Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF lap!

Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get all those laps in before you even show up? :-)

On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…

Because it never can happen here?

I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August..

-hh

On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
> lap!

The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.

Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
sessions when we were both on track.

I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
in 17 of those sessions.

Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
Ford tires already purchased.

Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.

>
> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)

I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
Little Shit.

On 2023-05-07 16:23, -hh wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
>> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
>> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
>
> Because it never can happen here?
>
> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
>
> -hh

And sadly for me, there's been a miscommunication between my surgeon and
the Delta Hospital, so I'm postponed.

On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
> > Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
> > quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
> > the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
> > Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
> > they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
> > excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
> > lap!
> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
>
> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
> sessions when we were both on track.
>
> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
> in 17 of those sessions.
>
> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
> Ford tires already purchased.
>
> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
> >
> > Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
> > hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
> > get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
> > July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
> > all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
> Little Shit.

Let's set this record straight.

From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.

Winners:

Floer: 17
McColl: 8
McKay: 10
Baker: 8

McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.

You can be faster, but overall you are not.

On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:40:15 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-07 16:23, -hh wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> >> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> >> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> >
> > Because it never can happen here?
> >
> > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> >
> > -hh
> And sadly for me, there's been a miscommunication between my surgeon and
> the Delta Hospital, so I'm postponed.

Liar, you are afraid to race real competition.

On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
>
> Because it never can happen here?
>
> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
>
> -hh

All medical appointments are not equal. Hernia can be life threatening. Cataract surgery et al, less urgent. It also depends on the doctor and medical facility schedules. I just had a melanoma excised off my right shoulder. Took 4 weeks from the initial visit when the sample went to the lab. A week to get the lab result back. Now the wait for the second lab result.

On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:40:15 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-05-07 16:23, -hh wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
>>>> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
>>>> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
>>>
>>> Because it never can happen here?
>>>
>>> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
>>> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
>>> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
>>>
>>> -hh
>> And sadly for me, there's been a miscommunication between my surgeon and
>> the Delta Hospital, so I'm postponed.
>
> Liar, you are afraid to race real competition.

You think I'm lying about having a hernia, Little Shit.

I'm not you.

On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
>>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
>>> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
>>> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
>>> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
>>> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
>>> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
>>> lap!
>> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
>>
>> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
>> sessions when we were both on track.
>>
>> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
>> in 17 of those sessions.
>>
>> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
>> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
>> Ford tires already purchased.
>>
>> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
>>>
>>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
>>> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
>>> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
>>> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
>>> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
>> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
>> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
>> Little Shit.
>
> Let's set this record straight.
>
> From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.
>
> Winners:
>
> Floer: 17
> McColl: 8
> McKay: 10
> Baker: 8
>
> McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.
>
> You can be faster, but overall you are not.
>

Riiiiiiight.

Because the fair, logical way is to compare the last 5 years of a
relatively new driver against the results of much more experienced drivers.

I only started racing in 2013, Little Shit.

Doug, Dave and Alan have all be racing for far longer.

The simple fact is that the last time I went head-to-head for an entire
season with one of those three, the results were

McKay: 218 points
Baker: 199 points

And I had three races where I scored a total of 2 points due to:

1. Another driving crashing into me and taking me out of the rest of the
weekend.

2. A health issue.

Even if I'd finished all those three races in second place (and Dave and
I were basically in first and second positions all season long) then I'd
have won the SCCBC FF championship.

<https://www.sccbc.net/racers/club-championship/2019-sccbc-club-standings/>

And note that my very best lap was a full 7 tenths faster than his.

On 2023-05-08 14:51, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
>>> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
>>> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
>>
>> Because it never can happen here?
>>
>> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
>> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
>> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
>>
>> -hh
>
> All medical appointments are not equal. Hernia can be life threatening. Cataract surgery et al, less urgent. It also depends on the doctor and medical facility schedules. I just had a melanoma excised off my right shoulder. Took 4 weeks from the initial visit when the sample went to the lab. A week to get the lab result back. Now the wait for the second lab result.

