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All I could think about was that the last thing I wanted to do was to steer into the skid and head TOWARD the tires so I just let it go backwards until I hit the tarmac again and nailed the brakes.
Very, very lucky and thankful.
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Martin 2011 Cayman S (Gone) - Hardtop Blechster 2006 Cayman S (DD) 2016 Mazda CX-5 (Her DD) 2002 Boxster S (Gone) - Ragtop Blechster - Pura Patina! Dorkiphus: I buy it for the articles Last edited by N0tt0N; 09-18-2017 at 05:35 PM. |
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Wow! That tire wall went by fast! Code brown for the blue flagger for sure.
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Jim C. 2014 Cayman (Aka "Rubber Ducky") 1971 914 (back in the day) |
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I think the real lesson to be learned here is that Romanians have small feet
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Jay 2013 C2S Racecars are like strippers, we just keep throwing money at them hoping someday they give us the ride of our lives… |
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Brown Note Finishes a Race....or two.....
Team Zeus Suit had super low expectations, given that we've NEVER finished an entire race in the Brown Note RX7 car. It's taken a while to work out all the kinks, but we all agreed that our collective goal was to simply finish out a whole 9 hour race at a minimum.
So....the car ran really well during qualifying on Friday and we got put in Class 1, which was surprising since we were in Class 2 last time we were out, but hey....we don't make the rules. Day 1 - the car ran AWESOME! At 2 hours in, we were running 4th overall in class, and then at 4 hours, we were in 3rd place!! At the 6 hour mark (which is usually when the Brown Note decides to break) we realized we had a legitimate shot at a podium. Yours truly got in the car, ran about 1.5 hours - came in for a mandatory 5th stop and some gas - and crossed the finish line in 3rd Place!!!! We got a trophy and some other swag....some other people were recognized at the awards ceremony....I wasn't paying much attention. Day 2 - things were going well and we were cruising for another 3rd place finish, until.....you guessed it....around the 6 hour mark we got reports that the car was smoking. We had worked out our pit strategy so that we would not have to make the last brief pit stop for gas during my stint, but...the Brown Note had other ideas. Chip came in with about 1:45 left to play and the car was smoking really badly - so behind the wall we went. Some tinkering for about 45 minutes, and I got back in the car and brought it home (still smoking) for a solid 4th place finish. To our surprise, we had gained enough points over the weekend to get 3rd OVERALL, so we got another trophy for that. So that was sweet! And the Ionizers got a podium finish as well.....at least I was paying attention this time! Special thanks are definitely in order to my fellow Team Zeus Suit teammates......You guys are so much fun to race with!!!! Lastly....although not nearly as dramatic at the end, here's a couple of laps during qualifying in the BrownNote. At the 3:43 mark you can hear me screaming "That's BULLSHIT!!". Chip had shockingly lied to me on the radio and told me I had just run a 1:48 (which was, in fact, bullshit) https://youtu.be/5Ye_1SUSIJk
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Jim B. Maryland 1987 944S - Black #303 - Zeus Suit Racing 2007 Boxster S - Carrara White - Daily Driver "Life is too short to have a boring car" Last edited by hobiecat; 09-18-2017 at 07:31 PM. Reason: because I'm an asshole and forgot to thank my team |
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Ok, I take my earlier PoTD remark back. You win Jay!
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Gut Got, Jim! Ditch the dash and I'd swear I was watching and hearing an Isle of Man TT run! I can see why you'd prefer to be IN the car looking OUT than ON the track looking AT the car.
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Martin 2011 Cayman S (Gone) - Hardtop Blechster 2006 Cayman S (DD) 2016 Mazda CX-5 (Her DD) 2002 Boxster S (Gone) - Ragtop Blechster - Pura Patina! Dorkiphus: I buy it for the articles |
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You are dead to me
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Martin 2011 Cayman S (Gone) - Hardtop Blechster 2006 Cayman S (DD) 2016 Mazda CX-5 (Her DD) 2002 Boxster S (Gone) - Ragtop Blechster - Pura Patina! Dorkiphus: I buy it for the articles |
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Man Wish I coulda come and watched, congrats on finishing and of course big congrats on placing......9 hours is crazy let alone 18 in 2 days.
Thanks for the videos, tires actually d idnt seem half bad
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Sounds like such a fun weekend! I had hoped I could come up on Sunday but no dice, unfortunately. Damn. There's a chance I'll be doing Mid Ohio AER...what about the rest of y'all?
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Collin M. I wear a cowboy hat. '86 951: lucky number 13...rare 6.0L edition. '06 M3: hers. |
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BTW, Martin: great driving! Scary and very fortunate encounter with the brakes.
Question: does the car feel underdamped? Looked like it might be from the video. Seemed to be wallowy or bouncy but it's probably just the video.
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Collin M. I wear a cowboy hat. '86 951: lucky number 13...rare 6.0L edition. '06 M3: hers. |
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