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- Sep 21, 2019
Saturday morning, February 13 0830 hours.
"Settle down ladies and gentlemen. Take your seats so we can get this drivers meeting over with and you can qualify your cars." The older official said holding a microphone and looking over the group of ARCA drivers, 36 strong, for the first race of the season. Rebecca Connor, 24, from Denver, Colorado, a 5-8 green eyed redhead with freckles that even ran down her neck and disappeared down the collar of her blouse took a quick look around for her teammate with Gerhart Racing*, and a rookie that was just starting this year. Thinking she spotted her, she paid attention to the man with the microphone, who continued, "You've already learned from testing last month that speeds have been cut farther due to some of the chassis adjustments and spoilers in an effort to keep you all safe. Seeing as there are an unprecedented 13 rookies this year and half are of the female persuasion, we are going to crack down even harder on sexual harassment."
"¡Finalmente!"** Veteran racer Julia Santovenia, 26, from Santa Rosalia, Mexico (Baja California) called out. She was one of several that had been harassed due to their gender the last few years.
"Yes, Julia... It IS about time. And it goes both ways, ladies. Harassing the guys, or fellow females and you will be in trouble, as well. First complaint you sit out the next race and will be fined. Second, a bigger fine and five races. Next time... See you next year after you've gone through a course for your behavior. Hopefully, once will be enough since most of you are vying for the championship."
"For you rookies, this is Daytona. You are not to go below the yellow line to advance your position. You all need to practice the yellow line is an invisible wall during qualifying. If it's determined that you DID go below the line to advance your position and you weren't forced there, you will be black flagged and brought into the pits for a stop and go. If you realize it yourself, and drop back on your own, you won't have to come in. If a caution comes out immediately after, and you had not tried to rectify it yourself, you will be regulated to the back of the pack. No other exceptions. Being a rookie isn't going to be an excuse, you're being told now in the driver's meeting."
After going over some more rule changes and covering rules for the rookies' benefits, the drivers were dismissed for qualifying for the Lucas Oil 200.
0930 Broadcasting Booth, 30 minutes into qualifying
"And going out on the track is the 00 of Samuel Brunswick of Dayton Ohio, 33, a wily journeyman with a known beef with Bobby Gerhart, and his racing team. There's the green flag to begin his run and he's looking real good going into turn one low on the race track and hugging the out of bounds line. Current pole sitter the 22 driver Ward Lehigh looks on as Brunswick goes down the backstretch. Looks like Lehigh's speed of 184.072 looks safe on the first lap as Brunswick crosses at 181.414. He'll have to pick up some major speed, almost three miles per hour, to threaten for the pole. All 36 cars here at Daytona will qualify for the race later today, it's just a matter of where in the field they'll be. Brunswick picks up a little on the second lap and will be back in the pack with a 181.600 flat.
Here's second year veteran Rebecca Connor on the track now, 24 from Denver, Colorado, she did well her rookie year in the 5 finishing 10th in the season points, she's busting a pretty good lap as she takes the white flag, no where near Patty Moise's record set in 1989 but good enough for the provisional pole. She's trying for a bit more as she flies down the backstretch of this two and a half mile tri-oval. Out of turn four, and she does pick it up a little more, from 184.333 to 184.406 miles per hour!" DJ, the color commentator for the ARCA broadcasts on BMR television and radio said excitedly, watching everything from high about the grandstands.
As Rebecca pulled in and climbed out, pit reporter Veronica Porter stuffed the mike in her face for her point of view on her pole run. "Sure it's good, but I think I left something on the table. I don't expect to keep the pole as Heidi hasn't run yet, and neither has my teammate. Rookies have a bad habit here of late not to leave anything out there. Look at me last year and my five poles."
She excused herself, and got up on her teammate Victoria's pitbox, driver of the 85, to watch her run.
Rebecca's car and paint scheme
*-This is an AU roleplay, as sadly, Gerhart is not active in ARCA this year.
