{"id":296,"date":"2014-07-25T11:16:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=296"},"modified":"2014-08-05T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T22:13:47","slug":"pnw-historics-july-4-6-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"PNW Historics- July 4-6, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"twins@Seattle_2014\"<\/a>
The twins ready for battle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I entered the twins for the PNW Historics at Pacific Raceway in Kent, WA. They ran in Group 4, and I drove the #34, while Terry Foreland drove the #35.<\/p>\n

The weekend was a lot of fun. There was a great turn out of cars and a great \u00a0crowd. SOVREN put on a great event!<\/p>\n

\"#34<\/a>
#34 entering Turn 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last time I drove the car I had trouble fitting my legs under the steering shaft so that I could operate the pedals cleanly. Jim moved the shaft up quite a bit, so now I fit the car much better.<\/p>\n

My lap times improved each session, which was gratifying. The car handles quite well, and the brakes work. The biggest problem I had was that I was running out of gear \u00a0about half way down the straight. I had to feather the throttle from start-finish all the way down to the brake zone for Turn 2.<\/p>\n

For Race 4 I started to just lift off the throttle fully when I hit 8,000 RPM. This was happening just at the turn in for Turn 1. I would then mash the throttle again and by the time I was back up to 8,000 it was time to brake for Turn 2.<\/p>\n

\"#34<\/a>
#34 leading a bunch of Group 4 cars. That’s Pat Costin following me in his 911.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think all the feathering I did in the first 3 races may have contributed to the head gasket starting to leak in Race 4. We decided to park the car following that race before anything expensive happened.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link to 3\u00a0videos I did about the weekend. The first is a promo for SOVREN. The second is the in-car footage from my car. The third is in-car footage from Terry Forland’s drive in the #35 car in the USRRC Seniors Tour race.<\/p>\n

Hope you enjoy them.<\/p>\n

SOVREN promo:<\/p>\n

PNW Historics 2014 Promo<\/a><\/p>\n

In-car footage:<\/p>\n

Pacific Northwest Historics 2014 Group 4<\/a><\/p>\n

Terry’s race:<\/p>\n