Lime Rock- First Day Racing
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Lime Rock- First Day Racing
im home safely with the car, minus some V712's, but rubber well spent. i had an awesome time. i woke up bright and early on thursday morning at 4.30 and left at 5 and arrived at the park at 7. it didnt start raining until i got there and didnt stop until right before my first run, so i got lucky or help from a higher power. my day started with me unpacking the 7and a walkthrough on the the course with the other novieces. i found, and they pointed out, that there are cones around every chicane to point out where you should be (great to look at while walking the track, even more help while racing and sometime difficult to get to) so we walked the track, and came back to the paddocks and lined up for racing. i was nervous and anxious and excited, so pretty much a flustered ball of emotions. we lined up to get on the track and they put an instructor in the drivers seats of all of the novices vehicles to point out the line of the track and how it should feel around the track (like a ballet on 4 wheels when driven correctly). so i have an instructor driving me around the track (if anyone truly knows me, they know i dont like or let anyone drive my car but me, so you can imagine how nervous i am at this moment already.) so the instuctor is driving my car showing me around the track and im getting a feel for where i should be and how the car feels. granted the track is wet and he isnt quite following the line, because the line has smooth pavement over it due to cars ripping the pavement up which makes it slicker then pavement in the rain due to the lack of texture to grip on. so the instructor, who by the way is a gentleman by the name of Nat for anyone keeping track, is driving my car and is getting a feel for it. the rearend kicks out around the esses by what i take as an accident because he asks what vehicle this is and follows the question by a 'wow, this thing has some go to it, huh?' which i reply an RX-7 and yes if you arent watching the speeds, she will kick out on you. he drives around a couple laps and feels my car out and then starts to push it a little harder as the laps progress. on the 4th lap hes trying to attack it with more aggression. around the esses i feel hes pushing it, just a little too hard. we come out of the esses take the right and turn into no name straight squirrely. the rear end kicks out, he tries correcting, and with the fd having a shorter wheel base, the cars rear end kicks out sending us into a 360. im reaching for the oh sh** bar, but i stuffed a towel in the door panel due to the open window and rain, so im pretty much grabbing for nothing. my heart comes close to everything but stopping as the world slowly stops spinning as im watching in slow motion the art of the 360 done by a proffessional. he punched the clutch and punches the brake and we do a (from a amatuers point of view) a perfect manuever. the car stops spinning in the exact spot that we were heading to and he keeps going like nothing happened. 'well sometimes that tends to happen. if it does you want to...........' im half listening while trying to collect myself. 'your tires might have a bald spot, but at least i kept it off the walls.' again, still collecting myself. oh yea, how can i forget the 2 cars right behind us as we were doing this trick of magnificant proportions. in the middle (180 degrees) of our turn, i looked out the windshield into the eyes of a gentlemen in a red hard top miata, wide eyed and startled, staring at me going with 'oh sh**' eyes just as i was. (the miata driver later came up to me and we had a good laugh about the situation.) so eventually we finished up the walkthrough and i literally fell out of the vehicle shaken still after 7 or so laps with him. i drove it back to the paddocks and told the story to my pit crew (zach) with a shaky voice and shaky hands. it was hard trying to show a line with your hands while shaking like a crackhead 
my first couple of laps were on a wet track, but as i earlier mentioned, it stopped raining right as i was lined up to head out. I was ran in a novice class with a full grid, so i had at least 10 cars on the track at the same time as me. in my novice class were: 2 AMG Mercedes', Z06, 2 240z's, Integra, Fox Body Mustang, 2 WRX STi's, 2 Evo VIIIs, and a couple more. so i had to fight for my line sometimes. they sent us out and i got my road racing fun on the way. first couple of laps i felt out the course and took it easy. i quickly found that this is not the track to take it too easy on, especially with cars taking up your rearview forcing you to speed up or move over.. i had cars up my a** within the first lap. i did the gentleman thing and drag raced them down the whole front straight just kidding, i moved to the side and let them go and watched their line. i figured it would be a great experience to see when they brake and the line they took. the cones that were placed at the chicanes to tell where you should be placed at each turn helped a lot. i seriously used them to play connect the dots. i would look ahead, look at the upcoming cone and turn my car a general sweeping motion towards it. i found the 'general' line of the track in the first practice heat. i didnt get creative just yet, so i stuck to where i should be. during the heat i had a corvette slowly catching up to me. so what did i do: pushed it harder. by the 4th or 5th lap i was attacking each corner like i meant it. i was done ***** footing and that corvette in my rear view kept taunting me. i didnt necessarily block him on the straightways but i never broke my line to let him pass, as i was told not to. it is the responsibilty of the passer to safely pass the vehicle in his way. he eventually caught up to me on the downhill and by the time the front straigh came up, he was on my a** and gone. i watched and followed his line for as long as i could. i actually kept up with him in the corners and couldve passed him on no name straight. i just wanted to see how he came out of the down hill and into the front straight with soo much speed. by the time we got to the bottom of the hill, he was gone. so that was how my first heat went, pretty much.
