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11-16-06, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
That corvette is looking mighty tasty have you been lapping it at all and if so what's the review?
I'm retired from instructing because of too many really fast cars in the hands of too many newbies. I'm riding sports touring bikes for fun. Sedate old man stuff.
11-18-06, 09:11 AM
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WaHOO!... The last FATT was a wild one. Somebody hit a dear in the chute (luckily, it was an Impalla SS, and the guy just lined back up with a dent in his door!), somebody swerved to split two more, another idiot blew his mustang and ran all the way down the front straight, on line, dropping fluid, and another rolled a 350Z and crushed the roof. The pass wavage was at a decided premium as well.
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
11-18-06, 05:07 PM
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I picked up a turbo kit from Fritz today at VIR, and got a ride with him I was very impressed. I dont think we ever got passed, but we sure left a lot of cars behind us, and it wasn't even his track car.
Not sure how Fritz feels, but I thought the pass waves were slow coming also.
Fritz is the man
Not sure how Fritz feels, but I thought the pass waves were slow coming also.
Fritz is the man
11-19-06, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
WaHOO!... The last FATT was a wild one. Somebody hit a dear in the chute (luckily, it was an Impalla SS, and the guy just lined back up with a dent in his door!), somebody swerved to split two more, another idiot blew his mustang and ran all the way down the front straight, on line, dropping fluid, and another rolled a 350Z and crushed the roof. The pass wavage was at a decided premium as well.
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
My wife did really well in the RX8, her instructor said she progressed very well, and then 2 other instructors told her she improved greatly over the 2 days. Not bad for someone who's only been driving manual for just over a year. She's already making noises about going back.
I had a great session chasing a yellow C6 Z06 which i got on HD Video - but you'll all have to wait a while for Bill to get it on DVD and send it to me. The damn thing took something like 10 GB of data for two 20 min sessions.
11-19-06, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesisfury
what camcorder you using?
I'm hoping that i can take the data and downsize it or whatever to 480 so I can make some web friendly videos with it.
11-20-06, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bradrx7
Nah. No tracking the convertible... by design as it has no roll bar.
I'm retired from instructing because of too many really fast cars in the hands of too many newbies. I'm riding sports touring bikes for fun. Sedate old man stuff.
I'm retired from instructing because of too many really fast cars in the hands of too many newbies. I'm riding sports touring bikes for fun. Sedate old man stuff.
Slap a roll bar in the vette and do some guest class room appearances
11-20-06, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
WaHOO!... The last FATT was a wild one. Somebody hit a dear in the chute (luckily, it was an Impalla SS, and the guy just lined back up with a dent in his door!), somebody swerved to split two more, another idiot blew his mustang and ran all the way down the front straight, on line, dropping fluid, and another rolled a 350Z and crushed the roof. The pass wavage was at a decided premium as well.
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
Pete,
Those FATT days are WILD damn!
When you come across a c6 Z with a good shoe behind the wheel you'll be thinking differently trust me hehe. A stock GT3 in the right hands is a monster so a c6 Z will be untouchable.
The Audi group is very good with giving passes but FDs usually surprise everybody.
11-20-06, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Johny zoom
I picked up a turbo kit from Fritz today at VIR, and got a ride with him I was very impressed. I dont think we ever got passed, but we sure left a lot of cars behind us, and it wasn't even his track car.
Not sure how Fritz feels, but I thought the pass waves were slow coming also.
Fritz is the man
Not sure how Fritz feels, but I thought the pass waves were slow coming also.
Fritz is the man
Nice meeting you and glad you enjoyed the ride.
You gots to love HOOSIERS
Stock twins at 10 psi with the bolt ons and wasn't passed once all weekend
However the twins are toast now. They had one foot on the bannana peel and the other in the grave before the event so now they're pretty much laid flat out lol.
Even with temps in the 50s the car was running hot and intake temps should of been better. These cars are really difficult to track all out with stock twins in place.
11-20-06, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
Wow, looks just like my car w/ the black wheels!
Light years away from the KB or Gene's car but still a decent setup.
