 Raced against a real 908 this weekend, ...and lost! |
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| Chris Pincetich |
 Sep 4 2007, 02:01 PM
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B-)  Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California  |
There's allways a few odd-ball cars that show for weekend AXes, either kit car projects, full racers looking to shake down mods on an off weekend, or rare weekend warriors on their yearly outling. This Saturday at the PCA Zone 7 / GGR AX at the Marina airport a small kit-looking car was being prepped on the outskirts of the paddock....looked like Martini Racing colors from afar. Well, they were. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
As we lined up on grid, out pulls 908-03. WOW. I spent some time drooling near thier tent as they worked on changing front springs for the afternoon runs. That was one fine piece of machinery. They ran in the first group, finally posting a 47.9x time, when the best had been 51.xx from the "normal cars". My best was 57.9x for the moring, then I had to leave. Later that afternoon, I heard the 908 got down in the 46.xxs, BUT so did the local stripped down 914 #100 "surfmobile". Got to wait to see the official times, but Andrew B in his 914 (with the old engine from last year) may have beat the 908 for TTOD! I love AX racing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) More photos here: http://web.mac.com/lepprd/Site/Ax_Marina_07.html#grid Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| maf914 |
Sep 5 2007, 12:54 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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When I saw the title of this tread I thought of this 908.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Sep 5 2007, 01:03 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(maf914 @ Sep 5 2007, 11:54 AM)  When I saw the title of this tread I thought of this 908. You mean Pugeot, the people who pitched an absolute legal hissy when Porsche used the nomenclature "901" because they had the God-given right to 3 digit names with a "0" on the middle? Those guys? "Oh, we were gonna use that name sometime in the future"? The Cap'n, who firmly believes there is ONLY ONE 908, and it AIN'T French .............. |
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| maf914 |
Sep 5 2007, 01:52 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Sep 5 2007, 11:03 AM) You mean Pugeot, the people who pitched an absolute legal hissy when Porsche used the nomenclature "901" because they had the God-given right to 3 digit names with a "0" on the middle? Those guys? "Oh, we were gonna use that name sometime in the future"? The Cap'n, who firmly believes there is ONLY ONE 908, and it AIN'T French .............. Uhh, yeah, I guess so. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Peugeot won Lemans in '92 and '93 with their 908 Evo. I wonder why Porsche didn't sue for the 908 infringement? I mean, what the hell, they don't hesitate socking it to the average Joe who prints a tee shirt with PORSCHE on it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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ChrisNPDrider Raced against a real 908 this weekend Sep 4 2007, 02:01 PM
1970 Neun vierzehn Looks to me like an engine donor! :woohoo: Sep 4 2007, 02:21 PM
SirAndy
Looks to me like an engine donor! :woohoo:
... Sep 4 2007, 02:48 PM URY914 Looks heavy. :D Sep 4 2007, 03:12 PM Cap'n Krusty
Looks heavy. :D
Right you are! If you cons... Sep 4 2007, 06:45 PM jimtab
Looks heavy. :D
Right you are! If you con... Sep 4 2007, 11:24 PM grantsfo
[quote name='Cap'n Krusty' post='942293' date... Sep 4 2007, 11:36 PM mrhurtalot looks fast. Sep 4 2007, 04:08 PM rfuerst911sc looks expensive$$$$$... Sep 4 2007, 05:36 PM Rick_Eberle Hey! That's mine!!!
Sep 4 2007, 08:00 PM grantsfo Most incredible thing was seeing a budget 914-4 AX... Sep 4 2007, 10:38 PM URY914 You say tubes? Sep 5 2007, 06:28 AM jd74914 What are those 2 big fiberglass tubes in the back ... Sep 5 2007, 09:23 AM Mugs914
What are those 2 big fiberglass tubes in the back... Sep 5 2007, 11:10 AM jd74914 Its passive cooling then? There were just 2 holes ... Sep 5 2007, 12:34 PM maf914 It's forced air from the two NACA ducts on the... Sep 5 2007, 12:45 PM jd74914 Gotcha . . . it seems like such cooling would caus... Sep 5 2007, 12:58 PM johannes Peugeot has registred all the car designations wit... Sep 5 2007, 01:46 PM jimtab I'm almost certain that Peugeot has more lawye... Sep 5 2007, 10:43 PM URY914 The drives feet stuck out pass the centerline on t... Sep 6 2007, 07:08 AM URY914 More details Sep 6 2007, 09:08 PM URY914 I love this shot... Sep 6 2007, 09:14 PM DNHunt Paul
Is that some kind of rubber snubber in the h... Sep 7 2007, 07:50 AM ChrisNPDrider
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Is that some kind of rubber snubber in the ... Sep 7 2007, 11:50 AM Cap'n Krusty
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Is that some kind of rubber snubber in the... Sep 7 2007, 01:30 PM zymurgist
It's a "Guibo Joint". Porsche used... Sep 7 2007, 01:53 PM URY914 Yes, it a big rubber donut. It absorbs shock loads... Sep 7 2007, 08:17 AM |
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