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Old 10-12-2005, 12:50 PM
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To bad I could not make it or I woild have given you a run for your Money. :
I'm sure of that! Wish you had made it - it was lonely out there with only 12 cars on the track in the white group - only 11 after your buddy Chris had a problem. BTW, Chris Peterson was the fastest in the group - he hovered around a half second faster then me in almost every session. We had one great session where I chased him the entire 10 laps or so - great fun. Our lap times were almost identical for many laps until we had a little traffic towards the end. In the to last session he broke down on the front straight - don't know what happened.

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Are you going to be at Buttonwillow on the 19th with the rest of.....well...everyone? We figure there will be about 18 GT3's.:
Yup - I'll be there. 18 GT-3 !! Hope someone is bringing a camera.
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Originally Posted by 4 Kurves
Yup - I'll be there. 18 GT-3 !! Hope someone is bringing a camera.
And...only one lonely Lotus.

I'll bring the camera and post the pics, if you'll give me some tips on running Config #1 conter-clockwise.
Old 10-13-2005, 12:26 PM
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And...only one lonely Lotus.

I'll bring the camera and post the pics, if you'll give me some tips on running Config #1 conter-clockwise.
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Kevin, you can shave a ton of time off I'm sure, we have all next season ahead of us. You'll be putting down 2:02's by next August.

Fong/ Mooty, what do your BMW's turn? With bypass or with cyclone?
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e36m3: cyclone mid 210's, bypass hig 208's.

fong's lwt is significantly faster at 208 flat with cyclone... that's my bench mark. i am removing my front brakes so i can go faster into the turns ;-)
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i am removing my front brakes so i can go faster into the turns ;-)
You better remove the e-brake too!
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Originally Posted by Austin
Kevin, you can shave a ton of time off I'm sure, we have all next season ahead of us. You'll be putting down 2:02's by next August.
I read a quite extensive post on Pelican yesterday with some suggestions to Jack Olsen about how to go faster at TH from those who seem to be in the know.

After reading these posts already I know where I can pick up 2 seconds. Can't wait to go back and give it a go. I have to say that I've never enjoyed a track as much as TH. Great track.

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Kevin,

You should come up with us to Infineon with Trackquest. There are a few guys who are then renting out TH the next day Wednesday. We will be up there for 4 days to make the trip/drive worthwhile.

Can you come with us??
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Originally Posted by 4 Kurves
After reading these posts already I know where I can pick up 2 seconds. Can't wait to go back and give it a go. I have to say that I've never enjoyed a track as much as TH. Great track.
I love that track, although Sears will always be my favorite, I'm ready for a Thunderhill day event just fun and lapping. Did someone just say let's do a DE day before the weather turns wet?


Mooty, Fong told me to weld the E36 all up, no suspension, that's where his times come from.
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Austin,

damm, you hacked into my acct to find out all my secert tuning!!!



The BMW is alot easier to drive, but I wish it had alittle more power..
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fong, i don't think the GT3 is that much harder for you to drive.
if i can muscle it around, you sure can do better
you just have to get used to the lively *** (car, not woman).
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Originally Posted by mooty
fong, i don't think the GT3 is that much harder for you to drive.
if i can muscle it around, you sure can do better
you just have to get used to the lively *** (car, not woman).
I dont like to work for it...for both...

I am quite comfortable with a lively **** on the 993RS but not on the GT3, maybe I just need to drive it a little more
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Originally Posted by cosmos
Kevin,

You should come up with us to Infineon with Trackquest. There are a few guys who are then renting out TH the next day Wednesday. We will be up there for 4 days to make the trip/drive worthwhile.

Can you come with us??
What are the dates?



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