And my hernia is definitely (at this point) nowhere near life-threatening.

But it doesn't prevent me from doing the kind of activity necessary to
compete in a racing weekend. Not so much the driving, but everything
else (prepping the car, loading the trailer, unloading at the track, etc.).

On 5/7/2023 3:34 PM, Thomas E. wrote:
> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF lap!
>
> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get all those laps in before you even show up? :-)

Canada is a very socialistic country. No surprise one has to wait so
long for surgery.

On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> >
> > Because it never can happen here?
> >
> > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> >
>
> All medical appointments are not equal.

Of course not.

> Hernia can be life threatening.

As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.

Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
these for general enjoyment:

http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png

-hh

On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:06:00 AM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > > > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> > >
> > > Because it never can happen here?
> > >
> > > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> > >
> >
> > All medical appointments are not equal.
> Of course not.
> > Hernia can be life threatening.
> As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.
>
> Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
> these for general enjoyment:
>
> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png

BTW, noticed that the log has an entry error: should be 78 not 81
for tank size. As such, reduce SAC values by ~5% (78/81).

-hh

On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:16:08 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:06:00 AM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > > > > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> > > >
> > > > Because it never can happen here?
> > > >
> > > > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > > > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > > > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> > > >
> > >
> > > All medical appointments are not equal.
> > Of course not.
> > > Hernia can be life threatening.
> > As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.
> >
> > Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
> > these for general enjoyment:
> >
> > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
> > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png
>
> BTW, noticed that the log has an entry error: should be 78 not 81
> for tank size. As such, reduce SAC values by ~5% (78/81).

Got a chance to update the log; here's the corrected version's UI:

http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log_corrected.png

-hh

On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:16:20 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
> On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:16:08 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:06:00 AM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > > > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > > > > > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> > > > >
> > > > > Because it never can happen here?
> > > > >
> > > > > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > > > > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > > > > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > All medical appointments are not equal.
> > > Of course not.
> > > > Hernia can be life threatening.
> > > As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.
> > >
> > > Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
> > > these for general enjoyment:
> > >
> > > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
> > > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png
> >
> > BTW, noticed that the log has an entry error: should be 78 not 81
> > for tank size. As such, reduce SAC values by ~5% (78/81).
> Got a chance to update the log; here's the corrected version's UI:
>
> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log_corrected.png
>
> -hh

Dang, HH!

A nearly 90 minute dive? And what... 8 minutes at 50'?

As a non-diver, it's interesting to see that those 8 minutes seem to mean you needed to spend nearly an hour coming back up.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 12:56:10 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-08 14:51, Thomas E. wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> >> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> >>> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> >>> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> >>
> >> Because it never can happen here?
> >>
> >> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> >> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> >> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> >>
> >> -hh
> >
> > All medical appointments are not equal. Hernia can be life threatening. Cataract surgery et al, less urgent. It also depends on the doctor and medical facility schedules. I just had a melanoma excised off my right shoulder. Took 4 weeks from the initial visit when the sample went to the lab. A week to get the lab result back. Now the wait for the second lab result.
> And my hernia is definitely (at this point) nowhere near life-threatening..
>
> But it doesn't prevent me from doing the kind of activity necessary to
> compete in a racing weekend. Not so much the driving, but everything
> else (prepping the car, loading the trailer, unloading at the track, etc.).

My surgeon told me that they can go from minor annoyance to strangulated in a split second. Watch it, that can be very bad news.

My skin doc's office called yesterday, margins clear. I get the 6 stitches out next week.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:22:14 PM UTC-4, John wrote:
> On 5/7/2023 3:34 PM, Thomas E. wrote:
> > Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF lap!
> >
> > Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
> Canada is a very socialistic country. No surprise one has to wait so
> long for surgery.