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11-20-06, 09:53 AM
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11-20-06, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ptrhahn
WaHOO!... The last FATT was a wild one. Somebody hit a dear in the chute (luckily, it was an Impalla SS, and the guy just lined back up with a dent in his door!), somebody swerved to split two more, another idiot blew his mustang and ran all the way down the front straight, on line, dropping fluid, and another rolled a 350Z and crushed the roof. The pass wavage was at a decided premium as well.
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
My pit neighbors had a nice new C6 Z06 wearing the new CCW 1-piece wheels w/ 295/345 Pilot Sportcups, and another in a GT3. Rumors of the Z's untouchability have been greatly exagerated. I ran right down the straight with it on 12 psi. You single turbo guys have got 'em.
I hope VIR is fun, wildlife-free, and the Audi guys are better w/ the pass waves :-)
11-20-06, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
Glad to hear you didn't have any problems though. Yea, nothing sucks more than some guy in an overpriced/underperforming car that refuses to let you pass because he can't accept the fact that he's getting the pants beat off him by a 15 year old machine.
11-20-06, 02:46 PM
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That was me in the single this past weekend. This was my 5th track day ever and 1st time on the full course so I am by far the slowest part of that car. Fritz helped me get much faster over the weekend. In my last couple sessions I finally got 4 & 11 close to right on a consistent basis. Fortunately the folks in my group were good with point-bys because as I got a better handle on the car they became very frequent. Fritz, thanks for the fun and all the help. Chris
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Originally Posted by Renesisfury
or a guy in a corvette that holds you up all the way thru the turns, and all of a sudden on a straight hes driving a rocket ship
11-20-06, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Section8
I dunno if it was my exit speed out of oak tree, or the drivers of the 2 C6 vettes in my run group but i was closing on both of them on the back straight and the front straight.
11-20-06, 05:54 PM
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I dunno how much better a shoe he would have needed to be to stomp on the gas down the main straight!
Hey man, i'll give you a ring re: coming down some time this week... if you've got time...
Hey man, i'll give you a ring re: coming down some time this week... if you've got time...
Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
Pete,
Those FATT days are WILD damn!
When you come across a c6 Z with a good shoe behind the wheel you'll be thinking differently trust me hehe. A stock GT3 in the right hands is a monster so a c6 Z will be untouchable.
The Audi group is very good with giving passes but FDs usually surprise everybody.
Those FATT days are WILD damn!
When you come across a c6 Z with a good shoe behind the wheel you'll be thinking differently trust me hehe. A stock GT3 in the right hands is a monster so a c6 Z will be untouchable.
The Audi group is very good with giving passes but FDs usually surprise everybody.
11-20-06, 08:28 PM
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What was your top speed before braking?
I'd say you have 335 rwhp max at 12psi and he has 400 plus so the math doesn't add up. I think those cars are geared pretty damn well too and lord know the torque can handle the weight.
Anytime this week is good
I'd say you have 335 rwhp max at 12psi and he has 400 plus so the math doesn't add up. I think those cars are geared pretty damn well too and lord know the torque can handle the weight.
Anytime this week is good
Originally Posted by ptrhahn
I dunno how much better a shoe he would have needed to be to stomp on the gas down the main straight!
Hey man, i'll give you a ring re: coming down some time this week... if you've got time...
Hey man, i'll give you a ring re: coming down some time this week... if you've got time...
11-20-06, 08:30 PM
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Hey Chris,
You have a really well sorted track car and it was a pleasure riding along last weekend
That car is 100 percent monster and it will take some serious skill to handle it and you certainly have the tools and attitude for the task.
Best of luck in Iraq and hopefully I'll see you at the track when you get back.
You have a really well sorted track car and it was a pleasure riding along last weekend
That car is 100 percent monster and it will take some serious skill to handle it and you certainly have the tools and attitude for the task.
Best of luck in Iraq and hopefully I'll see you at the track when you get back.
Originally Posted by cmack133
That was me in the single this past weekend. This was my 5th track day ever and 1st time on the full course so I am by far the slowest part of that car. Fritz helped me get much faster over the weekend. In my last couple sessions I finally got 4 & 11 close to right on a consistent basis. Fortunately the folks in my group were good with point-bys because as I got a better handle on the car they became very frequent. Fritz, thanks for the fun and all the help. Chris