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> 914: **164** MPH around a corner...check!
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post May 30 2016, 10:06 AM
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Road Atlanta PCA DE with John (Wndsufr) and Larry (Spaceshuttle) (nice hanging out with you gentlemen)! Mad respect for you two campaigning the teeners!

Lock-up at 160 mph...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4hRTzKFXw


Second fastest lap around Road Atlanta, ever...at least on video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LercuZY8bXI


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post May 30 2016, 10:37 AM
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post May 30 2016, 10:39 AM
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post May 30 2016, 10:57 AM
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You are nuts!
And out on some protective wear!
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post May 30 2016, 01:11 PM
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QUOTE(Reverend Troublemaker @ May 30 2016, 09:06 AM) *

Balls : Check!

John (Wndsufr) and Larry (Spaceshuttle) - nice hanging out with you gentlemen! Mad respect for campaigning the teeners!

See y'all in the fall. Crazy fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post May 30 2016, 01:20 PM
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post May 30 2016, 02:20 PM
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Well done. Fantastic ride!
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post May 30 2016, 03:19 PM
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wow, very nice!
the car looks very nicely done as well. massive aero tuning to keep the car stable at those speeds (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post May 30 2016, 03:48 PM
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Holy moly!

Awesome....
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post May 30 2016, 04:19 PM
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Twenty years ago when I was Porsche club racing my 73 RS clone, the back straight didn't have that little chicane at the bottom of the hill where the poster locked it up.

I think I got my car up to 145mph at the same place where the poster shows he is going 164. That is crazy nuts fast. I seem to remember even at 145mph, I had "sewing machine" leg for the 1st couple of laps. Could barely keep my foot in it I was so freaked out. Road Atlanta like Road America is a big man's track. Not for the faint of heart.

Well done and keep safe.
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post May 30 2016, 05:38 PM
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Thank you fella's...that old dip you speak of was legendary and was called the "gravity cavity" - it was gone by the time I showed up. Based upon what my old racer friends tell me...my car would probably be near max gear if it were there - 175-180. Lots of nasty, nasty accidents at and through the bridge (T11). They wanted to slow the cars down and a 90-degree turn at the bottom of the hill does just that.

The fastest cup cars can get to the high-150's - they're just wicked quick through the turns, have amazing TC, and have brakes to die for - not a fair comparison or fight, even for my car.

There was ONE car that was faster than mine this weekend (lap times) but only when the pro-driver was at the wheel. He was 1.5-2.0 seconds a lap faster than me. He was very quick. He was sorting the car for the club racer owner. I was faster than the other three Cup cars though...ABS would be amazing but would also defeat the purpose of building a version of the ultimate "drivers" car. It's like dancing on ice...on the edge.

Thanks again! Enjoy.

BTW: I may be a little off kilter but remember RA is my HOME track and I know it very well. Also, my prototype really helped me overcome/driving through being uncomfortable. I honestly don't know how else you'd get there/past that in a sedan/door slammer. That experience translates back to cars - with that said, I have a long way to go with this 914 (from the drivers point). Seat time is everything!

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Twenty years ago when I was Porsche club racing my 73 RS clone, the back straight didn't have that little chicane at the bottom of the hill where the poster locked it up.

I think I got my car up to 145mph at the same place where the poster shows he is going 164. That is crazy nuts fast. I seem to remember even at 145mph, I had "sewing machine" leg for the 1st couple of laps. Could barely keep my foot in it I was so freaked out. Road Atlanta like Road America is a big man's track. Not for the faint of heart.

Well done and keep safe.
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post May 30 2016, 06:22 PM
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Tony, yeah, I got one of those big bugs on my windshield too, but at only 133mph on the laps that I could keep my foot planted into it over the crest of the hill....Yikes!
Great post & thanks for the photo.....really enjoyed that one session where I watched you disappear down the back straight--at least you didn't lap me! (Because I pitted early, saying to myself...."Not gonna let Tony lap me" <;o) Managed to get into the 1:46's with my humble rig by getting my eyes up through the esses & through turn 12, great session.
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post May 30 2016, 06:33 PM
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John - It was a pleasure seeing you again Sir...my wife told me you stopped by while I was gone Sunday - sorry I missed your departure. That is solid improvement over your previous times...good for you. RA will bite you in the arse - its better to take it slowly.

PS: I might join T. O'Toole (SixAddict) next week at Roebling Road - come join us...


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...at least you didn't lap me! (Because I pitted early, saying to myself...."Not gonna let Tony lap me" <;o)
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post May 30 2016, 06:40 PM
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Super sweet!
Thanks for sharing.
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post May 30 2016, 07:25 PM
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I've blown thru Turn 10 many times...

oh, wait...


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post May 30 2016, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE(Reverend Troublemaker @ May 30 2016, 09:06 AM) *

Balls : Check!

John (Wndsufr) and Larry (Spaceshuttle) - nice hanging out with you gentlemen! Mad respect for campaigning the teeners!

Lock-up at 160 mph...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4hRTzKFXw


Second fastest lap around Road Atlanta, ever...at least on video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LercuZY8bXI


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No data, but confident I was around 145 down through there after I got my tire rub figured out. Blew right past a 996 TT
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post May 30 2016, 09:21 PM
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QUOTE(spaceshuttle @ May 30 2016, 10:28 PM) *

No data, but confident I was around 145 down through there after I got my tire rub figured out. Blew right past a 996 TT
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post May 30 2016, 11:33 PM
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That is a seriously fast 914 !
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