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rainman_16 · 13 May 2010, 01:32 AM

We ran the first of our race weekends of the year up at Mosport here in Canada. Despite racing in frigid temperatures (1C) with driving rain followed by a dusting of snow, I still managed to run one of my best races to date, winning my class.

The video is a one hour race edited down to 2 minutes so a lot of the hairy moments on track didn't make it on the reel. The next video I do will probably be at least a minute or two longer so that I can include more of the craziness that was absent in this one. Hope you enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9I5XSxOzE

2005rivers · 13 May 2010, 01:35 AM

Very cool

Kapture1 · 13 May 2010, 01:39 AM

Thats cool

rainman_16 · 13 May 2010, 04:42 AM

Thanks - it was so cold and damp throughout the weekend that I'm now home trying to shake a terrible cold

Typically the first race weekend in May is fraught with challenging weather (just never seen snow at this time). As bad as it may be for the drivers, it is twice as bad for the corner workers and safety crews that are standing in the elements from 8am to 6pm.

cajunron · 16 May 2010, 05:48 AM

What kind of weather do they have before they cancel a race? Do they usually race in the rain? Or does it have to be a torrential downpour to end the race? I would imagine they have covered stands for spectators. Congrats on your win. You look like a talented driver.

rainman_16 · 16 May 2010, 12:16 PM

I've never seen a race cancelled because of rain, regardless of how much precipitation, however races have either been delayed/shortened because of lightning activity (puts the corner workers in peril) or due to fog which can be very hazardous at Mosport. The track is large enough and with enough elevation changes that it can rain or be foggy in one corner and sun shining in another.

The first 1/2 hour of this race the rain came down heavy enough that I was spinning my tires for the first 5 gears, even with rain tires. The frigid cold didn't help either as the tires never did get close to proper operating temperature.

Puffy · 17 May 2010, 12:36 AM

Awesome!

himmelblau · 18 May 2010, 09:02 PM

I feel the need, the need for speed, as Sheila has the car guess I'll have to make do with spinning my computer chair.

Great footage.

Brian

dalip · 18 May 2010, 09:07 PM

awesome stuff mate..love it
Massive congrats on the result!!!!

multimedia · 18 May 2010, 10:39 PM

Great stuff!

Really like these kinds of post. Keep em coming!

Cheers,
Joe

rainman_16 · 5 June 2010, 07:41 AM

So here's a frame I pulled from my in-car video from this past weekend. This was probably one of the most lucky weekends I've had; narrowly averted major damage in the incident below (can literally be buffed out!) and my crew caught a significant fuel leak as a result of a cracked fuel rail when I later came in for my mandatory pit stop = no burning the car or myself to the ground.

13 May 2010, 01:32 AM	#1
rainman_16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Alec Location: Canada Watch: Al Jazeera English Posts: 596	Terrible weather made for a great weekend outside We ran the first of our race weekends of the year up at Mosport here in Canada. Despite racing in frigid temperatures (1C) with driving rain followed by a dusting of snow, I still managed to run one of my best races to date, winning my class. The video is a one hour race edited down to 2 minutes so a lot of the hairy moments on track didn't make it on the reel. The next video I do will probably be at least a minute or two longer so that I can include more of the craziness that was absent in this one. Hope you enjoy it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9I5XSxOzE

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Kapture1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Matt Location: Flint, MI Watch: Ω 3570.50.00 Posts: 2,058	Thats cool __________________ Miss you JJ Wash out this tired notion that the best is yet to come

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Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	Awesome! __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

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himmelblau "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Brian Location: Scottish Borders Watch: GS SBGR051 Posts: 173	I feel the need, the need for speed, as Sheila has the car guess I'll have to make do with spinning my computer chair. Great footage. Brian __________________ The Rolex-Omega watch debate, is equal to the Nikon-Canon camera debate

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dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	awesome stuff mate..love it Massive congrats on the result!!!! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

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2005rivers Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: texas Watch: GMT Master IIc Posts: 545	Very cool

13 May 2010, 04:42 AM	#4
rainman_16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Alec Location: Canada Watch: Al Jazeera English Posts: 596	Thanks - it was so cold and damp throughout the weekend that I'm now home trying to shake a terrible cold Typically the first race weekend in May is fraught with challenging weather (just never seen snow at this time). As bad as it may be for the drivers, it is twice as bad for the corner workers and safety crews that are standing in the elements from 8am to 6pm.

16 May 2010, 05:48 AM	#5
cajunron 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Ronnie Location: Southeastern USA Watch: Omega Seamaster PO Posts: 3,869	What kind of weather do they have before they cancel a race? Do they usually race in the rain? Or does it have to be a torrential downpour to end the race? I would imagine they have covered stands for spectators. Congrats on your win. You look like a talented driver.

16 May 2010, 12:16 PM	#6
rainman_16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Alec Location: Canada Watch: Al Jazeera English Posts: 596	I've never seen a race cancelled because of rain, regardless of how much precipitation, however races have either been delayed/shortened because of lightning activity (puts the corner workers in peril) or due to fog which can be very hazardous at Mosport. The track is large enough and with enough elevation changes that it can rain or be foggy in one corner and sun shining in another. The first 1/2 hour of this race the rain came down heavy enough that I was spinning my tires for the first 5 gears, even with rain tires. The frigid cold didn't help either as the tires never did get close to proper operating temperature.

18 May 2010, 10:39 PM	#10
multimedia "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Joe Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,835	Great stuff! Really like these kinds of post. Keep em coming! Cheers, Joe __________________ "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - S.J.

5 June 2010, 07:41 AM	#11
rainman_16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Alec Location: Canada Watch: Al Jazeera English Posts: 596	So here's a frame I pulled from my in-car video from this past weekend. This was probably one of the most lucky weekends I've had; narrowly averted major damage in the incident below (can literally be buffed out!) and my crew caught a significant fuel leak as a result of a cracked fuel rail when I later came in for my mandatory pit stop = no burning the car or myself to the ground.

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