It's late, it's long, but it's good.
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Written by Adam Ginsberg
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
28 December 2004
The NASA TEXAS AI/CMC Season finale @ TWS is a smoker!
American Iron, and CMC cars converged at Texas World Speedway for the second time this season. As the seasons last remaining event, and weather looking less than cooperative, the CMC championship came down to this last event – making for an exciting race weekend!
TWS WEEKEND RACE SUMMARY:
+ 4 AI/CMC sprint races toward championship points (20 minutes each)
+ 1 practice session and 2 qualifying sessions (15-20 minutes each)
+ 7 total race group sessions and well over 2 hours of track time!
+ 15 American Iron cars – the largest AI grid yet!
+ 4 CMC cars
+ 4 Competition Licensing students working towards CMC competition for the 2005 season!
+ 12 Mustangs
+ 3 Camaros – 2 in AI, and one working on his CMC comp license.
+ 2 Pole Position qualifiers – John George (AI) Sat Race #1…Wayne Manor (AI) Sun Race #1
+ 2 winners for the weekend - John George 2X (AI)...Wayne Manor 2X (AI)
+ New AI track record set!
+ Breakage was minimal – Chris Lyons lost an axle seal, Mike Bell lost his ABS, and Robert Carr ran into electrical trouble.
+ Weather was the big question this weekend, as Hurrican Ivan looked to give the racers a shower.
+ Consistent top lap times were in the mid- 1:55’s for AI, and 2:03’s for CMC.
+ Safe, fun weekend with good food, good racing, and 2004’s NASA Texas AI and CMC champs!
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/1-banner.jpg)
Marshall Mosty’s #67 Mustang hatchback and Todd Covini’s #2 Mustang convertible. Image by Todd Covini.
SATURDAY MORNING'S PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING SESSIONS brought questions in everyones mind….would the weather turn wet and ugly, or provide plenty of Texas sunshine? The answer came just before practice – it began to rain! Most of the AI racers decided to stay with their dry tires to see what track conditions were like. In CMC, Adam Ginsberg was the only person with rain tires – potential 2004 season champ Eric Varner, and Todd Covini both only had dry tires! Upon getting out on track, the racers quickly discovered how valuable full treads can be – there was lots of slipping and sliding! AI racer Mike Bell lost his ABS during the practice session, turning a set of Toyo’s into square blocks.
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/2-16-off.jpg)
Mike Bell lost his ABS on Saturday, producing a spectacular off road excursion. Image by Steve Kent.
Within an hour, the rain let up, and the track dried, changing conditions considerably. As the racers were heading out to qualify, NASA officials discovered a timing equipment problem – no qual times would be recorded!
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/3-AI-lineup.jpg)
The AI racers get ready to take the track. From left to right – David Armstrong ( AI #20 ), Richard Pedersen ( AI #91 ), Kevin Mixon ( AI #54 ), Mike Bell ( AI #16 ), Robert Carr ( AI #27 ) and Marshall Mosty ( AI #67 ). Image by Micheal Mosty.
SATURDAY’S LUNCH - continued the Texas AI/CMC racing tradition, with our group BBQ/luncheon being held in the AI/CMC garage area, with plenty of food shared with all the racers. Smack talk was at an all-time high, as several racers were still wishing for a rainy day of racing.
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/4-saturday-lunch.jpg)
Saturday chow-down in the garage area. Image by Todd Covini.
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![](http://www.shrackracing.com/ai-cmc-logo.jpg)
Written by Adam Ginsberg
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
28 December 2004
The NASA TEXAS AI/CMC Season finale @ TWS is a smoker!
American Iron, and CMC cars converged at Texas World Speedway for the second time this season. As the seasons last remaining event, and weather looking less than cooperative, the CMC championship came down to this last event – making for an exciting race weekend!
TWS WEEKEND RACE SUMMARY:
+ 4 AI/CMC sprint races toward championship points (20 minutes each)
+ 1 practice session and 2 qualifying sessions (15-20 minutes each)
+ 7 total race group sessions and well over 2 hours of track time!
+ 15 American Iron cars – the largest AI grid yet!
+ 4 CMC cars
+ 4 Competition Licensing students working towards CMC competition for the 2005 season!
+ 12 Mustangs
+ 3 Camaros – 2 in AI, and one working on his CMC comp license.
+ 2 Pole Position qualifiers – John George (AI) Sat Race #1…Wayne Manor (AI) Sun Race #1
+ 2 winners for the weekend - John George 2X (AI)...Wayne Manor 2X (AI)
+ New AI track record set!
+ Breakage was minimal – Chris Lyons lost an axle seal, Mike Bell lost his ABS, and Robert Carr ran into electrical trouble.
+ Weather was the big question this weekend, as Hurrican Ivan looked to give the racers a shower.
+ Consistent top lap times were in the mid- 1:55’s for AI, and 2:03’s for CMC.
+ Safe, fun weekend with good food, good racing, and 2004’s NASA Texas AI and CMC champs!
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/1-banner.jpg)
Marshall Mosty’s #67 Mustang hatchback and Todd Covini’s #2 Mustang convertible. Image by Todd Covini.
SATURDAY MORNING'S PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING SESSIONS brought questions in everyones mind….would the weather turn wet and ugly, or provide plenty of Texas sunshine? The answer came just before practice – it began to rain! Most of the AI racers decided to stay with their dry tires to see what track conditions were like. In CMC, Adam Ginsberg was the only person with rain tires – potential 2004 season champ Eric Varner, and Todd Covini both only had dry tires! Upon getting out on track, the racers quickly discovered how valuable full treads can be – there was lots of slipping and sliding! AI racer Mike Bell lost his ABS during the practice session, turning a set of Toyo’s into square blocks.
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/2-16-off.jpg)
Mike Bell lost his ABS on Saturday, producing a spectacular off road excursion. Image by Steve Kent.
Within an hour, the rain let up, and the track dried, changing conditions considerably. As the racers were heading out to qualify, NASA officials discovered a timing equipment problem – no qual times would be recorded!
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/3-AI-lineup.jpg)
The AI racers get ready to take the track. From left to right – David Armstrong ( AI #20 ), Richard Pedersen ( AI #91 ), Kevin Mixon ( AI #54 ), Mike Bell ( AI #16 ), Robert Carr ( AI #27 ) and Marshall Mosty ( AI #67 ). Image by Micheal Mosty.
SATURDAY’S LUNCH - continued the Texas AI/CMC racing tradition, with our group BBQ/luncheon being held in the AI/CMC garage area, with plenty of food shared with all the racers. Smack talk was at an all-time high, as several racers were still wishing for a rainy day of racing.
![](http://www.shrackracing.com/06-sept-tws/writeup-pics/4-saturday-lunch.jpg)
Saturday chow-down in the garage area. Image by Todd Covini.
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