Roebling Road 2-day track event Jan.27-28, 2001

(all photos and copy by Wei-Shen Chin)

After a frosty start, a warm sunny day developed and greeted our group of track enthusiasts for the first Chin Motorsports event to be held at the 2.02 mile 9-turn SCCA track at Roebling Road outside Savannah, GA.

There was plenty of open track time on both days.  A wide variety of cars showed up...from a Subaru Legacy station wagon to a Panoz GTS racer.   Everybody enjoyed the comradarie and we had another accident free event (although we did have one CLOSE call when our sole S2000 spun at nearly 90mph and JUST missed hitting the only wall on the property...on the front straight!).  Enjoy the photos below!  If you have any more that you wish me to post, please email to wchin@NSXFlorida.com.  

There were several "firsts" related to this event:

First DEER hit on the way to the event...Nelson Landa (Deer Nelson)...just south of Orlando on the turnpike at night.

First spinout on the way to the track....Petra in the BMW Sunday!

Some other notes....

Most laps by ONE car, probably the Formula Mazda...at LEAST 260 and two sets of tires.

Furthest drive to participate....Nelson Landa...Miami, FL...348 miles

Most speeding tickets...two, one for each car on the way home from the event!

Best practical joke....you'll have to ask Nelson Landa and Gary Jensen about that!

         registration at the Red Roof Inn (a brand new hotel...rates were only $49.99 per night and included a continental breakfast)....the staff was FABULOUS and thought ahead for our visit...even wrote out directions to Roebling Road!

tech line with Ian Stewart's Miata (left), Rick Cuevas, Ernie Wilding and the three NSXs of Gary Jensen, Scott McKay, and Nelson Landa

Mike Dunn's CRX in FRONT of Ernie Wilding's Integra!

Brian fuels up the Formula Mazda for the morning...Gary Jensen shared the car with me this weekend....I started the ball rolling with a first outing of 1:19, Gary came back with a 1:18, 1:17, and finally a 1:16 on Sunday early afternoon....that made me go out ONE more session to turn in a 1:18, 1:17 and in the final two laps, a 1:16....now for a rematch at the next event! (for comparison most of the NSXs were in the 1:25 to 1:30 range and the Viper GTS was running 1:19).  We were punching through 155mph in the front straight in the FM.

Gary in the Formaul Mazda running his 1:16 lap!

I have my wheels and my 6-year-old son Austin has HIS!

Rick Cuevas and Dick Jones (student) with his new S2000

novice drivers, husband and wife Rod McClelland and Alexander Cjivanovich with their Subaru Legacy station wagon....YES, we did wear out the left front tire!

Derek Leonard and his crew chief get ready to take the Panoz racecar out on the track

Gary and Charles Roach in their Miata

Zane Stephens (standing) and Mark Underwood with his ITS RX-7

Michael Blackwell and NSX 52

Joseph Sullivan and his Porsche 914

"I keep breaking things"....Scott McKay having brake problems...but THIS time it's a leaking brake line rather than the usual suspects....bad pads.

Ian Stewart (left) greets 911 driver Eric Huffman, who came a day early to tech and get some practice laps in....unfortunately he developed an oil leak and didn't run on Sunday!

Rick corner balances John Grieco's awesome Viper GTS

Mike Dunn (CRX) stays in front of John Grieco (Viper) with Nelson Landa (NSX) in the background as the cars exit turn two and head to turn three

Ernie Wilding running a quick 1:25 in his race-prepared ITS Integra

lunch photos

We had a great dinner Saturday night (photos below) at Riverhouse Seafood in quaint downtown Savannah, right on the waterfront.  26 people attended the banquet that was arranged by Ernie Wilding.  The NSXs caused quite a stir in the downtown area....unfortunately one got TOWED!

Suzan and Austin joined us Sunday for lunch at the track

John Grieco in his Viper GTS...yes he still has his red NSX!

Albertine's NSX being passed by the Viper! (photo by J. Albertine)

setting up for the pass on the front straight (photo by J. Albertine)

Jim Bauman, yellow Type R (and he has a yellow NSX as well)

Roger Shearin on the track Sunday afternoon

Nelson (foreground) and Scott trying to figure out what wheels will fit over those MASSIVE front calipers...answer...none.

We hope everyone had a great time.  Thanks to all the staff at Roebling Road for another clean, safe, and fun event!