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Old 08-31-2010 | 02:44 PM
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That is Frank Nieto he used to drive an accura nsx, he runs R-6 at the track, looks like lots of fun
I will be at ORP on the 11th and 12th (first time)
are you going to Chris's Day on the 8th?

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Old 08-31-2010 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by No HTwo O
Pstoppani, please don't get me wrong, but deep down inside, as a Porsche owner and enthusiast, I wanted you to kick that Nissan's butt. But it didn't happen. What gives? Is the Nissan that "track worthy", were you not pushing it, driver skill level?? Just curious.
1. In the video, you'll notice he pulls away from me at the beginning because I blew the corner exit onto a long straight, but at the end of the video I catch up and stay with him. Hence, the car/driver combo favored the Porsche in this case. But certainly not at a butt kicking level. I let him go at the very end because I don't know him and was worried I might cause him to make a mistake; some people allow themselves to be pushed into a mistake. My car/driver combo has been faster than all GT-Rs that we've met at the track; even when they are on Hoosiers, which is 2+ sec per lap advantage on most of the tracks I drive on. There, now you can feel better about the Porsche

2. Indeed, the Nissan is a track animal!
Old 08-31-2010 | 09:46 PM
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Roberto -

Have fun at ORP; I'm hoping to make it one more time this year.

Yes, I plan to be at PR on the 8th. I recently bought the Blue Cayman S that you may have seen at Colin's. I'll be playing with it on that day...
Old 09-01-2010 | 11:15 AM
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Thanks, Pete, I do feel better. And thanks for understanding the true intent of my question.
Old 09-01-2010 | 04:55 PM
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Frank was kickin' butt at PR in Kent a few weeks back. Glad to see him back and well.
Old 09-02-2010 | 08:46 PM
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Watched it again and it seemed that the GT-R was lightning fast from mid corner out, something that the my porsche excelled at putting the power down. Looks like technology has caught up! Seems that after he jumped you the gap stayed about the same and you closed some at the end. Again, nice driving.

If you don't mind revealling your spring rates, I think you have another three seconds in your set up without going to another shock set up.
Old 09-02-2010 | 09:21 PM
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The car has PSS9s on it; I have no idea what they use for spring rates.
Old 09-03-2010 | 02:52 AM
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Nice, your car sounds fantastic. Now I got the bug again, haven't gone out since April.



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