A trip down ZMax in Charlotte - Page 2

sst1988 · 09-12-2008, 07:26 PM

thanks that was nice of you to take us for a pass!!!!

CBS · 09-14-2008, 08:04 AM

That was neat Mike.....the reason its tight on the right side is ...we were running on the left side track and the center wall sticks out a little too far.....

the really cool part was that I was home by 3 pm....after Ray Connelly kicked my butt 2nd round.....the flight is really short....

What a nice place though......easily the finest.........

Lynn Hoosigian · 09-17-2008, 12:23 AM

Did you all notice how the camera wasn't bouncing around!? Smoothest track we have ever been on!!!
All they need to do at zMax now is: 1) cut back the barriers at end of track - all of them; 2) get speakers in the pits - both pro and sportsman sides; 3) get some water and air in the sportsman pits; 4) make both sides accessible by golf cart/scooter. Even the pros were made to go out the gates and then back in!!!
Other than those "little" things - the place was the best!!!

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Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

Mark, Pro's Alcohol and Comp turn off of other side. go figure, I'm figuring you can get 3 , 18 wheelers side by side around that turn on that side.

Hi Joe! Even that side was tight - not as bad as our side, no zig zag - but only 1 could go around at a time.

SUPER STREET ROB · 09-17-2008, 10:09 PM

I think lynn liked the tree the best with those triple .007 lights in a row!!!! Way to go lynn see you at atco

dannyw · 09-18-2008, 09:35 AM

Awsome vidio Mike!

DW-I wish you'd had a scooter cam for the ride back to your trailer the other night, that was a trip

MikeSawyer · 09-18-2008, 07:29 PM

Yo DW...

I know. I wanted a cam facing the other way to see the reaction to the zig-zagging route we were taking. Brian and I were having too much fun with that.. haha.

Nice to meet you last weekend. Tough loss at three, but making it that far in a tight tree bloodbath is pretty sporty.

-Mike

wsmracing · 09-18-2008, 08:47 PM

Yoh mike .awsome job.................thanks for the ride ....we bailed at the last minute................that was really cool............i've never been that " fast " before..........looks like a neat track.....................liitle tight in the "s" curves upstairs though.......see you soon

wayne

dannyw · 09-19-2008, 01:38 PM

Thanks Mike, great to meet you as well. We had a great time and hope to see you at more of these races next year.

CBS · 09-19-2008, 04:44 PM

Interesting about the tree......I was probably 13-15 thou quicker than Indy......so I asked Jeff Foster (of Compulink) He was nice enough to explain that the track was so flat, that the beams could be lined up and spaced perfectly....in addition the timing equipment was all brand new....which makes for a really nice set of reaction times.....the track being flat and smooth did have some drawbacks......it felt like you were on ice when you did a burnout..and the car never shook or bounced....so it seemed like it was floating or spinning....but it wasn't......but other than that.....you could see by Mike's video that its not bumpy.....

CBS

09-12-2008, 07:26 PM	#11
sst1988 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 302 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte thanks that was nice of you to take us for a pass!!!!

09-14-2008, 08:04 AM	#12
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte That was neat Mike.....the reason its tight on the right side is ...we were running on the left side track and the center wall sticks out a little too far..... the really cool part was that I was home by 3 pm....after Ray Connelly kicked my butt 2nd round.....the flight is really short.... What a nice place though......easily the finest.........

09-17-2008, 10:09 PM	#14
SUPER STREET ROB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: CONOWINGO MD. Posts: 119 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte I think lynn liked the tree the best with those triple .007 lights in a row!!!! Way to go lynn see you at atco

09-18-2008, 09:35 AM	#15
dannyw Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: LaGrange,NC Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte Awsome vidio Mike! DW-I wish you'd had a scooter cam for the ride back to your trailer the other night, that was a trip __________________ Danny Waters, Jr.

09-18-2008, 07:29 PM	#16
MikeSawyer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 72 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte Yo DW... I know. I wanted a cam facing the other way to see the reaction to the zig-zagging route we were taking. Brian and I were having too much fun with that.. haha. Nice to meet you last weekend. Tough loss at three, but making it that far in a tight tree bloodbath is pretty sporty. -Mike __________________ Mike Sawyer Sudden Impact Racing SG, SC, SST, SS, STK 1873

09-18-2008, 08:47 PM	#17
wsmracing Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NEW JERSEY Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte Yoh mike .awsome job.................thanks for the ride ....we bailed at the last minute................that was really cool............i've never been that " fast " before..........looks like a neat track.....................liitle tight in the "s" curves upstairs though.......see you soon wayne

09-19-2008, 01:38 PM	#18
dannyw Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: LaGrange,NC Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte Thanks Mike, great to meet you as well. We had a great time and hope to see you at more of these races next year. __________________ Danny Waters, Jr.

09-19-2008, 04:44 PM	#19
CBS VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Commerce, Mi Posts: 1,387 Likes: 1 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: A trip down ZMax in Charlotte Interesting about the tree......I was probably 13-15 thou quicker than Indy......so I asked Jeff Foster (of Compulink) He was nice enough to explain that the track was so flat, that the beams could be lined up and spaced perfectly....in addition the timing equipment was all brand new....which makes for a really nice set of reaction times.....the track being flat and smooth did have some drawbacks......it felt like you were on ice when you did a burnout..and the car never shook or bounced....so it seemed like it was floating or spinning....but it wasn't......but other than that.....you could see by Mike's video that its not bumpy..... CBS