February to now August! Wow, that means that Alan will probably miss the whole racing season. Very convenient. He does not have to face drivers who have cleaned his clock on a regular basis.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 12:54:37 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> >> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
> >>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
> >>> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
> >>> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
> >>> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
> >>> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
> >>> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
> >>> lap!
> >> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
> >>
> >> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
> >> sessions when we were both on track.
> >>
> >> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
> >> in 17 of those sessions.
> >>
> >> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
> >> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
> >> Ford tires already purchased.
> >>
> >> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
> >>>
> >>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
> >>> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
> >>> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
> >>> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
> >>> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
> >> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
> >> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
> >> Little Shit.
> >
> > Let's set this record straight.
> >
> > From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.
> >
> > Winners:
> >
> > Floer: 17
> > McColl: 8
> > McKay: 10
> > Baker: 8
> >
> > McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.
> >
> > You can be faster, but overall you are not.
> >
> Riiiiiiight.
>
> Because the fair, logical way is to compare the last 5 years of a
> relatively new driver against the results of much more experienced drivers.
>
> I only started racing in 2013, Little Shit.
>
> Doug, Dave and Alan have all be racing for far longer.
>
> The simple fact is that the last time I went head-to-head for an entire
> season with one of those three, the results were
>
> McKay: 218 points
> Baker: 199 points
>
> And I had three races where I scored a total of 2 points due to:
>
> 1. Another driving crashing into me and taking me out of the rest of the
> weekend.
>
> 2. A health issue.
>
> Even if I'd finished all those three races in second place (and Dave and
> I were basically in first and second positions all season long) then I'd
> have won the SCCBC FF championship.
>
> <https://www.sccbc.net/racers/club-championship/2019-sccbc-club-standings/>
>
> And note that my very best lap was a full 7 tenths faster than his.

LOL! You have had what, 10 or 11 seasons now? The last 5 years? That's after McColl and Floer dropped out. Of course you would look better! But you did not mention that, did you?

On 2023-05-12 11:09, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:22:14 PM UTC-4, John wrote:
>> On 5/7/2023 3:34 PM, Thomas E. wrote:
>>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF lap!
>>>
>>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
>> Canada is a very socialistic country. No surprise one has to wait so
>> long for surgery.
>
> February to now August! Wow, that means that Alan will probably miss the whole racing season. Very convenient. He does not have to face drivers who have cleaned his clock on a regular basis.

LOLOLOLOLOL!

Again, the last season that Dave and I ran together, we were close to
even on points (less than 10% difference) and I had a large majority on
fastest laps.

Did he win the championship? Yup.

Did he "clean my clock"? Please, Little Shit. Stop pretending you know
anything about racing because you took a Walter Mitty experience with
"RaceWithRusty".

On 2023-05-12 11:12, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 12:54:37 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>>>> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
>>>>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
>>>>> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
>>>>> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
>>>>> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
>>>>> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
>>>>> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
>>>>> lap!
>>>> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
>>>>
>>>> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
>>>> sessions when we were both on track.
>>>>
>>>> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
>>>> in 17 of those sessions.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
>>>> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
>>>> Ford tires already purchased.
>>>>
>>>> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
>>>>> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
>>>>> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
>>>>> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
>>>>> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
>>>> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
>>>> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
>>>> Little Shit.
>>>
>>> Let's set this record straight.
>>>
>>> From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.
>>>
>>> Winners:
>>>
>>> Floer: 17
>>> McColl: 8
>>> McKay: 10
>>> Baker: 8
>>>
>>> McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.
>>>
>>> You can be faster, but overall you are not.
>>>
>> Riiiiiiight.
>>
>> Because the fair, logical way is to compare the last 5 years of a
>> relatively new driver against the results of much more experienced drivers.
>>
>> I only started racing in 2013, Little Shit.
>>
>> Doug, Dave and Alan have all be racing for far longer.
>>
>> The simple fact is that the last time I went head-to-head for an entire
>> season with one of those three, the results were
>>
>> McKay: 218 points
>> Baker: 199 points
>>
>> And I had three races where I scored a total of 2 points due to:
>>
>> 1. Another driving crashing into me and taking me out of the rest of the
>> weekend.
>>
>> 2. A health issue.
>>
>> Even if I'd finished all those three races in second place (and Dave and
>> I were basically in first and second positions all season long) then I'd
>> have won the SCCBC FF championship.
>>
>> <https://www.sccbc.net/racers/club-championship/2019-sccbc-club-standings/>
>>
>> And note that my very best lap was a full 7 tenths faster than his.
>
> LOL! You have had what, 10 or 11 seasons now? The last 5 years? That's after McColl and Floer dropped out. Of course you would look better! But you did not mention that, did you?

