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Old 01-14-2010, 10:48 PM
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Default Cup Cars At Firebird

This past weekend.All 5 cars were from one team including what looked to be a 2010 cup?? Were any of you there???
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testing all week
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I got out there for an hour or so.....
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Denny,
That was PIR. My guess is private testing.

It was not at Firebird. I was at PIR with NASA just like you.

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Sorry, I stand corrected. I did drive out to Firebird first for the DE, by mistake. There was nothing going on there other than an Corvette club autocross......the place was dead...then I realized the NASA and Porsche DE was at PIR.....

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I drove by there on Friday afternoon and there was a Kelly Moss truck with a Porsche race car parked next to it. Unfortnately, I didn't get to see it running as the Boundrant Vettes were using the track when I drove by.
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anyone got interior shots of that orange and green RS?
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I am pretty sure those RS's have normal stock interiors. They are not that fast since they are both lightly modded street cars.
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Here's a couple of pics from the Kelly Moss team practice in Phoenix today. Unfortunately it was a bit wet out. No affiliation, just took a drive over to Firebird to see how the pros do it )

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Originally Posted by M758
I am pretty sure those RS's have normal stock interiors. They are not that fast since they are both lightly modded street cars.
Check mylaps, I am pretty sure Steve Lopez and Brad Larson both did 1:06 at PIR in identical cars to those!!!

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Pretty modest Brian, they could probably learn something from you!

Interiors on the RS's aren't stock... mildy stripped, race seat, full cages, nets, data aquisition, quick release race steering wheels, etc. They go pretty good.
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Originally Posted by AZ997TT
Check mylaps, I am pretty sure Steve Lopez and Brad Larson both did 1:06 at PIR in identical cars to those!!!
Dan Maloney in the orange #44 did a 1:09 in his RS. Same lap times as an 911 SC with a 964 3.6



Larson's car is not indential to those as it is a cup car.

Remember these cars are GT3 RS street cars with a cage and some suspension mods. These are NOT cup cars.
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Originally Posted by MelanomaMan
Here's a couple of pics from the Kelly Moss team practice in Phoenix today. Unfortunately it was a bit wet out. No affiliation, just took a drive over to Firebird to see how the pros do it )

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Wha? just sneaking out to get a leg up on the next run at firebird? no fair...

Are you bringing the car out for PCA at the end of the month or saving it for the next race? I've got new set of nittos on the white car just waiting for some heat cycles...If you're just instructing I'll bolt the extra seat in...

Joe's right they aren't cups but they look awful close when they fill the mirrors with green and orange...still pretty frickin fast...

Joe what was the final outcome for the spec race, did the results on mylaps stand?
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Originally Posted by AZ997TT
Check mylaps, I am pretty sure Steve Lopez and Brad Larson both did 1:06 at PIR in identical cars to those!!!
"Steve Lopez" has a silver GT3RS and did the 1:06 in last years enduro.
"Brad Larson" had a Orange GT3RS like Dans but had different graphics prior to his cup car, and I believe he also did a 1;06 before he sold his for his cup.

Not trying to argue, just trying to point out that these can be pretty quick even as modded street cars.

FYI, mine is the Orange one in the picture without graphics, which is why I am aware of those times, and wondering how in the heck they did those.
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Originally Posted by AZ997TT
"Steve Lopez" has a silver GT3RS and did the 1:06 in last years enduro.
"Brad Larson" had a Orange GT3RS like Dans but had different graphics prior to his cup car, and I believe he also did a 1;06 before he sold his for his cup.

Not trying to argue, just trying to point out that these can be pretty quick even as modded street cars.

FYI, mine is the Orange one in the picture without graphics, which is why I am aware of those times, and wondering how in the heck they did those.
Dave, is that you?

I don't think Brad got into the 6's ever...I thought he mostly ran in the 8's. But I could be wrnog.

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