by the time my second heat came up, i had a general feel for my cars reactions to the corners and the line of the track. i found quickly that if you are out of the line, the track let's you know quickly. too much gas, you're out of the pace and you're trying to make up for it throughout the next chicances; too much brake, you dont have enough speed to fully carry yourself through the next corner. but when you're driving the line as it should be, it does truly feel like a dance with you, the car and the track. it's just a smooth motion connecting you from one turn to the next. it feels like nothing else ive ever felt before. i cant even describe it (anyone who has raced lime rock or any road course im sure knows how i feel when it just feels right). so i had 2 heats with about 9-10 laps each and then i came in and they started time attacks. as the day progressed, the heat slowly rose. as the heat rose, my car was more vulnerable to the heat. i actually ran the car at upwards of 110*c. not for more then 2 laps though, when i saw the heat rise, i laid off the boost, upshifted, and just cruised the track. i couldve pitted in and let the car cool down, but i wanted to get as much seat time as possible. the car was fine after i brought it in, just needed some time to rest and cool down. the track store had water wetter, so i grabbed some and got some water from the bathroom and put some in. did it help; no, not really, but that's ok. a valliant effort was put forth in the struggle against high temperatures in a rotary powered vehicle.
later in the afternoon, we had time attacks. they set the time attack session up in order of numbers. i was number 72, so i had some time to prep the car and watch how others rode the line from the towers. my tires, as expected, rose in pressure since the morning. so i sprayed them off to cool them down and i lowered the pressure to 33 in the front and 31 in the rear. i pulled out of my paddock and headed over to the line up and got in my place. we had some difficulty in times due to cars catching up to vehicles in front of them, so we had to deal with re-runs. i lined up behind a 240z and i had a turbo charged sentra behind me. so im thinking 'ok this is fine. i shouldnt catch the z for a while, and i should pull away from the sentra.' hahahaha, yea right, never underestimate any vehicle you see at the track. ANY, no matter if its a ford fiesta with your grandmother driving it, underestimating can be youre biggest mistake. anyway, back to story time. so im lined up, i get pushed out onto the track for my time attack. they have it set up so there is 1 warm up lap, 2 time attacks, and 1 cool down lap. i pull out of the pit, gradually get up to speed and warm up the tires a little bit with a little tire squeal here and there and i ride the line. i go through the big bend on the inside of the line to work the left tires a little more to warm them up. so thats how my warm up lap went. i came out of the down hill and into the front straight with ample speed to turn out a good lap time.