This will be my 11th season.

And you specifically brought up Dave McKay.

On 2023-05-12 11:12, Thomas E. wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 12:54:37 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
>>>> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
>>>>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
>>>>> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
>>>>> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
>>>>> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
>>>>> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
>>>>> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
>>>>> lap!
>>>> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
>>>>
>>>> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
>>>> sessions when we were both on track.
>>>>
>>>> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
>>>> in 17 of those sessions.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
>>>> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
>>>> Ford tires already purchased.
>>>>
>>>> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
>>>>> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
>>>>> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
>>>>> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
>>>>> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
>>>> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
>>>> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
>>>> Little Shit.
>>>
>>> Let's set this record straight.
>>>
>>> From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.
>>>
>>> Winners:
>>>
>>> Floer: 17
>>> McColl: 8
>>> McKay: 10
>>> Baker: 8
>>>
>>> McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.
>>>
>>> You can be faster, but overall you are not.
>>>
>> Riiiiiiight.
>>
>> Because the fair, logical way is to compare the last 5 years of a
>> relatively new driver against the results of much more experienced drivers.
>>
>> I only started racing in 2013, Little Shit.
>>
>> Doug, Dave and Alan have all be racing for far longer.
>>
>> The simple fact is that the last time I went head-to-head for an entire
>> season with one of those three, the results were
>>
>> McKay: 218 points
>> Baker: 199 points
>>
>> And I had three races where I scored a total of 2 points due to:
>>
>> 1. Another driving crashing into me and taking me out of the rest of the
>> weekend.
>>
>> 2. A health issue.
>>
>> Even if I'd finished all those three races in second place (and Dave and
>> I were basically in first and second positions all season long) then I'd
>> have won the SCCBC FF championship.
>>
>> <https://www.sccbc.net/racers/club-championship/2019-sccbc-club-standings/>
>>
>> And note that my very best lap was a full 7 tenths faster than his.
>
> LOL! You have had what, 10 or 11 seasons now? The last 5 years? That's after McColl and Floer dropped out. Of course you would look better! But you did not mention that, did you?

Still waiting for you to tell me what sanctioning body made your
"RaceWithRusty" experience an actual race.

On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:27:44 PM UTC-4, Alan Baker wrote:
> On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:16:20 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
> > On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:16:08 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:06:00 AM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > > On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
> > > > > > On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
> > > > > > > [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
> > > > > > > have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Because it never can happen here?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
> > > > > > up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
> > > > > > took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > All medical appointments are not equal.
> > > > Of course not.
> > > > > Hernia can be life threatening.
> > > > As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.
> > > >
> > > > Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
> > > > these for general enjoyment:
> > > >
> > > > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
> > > > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png
> > >
> > > BTW, noticed that the log has an entry error: should be 78 not 81
> > > for tank size. As such, reduce SAC values by ~5% (78/81).
> > Got a chance to update the log; here's the corrected version's UI:
> >
> > http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log_corrected.png
>
> Dang, HH!
>
> A nearly 90 minute dive? And what... 8 minutes at 50'?

It was a shallow second dive. Went in, cruised the deeper part of the reef
hoping to see some of the loggerhead turtles that are arriving to nest, then
came back in to the shallower spur & groove formations & hunted up some
macro critters. Found a couple of corkscrew anemones with cleaner shrimp,
a nice filefish (tiny; need to look up its name) and a decorator crab. Pics in
a few more days.

> As a non-diver, it's interesting to see that those 8 minutes seem to mean
> you needed to spend nearly an hour coming back up.

