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> Video: Papa Smurf at Road Atlanta..., ...or... a lil 'ol 914 running by a lot of GT3's :)
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post Jun 7 2013, 12:35 PM
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No driver's suit? I see your bare arms. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Jun 7 2013, 12:43 PM
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Thanks for that...I'm breathing harder now than you are in the video...
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post Jun 7 2013, 12:50 PM
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No driver's suit? I see your bare arms. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Only a DE, not a race..
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post Jun 7 2013, 11:20 PM
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Great run...man, I was there on a job some time ago, but WOW! your 14 sounds and runs..prettyyy coool and now I know how that track should look... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Jun 8 2013, 08:23 AM
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a 145mph DE. too funny!

the first wave by was classic!

taking the guy @ 3:45 on the outside was SUPER classic!!! thousands and thousands worth of $$$ pucker factor. "f'in 914" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

prob the best in car 914 race footage i've ever seen. the car sounds fantastic! does the newfy targa still call out to you?
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post Jun 8 2013, 08:59 AM
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Would you be faster in a gt3? I wonder about the skill level and commitment of those guys. Definitely great to see that a 40 yr old teener can perform at that level in capable hands.
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post Jun 8 2013, 02:43 PM
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Thanks for all the great comments, but honestly I need to be about 5 sec/lap faster to be competitive. Still have some tuning to do on the engine...and the driver!

rhodyguy - go to my website and click on the 2009 Club Race hightlight video. My first time every at Road Atlanta...THAT was a good race.
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post Jun 8 2013, 02:58 PM
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Would you be faster in a gt3? I wonder about the skill level and commitment of those guys. Definitely great to see that a 40 yr old teener can perform at that level in capable hands.
Bob,
I was wondering the same thing especially since you have a GT3 to compare it to.

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post Jun 9 2013, 06:09 AM
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answer is no. For one, we won't take our GT3 on the track - can't afford to wreck it since its a daily driver, can't afford to buy new tires for it, and it does not have a roll bar, harneses, etc.
Second, I am ALWAYS faster than street GT3's. Yes, some of them in the video we not exactly pushing it, but on most tracks I'm faster than them. Power/weight is much better in Papa than a GT3 anyway. yes, they have more modern suspension, steering, shifting, etc, but it's fun to catch and pass them. (though now that Papa looks like a pure bad-ass race car, its kind of expected that I'm faster!)
Third...I MUCH prefer driving a 914 on the track than a 911. I've driven a bunch, but for me they do not instill the confidence that a 914 does.
And fourth...when you have a car like Papa Smurf, why would you??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

the only cars faster than me in the group were a 997 Cup car, and the Ferrari.
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post Jun 9 2013, 06:54 AM
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So, how much hp did you end up squeaking out of that motor?
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post Jun 9 2013, 06:58 PM
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WOW!! Your car flat-out flies!! That video is as inspiring for my 914 as the videos of the "Race-taxi" are for my VW Squareback project. Thanks for sharing that.

It is interesting how most in-car videos seem a lot more leasurely than they are in real life. . .
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post Jun 9 2013, 07:47 PM
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Does Papa Smurf have a passenger seat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)


Awesome ride man! Thanks. I'm sure if it did have a passenger seat I wouldn't last in it without hurling!

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post Jun 9 2013, 08:05 PM
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Yes, Does have a passengers seat and I love to take people out when I can. Only one person has ever gotten sick... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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