i let off the throttle by the time i hit the starting line and i am tapping the brakes by the 6 and full on the brakes between 4 and 3. i stay tucked to the left and late apex the big bend and hit it in the middle of the apex on the inside and follow the middle of the track with my left wheel hanging out of the smooth pavement. i come out of big bend with a late brake into the short right turn on the wheel and into the begginning of the esses with a left hander. i run a late brake and late apex on the left hander and hit the corner right at the middle of the turn and head straight to the right hander's left side and again attack it with a late apex. i come out of the right hander with my car floating to the left side of the track and tuck myself to the right side to catch the end of the bumps to set myself up for the no name straight and then the up hill. i downshift to third and late brake to prepare for the next right hander. i pull on the uphill, and the car squats as i hit the angle increase. i lay off the gas ever so slightly as to not spin the tires too much as i come off the hill. i 'land' and settle and upshift to 4th for the short straightaway and then quickly downshift to third. i pull left then quickly right to set up for the right hander before the downhill. i put myself to the far left of the downhill to set up for the front straight. i late brake as much as possible to set up for the downhill. i brake just enough on the down hill to set me up for the end of the hill and into the front straightaway. i come out of the bend at 85mph and i keep it throttled and push it as hard as i could. i hit 117-120mph (the last thing at that speed was looking down, for all those concerned with how fast i got on the front straight, im sorry, it was in that vicinity) on the straight, and let off the throttle as i cross the starting line and tap the brake at the 6 and get on it at 4-3 and am set up for the big bend. and thats how my time attacks went. by the end of my second time attack lap and begginning of my cool down lap, i had the turbo sentra in my rear view, so i had pushed it a little bit but not fully all out on the last run. i figured my car can cool down in the paddock my best unofficial time of the day was a 1:13.1. it could be slower or faster, im not sure. my friend Zack (basqueinmyzachism) timed my laps for me, and thats what he had for best time. thanks zach, it was great meeting you and i appreciate your support. and me being the stubborn *** that i am had to see what everyone was talking about on the uphill. so on my second time attack, third lap, i push it up the hill and over the crest without fully letting off the throttle (:warning-this is not how it should be done! if you push it too hard over the crest, your car's suspension will fully extend and your steering wheel will fill light, causing you to turn more. when you land and your tires catch, your car will go where your steering wheel was pointed, which can send you to the inside of the track at full speed. so again do not do this.). it is quite the rush when all you see is blue sky and you get a tickle in your stomach. just like a roller coaster ride. i landed and rode it out and my car caught a little bit, but i straightened it out quickly. everyone warned me about it, but i had to feel it first hand (again see above mentioned warning)
so thats pretty much how my day went. i met a lot of nice guys full of enthusiasm and advice and learned a hell of a lot. my day ended with a Subaru/RX-7 meet at Hooters on the Berlin turnpike and my girlfriend waiting for me at home. i keep putting myself in the drivers seat and going for laps on the track throughout my day, recreating in my mind how it went. i really cant wait to get back on the track and after road racing, autocrossing's not looking like as much fun. im still a begginner, as most of you who have seen me race would clearly know, and im still sticking to autocrossing. i feel i can learn a lot about myself and my car through autocrossing, but roadracing is where i want to be. with that said, i have to prepare my car a lot different then how i was planning on. I need to change the intercooler/radiator set up and a single turbo is definatly in the long shot picture. with my temps running as hot as they were, it would not be smart to leave it as it is. the suspension is awesome on the road race, so im gonna leave that as it is. i am hoping to get back on the track at least one more time this year on Lime Rock and hopefully once at Pocono.
so thats how my first day on Lime Rock went. i have a video of my Time Attack session including warm up and cool down laps, but i cant find a way to upload them. once i figure out how to, ill put them up. i am going to the american le mans series on the 1st with hopefully my little brother, so if anyone from the club is planning on going, let me know and hopefully we can meet up. sorry i went on forever, it was seriously a breathtaking experience that i hope everyone can one day feel and this thread does not truly express how it was, but it gets a little feel and a teaser that should hopefully push anyone who wants to race Lime Rock to take that first step and get out there. If you've read this far, thanks, and im sorry it took forever.
