2012 Calabogie Gentleman's GT Race Series AND Calabogie Cup

BBQMAN said:

not even sure what car I am bringing and if it will be reliable...

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Mario said:

Here it is. The vid of my first race. My plan was simple, let the fast cars pass me as soon as possible and try not to hold anybody fighting at the front and second try to keep up as much as possible while remaining safe and most important finish this first race so I can move on to do the next one.


Little did I know my biggest surprise was about 30 minutes into the race, my gas warning light turned on in my dash. I’m going full throttle. Suddenly a feeling of panic starts in my stomach, man I’m going to run out of gas!!?? After a complete lap still at full throttle, I figure I have 3 choices. 1. Keep going at full throttle but I have no idea how many laps I have remaining and looking at the speed which the needle is going down this would mean I will run out of gas and I will have to stall and move to the side and be towed! 2. Just enter the pits and enjoy the rest of the race from the guard rail or 3. Ease off the gas for I don’t know how long and hope for the best.


So I picked 3, hope for the best cause there is no way I don’t finish my first race! No way!

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Things of interest during my race: Starting from the pits, the warmup lap and the first 2 laps, then I get into traffic with a Black BMW M3, a Calabogie white Mustang and black Civic. At 7:40 I let the Civic pass, at 9:40 I pass the Civic. At 15:10 I catch up to an orange Dodge, at 16:50 Tony’s 944 Porsche, at 21;20 a Silver Ford in trouble, at 22:20 Ralph’s Race Bmer coming up fast on me. At 24:05 the leaders of the race appear in my rear view mirror. Greg’s Black Corvette, Richard’s Red Calabogie Mustang, a Yellow Calabogie Mustang, Erwan Black GTI and Matt White Mustang. At 27:00 the Black Lachute STI. At 24:40 Geoff Red BMW appear in my rear view mirror with Chris Black Bmer on is bumper. At 31:25 the Orange Dodge with Tony’s 944 again and Chris Bmer stuck in traffic. At 32:15 my gas light turns on. At 39:10 the race leaders reappear one last time. Greg’s Vette followed by Richard’s Mustang and that Black Civic again!? 41:50 finally the white flag! 43:15 checkered flag! I wonder, did I loose the third place to that Civic?

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Mario said:

Here’s my vid of racing in the rain. It’s crazzzzzyyy stuff!

Highlights: Starts in the pits I’m placed before last behind Erwan’s GTI, next to the Chrysler 300 and a Silver Race Car. Once we get the green flag, I see in front 2 Calabogie Mustang, a Silver Porsche 911, Jim’s White Mustang followed by the rest of us. I past the Silver Porsche at 9:36, then we catch up to the Yellow Calabogie Mustang at 11:40, then 2 White Calabogie Mustangs. At 15:40 James’s Yellow S2000 appears in my mirrors for the first time, out for a Sunday cruise, after I catch up to yet another Calabogie Stang, a Dark Blue one this time. After 4 solo laps, Jim’s Mustang appears in the distance at 27:10. At 29:20 Mani’s Silver Ford Taurus with the Black hood appear in my mirrors. Then at 29:40 Shawn’s Black BMW is also in my mirrors behind Jim’s Mustang. At 31:00 yet another Calabogie Mustang, the fifth one, but no its the same Blue one, followed by another fuck, fuck moment. At 33:25 I think Wing still hasn’t found the Tim Horton cause he’s still just going around in circles. I think he needs to take a piss or something cause he’s in a hurry to get there. Lol At 35:40 I come up to a white flag but not signalling a final lap but for a slower car ahead of me. It’s Pat’s Black 300, first of GT2 at that moment, who just spun out and is getting back onto the track for our final 2 laps were yet another Yellow Calabogie Mustang gets in the way at 37:35.

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