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed one
of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind
him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by
doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed
wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun,
and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this particular
driver has at least once had his license pulled.
Good thing it didn't happen in a traffic circle! /sLOL!
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed off
to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute choice was
to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked like the better
call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his left.
So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best. And I nearly
pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and so
had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having seen
the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way he could
have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed
off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break
every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire
immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about
his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just
a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it
was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined
that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute
choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked
like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out,
and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the
track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and
there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his
left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall
preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best.
And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and
so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having
seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way
he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/
view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing
some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete
skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep
discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for the concrete work;
now debating how to change the design while buying all new to put it
back together, and what to do about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-duty
or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector to
save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-Sensor/1043275> vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an incident
with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear and front
suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed one
of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind
him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by
doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed
wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun,
and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this particular
driver has at least once had his license pulled.
-hh
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed
off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me... >>>>>
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or
break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire
immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting
about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this
was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it >>>>> was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined >>>>> that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-
minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it
looked like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun
came out, and with other race groups before us dissipating the
water on the track, we call changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around,
and there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to
his left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall
preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best.
And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires,
and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not
having seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was
any way he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ >>>>> view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing
some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete
skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep
discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in ripping
out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for the
concrete work; now debating how to change the design while buying all
new to put it back together, and what to do about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-
duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector to
save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an incident
with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear and front
suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/
view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed
one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind
him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by
doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed
wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun,
and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this particular
driver has at least once had his license pulled.
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor
went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone. The parts were delayed
but finally arrived last week and fixed the issue.
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car
immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed >>>>>> off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me... >>>>>>
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or
break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire >>>>>> immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video
cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting
about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this
was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but
it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver
determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the
very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before
our race, it looked like the better call would be rain tires, but >>>>>> then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us
dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires. >>>>>>
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3.
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around,
and there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to >>>>>> his left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall >>>>>> preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best. >>>>>> And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires,
and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not
having seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was >>>>>> any way he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing
some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing
concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep >>>>> discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for
the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while buying
all new to put it back together, and what to do about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-
duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector to
save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear
and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/
view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed
one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind
him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by
doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed
wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun,
and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor
went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I
hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone.
The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family which
got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening right after
work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed catastrophically at 4AM,
so we caught it within an hour instead of 4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed that this
shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off 100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really rebuildable) and
located the torch ... just need to find the solder & flux, as they
weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>>>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my
speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following >>>>>>> me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or
break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front
tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video >>>>>>> cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting
about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this >>>>>>> was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but >>>>>>> it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver
determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the
very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before >>>>>>> our race, it looked like the better call would be rain tires, but >>>>>>> then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us
dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires. >>>>>>>
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, >>>>>>> and there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to >>>>>>> his left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall >>>>>>> preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the
best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, >>>>>>> and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not >>>>>>> having seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there
was any way he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me. >>>>>>>
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing >>>>>> some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing
concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope
creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad. >>>>
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for
the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while
buying all new to put it back together, and what to do about the
inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-
duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector
to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear >>>>> and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ >>>>> view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed
one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up
behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by,
but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go;
guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where
he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph. >>>>>
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both incidents,
it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules and--despite
being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor
went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but I
included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I
hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone.
The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and fixed the
issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family which
got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening right after
work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the morning for the 4hr
drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed catastrophically at
4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation work
being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed that
this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off 100%). So
I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really rebuildable)
and located the torch ... just need to find the solder & flux, as they
weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>>>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my
speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following >>>>>>> me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or
break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front
tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video >>>>>>> cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting
about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this >>>>>>> was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but >>>>>>> it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver
determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the
very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before >>>>>>> our race, it looked like the better call would be rain tires, but >>>>>>> then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us
dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires. >>>>>>>
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, >>>>>>> and there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to >>>>>>> his left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall >>>>>>> preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the
best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, >>>>>>> and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not >>>>>>> having seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there
was any way he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me. >>>>>>>
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing >>>>>> some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing
concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope
creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad. >>>>
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for
the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while
buying all new to put it back together, and what to do about the
inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-
duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector
to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear >>>>> and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ >>>>> view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed
one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up
behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by,
but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go;
guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where
he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph. >>>>>
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both incidents,
it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules and--despite
being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor
went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but I
included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I
hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone.
