Anyone gone from racing Porsches, to formula cars and back

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04-13-2011, 12:54 PM

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Here's a hot dice in F/F that the same Swift buddy just sent me, later in that race:

http://contour.com/stories/scca-sfr-...1-thill-4-9-11

5:48 = The definition of wheel-to-wheel racing.

Thanks, I'll keep my wheels under fenders!

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04-13-2011, 01:52 PM

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Jeez, that's gotta be the very definition of "momentum racing". You don't even lift when there's an accident right in front of you! And I count only two pairs of down/upshifts on a lap, even at Mid Ohio.

You lose a ton of ground if you lift and the other guy doesn't. Lots of spots where you learn to take flat instead of a slight lift. Even the slightest lift loses you a bunch of ground. T1 and T13 at Mid Oh for example, but there also spots where you can gain a lot of ground.

That accident happened so fast that I didn't even have time to consider lifting. That red Ford has been the culprit of several other incidents as well.

Yeah, in Vee you only use 3rd and 4th...at every track.

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05-03-2011, 09:59 PM

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Follow-up... I rented a Spec Boxster this weekend and raced with POC at Willow Springs. I had a great time, the cars are very well balanced, hook up well and fun to drive. It is a momentum car (like Formula Ford) and requires precise driving and consistent laps to run up front. My FF is sold, so Spec Box here I come!

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