RE: IML: Great Race Report 5 - Imperial Expeditionary Force (61)

[Nat Hall <nathall@xxxxxxxx>]

>
>
>Well, I wrote you a longer report, but this road-based email program is
>hard for me.  I think I erased it before it got sent.  I'll try again in
>brief.
>
> Today was a driver's consistency course - lots of long, level runs. 
>That's better for a big car.  We tried a new method for timing the
>corners, as we were not satisfied with our peformance so far.  We were
>ragged, working out the details on the fly, and then we missed a timing
>mark on the last leg.  So we got a 1:24, about the same as before.  Still,
>we are encouraged by that (we didn't get worse, even when learning a new
>way), so we'll do it that way tomorrow, too - we WILL break the one-minute
>mark.  For today, though, we fell in the ranks again - to 15th in Rookies
>and 70th overall.
>
> No rain today.  We ran from Indianapolis IN, to St. Louis, MO.  We did
>our park and show on the famous Eads bridge over the Mississippi, closed
>just for us.  I got a great photo of the Imp on the brdige with the
>Gateway Arch behind, as the sun set.  Still, the small towns are more
>fun.  They really come out for us and Vandalia, IN is my favorite so far!
>
> A big car is tough in this run, but we don't have it the worst.  There's
>a team of two fellows running a 1922 Rolls Royce - mechanical brakes on
>the rear only.  Manual spark advance.  Wow, what a job to horse that
>around.  So, they;re really just touring - but they still managed a
>43-second score today!
>
> The Imp is running well.  A little lope at idle (fouled plug or vacuum
>leaks?), but strong and smooth under power.  The brake pedal is lower than
>when we atarted, but still firm.  The new method we dopted today uses
>timing of the decel and accel half-speed points, rather than pre-measured
>tables of speed-change times.  That allows a gentler driving style as the
>half is the half whether the braking and accels are hard or not.  I think
>we can get the brakes all the way to California this way!
>
> We haven't seen any IMLers since Jeff Cantor in Philly.  I know we aren't
>coming to every town in America, but if we're near you, we'd love to
>meet.  How oftern do you see a racing Imperial after all?
>
> til tomorrow, jc

Does this race take you to the Pacific Northwest? Specifically, Seattle or
thereabouts?

-Nat


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Nat Hall
1982 Imperial Coupe
1987 Chrysler New Yorker
http://newyorker.digital-forever.com
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