Eclipse2Lancer:Saturday = not fun (stoopid rain)
Sunday = great fun!
Here's to a speedy recovery for our Solo Chair, Phil Wehman (bike accident on Saturday, broke hand. Before he got to drive. 
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Best wishes to Phil - sorry your weekend went so badly! Last update I heard was he had one shattered bone rebuilt with epoxy, and another bone set, bruised ribs and lots of scrapes. Could have been alot worse, but certainly very serious. Hope Phil makes a quick and full recovery so we can see his beautiful Lotus and smiling face out there again really soon.
The event went beautifully. Courses were great, schedule was well maintained, everything was setup well, grid was excellent. I don't think it could have been any better (weather excluded).
Saturday = against 5 AWD STi's at Lake Grissom, really not fun ---> result: last place by a mile
http://www.vimeo.com/5473230
http://www.vimeo.com/5473446 (you gotta see this one - I tried to push it on my last run and the results were disasterous - but funny to watch. Believe it or not, it was a clean run!)
Sunday = under perfect conditions, really fun ---> result: 2nd place in STU for the day (and top 50% PAX
... for the day) with a run I know could have been a lot better.
http://www.vimeo.com/5473334 (camera malfunctioned on my best run, but here is my 2nd best by half a second - BTW I think asphalt on the turnaround was the better way to go)
I haven't had a chance to look over the results, but Indy looked to have done quite well.
Chuck won STU despite being beaten by a RWD car on day 2 
(... in case you didn't get the subtle smile there, that RWD car was me 
) Chuck had a truly brilliant day 1 drive in the heavy rain where he crushed the SM national champs by a second and nearly got Clemens (all running wet tires). If there were a 5th Heat PAX for day 1, he would have crushed the field. He beat me in what I thought was a decent run by more than 6 seconds! Will and Brian had very good day 2's with Will coming back from the rain runs on bald tires to pick up a trophy. Geoff got 3rd in a super tough STS class. I know there were a lot of other great performances, Steve T., Raleigh, Clemens, Lamm, Turner, etc but I haven't had a chance to review it all.
Extra special thanks to everyone who went the extra mile - like Raleigh&Velma, Geoff, Will, Steve Brinkeroff, Shahab, Clemens, Chuck, Travis, and especially those that didn't even run - like Jack Banker, Dave & Pauletta who worked almost the entire event for us! I am sure there were others too. We have a region that is the envy of the nation and put on a hell of a show!
Jason P.
Indy Region Moderator
STU - M3 e46