Fortune Auto takes 1st @ Redline Time Attack Super Session (Sick In Car VIDEO)
Jun 16, 2010, 03:10 PM
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Fortune Auto takes 1st @ Redline Time Attack Super Session (Sick In Car VIDEO)
Our Modified driver Whit Staples takes 1st Place at the Redline Time Attack Super Session in the rain at Chicago.
Check out this hotly debated race video for yourself!
The track was fast all day and lots of rubber was left down so the track was super greasy and nobody really knew where the best line for grip was. Tires on the car were never scrubbed in and Whit was at the back of the field and claimed 1st place by the 2nd lap!
Enjoy the Massive slides at the 4 minute mark!
Check out this hotly debated race video for yourself!
The track was fast all day and lots of rubber was left down so the track was super greasy and nobody really knew where the best line for grip was. Tires on the car were never scrubbed in and Whit was at the back of the field and claimed 1st place by the 2nd lap!
Enjoy the Massive slides at the 4 minute mark!
Jun 16, 2010, 06:30 PM
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The incident ultimately was Whits fault , even if the other driver had more room to his left. Whit was making the pass and had the responsibility to make it clean. Great try tho!! Rain dancing is the name of the game! Have not heard from him since we raced at the Glen last year. Tell Whit I am registered for the NASA Mid Ohio weekend in August with my Evo in St-2. Try to make it if he still has his ST-2 Evo. Hopefully there will be a good group of ST-2 cars. Dave..
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Jun 16, 2010, 07:25 PM
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I have to agree, sh*tty passing attempt in the first corner
1. You were in time attack, not a race
2. You were in the wet, so what made him/you think you had traction to make it when the superior GTR wasn't doing it
3. It is just bad sportsmanship to not know you made a mistake, and to not give it back to the competitor, especially when your NOT RACING.
Beyond this, contratz on the win and good luck with the rest of the season.
1. You were in time attack, not a race
2. You were in the wet, so what made him/you think you had traction to make it when the superior GTR wasn't doing it
3. It is just bad sportsmanship to not know you made a mistake, and to not give it back to the competitor, especially when your NOT RACING.
Beyond this, contratz on the win and good luck with the rest of the season.
Jun 16, 2010, 08:43 PM
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i beg to differ.
the Super Session is a RACE. all the cars are required to have full safety equipment; cages, harnesses; all the drivers must wear suits, boots, gloves, etc. all the drivers must be certified to drive the Super Sessions. the Fortune EVO was all the way on the inside, and held the inside line; he did not slide out; he was up to the door of the miata; the miata turned in (and did not have to turn in so far; there was room on the outside); my guess is that the miata driver never even looked over before beginning the turn; he never expected another car to drive down and outbrake him that deeply, most probably.
that is racing; that is what i've been doing since 1999; that was smart, aggressive, ballsy driving in the damp conditions, when most of the drivers were being too timid. Whit had the fastest laptime by a large margin in that Session; he put all of the others away handily.
the Super Sessions aren't time attack rounds or DE's; they are races. and that is racing!
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PS Whit's car is an ST-1 car now; it has quite a bit more power than it did last year at WGI.
the Super Session is a RACE. all the cars are required to have full safety equipment; cages, harnesses; all the drivers must wear suits, boots, gloves, etc. all the drivers must be certified to drive the Super Sessions. the Fortune EVO was all the way on the inside, and held the inside line; he did not slide out; he was up to the door of the miata; the miata turned in (and did not have to turn in so far; there was room on the outside); my guess is that the miata driver never even looked over before beginning the turn; he never expected another car to drive down and outbrake him that deeply, most probably.
that is racing; that is what i've been doing since 1999; that was smart, aggressive, ballsy driving in the damp conditions, when most of the drivers were being too timid. Whit had the fastest laptime by a large margin in that Session; he put all of the others away handily.
the Super Sessions aren't time attack rounds or DE's; they are races. and that is racing!
todd
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PS Whit's car is an ST-1 car now; it has quite a bit more power than it did last year at WGI.