my first couple of laps were on a wet track, but as i earlier mentioned, it stopped raining right as i was lined up to head out. I was ran in a novice class with a full grid, so i had at least 10 cars on the track at the same time as me. in my novice class were: 2 AMG Mercedes', Z06, 2 240z's, Integra, Fox Body Mustang, 2 WRX STi's, 2 Evo VIIIs, and a couple more. so i had to fight for my line sometimes. they sent us out and i got my road racing fun on the way. first couple of laps i felt out the course and took it easy. i quickly found that this is not the track to take it too easy on, especially with cars taking up your rearview forcing you to speed up or move over.. i had cars up my a** within the first lap. i did the gentleman thing and drag raced them down the whole front straight
just kidding, i moved to the side and let them go and watched their line. i figured it would be a great experience to see when they brake and the line they took. the cones that were placed at the chicanes to tell where you should be placed at each turn helped a lot. i seriously used them to play connect the dots. i would look ahead, look at the upcoming cone and turn my car a general sweeping motion towards it. i found the 'general' line of the track in the first practice heat. i didnt get creative just yet, so i stuck to where i should be. during the heat i had a corvette slowly catching up to me. so what did i do: pushed it harder. by the 4th or 5th lap i was attacking each corner like i meant it. i was done ***** footing and that corvette in my rear view kept taunting me. i didnt necessarily block him on the straightways but i never broke my line to let him pass, as i was told not to. it is the responsibilty of the passer to safely pass the vehicle in his way. he eventually caught up to me on the downhill and by the time the front straigh came up, he was on my a** and gone. i watched and followed his line for as long as i could. i actually kept up with him in the corners and couldve passed him on no name straight. i just wanted to see how he came out of the down hill and into the front straight with soo much speed. by the time we got to the bottom of the hill, he was gone. so that was how my first heat went, pretty much.by the time my second heat came up, i had a general feel for my cars reactions to the corners and the line of the track. i found quickly that if you are out of the line, the track let's you know quickly. too much gas, you're out of the pace and you're trying to make up for it throughout the next chicances; too much brake, you dont have enough speed to fully carry yourself through the next corner. but when you're driving the line as it should be, it does truly feel like a dance with you, the car and the track. it's just a smooth motion connecting you from one turn to the next. it feels like nothing else ive ever felt before. i cant even describe it (anyone who has raced lime rock or any road course im sure knows how i feel when it just feels right). so i had 2 heats with about 9-10 laps each and then i came in and they started time attacks. as the day progressed, the heat slowly rose. as the heat rose, my car was more vulnerable to the heat. i actually ran the car at upwards of 110*c. not for more then 2 laps though, when i saw the heat rise, i laid off the boost, upshifted, and just cruised the track. i couldve pitted in and let the car cool down, but i wanted to get as much seat time as possible. the car was fine after i brought it in, just needed some time to rest and cool down. the track store had water wetter, so i grabbed some and got some water from the bathroom and put some in. did it help; no, not really, but that's ok. a valliant effort was put forth in the struggle against high temperatures in a rotary powered vehicle.
later in the afternoon, we had time attacks. they set the time attack session up in order of numbers. i was number 72, so i had some time to prep the car and watch how others rode the line from the towers. my tires, as expected, rose in pressure since the morning. so i sprayed them off to cool them down and i lowered the pressure to 33 in the front and 31 in the rear. i pulled out of my paddock and headed over to the line up and got in my place. we had some difficulty in times due to cars catching up to vehicles in front of them, so we had to deal with re-runs. i lined up behind a 240z and i had a turbo charged sentra behind me. so im thinking 'ok this is fine. i shouldnt catch the z for a while, and i should pull away from the sentra.' hahahaha, yea right, never underestimate any vehicle you see at the track. ANY, no matter if its a ford fiesta with your grandmother driving it, underestimating can be youre biggest mistake. anyway, back to story time. so im lined up, i get pushed out onto the track for my time attack. they have it set up so there is 1 warm up lap, 2 time attacks, and 1 cool down lap. i pull out of the pit, gradually get up to speed and warm up the tires a little bit with a little tire squeal here and there and i ride the line. i go through the big bend on the inside of the line to work the left tires a little more to warm them up. so thats how my warm up lap went. i came out of the down hill and into the front straight with ample speed to turn out a good lap time.
