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Old 05-29-2015, 08:59 AM
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I want to drive Porsches in my 90s......I just don't think I'll be able to wash and detail it like I can now. Maybe I'll just have to start driving it in the rain.
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Don't think you can't drive fast when you age:
Dan Carmichael, who died last year, was a SCCA National Champion at the age of 77...in Formula Atlantic. If you don't know what an FA is, think indy car (before the recent ugly iteration) with less HP.
Old 05-29-2015, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Proof that Chuck991 has now finally driven a 991.


No doubt the driver (Chuck or whoever) pressed the wrong pedal.
Old 05-29-2015, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Archimedes
Honestly, I stopped doing track days on my motorcycles a couple of years ago.
Is that where you got all of your injuries and concussions? I stopped riding several years ago, and every time I read about some poor motorcyclist that got creamed by a texting motorist, I stop regretting my decision.
Old 05-29-2015, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MJBird993


No doubt the driver (Chuck or whoever) pressed the wrong pedal.
+1 this is 100% pilot error ... I mean how fast was he going in order to collapse the pillar ...
Old 05-29-2015, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MJBird993
Is that where you got all of your injuries and concussions? I stopped riding several years ago, and every time I read about some poor motorcyclist that got creamed by a texting motorist, I stop regretting my decision.
No, never had a single incident in almost 50 track days over many years. It was a red light running Jeep Rubicon that almost ended my time on this planet.
Old 05-30-2015, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sracer
Don't think you can't drive fast when you age:
Dan Carmichael, who died last year, was a SCCA National Champion at the age of 77...in Formula Atlantic. If you don't know what an FA is, think indy car (before the recent ugly iteration) with less HP.
Very true.
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"Taylor said he had just left the car wash office after making an appointment for car detailing. When he attempted to pass under the roof canopy, he believes the accelerator got stuck. He said he hit the brakes three times, but the car didn't stop and struck the support pillars."
Clutch pedals. Now known as 'brakes'.



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