Bill Ball

Rich: Thanks for the update. I see mention that Roger Green is in a coma, unrelated to racing but rather secondary to some kind of surgery. Oh, my.

Tahoe Shark

I would not be surprised to see all classes in Grand Sport (upper & lower) be required to use the same personal safety equipment as SS in the future.

edco

Hey Bill,

It’s not Roger Green; he was present when we took the collection for the three at the awards banquet. Team Porsche is still under the watchful eye of RG

Tim,

I agree, I’m planning on buying a helmet restraint before next season.

Richard S

Bill, it's NOT Roger Green, but another Roger that fell and injured his head on Saturday night. I think he was at the starting line area Sunday morning, didn't feel well, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. They found some brain swelling and transported him to Reno.

Rich

Bill Ball

I need to read more carefully. George called me and mentioned Roger Green was in a coma. I went over to MKM Racing and thought I read that, as well.

jorj7

Bill, I read Roger, and could only think of Roger Green. Glad it wasn't him, but
still concerned for the other Roger.

H2

Great and exciting job! Ending safe is excellent too.

Harvey

edco

I had a few folks ask if the entire video is available? Here you go

bwoyat

Man, that's an awesome ride! Very smooth! curious what your suspension setup looks like? Tires, etc.
Been tweaking mine but you guys seem to have it down!

Brent
89S4

Bill Ball

Nice job, Matt.

Folks, that's what this car was designed to do.

Note that there are only 6 turns in the first 15 minutes. The first turn is 130+ mph uphill left about a mile out from the start. There's an uphill 140+ mph right shortly after that, then the race settles down in a 3 LONG straights of 8-10 miles with very fast sweepers linking them. This is where you bank your time, with Matt doing 150-160 through this area, because starting at 20 minutes in, there are 20 turns in 7 minutes, some of them a bit slow. This is called The Gap, as it is a ribbon cut through a canyon area. So, if you want to see Matt turn the wheel, go in about 20 minutes and settle back. Still, it is worth watching the straight sections and see the terrain whip by as Matt works to keep the car centered on the crowned road. Matt covered a little over 86.5 miles in about 38:33.

Tahoe Shark

Nice Video Matt,

Great driving too!!! It took me right back to the race. I'm so glad you are enjoying yourself at the ORR's. Lucked out to getting Rich as a Navigator. Are you going to Silver State next month?

Later

H2

What a great tribute to a couple of great people and a very old but VERY CAPABLE car that easily can compete with the best of much more modern and expensive machinery.

It is, however, essential to do everything possible to make sure that tires, suspension, engine, etc. are as perfect as you can get them. At 200mph it doesn't take much to lose control and the consequences are all too obvious. Remember that a year or so ago a guy in a new 911 had a blowout at high speed and died. This is not a run for the inexperienced or marginally prepared car. My hat is off to you and others who have done this. Car build and race prep details are very interesting to the rest of us who like to live vicariously or who may prep our cars for a similar future run. The video is wonderful but would be better with the engine "music." It doesn't sound like it's straining at all.

Harvey

Richard S

The first section up to the Gap was very windy, and you can see Matt making constant little corrections to keep the car centered. From my seat it was just a little choppy, but nothing to get concerned about. The course workers tie ribbons to the mile markers so we can see the wind gusts and direction and be ready for it.

Rich

Bill Ball

Matt's car has brand new Boge Red shocks all around that we installed only a couple of months ago with his stock springs. So, that would be the stock sport shock option. His rideheight is slightly below spec, in the mid-150s. His 17in 996 rims are shod with BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW-NT (also known as KDW-2 at Tirerack). These are GREAT tires for open road racing (and daily driving) for everything but the 186+ tech limit classes. Other than that I helped Matt do his clutch, replace his torque tube and a noisy rear wheel bearing in the last few months. Matt replaced his front wheel bearings, installed a roolbar, harnesses and a few other safety items. So, a basically stock 928 with Y-rated tires and a rollbar, like Matt's, is good to go in open road racing for speed classes up to 155 target/172 tech limit, although unless the power is goosed, the 145 target/168 tech limit class is the practical limit.