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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:27 PM

This weekend was my 1st opportunity to drive the newly expanded 3.1 mile
18 turn road course at Spring Mountain Motorsports in Pahrump.
IT IS GREAT!!! I can't wait to go back again.

The event was a PCA / SCCA Drivers Ed.

There were a lot of nice and unexpected cars.

A Radical sets up to pass the 1954 Ford.

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Posted by: Porcharu Mar 6 2006, 10:29 PM

What a cool picture - and both blue. My friend ran the open track challenge last year and really like this track.

Posted by: Andyrew Mar 6 2006, 10:30 PM

More pics!

Tell us about the track!

Posted by: StratPlayer Mar 6 2006, 10:32 PM

My son is supposed to work the nascar event this weekend in vegas.. he is in crash rescue. Don't look good as far as the weather.

Posted by: hmeeder Mar 6 2006, 10:35 PM

I absolutely loved the technical aspects of this track when it was in its smaller configuration. I realize that the bigger cars really wanted to get some more speed, so the new configuration acommodates that.

I hope the character of the track hasn't been lost, though I'll probably love it now that I have a much faster car (I used to drive a stock 1.7 and the smaller track was perfect for the car.)

I saw an in-car video of the new track and it certainly was faster across the back.

Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:38 PM

Naturally there were Porsche's.
I counted 8 GT3's including this factory race car.
BTW - there were also 8 Lotus Elise.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:42 PM

There was even a new Cayman out there doing laps.

*Some guy had just bought this car for his wife.
She only drove in the morning sessions on Sat.
She was painfully slow.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:45 PM

Yes there were teeners. 3 of them.
A Chevy V-8. A Porsche CIS 3.0 and a Suby Flat 4 Turbo.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:47 PM

Signal to come back into the pits.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:47 PM

Leader of the pack.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:50 PM

It was great to meet another Non-Club member.
Dana (plymouth37) has a very nice Subaru conversion.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:52 PM

Dana did a very clean job on the custom interior.

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:56 PM

Pick a caption:

1.) Twins.
2.) This looks like a safe place to park.
3.) I can make my car turn invisible.
4.) Who's your Daddy?

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Posted by: hmeeder Mar 6 2006, 10:57 PM

QUOTE
Dana did a very clean job on the custom interior.

Not to mention the DeLorean exterior!

Posted by: Howard Mar 6 2006, 10:58 PM

Most fun I ever had with clothes on? Streets of Willow against a Hooters NASCAR Ford in my 2.0. Damn, that thing is big and loud. I need more HP or driving lessons.

Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 10:58 PM

In action.
Man, did this thing sound sweet !

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 11:00 PM

Gas Pump

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Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 11:03 PM

No. I wasn't the one who went off in turn three. Why do you ask?

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Posted by: Howard Mar 6 2006, 11:08 PM

QUOTE (VegasRacer @ Mar 6 2006, 09:03 PM)
No. I wasn't the one who went off in turn three. Why do you ask?

Takes a real man to admit how well a 914 handles in the dirt!

Posted by: VegasRacer Mar 6 2006, 11:23 PM

QUOTE (Andyrew @ Mar 6 2006, 09:30 PM)
Tell us about the track!

The new addition to http://www.springmountainmotorsports.com/ has two very fast sections . There is also a big dip a tight hair-pin and a fun rhythm run that starts with a tricky decreasing radius turn. The old track was very good. The expanded version is even better. I am very impressed.

The 2 hardest braking areas are in the new section. Even so, I think the new layout is easier overall on your brakes. Maybe because they have more time to cool down between some corners.

Posted by: turboman808 Mar 6 2006, 11:41 PM

Never come back from Copperhead road!!!

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