dirtyharry
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Post by dirtyharry on May 6, 2019 10:30:43 GMT -8
Was at Sears yesterday for a car track day......tried Nitto NT01 tires for the first time. It was cold (50), overcast and a bit breezy but the tires felt great on a cold track. The first session was a bit crowded with some rookie drivers, but got past them by lap 5 and then got some room to stretch out a bit. There were some really fast guys out there, but everybody seemed to behave. It was a little scary seeing some drivers who did not know the line since it was hard to tell whether they were giving me room to pass or whether they were trying to find the line. I decided to not pass until the long straights.
By noon the sun came out and it was more pleasant but alas, I was no faster; in fact, the car felt a little bit looser and I responded by trying to be smoother. There were hardly any clear laps, but I still had fun passing and being passed and pacing other drivers.
Of note, there was a Tesla out there, but he turned out to be a rolling chicane; I was surprised he was out there all four half-hour sessions, but maybe he lasted due to his leisurely pace.
The casualties of the day were a new Camaro that hit a wall but at low speed, and a Trans Am car that went off road and tweaked his front splitter and broke his rear wing.
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Post by Cadman on May 6, 2019 15:08:28 GMT -8
Track Day Jimmy!
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dirtyharry
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Post by dirtyharry on May 7, 2019 15:54:35 GMT -8
I forgot to add.........
They were unloading a Ferrari from a semi trailer and it was creating a commotion.......I later took a look and it appeared to be a racing version of the F150 project or LaFerrari. The car was being prepped (removed the carbon fiber seat, saran wrapped all exposed surfaces, etc) by a team of five uniformed Ferrari technicians all blasting away in Italian. They had crates of parts, complete tool sets on wheels, even uniformed girls with numbered backpacks.
From the logos it appeared that the driver was from Taiwan and probably sponsored by him.........Crazy Rich Asian?
My understanding is that these cars are in the neighborhood of $2M, but with the mods to make it track ready, who knows? Oh, and did I mention the semi trailer contained two other vehicles that appeared to be similar? Wow........
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Post by hunter on May 7, 2019 16:27:25 GMT -8
I forgot to add......... They were unloading a Ferrari from a semi trailer and it was creating a commotion.......I later took a look and it appeared to be a racing version of the F150 project or LaFerrari. The car was being prepped (removed the carbon fiber seat, saran wrapped all exposed surfaces, etc) by a team of five uniformed Ferrari technicians all blasting away in Italian. They had crates of parts, complete tool sets on wheels, even uniformed girls with numbered backpacks. From the logos it appeared that the driver was from Taiwan and probably sponsored by him.........Crazy Rich Asian? My understanding is that these cars are in the neighborhood of $2M, but with the mods to make it track ready, who knows? Oh, and did I mention the semi trailer contained two other vehicles that appeared to be similar? Wow........ Rubbing elbows with the other side right there. Cool! |
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Post by mike on May 7, 2019 16:36:56 GMT -8
I forgot to add......... They were unloading a Ferrari from a semi trailer and it was creating a commotion.......I later took a look and it appeared to be a racing version of the F150 project or LaFerrari. The car was being prepped (removed the carbon fiber seat, saran wrapped all exposed surfaces, etc) by a team of five uniformed Ferrari technicians all blasting away in Italian. They had crates of parts, complete tool sets on wheels, even uniformed girls with numbered backpacks. From the logos it appeared that the driver was from Taiwan and probably sponsored by him.........Crazy Rich Asian? My understanding is that these cars are in the neighborhood of $2M, but with the mods to make it track ready, who knows? Oh, and did I mention the semi trailer contained two other vehicles that appeared to be similar? Wow........ Rubbing elbows with the other side right there. Cool! The other side?? That IS Jim's side!!  |
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Post by logmaster on May 7, 2019 16:49:06 GMT -8
The other side?? That IS Jim's side!! But he's OUR Crazy Rich Asian  |
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Post by mike on May 7, 2019 17:01:10 GMT -8
The other side?? That IS Jim's side!! But he's OUR Crazy Rich Asian Maybe he's bi-sided?? |
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Post by dirtyharry on May 8, 2019 9:59:01 GMT -8
The other side?? That IS Jim's side!! But he's OUR Crazy Rich Asian Well, you got one of the adjectives right................... |
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