The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and fixed the
issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family which
got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening right after
work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the morning for the 4hr
drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed catastrophically at
4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation work
being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed that
this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off 100%). So
I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really rebuildable)
and located the torch ... just need to find the solder & flux, as they
weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>>>>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my
speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following >>>>>>>> me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or >>>>>>>> break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video >>>>>>>> cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting >>>>>>>> about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this >>>>>>>> was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but >>>>>>>> it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver
determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the >>>>>>>> very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before >>>>>>>> our race, it looked like the better call would be rain tires, >>>>>>>> but then the sun came out, and with other race groups before us >>>>>>>> dissipating the water on the track, we call changed to dry tires. >>>>>>>>
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, >>>>>>>> and there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go >>>>>>>> to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a >>>>>>>> wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for >>>>>>>> the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, >>>>>>>> and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not >>>>>>>> having seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there >>>>>>>> was any way he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me. >>>>>>>>
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with
removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a
failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other >>>>>>> scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too >>>>>> bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for
the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while
buying all new to put it back together, and what to do about the
inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double- >>>>> duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector
to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the
controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the
rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed. >>>>>>
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed >>>>>> one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up
behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, >>>>>> but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go;
guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where >>>>>> he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph. >>>>>>
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both incidents,
it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules and--despite
being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor
went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but I
included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I
hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone.
The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and fixed the
issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family
which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the morning
for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed
catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4
days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation
work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed
that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off
100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really
rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to find the solder &
flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Just 1
race entered, late this year, none finished,
dead last in club FF
standings with 1 point.
2003 no races entered. 2002 7 races finished out
of 22. Not enough to even be eligible for the club championship. 2001
you ran just 3 races, won all 3, but those were 3 2001 Club Champion
Alan McColl missed. Strange about that. When better drivers show up you don't.
The one 2024 vintage race you entered you pulled the restrictor plate
and even bragged about it. Some racer you are.
Chicken-shite bragger-boy Alan!
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>>>>>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my >>>>>>>>> speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following >>>>>>>>> me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or >>>>>>>>> break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have
video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the >>>>>>>>> meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my >>>>>>>>> mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying >>>>>>>>> but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver >>>>>>>>> determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the >>>>>>>>> very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes
before our race, it looked like the better call would be rain >>>>>>>>> tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race groups >>>>>>>>> before us dissipating the water on the track, we call changed >>>>>>>>> to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way
around, and there was just no way I could have tightened my >>>>>>>>> line to go to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I >>>>>>>>> dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, >>>>>>>>> and hoped for the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet
tires, and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and
(despite not having seen the video or heard the report) I don't >>>>>>>>> think there was any way he could have tightened his line enough >>>>>>>>> to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with
removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a
failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other >>>>>>>> scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too >>>>>>> bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for >>>>>> the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while
buying all new to put it back together, and what to do about the
inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do
double- duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal
shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector >>>>>> to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the >>>>>> controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the
rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed. >>>>>>>
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver
committed one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up
behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, >>>>>>> but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; >>>>>>> guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left,
where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like >>>>>>> 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both
incidents, it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules
and--despite being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water
sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's
plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but
I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later
I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were
gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and
fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family
which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the
morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed
catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4
days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation
work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed
that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off
100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really
rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to find the solder
& flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
The British Columbia Historic Motor Races (which you knew about, because
you made multiple replies to my post here about it).
And one SCCBC event, where I was taken out just after turn 3 of the
first lap of the first race, so really no surprise that I didn't finish
any race that weekend.
dead last in club FF standings with 1 point.
And a right rear suspension destroyed enough that I didn't enter either
race in October.
2003 no races entered. 2002 7 races finished out of 22. Not enough to
even be eligible for the club championship. 2001 you ran just 3 races,
won all 3, but those were 3 2001 Club Champion Alan McColl missed.
Strange about that. When better drivers show up you don't.
Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with cancer in April of that year. The first event of that year was in June; 3 days
after his death.
You'll note that the only event I attended in 2021 was the last event of
the year, and I have no control over who attends what events.
The one 2024 vintage race you entered you pulled the restrictor plate
and even bragged about it. Some racer you are.
I pulled the restrictor plate after I showed I could easily beat the
other Formula F cars running that weekend.
Race 2 (with restrictor):
25 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF
Race 3 (with restrictor):
58 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF...
