So I'm pissed off. Here was my plan, in a nutshell:

1. Go to March DE and get one more run in Advanced Group, including Friday Lapping.

2. Go to NASA event the following weekend to get my CR license.

3. Go to July DE to get more practice (see #1).

4. Make my debut in Spec E36 in September.

5. Finish last place, but have fun doing it.

...then I saw the dates for this year's CCA events at RA. :(

1. Can't go to March because my brother-in-law's getting married that weekend.

2. Can't do Comp School the following weekend because there is NO WAY The Green Bean will be 100% finished by then, thus she won't be able to pass tech.

3. Can't do July DE because Aaron (yes, Ron17 for you old schoolers) is getting married in Michigan that weekend.

4. Won't have my license in time for CCA event in September because the closest CR School CCA is putting on is in December at Roebling.

5. At least I won't finish in last place.

So, sorry for the venting, I just had to. If anyone has any suggestions that might help me get into the September race, I'm all ears. This is just very dissapointing because that has been my plan since Anna and I decided to make The Green Bean a race car and now it looks like I have to wait another year. That really isn't a bad thing I suppose as it will give me even more time for my mechanic and myself to finish the car and more experience behind the wheel at DE's, but still sucks, ya know?

So I'm pissed off. Here was my plan, in a nutshell:

1. Go to March DE and get one more run in Advanced Group, including Friday Lapping.

2. Go to NASA event the following weekend to get my CR license.

3. Go to July DE to get more practice (see #1).

4. Make my debut in Spec E36 in September.

5. Finish last place, but have fun doing it.

...then I saw the dates for this year's CCA events at RA. :(

1. Can't go to March because my brother-in-law's getting married that weekend. Just wait for his second wedding, no need to go to the first one. :D

2. Can't do Comp School the following weekend because there is NO WAY The Green Bean will be 100% finished by then, thus she won't be able to pass tech. FINISH THE DAMN CAR.

3. Can't do July DE because Aaron (yes, Ron17 for you old schoolers) is getting married in Michigan that weekend. See response to #1

4. Won't have my license in time for CCA event in September because the closest CR School CCA is putting on is in December at Roebling. What is the next closest school?

5. At least I won't finish in last place. Not yet.

So, sorry for the venting, I just had to. If anyone has any suggestions that might help me get into the September race, I'm all ears. This is just very dissapointing because that has been my plan since Anna and I decided to make The Green Bean a race car and now it looks like I have to wait another year. That really isn't a bad thing I suppose as it will give me even more time for my mechanic and myself to finish the car and more experience behind the wheel at DE's, but still sucks, ya know?



See above

See above

:rofl

1. Tell you what: YOU can tell Anna that I'm not going to be at Turks and Caicos for a week with her. Thanks!

2. Working on it. Lack of funds. Buy more tires, please? :wave

3. Aaron's first wedding, so I can't miss it.

4. Mid Ohio in April. 9-hour drive FTL.

5. :laugh

:rofl

1. Tell you what: YOU can tell Anna that I'm not going to be at Turks and Caicos for a week with her. Thanks! I didn't say Anna couldn't go.

2. Working on it. Lack of funds. Buy more tires, please? :wave Give me about 7k miles and I will.

3. Aaron's first wedding, so I can't miss it. See previous post about second wedding :nono

4. Mid Ohio in April. 9-hour drive FTL. What's 9hrs in the green bean? What does it matter if you have never been there before?

5. :laugh

:eyecrazy:eyecrazy

Sucks to be you :shifty

Sucks to be you :shifty

Succinct.

Turks and Caicos? I'm looking to go there for a dive trip. :thumbup:

Which island you going to be on? That's a cool little area of the Caribbean.

At least you can actually think about taking the time/money for that kind of awesomeness. Really, its a minor scheduling issue. Here's what you do:
1. Get some street walker to leave a short message on brother-in-law's fiance's phone about a week before the wedding. That should buy you at least a weekend.
2. Hire a group of garage going gnomes to slowly work on the car. Granted their hands are small and they can't work as fast, but they come in groups and you can pay them in beer (their gnomes so a can goes a long way).
3. The same street walker will gladly leave another message for your Michigan date.
4. These days, with all that computer and online business, a solid forgery is better than actually acquiring it.
5. The last place thing is up to you.

Problems solved!

move the wedding to Road Atl. everyone blows their horn as they creast T11. have the ceremony during lunch touring lap. Have the alter at the checker flag finish line. :)

Dearly Beloved we are gather here today........Start your engines!

rolling start or drag race start????

Sucks to be you :shifty

:rofl:

LeMan start. All the guests on one side of the track, then a sprint to the car(head start for the bride, she is wearing a long dress, after all) and fire up....

harnesses will mess up the dress and that HELMUT HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LeMans start.
Fixed for frogginess.

Watched that movie again the other day, and damnation if Steve McQueen isn't still a BAMF. :buttrock

3. Can't do July DE because Aaron (yes, Ron17 for you old schoolers) is getting married in Michigan that weekend.


AND DOWN GOES FRAZIER!!!

AND DOWN GOES FRAZIER!!!

:lol

instead of a vail, have her wear a balacalva

Or a Hans device

G, just search around for w/e DE's you can, NASA, PCA, perhaps even another BMWCCA chapter at another track that fits your schedule. Would you be willing to do the comp school anywhere besides Road Atlanta or Roebling??

Be happy G. I'm to poor to go to a DE now that I finally have my car fixed and running better than ever.

4. Mid Ohio in April. 9-hour drive FTL.

Do it and I'll drive up and we'll caravan. Maria's family is all in Ohio and I still have a dozen friends up there. By then I'll have my temporary ride while the SE30's being worked on.

Sorry to hear about the bad luck. I totally know what it's like to plan out a season of motorsports only to have it ripped to shreds.

There is more than one way to skin a cat. if you really really want to get your license there are ways to get it with out doing the BMW school etc,etc.

There is more than one way to skin a cat. if you really really want to get your license there are ways to get it with out doing the BMW school etc,etc.

Photoshop and a copier?

Turks and Caicos? I'm looking to go there for a dive trip. :thumbup:

Which island you going to be on? That's a cool little area of the Caribbean.

Turks?

Maybe Caicos?

I honestly have no idea, but all it took was The Wife saying, "Geordie, we're going to a tropical island for a week."

no,not what I ment at all, there are" legal "ways to get your bmw cr license, I am starting my 7th year with BMW CR, 5th with nasa and held HSR, SCCA ,etcetc
PM me if your serious about getting your license

Aaron's getting married?! :shifty

Would it be Ryan getting hitched in the Caicos and Turks?

Aaron's getting married?! :shifty

Would it be Ryan getting hitched in the Caicos and Turks?

1. Yes. Sweet girl too.

2. No, her other brother Bradley. Ryan's been married for 2.5 years.

Sorry G-Dawg :(

Wished you could be there. I'll have a wedding keeping me out of a school later too.