The results are in and they are, uh, convincing.
NASA Great Lakes CMC racer Bob Denton put on a clinic in handling adverse conditions when he gridded up in dry weather and then faced rains heavier than a Tahitian downpour. Denton received nearly twice the number of views as the next contender, NASA Southeast Teen Mazda Challenge driver Dean Dybdahl, who set the Spec Miata lap record at Road Atlanta.
And for his heroic driving, he is the winner of the January NASA Racing Gear Store Move of the Month. Congratulations to Bob Denton!
After a formation lap and a lap under full-course caution, the field took the green flag for the standing start, and less than one lap in the skies open up.
Before the field ever gets to the back straight at Autobahn Country Club, the wipers go on full speed. Wheel spin, and the hunt for grip begins. On Hoosier RCES dry tires, Denton drops two here and there, but manages to make some good passes and handle the truly awful conditions.
It’s probably the slowest racing ever shown for the NASA Racing Gear Store Move of the Month, but anyone who has tried to manage a rain race on dry tires can identify. Nice work.
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