...and first place overall, ahead of an FC.
Race 4 (with restrictor):
33 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF.
So was it any wonder I was getting bored?
Chicken-shite bragger-boy Alan!
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today,
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>>>>>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my >>>>>>>>> speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires...
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following >>>>>>>>> me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or >>>>>>>>> break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have
video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the >>>>>>>>> meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my >>>>>>>>> mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying >>>>>>>>> but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver >>>>>>>>> determined that we would all go out on the same tires, and the >>>>>>>>> very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes
before our race, it looked like the better call would be rain >>>>>>>>> tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race groups >>>>>>>>> before us dissipating the water on the track, we call changed >>>>>>>>> to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way
around, and there was just no way I could have tightened my >>>>>>>>> line to go to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I >>>>>>>>> dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, >>>>>>>>> and hoped for the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet
tires, and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and
(despite not having seen the video or heard the report) I don't >>>>>>>>> think there was any way he could have tightened his line enough >>>>>>>>> to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with
removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a
failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other >>>>>>>> scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too >>>>>>> bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its
indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in
ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access for >>>>>> the concrete work; now debating how to change the design while
buying all new to put it back together, and what to do about the
inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do
double- duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal
shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector >>>>>> to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the >>>>>> controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the
rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed. >>>>>>>
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver
committed one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up
behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, >>>>>>> but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; >>>>>>> guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left,
where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like >>>>>>> 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both
incidents, it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules
and--despite being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water
sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's
plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but
I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and
ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later
I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were
gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and
fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family
which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the
morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed
catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4
days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation
work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed
that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off
100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really
rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to find the solder
& flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
...
Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to haveblinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with cancer in April of that year...
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
The British Columbia Historic Motor Races (which you knew about,
because you made multiple replies to my post here about it).
And one SCCBC event, where I was taken out just after turn 3 of the
first lap of the first race, so really no surprise that I didn't
finish any race that weekend.
dead last in club FF standings with 1 point.
And a right rear suspension destroyed enough that I didn't enter
either race in October.
2003 no races entered. 2002 7 races finished out of 22. Not enough to
even be eligible for the club championship. 2001 you ran just 3
races, won all 3, but those were 3 2001 Club Champion Alan McColl
missed. Strange about that. When better drivers show up you don't.
Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger
brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with
cancer in April of that year. The first event of that year was in
June; 3 days after his death.
You'll note that the only event I attended in 2021 was the last event
of the year, and I have no control over who attends what events.
The one 2024 vintage race you entered you pulled the restrictor plate
and even bragged about it. Some racer you are.
I pulled the restrictor plate after I showed I could easily beat the
other Formula F cars running that weekend.
Race 2 (with restrictor):
25 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF
Race 3 (with restrictor):
58 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF...
...and first place overall, ahead of an FC.
Race 4 (with restrictor):
33 seconds ahead of the 2nd place FF.
So was it any wonder I was getting bored?
Chicken-shite bragger-boy Alan!
I was referring to races that count in the club championship, not a
bunch of vintage cars racing just for fun. Had more competent drivers
shown up you would not have been bored.
So yes you did pull the plate and then bragged about how much that
improved your results.
You still can't admit it. The de-rated Honda is as fast as a freshly, highly, and expensively tuned Kent, and can repeat that long after that
Kent is trashed by running way over its design limits and needs a
"refresh". That's WHY you bought into the Honda FF club. That is what
makes the Honda the choice of top drivers. The Honda/Mygale combo is a proven and consistent winner. After a few races the Kent that is
competitive will fade or break. You admitted that about your Kent car.
