[davbert]

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Originally Posted by RKT ROY I vote of 4 groups not 5, with the DE folks not running the 4th timed session on Sunday. They get their money's worth given the personal instruction they get during the weekend. This way the timed session can still be an Event as Racer Z suggests. At Buttonwillow, in group 2, without gridding, I still treated the session as the Event. I hung back on the warm up lap to open up space in front of me. When I thought that Racer Z's dad was about to catch me, I took off and had a couple of clean laps. Then in one lap I had to pass two cars, but then had a clean last lap which turned out to be my fastest. So I had to strategically deal with traffic during my timed run, just like the F1 and Champ car guys have to during qualifying. Fun. Even with gridding I often have to pass the back markers during my timed runs. It's just part of sharing the track with other cars and drivers. Still fun. I'm thankful to Terry and the organizers for setting things up so well and continuously looking for ways to enhance the program. Great job guys! Roy.