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Grenadiers
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 3222 Location: Nelson, WI & Prescott, AZ
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:33 pm Post subject: OT: Road America |
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Had a great time trying out the 'new' '83 944 at Road America this past June 13/14. Paul was along for moral support, and helped run for parts for the RV when the toilet started leaking! The car did great, ran on summer-only tires and stock brakes; RA probably not the best place to sort out a new car. Had a great time, 3:16 was my best time, a well-sorted 924S ran 3:00 laps we heard. Lots of shiny cars ran faster. We attended the warm-ups for the SCCA June Sprints a couple days later, here are some pics of that:
Front straight:
Turn one:
You can drive and park just about anywhere! Paul's Boxster, and the 944:
Turn three:
Coming in hot:
The beginning of the Carousel:
Canada corner victim, frozen rear brakes:
More Canada:
Turns six and seven:
Turn five:
Here's a couple laps in the 944, straight pipe and Borla exhaust make the car sound faster than it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fTl0lHJcXM&feature=youtu.be _________________ '83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke |
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KDJones2000
Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 322 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice. Makes me want to go there some day - in a car that actually has some horsepower.... _________________ 1987 924S SPEC car
Team Toofah Racing
1988 944 Turbo S |
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Grenadiers
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 3222 Location: Nelson, WI & Prescott, AZ
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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KDJones2000 wrote: | Very nice. Makes me want to go there some day - in a car that actually has some horsepower.... |
It's a long track, 4 something miles, your turbo car would be perfect! _________________ '83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke |
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924RACR
Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 8816 Location: Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Nice!
I was up there for the Sprints, but not driving, just crewing for a friend in an F600. I too long to get my cars up there! The #77 ought to be able to challenge for the ITB lap record, with a properly-turning motor... estimate should be somewhere around 2:45...
Meantime the Prototype should be around 2:12-2:15 if competitive. _________________ Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype |
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