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Old 08-06-2012, 04:56 PM
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video speaks for itself ...

many lessons here no doubt ...
feel free to share your insights (ala VR's ask the coach thread)
ok, enough spoiling already!

youtube vid

ps - John your exhaust sounds freakin superb!
Old 08-06-2012, 05:31 PM
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Great save. I don't know what you went over in that shiny center part of the track, but your tires sure didn't like it.
Old 08-06-2012, 05:38 PM
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Welcome to the 720 club : ). U are lucky u didn't hit nething. Mike
Old 08-06-2012, 05:48 PM
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this is what I 'hit' ... coolant leak from a car half a lap ahead (behind) ... he only got off the racing line a bit further on from where I 'stopped'

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Canadian judge gives it a 8.5
Old 08-06-2012, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FFaust
Canadian judge gives it a 8.5
Well played ! lol

Originally Posted by HiWind
John your exhaust sounds freakin superb!

Matt , I forgot to mention how lucky this exhaust is. Proceed with confidence.
Old 08-06-2012, 06:22 PM
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WOW
Old 08-06-2012, 07:25 PM
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nice spin, lucky you didnt hit anything

my friend spun his 6gt3 in front of me yesterday at the track, i was 1car distance behind him.

let me tell you that it happens so fast, i slammed the brakes and let him do his 360. serious, i was all over lol

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Wow... Just WOW... Well played!!!

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Nice!
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Where was the debris flag? Glad you came out pretty much unscathed, except for your shorts I imagine.
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Originally Posted by Paseb
my friend spinned his 6gt3 in front of me yesterday at the track, i was 1car distance behind him.

let me tell you that it happens so fast, i slammed the brakes and let him do his 360. serious, i was all over lol
Who spun?
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Originally Posted by FFaust
Who spun?
greg from ucr, he has a 997 tt and brought his new 996 gt3 for the first time on track

lesson learned!!!

he was lucky not to hit the wall, 1 feet close. In corner 2

there was also a 996 gt3 cup and a 997 cup 4.0 that spun and me that went off line with marc in my car lol
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Wow, that's a lot of agricultural.
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Originally Posted by FFaust
Canadian judge gives it a 8.5
I believe the level of difficulty is 3.4 out of 4 which would move his 8.5 to a 9.1...
Olympic Gold!!!

Seriously though, I am glad you weren't injured.


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