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SpeedTT
10-04-2005, 10:41 AM
Voici quelques photos. A few pictures
http://photobucket.com/albums/b17/darwin180/
blacksheep
10-04-2005, 11:35 AM
Une Carrera GT? Ugh. Ça devait être assez spectaculaire sur la piste.
SpeedTT
10-04-2005, 11:52 AM
Beau a voir, belle sonorité, mais j'ai l'impression que son pilote faisait très attention. Il roulait moins vite que toi sur la piste.
Une Carrera GT? Ugh. Ça devait être assez spectaculaire sur la piste.That's what I was thinking. It's good to see at least ONE Carrera GT has made it into the hands of a track junkie instead of a Wall Street exec struggling with a mid-life crisis. It must have sounded spectacular!
Emre
SpeedTT
10-04-2005, 12:47 PM
if you are able to enlarge de pict #1 (LEE) you will see this guy with a big smile... can LEE want to be a taxi driver HI HI HI!!!
Andrei
10-04-2005, 12:55 PM
The CGT was not pushed that hard, though. But it doesn't matter. It did drive the track.
He also got a flat on Friday and the car sat on a jack for all of Saturday. The owner did have a 996 TT to fall back on.
Supposedly it cost him 7k USD to get a new wheel+tire.
The owner of the CGT was a very nice guy almost always giving someone a ride. He did not mind people drooling over his car.
blacksheep
10-04-2005, 01:04 PM
It's good to see at least ONE Carrera GT has made it into the hands of a track junkie instead of a Wall Street exec struggling with a mid-life crisis. It must have sounded spectacular!Another CGT was sadly (and spectacularly) crashed at a track day in California this summer with fatal injuries to the 2 occupants.
The passenger in my car, wearing full Nomex was an instructor. He is the original owner of a 1973 Alfa GTV and was considering transforming it for track/racing use. He also races 125cc and 250cc italian motorcycles. As he had a shunt in his car in the morning (got hit by an instructor driving a student car...), he had to give up his track time. So, he asked me for a ride, which I was happy to give him. After the session, his decision was taken. Old cars may be slower, but are they fun to pitch in corners and slide. So, he is going to build his Alfa as a racecar over the winter. His name was Robert Caro, from NYC.
BTW the story about the Carrera GT iss highly interesting. It is owned by an older and very rich gentleman. He invited a bunch of his Scout club buddies from his early youth to drive his Carrera and other Turbo 911. He lent the cars, paid registrations and all expenses. All the friends had to do was to drive.
blacksheep
10-04-2005, 02:29 PM
(got hit by an instructor driving a student car...),Ouuuuuchhhhhhhh
BTW the story about the Carrera GT iss highly interesting. It is owned by an older and very rich gentleman. He invited a bunch of his Scout club buddies from his early youth to drive his Carrera and other Turbo 911. He lent the cars, paid registrations and all expenses. All the friends had to do was to drive.Great story!
silver ride
10-04-2005, 03:28 PM
:( I was supposed to go, but I was sick
Now it makes me even sicker when I see what I missed... a CGT!! :eek:
bouhouhouhouhou
Does someone have it on video?
@SpeedTT: merci pour les photos! :D Ça devait être génial à voir et à entendre aussi!!
BTW the story about the Carrera GT iss highly interesting. It is owned by an older and very rich gentleman. He invited a bunch of his Scout club buddies from his early youth to drive his Carrera and other Turbo 911. He lent the cars, paid registrations and all expenses. All the friends had to do was to drive.Must be nice to be loaded! At least he remembers where he came from and who his friends are.
Another CGT was sadly (and spectacularly) crashed at a track day in California this summer with fatal injuries to the 2 occupants.Sadly, we've heard that story. It makes me even more careful about which clubs I choose to run with. A whole bunch of them are off the list.
Emre
Hey Emre. When you come to Montreal I will discuss with you how the Audi event was ran. It was very well organized but on-track was a "bit" different from what we know. It highlighted a few crucial safety points. Even the instructor group was very chaotic. It was possible to stay for a lap or two behind a very slow instructor. He would then give you a point by to the left on the white start/finish line, while still being full throttle. And then you would be blackflagged for a late (in-the-corner) pass. Don't ask me how I know. I got two of those dark flags. Being extremely specific asbout when to pass, where to pass, how to pass and when to give point-bys makes a whole difference in safety.
It was possible to stay for a lap or two behind a very slow instructor. He would then give you a point by to the left on the white start/finish line, while still being full throttle. And then you would be blackflagged for a late (in-the-corner) pass. Don't ask me how I know.That happened to me once at BAB-7 (I think). I got a point-by at the start-finish line. I took the pass...then the guy gunned it just as I pulled up next to him. I had enough power (and room) to make the pass going into Corner 1 so I continued (the alternative would have been to slam on the brakes and let him cross over my nose from the outside). I got black flagged.
Emre
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