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Old 12-08-2014, 10:42 AM
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Default PCA Sebring registration opening tonight!

Who's signing in?

This will be our 2nd time at Sebring since we're doing the PBOC race early in Jan. First time ever at Sebring.

looking forward to see what: 200-300 porsche cars????


i heard the track is very abrasive on tires. We will run hoosier R6 and bfg R1 tires. Comments?

how hard is to learn the track?
Old 12-08-2014, 12:26 PM
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Registering tonight. This will be my first race and I am really looking forward to it.

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Registering tonight. This will be my first race and I am really looking forward to it.

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are you in gtb1? if so you will race against my dad
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I don't think the track is very abrasive, you should be fine. How hard is it to learn? 17 corners, all different. You will never figure out turn 17, no one has. Watch a bunch of videos. See if you can find Leh Keen's fast lap, that will get you interested
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Yes, the track is easy to go fast, hard to go VERY fast. That means for most, it's hard to learn.

It's flat, featureless and very bumpy at T1, T10, T13 and T17. On approach, T10 looks just like T13, only the latter is quicker.

T3-4-5 and T15-16 are where a LOT of the time is...

Leh Keen:

I like this even better:

And this tidy lap:

RIP, Sean Edwards. THIS man figured out T17...
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:54 PM
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Bumpy yes, abrasive not really especially not as compared to others.

Hard to learn, not really. Hard to master definitely.

There is a bit of everything and 17 turns to master.

The best description IMHO is that it is a challenge.
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6 minutes.... Already 7 spec boxsters. This is going to be crazy. Think we get 20+?
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Originally Posted by Paseb
are you in gtb1? if so you will race against my dad
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Registering for my first race sorta feels like prom night. I've heard this is going to be awesome; I've practiced a bunch; but I am a little afraid of how its all going to turn out.

Sprint race - over very quickly.
Enduro - sprint race is over and now I can pace myself.
Old 12-08-2014, 11:55 PM
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Felt more like tax day to me but yes, it's going to be fun!
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I will be there for David Murry, hoping to put clients together for the rest o the PCA weekend as well!!!
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Originally Posted by ninjabones
6 minutes.... Already 7 spec boxsters. This is going to be crazy. Think we get 20+?
18 as of this morning. Rennpoints has you and Yonker going at it. It's going to be a blast!
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Amazing to watch Leah Keen downshift in that video! Wish the video was more clear.

Does anyone know when they start confirming the registrations?
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Originally Posted by mmuller
18 as of this morning. Rennpoints has you and Yonker going at it. It's going to be a blast!
I guess the rennpoints computer didn't see what you and Paere did to me at Lime Rock or Watkins Glen
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Originally Posted by ninjabones
I guess the rennpoints computer didn't see what you and Paere did to me at Lime Rock or Watkins Glen
But you have done a lot more races since then and know the car better. It saw what happened at those races. It also saw a DNF for me last year at Sebring and no result at VIR.

Consistency wins races.
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It doesn't like my chances much. We shall see.


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