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Great course. Fun day.
Sadly we had a boxster ruin his clutch out there. I was fortunate when I got my first Porsche (a 914) to be told that clutches are expensive and they are a "weak" point. Seems the that tradition holds true. The amount of time gained by a burnout/slipping clutch at the beginning of a course is not worth it. At PCA events, first and second are tenths of a second (at best) and usuall 1/2-1 second apart. Unless this was an SCCA National event the time just isn't worth the potential damage. (remeber, we don't even get little trophies Just a reminder to go easy on your clutch.
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I think, Michael was not actually launching the car at the start, but repeatedly using it during the U turn after the start to keep the engine momentum. At the end his clutch must have been close to being dones before the event, but apparently he hadn't noticed it.
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Nice writeup FTS. And congrats Dave on FTD! (maybe "congrats" means something else in another language
I was way off on guessing the lot's dimensions when I designed the course. The lot was 1/3 narrower and over 1/3 longer, thus the really tight spots at each end and the really long back leg. Hope we get to play there some more next year.
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Hey Mick,
Thanks for the Auto X ride, was exhilirating to say the least!!!
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