**-Spanish for "It's about time!"
@LadyWolfie
"Settle down ladies and gentlemen. Take your seats so we can get this drivers meeting over with and you can qualify your cars." The older official said holding a microphone and looking over the group of ARCA drivers, 36 strong, for the first race of the season. Rebecca Connor, 24, from Denver, Colorado, a 5-8 green eyed redhead with freckles that even ran down her neck and disappeared down the collar of her blouse took a quick look around for her teammate with Gerhart Racing*, and a rookie that was just starting this year. Thinking she spotted her, she paid attention to the man with the microphone, who continued, "You've already learned from testing last month that speeds have been cut farther due to some of the chassis adjustments and spoilers in an effort to keep you all safe. Seeing as there are an unprecedented 13 rookies this year and half are of the female persuasion, we are going to crack down even harder on sexual harassment."
"¡Finalmente!"** Veteran racer Julia Santovenia, 26, from Santa Rosalia, Mexico (Baja California) called out. She was one of several that had been harassed due to their gender the last few years.
"Yes, Julia... It IS about time. And it goes both ways, ladies. Harassing the guys, or fellow females and you will be in trouble, as well. First complaint you sit out the next race and will be fined. Second, a bigger fine and five races. Next time... See you next year after you've gone through a course for your behavior. Hopefully, once will be enough since most of you are vying for the championship."
"For you rookies, this is Daytona. You are not to go below the yellow line to advance your position. You all need to practice the yellow line is an invisible wall during qualifying. If it's determined that you DID go below the line to advance your position and you weren't forced there, you will be black flagged and brought into the pits for a stop and go. If you realize it yourself, and drop back on your own, you won't have to come in. If a caution comes out immediately after, and you had not tried to rectify it yourself, you will be regulated to the back of the pack. No other exceptions. Being a rookie isn't going to be an excuse, you're being told now in the driver's meeting."
After going over some more rule changes and covering rules for the rookies' benefits, the drivers were dismissed for qualifying for the Lucas Oil 200.
0930 Broadcasting Booth, 30 minutes into qualifying
"And going out on the track is the 00 of Samuel Brunswick of Dayton Ohio, 33, a wily journeyman with a known beef with Bobby Gerhart, and his racing team. There's the green flag to begin his run and he's looking real good going into turn one low on the race track and hugging the out of bounds line. Current pole sitter the 22 driver Ward Lehigh looks on as Brunswick goes down the backstretch. Looks like Lehigh's speed of 184.072 looks safe on the first lap as Brunswick crosses at 181.414. He'll have to pick up some major speed, almost three miles per hour, to threaten for the pole. All 36 cars here at Daytona will qualify for the race later today, it's just a matter of where in the field they'll be. Brunswick picks up a little on the second lap and will be back in the pack with a 181.600 flat.
Here's second year veteran Rebecca Connor on the track now, 24 from Denver, Colorado, she did well her rookie year in the 5 finishing 10th in the season points, she's busting a pretty good lap as she takes the white flag, no where near Patty Moise's record set in 1989 but good enough for the provisional pole. She's trying for a bit more as she flies down the backstretch of this two and a half mile tri-oval. Out of turn four, and she does pick it up a little more, from 184.333 to 184.406 miles per hour!" DJ, the color commentator for the ARCA broadcasts on BMR television and radio said excitedly, watching everything from high about the grandstands.
As Rebecca pulled in and climbed out, pit reporter Veronica Porter stuffed the mike in her face for her point of view on her pole run. "Sure it's good, but I think I left something on the table. I don't expect to keep the pole as Heidi hasn't run yet, and neither has my teammate. Rookies have a bad habit here of late not to leave anything out there. Look at me last year and my five poles."
She excused herself, and got up on her teammate Victoria's pitbox, driver of the 85, to watch her run.
Rebecca's car and paint scheme
*-This is an AU roleplay, as sadly, Gerhart is not active in ARCA this year.
**-Spanish for "It's about time!"
@LadyWolfie
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