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1Sicgt
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Easier said then done buddy. I tried to book a track day for a saturday at t-hill. They are booked solid all of 2006. We can get reno, which is a fast track too, and with its new section, I think it has a ton to offer. But most people want to wait till feb or march. Winter is time for building bigger badder toys. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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2003 Cobra Track Car
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Hyperider
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I hear yah! When we use to take our bikes there we get space but during the week and not on weekends. The problem is not a lot of people might be able to go on week days.Me myself I prefer to go on a weekend. Good luck on looking, we'll be waiting.
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Posts: 396 | From: East Bay | Registered: Aug 2005
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lostsoul
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Originally posted by WILDTHANG:
My buddy and I would be interested.
It would be cool to have a track full of Mustangs. Kind of like this run we did at Thunderhill.
IS it me or is the 05 mustangs in front of that 04 cobra?
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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slp/ati procharger
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racercosmo
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Originally posted by lostsoul:
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Originally posted by WILDTHANG:
My buddy and I would be interested.
It would be cool to have a track full of Mustangs. Kind of like this run we did at Thunderhill.
IS it me or is the 05 mustangs in front of that 04 cobra?
Sure it is. The car isn't as important as the driver. Thursday at Sears Point, the fastest car on track was a Miata. There were several Porsches, an M3, a C5 Z-06, and a C6 Z-06.
I can even show you a picture of my Mazda MX-6 ahead of the Z-06, 2 seconds later, he was blowing by me. Unless you know the perspective, a photo of one car ahead of the other is meaningless.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
Posts: 973 | From: Marin | Registered: Sep 2002
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lostsoul
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aHAHA.. your right.. it seems more expensive the car the less you push it on the track. I'll be the first one to admit I need driving lessons. I have had my car for 8 months and I still dont feel like I know it. Hell.. I cant even back up in the damn thing without sweating!! I'm not too much in the road racing thing.. but I would like to hit one of the performance drivng schools.. does anyone have info on that or done it themselfs?
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stangboi
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Originally posted by lostsoul:
Hell.. I cant even back up in the damn thing without sweating!!
maybe you should put something on it that beeps when you back up... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) or maybe cameras like in a rv
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lostsoul
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haha.. your not far off.. I was getting ready to put in a nav system and a backup cam.. A friend of mine bought a weather proof cam from frys for 130 and put it in the trunk key hole.. works great
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racercosmo
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Do you want a group driving school, or something that is more personal?
We offer high performance course with about 10 cars and 4-5 instructors. It involves real car control instruction as well as track driving.
http://jimrussellusa.com/drivingcourses/highperformance.php
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Posts: 973 | From: Marin | Registered: Sep 2002
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1FAST89GT
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is this thing happening???????
Posts: 4915 | From: VALLEJO | Registered: May 2004
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newcastle
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Originally posted by lostsoul:
aHAHA.. your right.. it seems more expensive the car the less you push it on the track. I'll be the first one to admit I need driving lessons. I have had my car for 8 months and I still dont feel like I know it. Hell.. I cant even back up in the damn thing without sweating!! I'm not too much in the road racing thing.. but I would like to hit one of the performance drivng schools.. does anyone have info on that or done it themselfs?
I went to thunderhill on Dec. 10th for this http://www.thunderhill.com/html/driving_school.html
it was really fun, i recomend it. met some really cool people and got to ride with two of my coaches. one guy's name was steve if i remember correctly - windsor powered notch with full griggs suspension. unbelievable... blew my mind...
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1Sicgt
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Originally posted by 1FAST89GT:
is this thing happening???????
Ya, It's going to have to wait till early spring. The majority of people here WILL NOT run if there is any chance of rain. So date to be determined.
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2003 Cobra Track Car
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WILDTHANG
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Originally posted by racercosmo:
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Originally posted by lostsoul:
IS it me or is the 05 mustangs in front of that 04 cobra?
Sure it is. The car isn't as important as the driver. Thursday at Sears Point, the fastest car on track was a Miata. There were several Porsches, an M3, a C5 Z-06, and a C6 Z-06.
I can even show you a picture of my Mazda MX-6 ahead of the Z-06, 2 seconds later, he was blowing by me. Unless you know the perspective, a photo of one car ahead of the other is meaningless.
It's funny because I chased down that Cobra and he suprisingly did not pull away down the front straight. We had some good laps going until this Carerra drove thru turn 13. After that I think the Cobra was losing his brakes. I challenged him down the back straight, out broke him into turn 14 and never looked back. The next session he started a few cars in front of me. On lap 2 or 3 I was right behind him when he drove thru turn 8 and was offroading it. Here are some more pics.
THAT'S ME ON HIS BUMPER
NEXT LAP
I tried to talk with him, but he had a flat tire and I could not find him. From the next session
[ January 18, 2006, 04:26 AM: Message edited by: WILDTHANG ]
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Posts: 882 | From: Lafayette | Registered: Apr 2004
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pwr4all3
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I am still in Jon.
- Randy
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