[urq] Mid OH QCLUB Event report

[Renneisen, Eric E 475]

QSHIPQ writes:
> Sure doesn't seem like 2 weeks has already passed...  

Ditto. I was only just starting to wonder when your 
report would come out.

> Only a handful of urq's, my amazon 83, Charlie Day's 
> concours RS2URQ 83 black, Greg Kellenberger (sp) 
> eurospec (including Lehmann fuel injection) and 
> beautifully restored mars '83,   Anderson's beast 
> (man it gets wilder every time), and Eric R's gray 85).   

You forgot to describe mine as "decidedly NOT 
concours!"  This old gray nag just ain't what she used to 
be.  :^)  It will be much better by next year, I hope.

> Best ride (passenger's seat):  Tie again.  Really 
> enjoyed pushing Eric R in his newoldstock 85 Urq.  
> When he got 8,9 &10 (a string of turns that setup a 
> > right hand up hill 11) right on one of the last lapping 
> sessions, I calmly pointed out that he's gonna blow 
> 11, cuz he really was hot.  He didn't go off, but got a 
> handful of quattro.  Great work Eric!  

Scott's kind enough not to mention how many 
repetitions through that sequence I got REALLY wrong. 
Of the dozens of times around, I can only remember 2 
or 3 that felt right, but when it's right, you know it. What 
a blast!

> But there's still always the rawness of that LT1Q of 
> Bob D, man when he got turn 7 at WOT coming up 
> on 8, you got all torque then Big Reds in about 
> 100yards.  Nice! 
> 
My ride in that unparalleled beast was nothing short of 
surreal. Sitting in a type 44 gives you certain 
expectations, but everything was wrong... the sound, 
the torque, the braking... I was positively giddy the 
first few times around, then I realized that Bob was 
driving the entire track in 4th gear! Can you imagine 
having the luxury of enough torque to pull out of the 
keyhole and blast down the back straight into triple 
digits without having to shift? Bob, I'm sure you and 
Scott went thought a bunch of aspirin to finally get 
that thing dialed in mechanically, not to mention 
fending off the occasional quip from the naysayers, 
but this resident of the peanut gallery has nothing but 
kudos and ovations for the result. Thanks for the ride!

> Best watch from behind: 
> > Still the keyhole (turns 2-3), chasing down some 
> really big dogs with a proper line.  Eric R, Hackl and 
> Bob all got it a couple times.  When you gain 
> hundreds of feet in a matter of seconds in a series of 
> turns, everyone in the chase car feels good. 

Yup. I was just trying to reproduce even a fraction of 
the feeling of riding with you through 2-3 in the '83. I 
think more than anything else it was that sequence last 
year that gave me the final confidence to push the 
"buy" button on the urq.
> 
> > Best new word for Websters:  Eric R, learning to left 
> foot brake his tqc, had a couple of mis-hits with his 
> left foot locking the brakes during an attempted 
> upshift, yours truly so dubbed hitting the "overboot" 
> mode. 
> 
I knew that would make it into the report. Keep in mind 
that I was only hitting the overboot limit on the first day. 
Tom Saltino (S4/6+ guy) and I arrived for the event on 
Thursday morning at 5:30am. Several earlybirds were 
headed to the track as we checked in to the hotel. 
We received greetings of "good morning" and lobbed 
back a grumbled "good night" reply.

A mere 45min of shuteye presents some special 
challenges at the track--not recommended. Overboot 
was not the only lapse of concentration I experienced, 
but luckily I stayed well within my limits. We missed the 
banquet on Thursday night, but we got 12 hours of 
slumber. You know you're really tired when you fall 
asleep with your thumb on the TV remote, eh Tom?

> Best organization:  When you come into the hot pits, 
> Craig greets you with a huge grin under his Croc 
> Dundee hat.  All is well, as usual.  Great show Craig. 
> 
Agreed. Craig's a pleasure to hang out with, and runs 
great events. His ever-present smile belies all the work 
that goes in to putting something like this together.

> Eric R, overboot aside, a quick study of LFB 
> technique, which made me feel like I did something 
> really good as an instructor at this event.  

Obviously I was struggling just to retain information on 
the first day, but I feel like I've got a good start into 
taming the urq. I'm still getting used to the turbo lag 
and the horsepower kick (worlds different from the 
NA20V), and I won't even bring up the Gen I vs II 
subject. LFB seems very natural to me now. Thanks 
for the education, Scott, and for the glimpse of the 
car's potential with the ride in your '83. Your patience 
and composure in the face of ugliness is much 
appreciated.

Oh, if anyone's interested, here's a shot of me 
sawing on the wheel while Scott reaches for the 
doorhandle...
http://20v.org/midohio.jpg

Eric Renneisen
'90 CQ 20V  -  Elizabeth's track ride next year?
'85 urq  -  overboot cutoff hopefully licked
Chattanooga, TN


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