Run N Gun-2010 Lets be Honest Who's Coming

[WildBill3]

I liked the Drags but I dont miss it.After being held on the line at Gateway and watching Richard pile his NEW car into the wall knowing I would have been in the middle of it all since he was about four tenths faster and coming cross track I can leave the drags alone.I dreamed of getting out for this event many years before ever getting out ther reading the RNG news out of KITCAR mag, running against others with like cars has allways been a passion of mine.All the rest is like the Sweeet iceing on the cake and I love taking the car home in one peice,much different than our Oval days and the weekly carnage that went on.I think RNG is still great a great value for the money.

[dlampe]

I want to thank everyone for their input. The event this year will be different and I hope much better. The track is a real road course like Putnam or Hallet or many others. I totally disagree on the track time. If you are a fully paid participant you will get all you want. Every year, weather permitting, the last run group is virtually empty. I have 1000's of miles logged during track day events and I get more time on the track here than I do at most other events. I logged over 300 miles on the track at R&g in 2007!

The drags just aren't going to happen. Rick laid out the rules of NHRA and that pretty much rules us out. Besides, whether you have your stuff checked or not, a lot of stuff breaks on the drags. The auto cross and the barrel race are fun, thats all. We will also have a great cruise this year.

I personally like the fact that it is just kit cars. We understand each other and no other event is tailor made just for us. We can beat the sh!t out of Vipers and Corvettes at any other track day!

I also realize it is a long way for some, but is not for others who have never had the opportunity to join us at R&G. There is a chance that in a few years it could be somewhere else. There really aren't that many tracks within 5 hours of my house so I guess the drive is expected.

It is a race, It is a race It is a race. Hell, everything I do feels like a race! If I am at a track day, I'm not out there for the scenery! I don't have to drive 100% all the time but it is always a race or a test lap before the race. Just because track days don't have trophies doesn't mean people don't keep score. I like to know that my times are improving so the biggest race is against my last best time. It is also great to see the guys that are much faster in a similar car. That's where I have learned the most.

This is the most important part of the post...........

I have never formed a lasting, deep life long friendship with anyone at a track day. I have at run and Gun. That alone is a reason to join us this year in Hastings.