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The incident ultimately was Whits fault , even if the other driver had more room to his left. Whit was making the pass and had the responsibility to make it clean. Great try tho!! Rain dancing is the name of the game! Have not heard from him since we raced at the Glen last year. Tell Whit I am registered for the NASA Mid Ohio weekend in August with my Evo in St-2. Try to make it if he still has his ST-2 Evo. Hopefully there will be a good group of ST-2 cars. Dave..
I have to agree, sh*tty passing attempt in the first corner
1. You were in time attack, not a race
2. You were in the wet, so what made him/you think you had traction to make it when the superior GTR wasn't doing it
3. It is just bad sportsmanship to not know you made a mistake, and to not give it back to the competitor, especially when your NOT RACING.
Beyond this, contratz on the win and good luck with the rest of the season.
1. You were in time attack, not a race
2. You were in the wet, so what made him/you think you had traction to make it when the superior GTR wasn't doing it
3. It is just bad sportsmanship to not know you made a mistake, and to not give it back to the competitor, especially when your NOT RACING.
Beyond this, contratz on the win and good luck with the rest of the season.
Jun 17, 2010, 03:04 AM
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i beg to differ.
the Super Session is a RACE. all the cars are required to have full safety equipment; cages, harnesses; all the drivers must wear suits, boots, gloves, etc. all the drivers must be certified to drive the Super Sessions. the Fortune EVO was all the way on the inside, and held the inside line; he did not slide out; he was up to the door of the miata; the miata turned in (and did not have to turn in so far; there was room on the outside); my guess is that the miata driver never even looked over before beginning the turn; he never expected another car to drive down and outbrake him that deeply, most probably.
that is racing; that is what i've been doing since 1999; that was smart, aggressive, ballsy driving in the damp conditions, when most of the drivers were being too timid. Whit had the fastest laptime by a large margin in that Session; he put all of the others away handily.
the Super Sessions aren't time attack rounds or DE's; they are races. and that is racing!
todd
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PS Whit's car is an ST-1 car now; it has quite a bit more power than it did last year at WGI.
the Super Session is a RACE. all the cars are required to have full safety equipment; cages, harnesses; all the drivers must wear suits, boots, gloves, etc. all the drivers must be certified to drive the Super Sessions. the Fortune EVO was all the way on the inside, and held the inside line; he did not slide out; he was up to the door of the miata; the miata turned in (and did not have to turn in so far; there was room on the outside); my guess is that the miata driver never even looked over before beginning the turn; he never expected another car to drive down and outbrake him that deeply, most probably.
that is racing; that is what i've been doing since 1999; that was smart, aggressive, ballsy driving in the damp conditions, when most of the drivers were being too timid. Whit had the fastest laptime by a large margin in that Session; he put all of the others away handily.
the Super Sessions aren't time attack rounds or DE's; they are races. and that is racing!
todd
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PS Whit's car is an ST-1 car now; it has quite a bit more power than it did last year at WGI.
Jun 17, 2010, 08:51 AM
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I agree it was a craptastic pass. Whit went THREE wide into to the corner, and he was the LAST car out of the three. There was a car on the outside of the miata. Also, you better be EVEN with the car next to you if you want to claim the line; up to the door is not good enough. The other guy is still in front. If I'm in front, I'm not giving up an inch. If you're in front, do you think you should have to back off to someone behind you?
Jun 17, 2010, 09:16 AM
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I agree it was a craptastic pass. Whit went THREE wide into to the corner, and he was the LAST car out of the three. There was a car on the outside of the miata. Also, you better be EVEN with the car next to you if you want to claim the line; up to the door is not good enough. The other guy is still in front. If I'm in front, I'm not giving up an inch. If you're in front, do you think you should have to back off to someone behind you?
Whit was well within right of passing.
The miata even admitted that he was wrong and pinched him in because he did not know Whit was next to him
Jun 17, 2010, 10:29 AM
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I don't think either driver was at fault.... You can blame people all day back and forth.... It is a racing incident. It's funny that the people involved in the incident are the ones not complaining about anything. Also it wasn't a huge deal because neither driver was penalized by any officials.