i let off the throttle by the time i hit the starting line and i am tapping the brakes by the 6 and full on the brakes between 4 and 3. i stay tucked to the left and late apex the big bend and hit it in the middle of the apex on the inside and follow the middle of the track with my left wheel hanging out of the smooth pavement. i come out of big bend with a late brake into the short right turn on the wheel and into the begginning of the esses with a left hander. i run a late brake and late apex on the left hander and hit the corner right at the middle of the turn and head straight to the right hander's left side and again attack it with a late apex. i come out of the right hander with my car floating to the left side of the track and tuck myself to the right side to catch the end of the bumps to set myself up for the no name straight and then the up hill. i downshift to third and late brake to prepare for the next right hander. i pull on the uphill, and the car squats as i hit the angle increase. i lay off the gas ever so slightly as to not spin the tires too much as i come off the hill. i 'land' and settle and upshift to 4th for the short straightaway and then quickly downshift to third. i pull left then quickly right to set up for the right hander before the downhill. i put myself to the far left of the downhill to set up for the front straight. i late brake as much as possible to set up for the downhill. i brake just enough on the down hill to set me up for the end of the hill and into the front straightaway. i come out of the bend at 85mph and i keep it throttled and push it as hard as i could. i hit 117-120mph (the last thing at that speed was looking down, for all those concerned with how fast i got on the front straight, im sorry, it was in that vicinity) on the straight, and let off the throttle as i cross the starting line and tap the brake at the 6 and get on it at 4-3 and am set up for the big bend. and thats how my time attacks went. by the end of my second time attack lap and begginning of my cool down lap, i had the turbo sentra in my rear view, so i had pushed it a little bit but not fully all out on the last run. i figured my car can cool down in the paddock
my best unofficial time of the day was a 1:13.1. it could be slower or faster, im not sure. my friend Zack (basqueinmyzachism) timed my laps for me, and thats what he had for best time. thanks zach, it was great meeting you and i appreciate your support. and me being the stubborn *** that i am had to see what everyone was talking about on the uphill. so on my second time attack, third lap, i push it up the hill and over the crest without fully letting off the throttle (:warning-this is not how it should be done! if you push it too hard over the crest, your car's suspension will fully extend and your steering wheel will fill light, causing you to turn more. when you land and your tires catch, your car will go where your steering wheel was pointed, which can send you to the inside of the track at full speed. so again do not do this.). it is quite the rush when all you see is blue sky and you get a tickle in your stomach. just like a roller coaster ride. i landed and rode it out and my car caught a little bit, but i straightened it out quickly. everyone warned me about it, but i had to feel it first hand (again see above mentioned warning)so thats pretty much how my day went. i met a lot of nice guys full of enthusiasm and advice and learned a hell of a lot. my day ended with a Subaru/RX-7 meet at Hooters on the Berlin turnpike and my girlfriend waiting for me at home. i keep putting myself in the drivers seat and going for laps on the track throughout my day, recreating in my mind how it went. i really cant wait to get back on the track and after road racing, autocrossing's not looking like as much fun. im still a begginner, as most of you who have seen me race would clearly know, and im still sticking to autocrossing. i feel i can learn a lot about myself and my car through autocrossing, but roadracing is where i want to be. with that said, i have to prepare my car a lot different then how i was planning on. I need to change the intercooler/radiator set up and a single turbo is definatly in the long shot picture. with my temps running as hot as they were, it would not be smart to leave it as it is. the suspension is awesome on the road race, so im gonna leave that as it is. i am hoping to get back on the track at least one more time this year on Lime Rock and hopefully once at Pocono.
so thats how my first day on Lime Rock went. i have a video of my Time Attack session including warm up and cool down laps, but i cant find a way to upload them. once i figure out how to, ill put them up. i am going to the american le mans series on the 1st with hopefully my little brother, so if anyone from the club is planning on going, let me know and hopefully we can meet up. sorry i went on forever, it was seriously a breathtaking experience that i hope everyone can one day feel and this thread does not truly express how it was, but it gets a little feel and a teaser that should hopefully push anyone who wants to race Lime Rock to take that first step and get out there. If you've read this far, thanks, and im sorry it took forever.
Does Nat have a last name? I need to know so I can put him on the list of of people who will never drive my car. He didn't even look at the car he was about to drive before he got into it? He probably didn't even know it was rear wheel drive until it stepped out on him.
I'm glad you had fun. Like some of the other many great events in your life, you'll never forget your first time.
I think you understand why I'm not so anxious to autocross.
