{"id":782,"date":"2019-01-14T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T18:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2019-01-14T10:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T18:13:59","slug":"svra-vintage-nationals-cota-austin-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"SVRA Vintage Nationals- COTA, Austin, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our last race of the year was in Austin, Texas at the Circuit of the Americas for SVRA&#8217;s Vintage National Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CSL2002InPaddock-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-785\" width=\"471\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CSL2002InPaddock-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CSL2002InPaddock-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CSL2002InPaddock-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption>Luigi CSL and Koepchen 2002 ready for the battle.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I took my Luigi CSL and the Koepchen 2002 back for this event. SVRA has been promoting a BS championship all year with regional championships culminating in this national event. The CSL ran in Group 12B- the historic  GTO\/GTU group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was our first time at COTA and I must admit it is a world class facility. The one thing that was unexpected was how rough the circuit is in a couple of places, and how low grip the surface is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div>Because the BS group was scheduled to run with the GTO\/GTU group my CSL was allowed to run with the big block cars on Friday&#8217;s practice sessions and Saturday&#8217;s qualifying race. This is always a bit nerve racking as those guys can be pretty scary to race with.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div>For the Feature Race on Sunday I was gridded 4th based on lap times. It was nice of SVRA to do that rather than making me start at the back of the field. I won&#8217;t spoil the story but just watch the video for the result.<br><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2018 SVRA Vintage Nationals- Group 12B\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0hV60O_S2ig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Group 12B Feature Race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The BS Group was filled with great cars and determined drivers. Many were from the southeast and had driven COTA before. They had a bit of a &#8216;home field&#8217; advantage on us. But we still had the best race of the weekend in our Group. here&#8217;s the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2018 SVRA Nationals  B Sedan Championship\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W82P4eO6WmM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think this was probably the best race I have driven. I was able to complete the race without any mistakes. The pressure put on my by Tim on that last lap was amazing. He drove a great race, was clean, but didn&#8217;t give me a moments rest. Thanks Tim!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MaryMeWinners-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-787\" width=\"483\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MaryMeWinners-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MaryMeWinners-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MaryMeWinners-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption>Without Mary&#8217;s support I couldn&#8217;t do this. Thank You Mary!!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to especially thank Mary for her support and the great trackside video she gets every race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to thank the Crew from Racecraft. They are such professionals, and at the same time they make this so much fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RacecraftCrew@COTA-e1547486092945-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-789\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RacecraftCrew@COTA-e1547486092945-1024x725.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RacecraftCrew@COTA-e1547486092945-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RacecraftCrew@COTA-e1547486092945-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>These are the guys that make all this possible. (L to R) Jay Ivey, Austin Hironaka, Monty Jarvis, Jim Froula, and Terry Forland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanPodium-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-784\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanPodium-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanPodium-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanPodium-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>BS National champ! And its an all BMW podium too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanTrophy-e1547486331347-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-783\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanTrophy-e1547486331347-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BSedanTrophy-e1547486331347-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Probably the best race I have driven and a good result.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last race of the year was in Austin, Texas at the Circuit of the Americas for SVRA&#8217;s Vintage National Championships. I took my Luigi CSL and the Koepchen 2002 back for this event. SVRA has been promoting a BS championship all year with regional championships culminating in this national event. The CSL ran in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=782\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SVRA Vintage Nationals- COTA, Austin, TX<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,6],"tags":[42,23,28,41,22,43],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-7","category-csl","category-races","tag-austin","tag-bmw-2002","tag-bmw-csl","tag-cota","tag-svra","tag-vintage-nationals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":794,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}