Nah, 50fsw won’t become a decompression dive at just ten minutes; it’s more
like a full hour at that depth. This was a no-decompression profile the entire
time; you can peek at the bottom right’s graph (“Tissue Saturation”) and see
than none of the ‘compartment’ bars are even close to the red horizontal line.
Some of that is due to the ~hour spent shallow, plus using 32% Nitrox, but I
can also slide the time pointer around (this one’s at 81 minutes to match
the other pic) to see how close the loading got…if I had to guess, it had probably
peaked at around, oh, 35 minutes.

-hh

On 2023-05-12 11:57, -hh wrote:
> On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:27:44 PM UTC-4, Alan Baker wrote:
>> On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8:16:20 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
>>> On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:16:08 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:06:00 AM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:51:08 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
>>>>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:23:13 PM UTC-4, -hh wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:34:23 PM UTC-4, Thomas E. wrote:
>>>>>>>> [Alan] claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to
>>>>>>>> have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure…
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because it never can happen here?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I’m coordinating on a medical appointment this week that was set
>>>>>>> up in February. And another called for at the end of March which
>>>>>>> took ~3 weeks to get scheduled… it is finally going to be in August.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All medical appointments are not equal.
>>>>> Of course not.
>>>>>> Hernia can be life threatening.
>>>>> As well as less urgent too. As such, no use in trying to make a big deal about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, and on your brag attempt from however many years ago, figured I'd upload
>>>>> these for general enjoyment:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto_0403.jpg
>>>>> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log.png
>>>>
>>>> BTW, noticed that the log has an entry error: should be 78 not 81
>>>> for tank size. As such, reduce SAC values by ~5% (78/81).
>>> Got a chance to update the log; here's the corrected version's UI:
>>>
>>> http://huntzinger.com/photo/2023/brac/Suunto-log_corrected.png
>>
>> Dang, HH!
>>
>> A nearly 90 minute dive? And what... 8 minutes at 50'?
>
> It was a shallow second dive. Went in, cruised the deeper part of the reef
> hoping to see some of the loggerhead turtles that are arriving to nest, then
> came back in to the shallower spur & groove formations & hunted up some
> macro critters. Found a couple of corkscrew anemones with cleaner shrimp,
> a nice filefish (tiny; need to look up its name) and a decorator crab. Pics in
> a few more days.
>
>> As a non-diver, it's interesting to see that those 8 minutes seem to mean
>> you needed to spend nearly an hour coming back up.
>
> Nah, 50fsw won’t become a decompression dive at just ten minutes; it’s more
> like a full hour at that depth. This was a no-decompression profile the entire
> time; you can peek at the bottom right’s graph (“Tissue Saturation”) and see
> than none of the ‘compartment’ bars are even close to the red horizontal line.
> Some of that is due to the ~hour spent shallow, plus using 32% Nitrox, but I
> can also slide the time pointer around (this one’s at 81 minutes to match
> the other pic) to see how close the loading got…if I had to guess, it had probably
> peaked at around, oh, 35 minutes.
>
> -hh
>

Ah: "Tissue Saturation"!

Got it.

