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Old 09-18-2009, 09:18 PM
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Here's the first 8 minutes of Sundays race.Started 9th finished 4th overall and 2nd in gts4 class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG4UumsFks4
Old 09-18-2009, 10:33 PM
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cool video .. but one question - why is your middle net flopping around ?? i dont think its as effective that way !
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Yea --I need to cinch it tighter,my seat does have long side bolsters to help in side impact!!
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Looking good out there Bill, wish I could have been there with you.
Old 09-19-2009, 12:12 AM
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Holy cow, what was with that white 911? He could have been at another track he was so far from the apexes!!!!!!! I don't think I've ever seen anyone miss that many apexes by that much before.
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Congrats on the podium Bill! Looks like you had fun out there.

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Thanks Eric ,I had a great time ,still on a bit of a racing high!!! If you can ,come next year ...you would love it. There were some real fast gts 3 cars like # 171 and some others too ,another good reason to make plans for nexr year.

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Originally Posted by wanna911
Holy cow, what was with that white 911? He could have been at another track he was so far from the apexes!!!!!!! I don't think I've ever seen anyone miss that many apexes by that much before.
Whats that saying? "I couldn't be that far off line if I was blindfolded"
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Congratulations! Nice driving.
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Great driving!
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Enjoyed it...looks like a fun track. Good drive.
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Originally Posted by mater
Thanks Eric ,I had a great time ,still on a bit of a racing high!!! If you can ,come next year ...you would love it. There were some real fast gts 3 cars like # 171 and some others too ,another good reason to make plans for nexr year.
Yes Eric, you and the Ohio group should come next year, you guys would surely be towards the front of the GTS3 group. Oh, and I promise to have #171 a little faster for next year.

Great racing Bill ! Yours is the white BMW, correct ? We spoke on grid one of the first days, you were telling me about putting your larger tires on and them helping a little more as the weekend went on, you weren't kidding !
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I almost missed the race.30 minutes before race , I discovered a flat R.F. tire. Hoosier had one ,toyo mounted it on the rim and I made Grid with 5 minutes to go!! Too close for my blood. I played with tire pressures and the car came in better as the weekend went along.You were running real strong out there.Sorry about the mechanical failer on your car.I enjoyed running with you and hope to see you next year!
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Mater,
Am I the only one that is looking at the camera angle and wondering why is it leaning sideways? Is that some new thing or is that the only way it will work??????

Edit: or of course you like it that way?
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LOL!!! Thats so I can lay on my left side on the couch and watch it comfort Some time during transport or when I was getting the car ready,I must have rolled it over somehow!! I don't know??


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