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Went road racing for the first time @ Summit Point

Old 08-15-08, 07:44 PM
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Went road racing for the first time @ Summit Point

Hey guys.....Im kind of a virgin in this section, lol. Went to my first road course today at Summit Point for FATT. I had the best time in my car EVER. Never thought I'd say this, but drag racing doesn't hold a candle to the excitment, driver feedback, and nonstop action. Have to thank Ray Wilson of PFSupercars for getting my car ready in time. I swapped in my HKS hipermax coilovers, hawk blues, and a set of Nitto NT-01's.
The first two sessions I ***** footed around the course. Remember I've never turned my car before, lol. By the third session I was passing people and having a great time chasing down a 911 and a Z06. Both of whom saw my taillights by the end of the session, lol....
Here are some pics...





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Awesome, have any video's from the track day? You think your going to do this more often or is the 1/4mile still giong to be your home
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Originally Posted by CrackHeadMel
Awesome, have any video's from the track day? You think your going to do this more often or is the 1/4mile still giong to be your home
A friend of mine has a bunch of video of it. He's going to send it to me in the next day or two and I'll post it up.
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where's the parachute?
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That reminds me of the first time I went AutoX-ing, I was like damn I have been wasting too much time drag racing...
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Originally Posted by Viking War Hammer
where's the parachute?
They said i was the first to go around the course with a shute, lol...
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Those pictures are sweet man. The chute added character I see. Are you switching over to road racing or HPDEs for good?
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LOL. Those are some really good photos...
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Nice Ernie! Welcome to the dark, erm, fun side.
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This car belongs to the road course. Props for taking such a nice car on the track, most people just fix it up and show off on the street.
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Glad to see a former drag racer switch over. Interesting opinion towards the two forms of racing.
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Great pictures Ernie!! You going to run little Talledega on Friday and Drag Race on Saturday at the speed for sale event in October now?

I never was a big drag racer, but that was always the goal... trying to get a faster time on the 1/8th or 1/4. I went to my first AutoX and was hooked... and the track only amplifies the feeling. I'm finally at a point in my life where I can afford track days on a regular basis... too bad I'm rarely around to actually do a track day. haha.
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Nothing like finding the limits of your car (and you) corner after corner after corner... Welcome to the fun (and highly addictive) stuff!
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Hang on there guys, lol.... I still love drag racing and will continue to drag race. Who says ya can't do both? Only thing I have to do is change out my rear shocks and wheels. I can have a multipurpose RX7. Its not like its a Supra where it can ONLY go in a straight line. lol....
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Originally Posted by ErnieT
They said i was the first to go around the course with a shute, lol...
Holy ****, people were probably

That's great man ! Perfect !
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how high was the boost turned up?
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Originally Posted by JTurtonRX_7
how high was the boost turned up?

12lbs of boost
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It didn't feel lazy at 12psi??(though I'm sure it was still making good power) Just curious as that is a pretty low amount for the turbo, how did it feel overall running that mani/turbo on a road coarse? Very interested for a few reasons.
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No, actually it wasn't bad at all. I pulled by a brand new Z06 on the back straight goin about 120ish.
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Nice - you passed an Escort!
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Baby steps, lol. Later I passed a 911 and a new Z06 too Got it on video too. Waiting for a friend to upload it for me.
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Welcome to the addiction......................................... .......oops, I mean hobby! Good luck and keep it shiny side up.
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Originally Posted by memphisraines82
Great pictures Ernie!! You going to run little Talledega on Friday and Drag Race on Saturday at the speed for sale event in October now?

I never was a big drag racer, but that was always the goal... trying to get a faster time on the 1/8th or 1/4. I went to my first AutoX and was hooked... and the track only amplifies the feeling. I'm finally at a point in my life where I can afford track days on a regular basis... too bad I'm rarely around to actually do a track day. haha.
I am coming down for that event set up for drag only though
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At least with road racing you have to keep your mind on what you are doing for more than 10 seconds !!

Have fun with it !!

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