My video - How NOT to take the "Bus Stop" at Watkins Glen
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My video - How NOT to take the "Bus Stop" at Watkins Glen
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Originally Posted by DamonB
Looks like the curb upset the car, he over corrected and the rest was gardening
That's me driving by the way!
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Originally Posted by 3RotorRocket
That sucks.
What's the damage?
Brake in, Accel out.
What's the damage?
Brake in, Accel out.
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Originally Posted by Ben 84 RX-7
That's me driving by the way!
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Originally Posted by NasaPro7
Ben, you got away pretty lucky
sounds like the motor is on its last legs....
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sounds like the motor is on its last legs....
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It sounds great when it is running! I think he means that when you restarted it, it sounds like it is getting low on compression. That spinning that it took to build up enough compression to fire gets worse and worse until it won't pump up enough to fire without a bit of atf down the old carb. This is the same fun trick that makes your neighbors call the fire department becasue they are sure your garage is on fire. Ahhhh, the joys of rotaries!
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All in a day's racing huh? I put myself into the gravel trap in the festival curves at Portland once. I was going for 1st gear and got hung up between 1st and reverse ('66 Dodge with Hurst shifter). When I finally got 1st gear I was turning left and I let out the clutch and gave it too much throttle. The back end came out and my front tires ended up in the gravel. With the back tires on the grass I was stuck.
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Bos- you got it. The sounds when starting is it building compression... it may run another couple years like that
It does sounds good when running though!
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It does sounds good when running though!
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Originally Posted by Ben 84 RX-7
I raced a Grand Am Cup race there 3 years ago, had a great time there, you guys are fortunate to be able to race on great tracks for club days!
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Originally Posted by cagedruss
Feel for you. After watching the video I noticed the dejected head movement and eye expression after you tried to pull out of the gravel pit. Priceless!!
I raced a Grand Am Cup race there 3 years ago, had a great time there, you guys are fortunate to be able to race on great tracks for club days!
I raced a Grand Am Cup race there 3 years ago, had a great time there, you guys are fortunate to be able to race on great tracks for club days!
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I did basically the same thing when I was there in July.
It's funny...everyone knows that once you're that deep in the gravel and have stopped there's basically no hope of getting out again on your own....but everyone spins the tires in a dejected attempt to drive out of it anyway.
It's funny...everyone knows that once you're that deep in the gravel and have stopped there's basically no hope of getting out again on your own....but everyone spins the tires in a dejected attempt to drive out of it anyway.
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