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Another excellent weekend! Two wins and a 2nd by Chris Marsh in the #55, solid improvement and great racing by Merritt Collins in the #77, and Yours Truly stomped all over a mixed field with a Spec Miata, a Camaro, and a Mustang in the Co-Driver race!

More photos and writeup to come - only this photo posted yet (from John Gaocich):
http://www.waterfordhills.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6815&g2_serialNumber=2&g2_GALLERYSID=3935d7704b852860f53122165898cdc9
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Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

924RACR · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject:

Another even BETTER photo!

http://www.waterfordhills.com/cms/e107_plugins/gallery2/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=6910
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Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

924RACR · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject:

Here's the whole set of photos from the weekend, now on the website...
http://vaughanscott.com/Races/2009/Race3_09.htm

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Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Fifty50Plus · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:59 am Post subject:

Vaughan,
Have you driven the 55? Your front air dam and smaller tail vs. Chris's car makes me wonder about the downforce on the two cars. Assuming you both have the same spring/torsion bar rates, one car should handle better than the other.
BTW, nice drives and great photos.
Chuck
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924RACR · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:34 am Post subject:

Cheers! No, I haven't driven #55 recently - beginning of last year was most recent, I think.

Yes, you're right about the aero; there are other/more substantial differences between the cars though. We don't have the same susp setup - I have the stiff spring, soft bar setup, and he has somewhat the opposite. I have 34mm/600# setup, he has the 30mm/400#, and I run a stock front bar with 18mm Cup Car rear bar, whereas he has the Weltmeister parts front and rear.

He also has a welded diff now, whereas I have a factory 951 LSD (which is worn quite a bit). While his motor is built by a shop, it's pretty much to the same specs and I believe we're putting out pretty similar power, from looking at the data.

I will probably have to hop into the car later this year and try it out...
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Vaughan Scott
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

xpernet · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

Damn it!!! I missed the Hooters girls

Awesome to hear that the 924 dominated

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