VIR Club Race
06-23-2014 | 03:44 PM
#121
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We had a huge kerfluffel at the start of the red sprint race 1. Here's the view from my car.
VIR Race 1 Start - YouTube
VIR Race 1 Start - YouTube
That was awesome.
06-23-2014 | 03:48 PM
#123
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come on dude. its pretty funny!!!!
whats not, is all this crashing.
or the US LOSING IN THE LAST 5 SECOND LAST NIGHT!! I ALMOST YACKED my dinner out!! like a money shift in a GT3RSR and hearing metal bouncing around in your engine/transmission box. or the chief steward saying , "Son, any reason you opted to center punch that guys 993 Turbo?"?
06-23-2014 | 03:56 PM
#124
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Regarding the incident going into the climbing essees. Camera car starts to make the slow turn in at about 52.5 seconds into the lap. Contact happens at 54.3ish. Nearly 2 seconds. Sorry, overtaking driver very much at fault in my book from information we have here.
The number of wicked hits I've seen at that spot is incredible. And it's almost always a faster car running up on a slower car who begins their turn into the esses well before there is anyone next to them. I've lots of days at VIR, not as many as Peter, but still more than I count. When I had the open wheel car I came on this situation a lot. It was NEVER worth it to make a pass from a long way back on people going into the esses. Overtake speeds of 20+ mph at the point means you will cover more ground than the guy in front thinks. For the overwhelming majority of racers, the climbing esses are a single file event outside of the first lap it seems.
I'd love to see in car from the fab car but it looks to me like he wasn't necessarily going to make the second turn even if he had made it past the car without incident.
The number of wicked hits I've seen at that spot is incredible. And it's almost always a faster car running up on a slower car who begins their turn into the esses well before there is anyone next to them. I've lots of days at VIR, not as many as Peter, but still more than I count. When I had the open wheel car I came on this situation a lot. It was NEVER worth it to make a pass from a long way back on people going into the esses. Overtake speeds of 20+ mph at the point means you will cover more ground than the guy in front thinks. For the overwhelming majority of racers, the climbing esses are a single file event outside of the first lap it seems.
I'd love to see in car from the fab car but it looks to me like he wasn't necessarily going to make the second turn even if he had made it past the car without incident.
06-23-2014 | 04:10 PM
#125
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Very well....we ran it on HSR class spec tires / body work this weekend (Hoosier R6 245F/275R)
There is a mid 2:03 with a few things cleaned up as it sits
Engine should be on its way out today for some more power....got tired steves cup pulling me down the straight
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Maybe bolt some slicks on too....
There is a mid 2:03 with a few things cleaned up as it sits
Engine should be on its way out today for some more power....got tired steves cup pulling me down the straight
. Maybe bolt some slicks on too....
06-23-2014 | 04:20 PM
#126
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Hello Cris, nice to see your name again! We started racing about the same time but I quit 10 yrs ago when my kid started karting, then open wheel racing. But now he's in college so we are back to the occasional PCA for fun. For VIR we had a brand-new-to-us 911SC in D. He was right ahead/behind/alongside you for that start, the two of you made mirror image decisions!
See yourself here:
911 VIR June 24 2014 crash avoidance - YouTube
See yourself here:
911 VIR June 24 2014 crash avoidance - YouTube
06-23-2014 | 04:24 PM
#127
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I'm almost glad my clutch grenaded in qualifying or I would have been right there with you and with my luck.. Did everyone make it through that unscathed?Thanks to Peter for tech support and to Keith Peare for the clutch so I could make the enduro. I came close to getting it in for sprint 2. I hope the car is back together soon. It was a really rough weekend for SPBs
06-23-2014 | 04:26 PM
#128
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Very well....we ran it on HSR class spec tires / body work this weekend (Hoosier R6 245F/275R)
There is a mid 2:03 with a few things cleaned up as it sits
Engine should be on its way out today for some more power....got tired steves cup pulling me down the straight.
Maybe bolt some slicks on too....
There is a mid 2:03 with a few things cleaned up as it sits
Engine should be on its way out today for some more power....got tired steves cup pulling me down the straight
. Maybe bolt some slicks on too....
06-23-2014 | 04:29 PM
#129
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The uphill esses at VIR require attention. It is a fast fast portion of the track where faster cars do not want to get stuck behind a slower car for the entire portion of the track. Slower cars should let the fast guys go before entry. Here is how not to do it. I was leading the Enduro and lapping a car who decided he should race me alway the way including the oak tree turn. I was probably 10 seconds a lap faster than hi. I am driving a GTA2 Cup, him a street car. I may have been too courteous, expecting room to pass. https://vimeo.com/98938478
06-23-2014 | 04:32 PM
#130
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06-23-2014 | 04:38 PM
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Again, proper procedures are not reflexive, they MUST be taught.
When you spin, both feet in! (If you have a clutch and a brake pedal).
When you spin, both feet in! (If you have a clutch and a brake pedal).
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06-23-2014 | 04:39 PM
#132
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I bought that car off the showroom floor on June 10, 2010 at Arlington Porsche. It is a REAL car with a real VIN and can be driven on the street. lol
I was worried all weekend because the 4 year warranty ran out 2 weeks ago.
06-23-2014 | 04:39 PM
#133
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Sorry to hear that. I couldn't tell in Cris' video. Nice driving in the black enduro. Sly is getting faster too.
06-23-2014 | 04:50 PM
#135
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