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Old 01-31-2004, 06:09 PM
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See this link from our last track-day here in Oman. It's in fact on a go-kart track, with some very tight corners - but it's the only track we've got here! There are two great consecutive pics of a Lapis blue Boxster S burning some rubber. Click on them to view them on full screen.
On the last pic, showing the winners: Emad who is the guy closest, is a 18-year old who drove his '97 Boxster to 3rd overall. The winner is a CEO of a large company, who won in his 996 TT.
Isn't this the beauty of Porsche meets!
Enjoy!
Old 01-31-2004, 10:37 PM
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Wow. That's pretty cool reporting to us from Oman... Thanks.
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That is outstanding! I would hate to hit one of those little tire walls! What kind of speeds do you get up too? Thanks fo the great pictures. Best wishes - Jay Gratton
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Hi Jay,

since this is a very tight track (and the only one we've got), speeds are low - only up to about 55-60 mph or so on the "straight" (which is not very long!). So burning off some rubber is relatively safe!

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What a cool idea...an autoX on a go-cart track. My biggest complaint about autoXing in general is the lack of true roads to pick a line from (the cones can be damn confusing to me). Here, you get more of a racetrack feel...but at autoX speeds which should be much safer. Very cool!



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