On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 2:23:16 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-12 11:12, Thomas E. wrote:
> > On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 12:54:37 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> >> On 2023-05-08 14:45, Thomas E. wrote:
> >>> On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:28:04 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> >>>> On 2023-05-07 15:34, Thomas E. wrote:
> >>>>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another
> >>>>> quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were
> >>>>> the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and
> >>>>> Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where
> >>>>> they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker
> >>>>> excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF
> >>>>> lap!
> >>>> The fact remains that I'm the second fastest FF driver ever around Mission.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave McKay and I went head-to-head all of 2019. In total, there were 27
> >>>> sessions when we were both on track.
> >>>>
> >>>> I was faster than Dave in 20 of those sessions. I was fastest FF overall
> >>>> in 17 of those sessions.
> >>>>
> >>>> Oh, and because of last year's tire supply issues, some of the drivers
> >>>> out there—specifically, Robert Fraser, are still using up Hoosier Club
> >>>> Ford tires already purchased.
> >>>>
> >>>> Those tires are good for about 2 seconds a lap.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for
> >>>>> hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to
> >>>>> get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or
> >>>>> July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get
> >>>>> all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
> >>>> I'm fascinated how you can both claim that I'm somehow a mediocre
> >>>> driver, when I've been faster than those you would term "all-star",
> >>>> Little Shit.
> >>>
> >>> Let's set this record straight.
> >>>
> >>> From 2016 to 2020 I show 43 races which were competitive from start to finish and you were entered.
> >>>
> >>> Winners:
> >>>
> >>> Floer: 17
> >>> McColl: 8
> >>> McKay: 10
> >>> Baker: 8
> >>>
> >>> McColl dropped out after 2016, else this record would likely be different. Floer dropped out after 2018. Then it was you and McKay in some races, not all.
> >>>
> >>> You can be faster, but overall you are not.
> >>>
> >> Riiiiiiight.
> >>
> >> Because the fair, logical way is to compare the last 5 years of a
> >> relatively new driver against the results of much more experienced drivers.
> >>
> >> I only started racing in 2013, Little Shit.
> >>
> >> Doug, Dave and Alan have all be racing for far longer.
> >>
> >> The simple fact is that the last time I went head-to-head for an entire
> >> season with one of those three, the results were
> >>
> >> McKay: 218 points
> >> Baker: 199 points
> >>
> >> And I had three races where I scored a total of 2 points due to:
> >>
> >> 1. Another driving crashing into me and taking me out of the rest of the
> >> weekend.
> >>
> >> 2. A health issue.
> >>
> >> Even if I'd finished all those three races in second place (and Dave and
> >> I were basically in first and second positions all season long) then I'd
> >> have won the SCCBC FF championship.
> >>
> >> <https://www.sccbc.net/racers/club-championship/2019-sccbc-club-standings/>
> >>
> >> And note that my very best lap was a full 7 tenths faster than his.
> >
> > LOL! You have had what, 10 or 11 seasons now? The last 5 years? That's after McColl and Floer dropped out. Of course you would look better! But you did not mention that, did you?
> This will be my 11th season.
>
> And you specifically brought up Dave McKay.

According to you this will not be your 11th season. You have not raced yet, and if your claimed hernia surgery timeline holds up you won't. And, if you look at some of those years you hardly entered any races.

On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 2:23:25 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-05-12 11:09, Thomas E. wrote:
> > On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 1:22:14 PM UTC-4, John wrote:
> >> On 5/7/2023 3:34 PM, Thomas E. wrote:
> >>> Dave McKay and Doug Floer returned for the debut 2023 race. Another quick driver, Robert Fraser, also showed up. The three of them were the best of the remaining field by several seconds per lap. McKay and Floer have been faster that Alan Baker in almost all the races where they competed. It's probably going to be a fun summer of loser-Baker excuses. I'm sure Alan will brag about having the almost record FF lap!
> >>>
> >>> Alan Baker did not show up. He claims to be laid up waiting for hernia surgery. Must terrible to have to wait in line for months to get simple surgical procedure, huh Alan? No racing until June or July? Giving the all-star season winning competition a chance to get all those laps in before you even show up? :-)
> >> Canada is a very socialistic country. No surprise one has to wait so
> >> long for surgery.
> >
> > February to now August! Wow, that means that Alan will probably miss the whole racing season. Very convenient. He does not have to face drivers who have cleaned his clock on a regular basis.
> LOLOLOLOLOL!
>
> Again, the last season that Dave and I ran together, we were close to
> even on points (less than 10% difference) and I had a large majority on
> fastest laps.
>
> Did he win the championship? Yup.
>
> Did he "clean my clock"? Please, Little Shit. Stop pretending you know
> anything about racing because you took a Walter Mitty experience with
> "RaceWithRusty".

Dave did not, but Doug and Alan did.