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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11723 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:29 pm Post subject: VIRginia |
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Wow, hooked into this course on iRacing this week. You east coast guys have some phenomenal tracks, what a hoot. _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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924RACR
Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 8794 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't experienced it in iRacing, but I'm sure that's not as exciting as the real thing...
(was last there in Dec for a week) _________________ Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:47 am Post subject: |
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VIR is a classic track with great history. Fun to drive, great technical track. There are places on the track where the faster cars can become (very) airborne. Too bad the oak fell down. That was iconic. |
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Rasta Monsta
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11723 Location: PacNW
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:50 am Post subject: |
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What I find interesting about it, and about Summit, is that there are spots where a minor error is virtually guaranteed to lead to big damage. Haven't really experienced "nut checks" like that out here in the PacNW.
Granted, I was driving VIR in a GT3 car, with the speeds getting. . .somewhat high.
Here's a Viper experiencing AERO DIFFICULTIES. _________________ Toofah King Bad
- WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3
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Fifty50Plus
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 1353 Location: Washington DC area
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:55 am Post subject: |
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Summit only has a couple areas that can be costly (4 & while VIR only has a few areas that aren't costly (1, 3 and old oak tree 10?). _________________ 1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car |
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Fifty50Plus
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 1353 Location: Washington DC area
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm.... tried editing 3 times. Smiley above should be turn eight. _________________ 1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car |
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:29 am Post subject: |
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eight space paren = 8 )
eight no space paren =
Ugh, never mix OLD guys and technology. |
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daniel
Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 669 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:09 am Post subject: |
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^^^ LOL _________________ Over the top of skyline, total brake failure.... hit the wall at over 200 kp/h at the dipper, so anyone who has to brake for the esses is a pussy.
1977.5 Race Car, CAMS Group S Spec
1989 944 Cabriolet |
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Fifty50Plus
Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 1353 Location: Washington DC area
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Now Ed isn't the only one that knows I'm old 8 ) _________________ 1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car |
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nickthompson
Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 873 Location: Central Georgia
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:45 am Post subject: |
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VIR is on my bucket list. Along Pike's Peak, Laguna Seca, Nuremburg ring and my home track of Road Atlanta. |
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Of all the places I've been, Pikes Peak is FAR AND AWAY the scariest place in the world. One mistake there and
AAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Down you go. |
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Now Ed isn't the only one that knows I'm old 8 )
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8 ) or should I say arr arr |
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924RACR
Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 8794 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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That video's awesome, Rasta!
VIR is the place we built FlyingCar logic for - the high-speed esses - in part. Check Youtube (search Camaro Flying Car - but realize we put it on the 'Vettes first) if you wanna know what I'm talking about.
Of course, it works pretty good at other places too, like the 'Ring.
For those of you quite familiar with it... heading into South Bend... the new (8-speed) AT Vettes rip off a downshift there which blows your mind... in a manual car, you don't even think about touching the shifter, you're trying too hard not to wad up the car... but the auto drops the car right into the correct gear and keeps going... one of the "secrets" on how it's faster than the manual. Turn 3 at Road Atlanta is another such place, downshifting while the car's off camber and unloaded... _________________ Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype |
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emoore924
Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2815
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Here's a Viper experiencing AERO DIFFICULTIES. |
That was during the Tudor weekend last year. I remember watching that live thinking he was going over but he didn't somehow. He wasn't the only one that weekend either. There were a couple of other cars that tried to fly but nothing else quite that bad. I'm wondering if they'll change the track a little to prevent a worse incident next year. |
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jazz guy
Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 434 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:22 am Post subject: |
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emoore924 wrote: | That was during the Tudor weekend last year. I remember watching that live... |
Me too! That was a really fun race. Plenty of significant offs with grass packing up the air inlets.
I dvr all the Continental/IMSA/Tudor/Pirelli/Patron/ALMS/TransAm (whatever they all call themselves now ) series racing. Love it! _________________ '81/'81/'82 |
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