On 11/2/24 9:06 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today, >>>>>>>>>>
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the >>>>>>>>>> car immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get >>>>>>>>>> my speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires... >>>>>>>>>>
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee
following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or >>>>>>>>>> break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have >>>>>>>>>> video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the >>>>>>>>>> meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my >>>>>>>>>> mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying >>>>>>>>>> but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF
driver determined that we would all go out on the same tires, >>>>>>>>>> and the very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 >>>>>>>>>> minutes before our race, it looked like the better call would >>>>>>>>>> be rain tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race >>>>>>>>>> groups before us dissipating the water on the track, we call >>>>>>>>>> changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way
around, and there was just no way I could have tightened my >>>>>>>>>> line to go to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I >>>>>>>>>> dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, >>>>>>>>>> and hoped for the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet >>>>>>>>>> tires, and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and >>>>>>>>>> (despite not having seen the video or heard the report) I >>>>>>>>>> don't think there was any way he could have tightened his line >>>>>>>>>> enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link> >>>>>>>>>>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with
removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a >>>>>>>>> failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other >>>>>>>>> scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not >>>>>>>> too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its >>>>>>> indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in >>>>>>> ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access
for the concrete work; now debating how to change the design
while buying all new to put it back together, and what to do
about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do
double- duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal >>>>>>> shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain
detector to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain
sensor to the controller, vs going to a "smart" device that
checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an
incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the >>>>>>>> rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely
destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver
committed one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up >>>>>>>> behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car >>>>>>>> by, but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to >>>>>>>> go; guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, >>>>>>>> where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at something like >>>>>>>> 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both
incidents, it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules
and--despite being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water
sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's
plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but >>>>> I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and >>>>>> ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later >>>>>> I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were
gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and
fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family
which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the
morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed >>>>> catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of
4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation
work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access
revealed that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't
close off 100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're
not really rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to find >>>>> the solder & flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for some
reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some
water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Because Tom attempts to create narratives on other peoples' lives. /s
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
... > Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger
brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with
cancer in April of that year...
An example of how everyone invariably has other things going on in their life, which are under zero obligation to volunteer to the public.
Case in point, Tommy's brags about his international vacation trips
seemed to have dried up after 2018. There's been just mention of a Canadian Rail journey and the Rhine (via Paris) river cruise this year,
but 2023, 22, 21 and 2020 were apparently quite silent. Granted, CoVid
may explain, but its not been made explicit: double standard much? /s
-hh
On 11/3/2024 2:04 PM, -hh wrote:
On 11/2/24 9:06 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today, >>>>>>>>>>>
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the >>>>>>>>>>> car immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get >>>>>>>>>>> my speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires... >>>>>>>>>>>
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee
following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/ >>>>>>>>>>> or break every piece of the right year suspension...
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have >>>>>>>>>>> video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the >>>>>>>>>>> meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my >>>>>>>>>>> mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying >>>>>>>>>>> but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF >>>>>>>>>>> driver determined that we would all go out on the same tires, >>>>>>>>>>> and the very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 >>>>>>>>>>> minutes before our race, it looked like the better call would >>>>>>>>>>> be rain tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race >>>>>>>>>>> groups before us dissipating the water on the track, we call >>>>>>>>>>> changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way >>>>>>>>>>> around, and there was just no way I could have tightened my >>>>>>>>>>> line to go to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I >>>>>>>>>>> dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, >>>>>>>>>>> and hoped for the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet >>>>>>>>>>> tires, and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and >>>>>>>>>>> (despite not having seen the video or heard the report) I >>>>>>>>>>> don't think there was any way he could have tightened his >>>>>>>>>>> line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link> >>>>>>>>>>>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with >>>>>>>>>> removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a >>>>>>>>>> failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some >>>>>>>>>> other scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not >>>>>>>>> too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its >>>>>>>> indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in >>>>>>>> ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access >>>>>>>> for the concrete work; now debating how to change the design
while buying all new to put it back together, and what to do
about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do
double- duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal >>>>>>>> shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain
detector to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain
sensor to the controller, vs going to a "smart" device that
checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an >>>>>>>>> incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the >>>>>>>>> rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely
destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver
committed one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up >>>>>>>>> behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car >>>>>>>>> by, but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending >>>>>>>>> to go; guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's >>>>>>>>> left, where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at
something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both
incidents, it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules >>>>> and--despite being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water
sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's
plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms,
but I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived
yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass
and ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days >>>>>>> later I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we >>>>>>> were gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week >>>>>>> and fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family >>>>>> which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the
morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose
failed catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour
instead of 4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation >>>>>> work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access
revealed that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't
close off 100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're >>>>>> not really rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to
find the solder & flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for >>>>>> some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some >>>>> water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Because Tom attempts to create narratives on other peoples' lives. /s
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
... > Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to
have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger
brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with
cancer in April of that year...
An example of how everyone invariably has other things going on in
their life, which are under zero obligation to volunteer to the public.
Case in point, Tommy's brags about his international vacation trips
seemed to have dried up after 2018. There's been just mention of a
Canadian Rail journey and the Rhine (via Paris) river cruise this
year, but 2023, 22, 21 and 2020 were apparently quite silent.