I'm glad you had fun. Like some of the other many great events in your life, you'll never forget your first time.
I think you understand why I'm not so anxious to autocross.
most triumphant
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hey brother, you did a great job, i talked to a few guys who frequient (sp) limerock and i told them about your lap times....they said you did a good job for your first time...my buddy scott runs a Z06 at 1:01s per lap but he has been running there for a while now...you did great. i am glad i could have been some help! i had a blast myself, and im hoping that in october that i can be running it with you and my 7 and your 7 can dominate our class together.... i may have been driving stick for less than 1 year but i think i can handle the course 
yep your 1:13.1 was a great time and i had a blast...DAMN taht little asian chick monica was smokin i should have stepped it up a tad 
and been all over that ****....hahaha
hooters was fun too, man our waitress had quite a little caboose on her huh!?
well man, i had a great time, and i cant wait to chill with you again! you will have to come down to CT again and chill with my friends and i, or maybe i can come up to worcester or something!
well peace out, and good track day.
OH yeah PS: my buddy Karl will be headed up there for the practice runs for the ALMS **** so i may see you or i may not!
PEACE
Zak
yep your 1:13.1 was a great time and i had a blast...DAMN taht little asian chick monica was smokin i should have stepped it up a tad and been all over that ****....hahahahooters was fun too, man our waitress had quite a little caboose on her huh!?
well man, i had a great time, and i cant wait to chill with you again! you will have to come down to CT again and chill with my friends and i, or maybe i can come up to worcester or something!
well peace out, and good track day.
OH yeah PS: my buddy Karl will be headed up there for the practice runs for the ALMS **** so i may see you or i may not!
PEACE
Zak
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Pictures of me racing
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206c14.jpg getting ready to line up
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/06220635.jpg
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/06220660.jpg standing around, red sox hat
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206172.jpg me=owned by orange mustang
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206174.jpg fiero=owned on front straight
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206202.jpg
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206208.jpg In the front for a little while through the esses.
http://www.cartct.com/index1.php?ce.../06-22-06p.html pics of everyone.
pictures taken by Chip Rutan, Joe Skibisky, Chris Zelle, and Kevin FitzMaurice.
i didnt get a name. nice guy, he watched me all day and had good advice everytime i talked to him. yea, after yesterday, autocossing doesnt seem as fun. im heading down to another CART-CT event this sunday in Bristol. i can replay the day for the next month over and over in my head and be in complete nirvana
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206c14.jpg getting ready to line up
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/06220635.jpg
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/06220660.jpg standing around, red sox hat
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206172.jpg me=owned by orange mustang
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206174.jpg fiero=owned on front straight
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206202.jpg
http://www.cartct.com/results/06-22-06/062206208.jpg In the front for a little while through the esses.
http://www.cartct.com/index1.php?ce.../06-22-06p.html pics of everyone.
pictures taken by Chip Rutan, Joe Skibisky, Chris Zelle, and Kevin FitzMaurice.
i didnt get a name. nice guy, he watched me all day and had good advice everytime i talked to him. yea, after yesterday, autocossing doesnt seem as fun. im heading down to another CART-CT event this sunday in Bristol. i can replay the day for the next month over and over in my head and be in complete nirvana
most triumphant
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From: Litchfield, CT
east coast.....let me tell you first hand, nat is an incredible driver....watching what he did was unbelieveable... trust me you would be so lucky to have nat take you for your first spin!
Zak
Zak
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hey, thanks again Zak for coming and keeping track of my times. again, i really appreciate the support and food i will be going to the ALMS event next saturday so ill give you a call and we can meet up. Hooters food: yuck city. Hooters waitresses: worth the crappy food. it was too bad we got ignored by all the subaru owners, but it was nice to come out of the restaraunt to a sexy FD and FC. hopefully you get set for racing in october. im definatly gonna be there. the air will be much cooler, so i should make a little more power and ill have a cooler engine. thanks again, give me a call sometime. as for the spin, i could have been better off without it. incredible to watch and witness first hand, but he almost gave me a heart attack. he really should have at least known what he was driving though and the set up of the vehicle better. but thats life, im alive, the rx-7s outside the window. life is great.
