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04-17-2008, 04:51 AM
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yes they are phiten- (phitenusa.com) They make lots of great products...I use their dots, necklaces, lotions, and various compression wraps to help get me through the grind of a baseball season in one piece! (that's a sponsor plug- start practicing now) They even carry "racing" products which I get first crack at testing and using.
Look for me on the covers of their catalogs later this year as my agent and I are in negotiations right now. All the japanese ladies love me!
you want the whole story on passions begetting passions?
first love- ferrari testarossa ( I was 6).
"dad- how much is a one of those?"
"a lot"
"what kind of jobs can afford to pay for that?"
"well you could be a really good surgeon, a lawyer, or a pro athlete"
"so if I'm a really good hitter and play in the majors I could drive a ferrari?"
"yeah if you play for a big team like the Dodgers or the Yankees you could buy a few"
"let's go play wiffleball dad!"
two years later I handed my mom
"C.J.'s Life Story"
a rough outline of what goals I was going to accomplish in timeline fashion.
my love for cars and driving started before I knew about anything else. My first reading was car magazines, and I used to grill my doctors on their cars- if they drove something wack I really lost respect for them- and this is at age 2.5-4 years old...I was a bit of a phenom in the reading department actually. Ever since I could read- baseball was so I could rock sweet whips.
word.
Look for me on the covers of their catalogs later this year as my agent and I are in negotiations right now. All the japanese ladies love me!
you want the whole story on passions begetting passions?
first love- ferrari testarossa ( I was 6).
"dad- how much is a one of those?"
"a lot"
"what kind of jobs can afford to pay for that?"
"well you could be a really good surgeon, a lawyer, or a pro athlete"
"so if I'm a really good hitter and play in the majors I could drive a ferrari?"
"yeah if you play for a big team like the Dodgers or the Yankees you could buy a few"
"let's go play wiffleball dad!"
two years later I handed my mom
"C.J.'s Life Story"
a rough outline of what goals I was going to accomplish in timeline fashion.
my love for cars and driving started before I knew about anything else. My first reading was car magazines, and I used to grill my doctors on their cars- if they drove something wack I really lost respect for them- and this is at age 2.5-4 years old...I was a bit of a phenom in the reading department actually. Ever since I could read- baseball was so I could rock sweet whips.
word.
04-17-2008, 01:28 PM
#17
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yes they are phiten- (phitenusa.com) They make lots of great products...I use their dots, necklaces, lotions, and various compression wraps to help get me through the grind of a baseball season in one piece! (that's a sponsor plug- start practicing now) They even carry "racing" products which I get first crack at testing and using.
Look for me on the covers of their catalogs later this year as my agent and I are in negotiations right now. All the japanese ladies love me!
you want the whole story on passions begetting passions?
first love- ferrari testarossa ( I was 6).
"dad- how much is a one of those?"
"a lot"
"what kind of jobs can afford to pay for that?"
"well you could be a really good surgeon, a lawyer, or a pro athlete"
"so if I'm a really good hitter and play in the majors I could drive a ferrari?"
"yeah if you play for a big team like the Dodgers or the Yankees you could buy a few"
"let's go play wiffleball dad!"
two years later I handed my mom
"C.J.'s Life Story"
a rough outline of what goals I was going to accomplish in timeline fashion.
my love for cars and driving started before I knew about anything else. My first reading was car magazines, and I used to grill my doctors on their cars- if they drove something wack I really lost respect for them- and this is at age 2.5-4 years old...I was a bit of a phenom in the reading department actually. Ever since I could read- baseball was so I could rock sweet whips.
word.
Look for me on the covers of their catalogs later this year as my agent and I are in negotiations right now. All the japanese ladies love me!
you want the whole story on passions begetting passions?
first love- ferrari testarossa ( I was 6).
"dad- how much is a one of those?"
"a lot"
"what kind of jobs can afford to pay for that?"
"well you could be a really good surgeon, a lawyer, or a pro athlete"
"so if I'm a really good hitter and play in the majors I could drive a ferrari?"
"yeah if you play for a big team like the Dodgers or the Yankees you could buy a few"
"let's go play wiffleball dad!"
two years later I handed my mom
"C.J.'s Life Story"
a rough outline of what goals I was going to accomplish in timeline fashion.
my love for cars and driving started before I knew about anything else. My first reading was car magazines, and I used to grill my doctors on their cars- if they drove something wack I really lost respect for them- and this is at age 2.5-4 years old...I was a bit of a phenom in the reading department actually. Ever since I could read- baseball was so I could rock sweet whips.
word.
04-18-2008, 06:36 AM
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to gain experience: seat time some coaching but not individual pro coaching it won't do any good until u have seat time. By seat time I mean 100+ hours minimum
To race pro: anyone can do it. Just need money
To see if u can make it, get a spec miata and see if u can beat justin hall or mark cross' time (both are west coast champs) in one year. If not, I'm afraid you dont have enough talent.
Above Twi drivers often pass me in there SM whxn I'm in my GT3!
To race pro: anyone can do it. Just need money
To see if u can make it, get a spec miata and see if u can beat justin hall or mark cross' time (both are west coast champs) in one year. If not, I'm afraid you dont have enough talent.