Granted, CoVid may explain, but its not been made explicit: double
standard much? /s
-hh
No explanation for missing almost the entire 2024 season given. Alan is obligated by his unfounded bragging about his racing exploits.
He seems
to be losing interest. But to be fair that is not all that unusual. For
some reason 2024 open wheel race participation at Mission dropped off a cliff. Wondering if that has anything to do with the change in who is managing the course now.
Vacations? We are still traveling, but the wife's mom is 102 yo andHmmmm...
still in her home. We have been spending a lot more time with her
helping take care of the house and just because we know she will not be
with us for much longer. Off to see her and clean up leaves tomorrow.
Well, maybe, just maybe, I did not post anything.
2018 - 2+ week Santiago-Ft Lauderdale cruise, 2+ weeks in Denmark,
Sweden, Norway
2019 - 2 weeks in UK, Ireland
2020 - COVID but some domestic travel
2021 - COVID and lack of interest. Domestic travel only
2022 - 2 weeks Canada
2023 - 10 days Costa Rica, lots of domestic travel
2024 - 1 week Canada 2 weeks France, Germany, Switzerland
2025 - On a waitlist for 2+ weeks Italy, Croatia + a cruise
On 11/3/2024 2:04 PM, -hh wrote:
On 11/2/24 9:06 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
...
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Because Tom attempts to create narratives on other peoples' lives. /s
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
... > Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to
have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger
brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with
cancer in April of that year...
An example of how everyone invariably has other things going on in
their life, which are under zero obligation to volunteer to the public.
Case in point, Tommy's brags about his international vacation trips
seemed to have dried up after 2018. There's been just mention of a
Canadian Rail journey and the Rhine (via Paris) river cruise this
year, but 2023, 22, 21 and 2020 were apparently quite silent.
Granted, CoVid may explain, but its not been made explicit: double
standard much? /s
-hh
No explanation for missing almost the entire 2024 season given.
Alan is
obligated by his unfounded bragging about his racing exploits.
He seems
to be losing interest. But to be fair that is not all that unusual. For
some reason 2024 open wheel race participation at Mission dropped off a cliff. Wondering if that has anything to do with the change in who is managing the course now.
Vacations? We are still traveling, but the wife's mom is 102 yo and
still in her home.
We have been spending a lot more time with her
helping take care of the house and just because we know she will not be
with us for much longer. Off to see her and clean up leaves tomorrow.
Well, maybe, just maybe, I did not post anything.
2018 - 2+ week Santiago-Ft Lauderdale cruise, 2+ weeks in Denmark,
Sweden, Norway
2019 - 2 weeks in UK, Ireland
2020 - COVID but some domestic travel
2021 - COVID and lack of interest. Domestic travel only
2022 - 2 weeks Canada
2023 - 10 days Costa Rica, lots of domestic travel
2024 - 1 week Canada 2 weeks France, Germany, Switzerland
2025 - On a waitlist for 2+ weeks Italy, Croatia + a cruise
On 11/3/2024 2:04 PM, -hh wrote:
On 11/2/24 9:06 PM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-11-02 17:25, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/21/2024 11:28 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote:
On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote:
On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote:
On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote:
On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote:
Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today, >>>>>>>>>>>
Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the >>>>>>>>>>> car immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get >>>>>>>>>>> my speed off to the point where all we did was bump tires... >>>>>>>>>>>
...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee
following me...
...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up >>>>>>>>>>> and/or break every piece of the right year suspension... >>>>>>>>>>>
...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front >>>>>>>>>>> tire immediately beside my head.
I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have >>>>>>>>>>> video cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the >>>>>>>>>>> meeting about his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my >>>>>>>>>>> mind, this was just a racing incident.
Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying >>>>>>>>>>> but it was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF >>>>>>>>>>> driver determined that we would all go out on the same tires, >>>>>>>>>>> and the very last- minute choice was to run on slicks. 15 >>>>>>>>>>> minutes before our race, it looked like the better call would >>>>>>>>>>> be rain tires, but then the sun came out, and with other race >>>>>>>>>>> groups before us dissipating the water on the track, we call >>>>>>>>>>> changed to dry tires.
And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>>>>>>>>>
With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way >>>>>>>>>>> around, and there was just no way I could have tightened my >>>>>>>>>>> line to go to his left. So I moved as much to the right as I >>>>>>>>>>> dared (with a wall preventing a complete off-track avoidance, >>>>>>>>>>> and hoped for the best. And I nearly pulled it off.
Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet >>>>>>>>>>> tires, and so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and >>>>>>>>>>> (despite not having seen the video or heard the report) I >>>>>>>>>>> don't think there was any way he could have tightened his >>>>>>>>>>> line enough to avoid me.
The end result was this:
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ view? usp=share_link> >>>>>>>>>>>
Bottom of the line: bad luck.
Dang, that's an Ouchie.
Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with >>>>>>>>>> removing some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a >>>>>>>>>> failing concrete skim coat. Naturally, there's also some >>>>>>>>>> other scope creep discoveries involved...
Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not >>>>>>>>> too bad.
Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its >>>>>>>> indoor winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in >>>>>>>> ripping out the control valves too, to have easier wall access >>>>>>>> for the concrete work; now debating how to change the design
while buying all new to put it back together, and what to do
about the inside valve.
Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do
double- duty or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal >>>>>>>> shutoff.
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1>
Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain
detector to save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain
sensor to the controller, vs going to a "smart" device that
checks the weather:
<https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-
Sensor/1043275>
vs
<https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102>
To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an >>>>>>>>> incident with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the >>>>>>>>> rear and front suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely
destroyed.
<https://drive.google.com/file/
d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/ view? usp=share_link>
Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver
committed one of the cardinal sins:
Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up >>>>>>>>> behind him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car >>>>>>>>> by, but by doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending >>>>>>>>> to go; guessed wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's >>>>>>>>> left, where he spun, and hit the wall driver's right at
something like 65-75mph.
Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this
particular driver has at least once had his license pulled.
While mistakes happen, so too does accountability.
I certainly hope so.
Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both
incidents, it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules >>>>> and--despite being a Canadian--racing on a US license.
The joys of being a homeowner, huh?
Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water
sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's
plastic intake.
We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms,
but I included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived
yesterday.
I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak
persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass
and ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days >>>>>>> later I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we >>>>>>> were gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week >>>>>>> and fixed the issue.
We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family >>>>>> which got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening
right after work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the
morning for the 4hr drive. Washing machine's hot water hose
failed catastrophically at 4AM, so we caught it within an hour
instead of 4 days later.
Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off
whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation >>>>>> work being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access
revealed that this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't
close off 100%). So I've picked up a replacement valve (they're >>>>>> not really rebuildable) and located the torch ... just need to
find the solder & flux, as they weren't stored with the torch for >>>>>> some reason.
The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some >>>>> water leaks...
Sigh.
Water, so necessary and so destructive.
Just to set the record straight, you are about done with racing.
Nope. Wrong again.
Because Tom attempts to create narratives on other peoples' lives. /s
Just 1 race entered, late this year, none finished,
Two races actually:
... > Well ignoring that the spittle from your rage-posting seems to
have
blinded you to the typos you've made about the years, my younger
brother died at home in June of 2021 after having been diagnosed with
cancer in April of that year...
An example of how everyone invariably has other things going on in
their life, which are under zero obligation to volunteer to the public.
Case in point, Tommy's brags about his international vacation trips
seemed to have dried up after 2018. There's been just mention of a
Canadian Rail journey and the Rhine (via Paris) river cruise this
year, but 2023, 22, 21 and 2020 were apparently quite silent.
Granted, CoVid may explain, but its not been made explicit: double
standard much? /s
-hh
No explanation for missing almost the entire 2024 season given. Alan is obligated by his unfounded bragging about his racing exploits. He seems
to be losing interest. But to be fair that is not all that unusual. For
some reason 2024 open wheel race participation at Mission dropped off a cliff. Wondering if that has anything to do with the change in who is managing the course now.
Vacations? We are still traveling, but the wife's mom is 102 yo and
still in her home. We have been spending a lot more time with her
helping take care of the house and just because we know she will not be
with us for much longer. Off to see her and clean up leaves tomorrow.
Well, maybe, just maybe, I did not post anything.
2018 - 2+ week Santiago-Ft Lauderdale cruise, 2+ weeks in Denmark,
Sweden, Norway
2019 - 2 weeks in UK, Ireland
2020 - COVID but some domestic travel
2021 - COVID and lack of interest. Domestic travel only
2022 - 2 weeks Canada
2023 - 10 days Costa Rica, lots of domestic travel
2024 - 1 week Canada 2 weeks France, Germany, Switzerland
2025 - On a waitlist for 2+ weeks Italy, Croatia + a cruise
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