• From: Lost Angeles
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Topic: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

Is that true? Granted there's 9 hours on Saturday but 3 hours on Sunday is pretty slim pickins. Really, it wouldn't make sense to run more than 3 drivers on Sunday which kind of sucks for a 5 person team. Why are we starting so late and finishing so early?

I'd gladly pay a couple extra bucks per driver to double/triple Sunday's hours. The bulk of the cost is already committed (car prep, transport, etc.) so a couple of extra bucks for more seat time would seem well invested.

Also, will there ever be a true 24 hour race on the West Coast? Reno seemed like a good candidate as noise will only be a problem for the coyotes. I don't remember if it is flood lit or not but I for one would love to run that course at night!

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  • From: Morgan Hill, CA
  • Registered: 2009-05-01
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

Probably to avoid the heat of the day!  Makes perfect sense to me...

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3 Reply by bongle (edited by bongle 2009-06-29 12:30 PM)

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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

Maybe I'm just misreading something or they had a bad update, but here is what it currently says on the events page:

8:30am: Race Session II Start
10:30am: People's Curse
1:30pm: Checkered Flag--Race Session II End

Seems like 5 hours to me, giving you 14 hours total.

I could totally see misreading 1:30 as 11:30 though.  Did that once for a job interview... sad

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4 Reply by SharkBait (edited by SharkBait 2009-06-29 12:57 PM)

  • From: Lost Angeles
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

bongle wrote:

Maybe I'm just misreading something or they had a bad update, but here is what it currently says on the events page:

8:30am: Race Session II Start
10:30am: People's Curse
1:30pm: Checkered Flag--Race Session II End

Seems like 5 hours to me, giving you 14 hours total.

I could totally see misreading 1:30 as 11:30 though.  Did that once for a job interview... sad

Oops! OK. I'll blame that on checking the times while still half asleep. Five hours is better. At least everyone gets an hour in the car. Still wouldn't mind a couple extra hours but 5 is certainly reasonable.

And a true 24 hour race would still be awesome!

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  • From: San Diego, CA
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

As much as I'd like a longer racing session, I'm happy that I'll be able to get home on Sunday night.

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  • From: Lost Angeles
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

LTDScott wrote:

As much as I'd like a longer racing session, I'm happy that I'll be able to get home on Sunday night.

I'd race all week if I could. After Reno, my entire team went through withdrawl. Had to go karting several times to make us feel better.

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  • From: Portland
  • Registered: 2009-05-02
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

I fear that 2 hours at Buttonwillow will be 10x worse than 2 hours at Reno...

The heat is going to SUCK

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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

FreeRange wrote:

I fear that 2 hours at Buttonwillow will be 10x worse than 2 hours at Reno...

The heat is going to SUCK

And it's going to make the heavy-set, hairy Lemons Supreme Court very, very pissy.

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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

Judge Jonny wrote:
FreeRange wrote:

I fear that 2 hours at Buttonwillow will be 10x worse than 2 hours at Reno...

The heat is going to SUCK

And it's going to make the heavy-set, hairy Lemons Supreme Court very, very pissy.

I asked my team if we could hire strippers to entertain the judges..I was veto'd...

something about a bad economy or something

Matt
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  • From: Portland, OR
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Re: Why Is The Buttonwillow Sunday Session Only 3 Hours Long?

FreeRange wrote:

I asked my team if we could hire strippers to entertain the judges..I was veto'd...

something about a bad economy or something

Your beer addled brain missed it.  You said:

"It's going to be bad hot.  We should strip the judges instead of hiring entertainment, they'll thank us."

Your caring team has instead insisted we find alternative ways to please the judges.

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