Above Twi drivers often pass me in there SM whxn I'm in my GT3!
04-18-2008, 01:36 PM
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to gain experience: seat time some coaching but not individual pro coaching it won't do any good until u have seat time. By seat time I mean 100+ hours minimum
To race pro: anyone can do it. Just need money
To see if u can make it, get a spec miata and see if u can beat justin hall or mark cross' time (both are west coast champs) in one year. If not, I'm afraid you dont have enough talent.
Above Twi drivers often pass me in there SM whxn I'm in my GT3!
To race pro: anyone can do it. Just need money
To see if u can make it, get a spec miata and see if u can beat justin hall or mark cross' time (both are west coast champs) in one year. If not, I'm afraid you dont have enough talent.
Above Twi drivers often pass me in there SM whxn I'm in my GT3!
04-18-2008, 02:13 PM
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Get a formula vee.
Last weekend VIR national 1st and 2nd were separated by .001 seconds at teh end of the race.
If you can go fast in a FV you might have a chance.
04-18-2008, 09:18 PM
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formula v is a great choice but thats a bit too advanced for colby right now or for me for that matter
Gt3 us a terrible car as a starter trk car. Too much pwr, wierd rear engine dynamic (most cars arent rear eng), I can go on.
Miata and boxster, m3 or low PWR cars allows u to focus on line, feel etc in a gt3 one wants to b at head if pack in miata boxster u will b one of the slowest car on trk. U won't b able to pass many ppl so might as well slow down and concentrate.
I started in 996c2 scared to death
bot miata and learned
move back to c2 got better
slowed to m3 to learn how to drive then cay then lotus to learn different platform them back to gt3 and got much better. U need to b slow to b fast
Gt3 us a terrible car as a starter trk car. Too much pwr, wierd rear engine dynamic (most cars arent rear eng), I can go on.
Miata and boxster, m3 or low PWR cars allows u to focus on line, feel etc in a gt3 one wants to b at head if pack in miata boxster u will b one of the slowest car on trk. U won't b able to pass many ppl so might as well slow down and concentrate.
I started in 996c2 scared to death
bot miata and learned
move back to c2 got better
slowed to m3 to learn how to drive then cay then lotus to learn different platform them back to gt3 and got much better. U need to b slow to b fast
04-19-2008, 04:08 AM
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formula v is a great choice but thats a bit too advanced for colby right now or for me for that matter
Gt3 us a terrible car as a starter trk car. Too much pwr, wierd rear engine dynamic (most cars arent rear eng), I can go on.
Miata and boxster, m3 or low PWR cars allows u to focus on line, feel etc in a gt3 one wants to b at head if pack in miata boxster u will b one of the slowest car on trk. U won't b able to pass many ppl so might as well slow down and concentrate.
I started in 996c2 scared to death
bot miata and learned
move back to c2 got better
slowed to m3 to learn how to drive then cay then lotus to learn different platform them back to gt3 and got much better. U need to b slow to b fast
Gt3 us a terrible car as a starter trk car. Too much pwr, wierd rear engine dynamic (most cars arent rear eng), I can go on.
Miata and boxster, m3 or low PWR cars allows u to focus on line, feel etc in a gt3 one wants to b at head if pack in miata boxster u will b one of the slowest car on trk. U won't b able to pass many ppl so might as well slow down and concentrate.
I started in 996c2 scared to death
bot miata and learned
move back to c2 got better
slowed to m3 to learn how to drive then cay then lotus to learn different platform them back to gt3 and got much better. U need to b slow to b fast
04-19-2008, 12:31 PM
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As one of the greats told me first hand (Bill Rudtner) he said people were scared when he was first learning the tracks and his 930 turbo, instructors wouldn't get in and so on. He said UTILIZE what you have , if you are fortunate to drive a gt3 the first time on the track, so be it. You do not have to go out there blazing, infact you won't. Take it easy and take your sweet time, de's are for the drivers to learn and I believe you get faster quicker and more knowledge in a more technical car from the beginning. Again this is from my experiences as well, I can attribute some to seat time obviously (e36/46 m3's) on the track , gt3 is a fine car and will force you to learn Quickly.
04-19-2008, 01:57 PM
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Formula V is slower than Miata in some senses and arguably a much better starting point.
Line, Drafting, Racecraft, Speed Maintnence are paramount and there is no way to bump your way past another person. Moreso than Spec Pinata.
I would consider FV less advanced than Spec Miata.
Boxster and M3 are not low power cars by any means and wouldn't be as good as a Miata for learning.
Other cars I would reccomend would be Spec Racer Ford. They are relatively low powered cars and if you can win at those you know you've accomplished something. The class has some of the highest participation and often has it's own rungroup which is very nice.
Line, Drafting, Racecraft, Speed Maintnence are paramount and there is no way to bump your way past another person. Moreso than Spec Pinata.
I would consider FV less advanced than Spec Miata.
Boxster and M3 are not low power cars by any means and wouldn't be as good as a Miata for learning.
Other cars I would reccomend would be Spec Racer Ford. They are relatively low powered cars and if you can win at those you know you've accomplished something. The class has some of the highest participation and often has it's own rungroup which is very nice.