i will be going to the ALMS event next saturday so ill give you a call and we can meet up. Hooters food: yuck city. Hooters waitresses: worth the crappy food. it was too bad we got ignored by all the subaru owners, but it was nice to come out of the restaraunt to a sexy FD and FC. hopefully you get set for racing in october. im definatly gonna be there. the air will be much cooler, so i should make a little more power and ill have a cooler engine. thanks again, give me a call sometime. as for the spin, i could have been better off without it. incredible to watch and witness first hand, but he almost gave me a heart attack. he really should have at least known what he was driving though and the set up of the vehicle better. but thats life, im alive, the rx-7s outside the window. life is great.
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Originally Posted by basqueinmyFC
east coast.....let me tell you first hand, nat is an incredible driver....watching what he did was unbelieveable... trust me you would be so lucky to have nat take you for your first spin!
Zak
Zak
most triumphant
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yeah, i was talking about Nat, at Limerock, he is part of C.A.R.T., conn. auto-x and rally team, but they did it on the limerock road course. i was just saying that he was a good driver, i was saying this in reguards to your comment,
Quote: "Does Nat have a last name? I need to know so I can put him on the list of of people who will never drive my car. He didn't even look at the car he was about to drive before he got into it? He probably didn't even know it was rear wheel drive until it stepped out on him"
true he should have known about the car, i agree with you whole heartedly... there was just a misunderstanding...my bad!
Zak
Quote: "Does Nat have a last name? I need to know so I can put him on the list of of people who will never drive my car. He didn't even look at the car he was about to drive before he got into it? He probably didn't even know it was rear wheel drive until it stepped out on him"
true he should have known about the car, i agree with you whole heartedly... there was just a misunderstanding...my bad!
Zak
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sounds like a lot of fun
this november, i'm going to the NASA high performance driving event with my 7. Should be a lot of fun!!
hey, maybe i'll see ya at limerock this saturday. I'll be in the white SA
this november, i'm going to the NASA high performance driving event with my 7. Should be a lot of fun!!
hey, maybe i'll see ya at limerock this saturday. I'll be in the white SA
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Lime Rock Video Up!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...=865916817&n=2
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...=865916817&n=2
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i only put pictures up of my car cause my curves could never compete with a FD RX-7 ') . glad you enjoyed the story, but its not nearly enough to describe the experience. sorry about the bad angle in the movie. i wanted to watch myself race (soo vein) to see where i can improve my driving, ill set it up better next race.
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Rick, I was having flashbacks reading your story. All great fun! I'm glad you lived to tell about it. The 360 is just like the Shelby GT350 I was watching, real fire in the eyes! That hill is something isn't it?
Christian, we have your chair and Rick "R" compounds. We'll see you both at the "cone-a-thon" in July won't we?
I agree with Pete. I got sick of auto-x after a few years and ran with COM for time trial events where you are on a real track and get real seat time. David is only 17 and auto-x is where he can race for now. He turns 18 next November and you know where we will be, HPDE in a heartbeat.
Christian, we have your chair and Rick "R" compounds. We'll see you both at the "cone-a-thon" in July won't we?
I agree with Pete. I got sick of auto-x after a few years and ran with COM for time trial events where you are on a real track and get real seat time. David is only 17 and auto-x is where he can race for now. He turns 18 next November and you know where we will be, HPDE in a heartbeat.
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From: Massachusetts
it was definatly a memorable event (360) and day.
my time attack laps were 73.067 and 74.946.
im happy with them considering a Z06 and M3 were wthin seconds from me, and i only ran 10PSI.
here are all of the results from the day.
http://www.cartct.com/index1.php?cen...s/06-22-06.htm
my time attack laps were 73.067 and 74.946.
im happy with them considering a Z06 and M3 were wthin seconds from me, and i only ran 10PSI.
here are all of the results from the day.
http://www.cartct.com/index1.php?cen...s/06-22-06.htm
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you guys should do the lime rock event with me in october with CART CT. im going with 3 other FD's. just sign up quick, cause spots go up quickly. i noticed that i was a little faster then the spitfire. it was gonna be a surprise
