DE equiment escalation; winning your DE at any cost
10-25-2009, 10:18 PM
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DE equiment escalation; winning your DE at any cost
There's been an increasing number of GT3s and GT2s showing up at Peachstate DEs but this showed up this past w/e and I thing it's getting out of hand. Some people take winning their DE very seriously. Kewl kar though.
10-25-2009, 10:46 PM
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Did the instructor drive it for the first 2 laps?
Seriously, about 8-10 years ago an instructor used to bring his Jagermeister 962 to DEs in the northeast. I was flagging at the downhill at Lime Rock when he went off in west bend due to the throttle sticking open.
Seriously, about 8-10 years ago an instructor used to bring his Jagermeister 962 to DEs in the northeast. I was flagging at the downhill at Lime Rock when he went off in west bend due to the throttle sticking open.
10-25-2009, 11:01 PM
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Group 5 - I think there was a Spec Boxster in there too with us and definitley some 944s. Oddly it was not that quick. The drover told a fellow RLer that it takes a long time to heat up oil tires etc. With 20 mins runs, maybe that just isn't long enough.
10-25-2009, 11:15 PM
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Cool car.
I remember when we used to run with the Breselton driving Club at Road Atlanta and some guy from Alabama would bring two Ferrari's with him. One of which had run a Lemans back in the 70's. A very cool car that sounded even cooler.
I remember when we used to run with the Breselton driving Club at Road Atlanta and some guy from Alabama would bring two Ferrari's with him. One of which had run a Lemans back in the 70's. A very cool car that sounded even cooler.
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10-25-2009, 11:16 PM
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Pretty cool seeing the car on the track instead of in some museum. Really, who cares how fast he was? Thanks to JW for bring it out today. Don't think I would have the cojunes to risk a $1/MM ride.
10-25-2009, 11:45 PM
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there is a difference. If he bought this car purely for the point of bring it to DEs to be the fastest guy out there then that is one thing. But I have to think with a car like this, he bought it to hold on to and just wants to bring it out to the track every once in a while to have fun with it.
10-26-2009, 09:00 AM
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I'm just pulling everyone's plonkers- for whatever reason it was a gas to see the car on or off the track.
It wasn't the fastest (or loudest) but who cares.
And my that's a big turbo- looks like a tractor trailer sized model. Its enormous.
It wasn't the fastest (or loudest) but who cares.
And my that's a big turbo- looks like a tractor trailer sized model. Its enormous.
10-26-2009, 09:50 AM
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I say good for him to bring a car like that out to the track and enjoy it.
10-26-2009, 10:21 AM
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Man, the driver sits well forward of a long back end on that car. I imagine that once you feel the rear coming around, it's too late. Wood (pun intended) be sweet to drive one on the track though.
10-26-2009, 10:35 AM
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Only 1? I remember a DE at VIR where a drover (wayne jackson) brought his 956/962 thing, a 917 and some special 914GT car lol
Very cool they brought that car out. I never got to see them race professionaly. So this would certainly be a treat for me to see.
Very cool they brought that car out. I never got to see them race professionaly. So this would certainly be a treat for me to see.
10-26-2009, 10:44 AM
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Cool car.....
10-26-2009, 11:01 AM
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Yep, I used to do a lot of DEs with the Potomac region about 10 years ago. At the time I didn't know it was unusual to have a dozen cup cars, a couple of RSRs and a 962 at a DE.