Watkins Glen Race Report 2008

June 8, 2008
 

Solid finish at the Glen and second top five for the 2008 season. Watkins Glen was an awesome experience. The three day event was a fairly smooth experience.
 

Practice started off in record high temperatures not to mention the suffocating humidity. First practice we used to get familiarized with the race track and help me establish vital reference points. After a few adjustment and more laps we kept picking up on speed and knocking down our overall lap times. By days end I would know where the limit was at the bus stop after I ended up pushing the limits ever-so-slightly and ending up in the pee gravel. No real damage.
 

Qualifying was hindered by a fellow competitor's bad calculation on the get up lap. Unfortunately it cost us time, however we were a solid 14^{th in the field. Not bad for a day at the road course.}
 

Race day started off with high humidity in the air and by race time you could cut it with a knife. Had several solid starts and began to work my way up the field. We had a red flag due to the weather which was about half way; my spotter thought he was going to die between the funnel clouds and the lightning. He made it.
 

When the race was restarted I was ninth and worked on making some more passes which put us in seventh position before a green white checkered as assigned. Once taking the green I knew it would be a matter of time before something big happened. By turn one this was obvious, after several maneuvers and some luck on our side we moved up to a solid 4th place. Stayed focus on what we had been doing all day which was stay consistent and knock out laps all day, with that mentality I finished the race and was awarded 4th place points. Great point's day for us.
 

At the end of the day, The Glen was a very enjoyable track where I gained a lot of experience and enjoyment out of it. As a company we ended up with a 2-3-4 finish which was also satisfying after the week we had at So-Bo.