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CMCer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 ![]() |
This topic is so appropos....I just dusted off the '96 Formula "spare" car and took it on an 80 mile trip. This is the car I got because I thought the '94 race car was not going to be saved after my crash at T-Hill when two different cars hit me. Fortunately, mostly due to Alan Blaine's good work with the cage and my safety gear, that car was saved and so I have this spare. It is a pretty low mile chassis at about 70k, motor we put in is about that too and has tons of power. Alan sent me a B&M Ripper he had in the race car because someone had trashed the stock shifter - with the nice Delrin knob it shifted just like the race car, and I had a fun trip. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The car is all stock, has a decent alignment and tires it came with. Very nice daily driver!
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() Group: Advanced Members Posts: 934 Joined: 7-March 06 Member No.: 1,113 ![]() |
You guys remind me of the first time my wife got in my race car. This was before I put the harnesses, big tires and the stiff suspension on it.
This was at a race track, but just a slow paced DE style event. She did not want to do it, but I told her I would take it easy, which I did. Pulled out of the pit slowly, and she says, screaming, "this #$#$%^&* thing is too loud". She had a helmet on, and we were barely above idle. Out on the track, I increased the speed a little, the pit comes out about 2/3 up the long straight which goes into a big sweeper. We are going maybe 50 mph into a 110mph corner and she started screaming "Let me out, let me out" while I'm saying I can't , I can't. Then she starts with the "slow down, slow down" and I say "I can't, I can't" (cars coming fast from the rear). At this point, we are doing about 70mph The screaming continues till we reach pit-in whereby I pull up short and let her out of the car. She jumps out, throws the helmet at me, calls me 10 or twelve unrepeatable words and walked away. I've always wondered what would have happened if I went full speed. |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() Group: Advanced Members Posts: 461 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Orlando, FL Member No.: 34 ![]() |
I've always wondered what would have happened if I went full speed. My best friend made it two laps at Sebring with me going full tilt before he said I needed to pull in or he was going to hurl. Most car guy types enjoy the ride and he is the only one that has ever asked me to pull in, oh well. |
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CMCer ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderators Posts: 2,932 Joined: 12-February 04 From: the sticks near VIR Member No.: 194 ![]() |
As a long time instructor, I can say it truly does suck to be a passenger on the track much of the time! This goes triple for jerky drivers!
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