AROSC Button Willow Pictures

[Mr. C.]

Thanks a lot for the pictures! Looks like a great weekend. Good to see John Morton still doing well. This is the greatest hobby bar none!
MrC

[italcarguy]

the weekend was great despite my blown head gasket in the enduro. it was nice to see dad and pietro win their class in the enduro and sniady take class e in time trials.

[argtv7]

No way! Right on. I had promised Sniady a ride a while ago, and it almost worked out at Buttonwillow. Next time, OK? Actually, Im glad in a way, because the other Super 7 blew a motor with only 2 laps left! We were closing on them, and it was going to be a good race, but sometimes "stuff" happens. Our car made it 2 laps further than theirs.

OK, Sniady.....1:57.988 at Laguna. Let's see it! I have had it long enough. Was your lap at Buttonwillow a track record?

Somebody posted something on the AROSC board that said only 2 Alfas finished the Enduro. Is that right? Didn't the black Milano finish? And Larry/Peter?

[larry]

Peter and I finished; Frank/Chris/Phil (black Milano) finished; and Santos/Pietro finished. Not sure if there were other Alfas that made it...?

[italcarguy]

brad,
can you please explain that overhead shot you took from the plane? looks to me like that real dark paved thing is the go kart track?

[argtv7]

Yes, Anthony, the dark part is the go kart track. I'll try to post a better picture, and I'll email you the hi-res version directly.

[argtv7]

"Co-drivers Brad Gray and Terry Watson watch carefully as John Morton demonstrates the proper line thru the esses................
In his 1964 Beechcraft Debonair!"

In the process, John sets a new track record for prop driven, 3 wheeled vehicles!

[argtv7]

the last one wasn't so good.....

[Sniady]

Yeah, next time would be great, hopefully the red flag won't come up.

I pulled a high 2:16, not a record.

I let Anthony drive my car, and that helped me get an idea of what a good line was. The first day out, I was doing 4 wheel slides all over the place, I was in need of help.

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Originally posted by argtv7 No way! Right on. I had promised Sniady a ride a while ago, and it almost worked out at Buttonwillow. Next time, OK? Actually, Im glad in a way, because the other Super 7 blew a motor with only 2 laps left! We were closing on them, and it was going to be a good race, but sometimes "stuff" happens. Our car made it 2 laps further than theirs. OK, Sniady.....1:57.988 at Laguna. Let's see it! I have had it long enough. Was your lap at Buttonwillow a track record?

[jthraen]

"I pulled a high 2:16, not a record. "

Snaidy,


You better check the record books. Here are the track records from the AROSC website -

BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY PARK CW

A 132.170 RIMICCI, ANTHONY GTA 6/4/00

B 132.754 ERICKSON, RUBE SPIDER 4/7/96

C 129.463 MANCHESTER, TERRY GTV 6/4/00

D 134.503 KATTCHE, CHRIS SUPER 6/4/00

E 141.030 RIMICCI, ANTHONY GUILIETTA 6/4/00

M 119.493 BRANDAU, MATT VIPER 6/4/00

N 123.693 BLIZZARD, BOB MUSTANG 6/4/00

O 128.200 DeArman, Daryl WRX 6/2/02

P 126.273 DeArman, Daryl RX7 6/4/01

Z 132.894 STOEHR, DIRK GTV/GT3 6/4/00

Anthony's time of 141.030 is over 5 seconds slower than your new track record!

Congratulations!

[italcarguy]

Jeff,
Those are not updated. The year after I did that lap time, my dad came back and beat me with a 2:15 so, he has it.

[jthraen]

Regardless, he still beat you by 5 seconds! Pretty amazing for a rookie in a daily driver.

[italcarguy]

Hell ya he beat my time, he beat it good. Give him a few years...he and his GTA will get all the records.

[italcarguy]

brad,
thanks for clearing that up. i can't belive that go kart track has gotten that big. it was confusing me the first time i saw the pic.

[67GTV]

Congrats Sniady on such a good run!

Uh, could some one explain those times to me? 2:16 vs. 141.030?? It's all, (dare I say it?) Greek to me.

And just curious, what class would a bone stock 1600 GTV be placed in?