Veterans day @ Thunderhill
11-18-2010, 01:28 AM
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Oops. Well, it was another green RS, plus a silver 996 GT3 and Lar with his '10.
No problem getting on the invite list, just let me know. We've got an active email list of about 300 mainly BMW guys. It's so active, and often NOT car/racing related, Mooty gave up. As far as the track days, they're down to a couple a year now because the organizer needs to at least cover costs. Minimum 10 track days experience, plus referral into the group. All in all they run extremely well. Fastest car Monday was an ES class BMW prepping for the 25 Hours. Tony Colicchio was doing the bulk of the testing, and he was shooting for consistent 1:52s. At the tail end probably was my friend who owns the 910, but it's apart so his '74 3.6L widebody (one of my old cars) brought up the rear in the 2:20+ range. Oh is that car a poorly set up handful now. A gaggle of Spec Miatas; I ran mine in the 2:07-2:10 range. And with my 993 I ran 2:01-2:03, depending on if I had a rider.
Just a pleasurable day where everyone pretty much knows each other, and with no run groups and open passing you can do what you want, when you want.
No problem getting on the invite list, just let me know. We've got an active email list of about 300 mainly BMW guys. It's so active, and often NOT car/racing related, Mooty gave up. As far as the track days, they're down to a couple a year now because the organizer needs to at least cover costs. Minimum 10 track days experience, plus referral into the group. All in all they run extremely well. Fastest car Monday was an ES class BMW prepping for the 25 Hours. Tony Colicchio was doing the bulk of the testing, and he was shooting for consistent 1:52s. At the tail end probably was my friend who owns the 910, but it's apart so his '74 3.6L widebody (one of my old cars) brought up the rear in the 2:20+ range. Oh is that car a poorly set up handful now. A gaggle of Spec Miatas; I ran mine in the 2:07-2:10 range. And with my 993 I ran 2:01-2:03, depending on if I had a rider.
Just a pleasurable day where everyone pretty much knows each other, and with no run groups and open passing you can do what you want, when you want.
S54 motor?
1:52.. sh*t....
btw, dont scare mikymu. your 993 is not a regular 993 ;-)
is it running again? haven't seen it for a while.
11-18-2010, 04:11 AM
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11-18-2010, 02:29 PM
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Yellow car has been back together all year. Hasn't been out much. Something about being in aimless un/underemployment land. And zero reason to participate in the CA economy at this point. May just wait it out until Karen retires and we can go somewhere normal people live.
1:52 bypass is pretty pedestrian for a race car. Mat, Masuo, etc. flirt with 1:50 full track with torsion bar chassis cars on bias ply slicks. Tom's GTL car is in the 1:52 range with a stock 3.6L, 2500lbs and the same bias plys. The overall race winner at the BMW race over the weekend was consistent 1:52s. An E30 M3. Yes, light and massively developed. But still an E30 chassis.
11-18-2010, 07:50 PM
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1:52 bypass is pretty pedestrian for a race car. Mat, Masuo, etc. flirt with 1:50 full track with torsion bar chassis cars on bias ply slicks. Tom's GTL car is in the 1:52 range with a stock 3.6L, 2500lbs and the same bias plys. The overall race winner at the BMW race over the weekend was consistent 1:52s. An E30 M3. Yes, light and massively developed. But still an E30 chassis.
11-18-2010, 08:29 PM
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Here's a 1:53.5 from a 'Vette on Monday. One of the few guys who were there who I didn't know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjPWf...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjPWf...layer_embedded
11-18-2010, 08:50 PM
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11-18-2010, 10:18 PM
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No idea. Don't remember the car at all, as he didn't pass me in either the 911 or Miata. Funny how when you're not doing run groups you cycle on and off seemingly opposite many cars, just as if there HAD been run groups.
11-19-2010, 12:07 AM
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most of the guys there dont do aero on street cars. maybe just a wing in the back, i dont see much dive planes.
11-19-2010, 12:10 AM
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Yellow car has been back together all year. Hasn't been out much.
===> i can exercise yellow zonker for ya!
Something about being in aimless un/underemployment land.
===> you should enjoy it. i am awfully busy now, maybe for 12-24 months.
May just wait it out until Karen retires and we can go somewhere normal people live.
===> yah, i am ready to retire.
1:52 bypass is pretty pedestrian for a race car. Mat, Masuo, etc. flirt with 1:50 full track with torsion bar chassis cars on bias ply slicks.
===> masuo's car light, very light. well, he can drive too.
The overall race winner at the BMW race over the weekend was consistent 1:52s. An E30 M3. Yes, light and massively developed. But still an E30 chassis.
===> is that C-Mod or D-mod? if so, i bet it's not S14.
===> i can exercise yellow zonker for ya!
Something about being in aimless un/underemployment land.
===> you should enjoy it. i am awfully busy now, maybe for 12-24 months.
May just wait it out until Karen retires and we can go somewhere normal people live.
===> yah, i am ready to retire.
1:52 bypass is pretty pedestrian for a race car. Mat, Masuo, etc. flirt with 1:50 full track with torsion bar chassis cars on bias ply slicks.
===> masuo's car light, very light. well, he can drive too.
The overall race winner at the BMW race over the weekend was consistent 1:52s. An E30 M3. Yes, light and massively developed. But still an E30 chassis.
===> is that C-Mod or D-mod? if so, i bet it's not S14.
11-19-2010, 12:31 AM
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oh with driver tony's car is 3100 hp
his 1:53 was IN TRAFFIC.
his 1:53 was IN TRAFFIC.
11-19-2010, 01:14 PM
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You guys are funny sometimes....
The BMW I was driving was an E46 M3 built for enduro's, hence the 25 hour race we were testing for. It runs on hoosier slicks, ~380whp, 3100lbs with driver. I ran a fast lap of 52.2 and 15+ :53's in traffic. This was at about 95% pace as we were making set up changes for long stints in the 25hour. Car can probably do 50's.
Mikey, PDC is invite only, and well most people are run by me first, so...
-TC
The BMW I was driving was an E46 M3 built for enduro's, hence the 25 hour race we were testing for. It runs on hoosier slicks, ~380whp, 3100lbs with driver. I ran a fast lap of 52.2 and 15+ :53's in traffic. This was at about 95% pace as we were making set up changes for long stints in the 25hour. Car can probably do 50's.
Mikey, PDC is invite only, and well most people are run by me first, so...
-TC