Topic: Joliet Prison Break post race thread
No one has started a post race thread yet, so I will.
Fireball Racing's yellow escort got an awful flag drop. We led the pack out on to the track for the parade laps and ended up in 51st after the Green was thrown.
With three Lemons rookies we had a challenge in front of us for sure, but the rookies came through with flying colors. Unfortunately, a few of those colors were black.
Even with 5 black flags and an unintentional pit stop, we climbed up the standings from 51st overall and 24th in class B to finish at 28th overall and 8th in class B.
More importantly, nothing blew up, broke or started on fire. All the rain kept the tire and brake wear down so we probably have enough left for another entire race, which is rare for the escort.
It was great to see Team Sheen win again and I learned a lesson about rain tires in crappy weather. Sheen and the Red BMW (Rod Throwin' Fools, I think) were flying around the track in a way that was impressive. They had so much more grip than everyone else.
Questions I'm left with:
1. What engine was in that silver and blue VW Rabbit. It was LOUD and FAST. If I beat it through a corner, it just left me standing there under acceleration. It was impressive.
2. What happened to the guys in the Surfboard Mustang (500 or 505, I think). They spun right next to me and hit the armco on the front straight. It looked pretty bad as I watched it happen and the mud on the track suggested a pretty hard hit. But, when I came around again, they were off the track. Did anyone get hurt? Is the car salvageable?
3. Hows the guy in the Black BMW that hit the front straight armco early in the race?
I've lost a lot, but the Fairlane finally won an IoE.