Nelson's Ledges Track Day Oct. 10

**no1sirbutler** · 10-10-2010, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Mark Aubele

Good to put faces to No1sirbutler, CST03, TYRFRYR, and her daughter Leah (Danica Patrick?). Had a great time with you guys today, hopefully we can all hit up another funday next year.

No doubt man...you are a freakin driving machine. Im completely amazed at what you had the cobalt doin out there. I had a blast and learned alot. Nice meeting the new people I havent and cant wait for the next one.

**03 OW SVT** · 10-11-2010, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by Mark Aubele

Good to put faces to No1sirbutler, CST03, TYRFRYR, and her daughter Leah (Danica Patrick?). Had a great time with you guys today, hopefully we can all hit up another funday next year.

Good to meet you to Mark, and your wife and the others. Sounds like a plan to me, going to another fun day. These people that only do that 1/4 mile stuff don't know what there missing.

Btw Mark, you are a driving m-fer.

**speedracer** · 10-11-2010, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by CST 03

These people that only do that 1/4 mile stuff don't know what there missing.

Road racing and circle track racing take 100x the talent and stones as drag racing.

**OliveU2** · 10-11-2010, 11:08 AM

It was great meeting everyone as well. I had a blast, even though all I did was watch from the sidelines. I think the bug bit me pretty hard when Mike finally took me out on the track in his car. Definitely consider us in for this sometime next year, and I'll make sure I have a car there to run as well.

**no1sirbutler** · 10-11-2010, 11:43 AM

SpeedRacer...you should come to one of these. I had a blast and wish it wasnt the end of the season.

**speedracer** · 10-11-2010, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by no1sirbutler

SpeedRacer...you should come to one of these. I had a blast and wish it wasnt the end of the season.

I would like to... My car needs a few things before I do anything at the track.

**no1sirbutler** · 10-11-2010, 12:20 PM

Not necessarily...Mark destroyed the track in his cobalt and fusion. That man can flat out drive and it was amazing to watch.

**speedracer** · 10-11-2010, 12:37 PM

I need new brakes... And some new tires. Maybe a cooling mod or two also.

**TYR FRYR** · 10-11-2010, 12:50 PM

Leah and I had a great time, too. I struggled, but she did not!
After the last session, she got out with the comment that she was out of gas. Just as she said that, they announced another session. I handed her the Shelby key and she got a little taste of snake venom.
Here is a crappy cell phone video of a few laps. The first two laps are earlier in the day and she is just behind Mike, the next three are her in the GT500. She spins out at about 1:30 on the video.
[ame="http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t196/LKS613/?action=view&current=Leah.mp4"]Leah.mp4 video by LKS613 - Photobucket[/ame]

**03 OW SVT** · 10-11-2010, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by speedracer

I would like to... My car needs a few things before I do anything at the track.

Greg, in all seriousness all you need is a good set of brake pads. I have Hawk Performance Plus pads and they never fadded on me.

**03 OW SVT** · 10-11-2010, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by TYR FRYR

Leah and I had a great time, too. I struggled, but she did not!
After the last session, she got out with the comment that she was out of gas. Just as she said that, they announced another session. I handed her the Shelby key and she got a little taste of snake venom.
Here is a crappy cell phone video of a few laps. The first two laps are earlier in the day and she is just behind Mike, the next three are her in the GT500. She spins out at about 1:30 on the video.
Leah.mp4 video by LKS613 - Photobucket

She did a nice save on that. At least she didn't end up in the tires like the guys in the Porsche and Lotus.

**no1sirbutler** · 10-11-2010, 02:20 PM

Pretty nice video....so when is she getting a Shelby? lol

**somethingclever** · 10-11-2010, 04:06 PM

cool vid and nice save in the shelby....When I was there last fall crewing for my buddy's bike race, I liked going down to the tire wall and watching the bikes coming on the front straight and wheelie-ing over the little hump at the beginning...looks like a fast track but I've never been around it. (but plan to in the near future)

**no1sirbutler** · 10-11-2010, 04:07 PM

They say its the fastest road course in the country.

**Gastrader1** · 10-11-2010, 04:55 PM

It is insanely quick for having such a hodge podge of pavement. However, I would not say it is the fastest. I have never got out of 4th gear there, but at Road America, Monticello, and VIR to name a few I have to use 5th gear, At Monticello I could have used another gear if I had it. Nelson Ledges is a blast to run int he dry though.

**Mark Aubele** · 10-11-2010, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by no1sirbutler

Not necessarily...Mark destroyed the track in his cobalt and fusion. That man can flat out drive and it was amazing to watch.

Thank you for the kind words! But the Fusion driver was my wife at her first track day. I was amazed at how well she was driving having only done a couple autocrosses. I was driving the cobalt though

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**no1sirbutler** · 10-11-2010, 08:45 PM

Def want to do a ride along w/ you on the next one. I have a feeling you could teach me a lot in one session.

**Mark Aubele** · 10-11-2010, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by no1sirbutler

Def want to do a ride along w/ you on the next one. I have a feeling you could teach me a lot in one session.

Sure man, anytime. Hopefully I will be there in something a bit more interesting next year.

**Mark Aubele** · 10-14-2010, 12:47 AM

Here are a couple links to the event from Nelson's. CST03, No1Sirbutler, TYRFRYR and my wife's Fusion pics are in here, Cobalt is mysteriously absent in all but a couple!

http://media.torquedracingsolutions....s-October-2010

http://markus.smugmug.com/Track-Day-...42227939_7WQbg

Ton of pics in here. No1Sir, my wife, and TYRFRYR/Leah were in group C, CST03 was in B, I was in A.