SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:58 am

Loren wrote:* Yes, that's 120%... the Duel will be 20% more awesome than the typical FAST event.
SOO ready to have a blast!

Been playing with tire pressures this week and think I may have finally found a sweet spot in these stinking tires. Watch out Chuck, I'm not only taking you out, but that C5 ZO6 in our class (who better show up, as we've had a history of C5's being no shows)!
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Lof8 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:51 am

This is looking pretty awesome! Its going to be fun to drive but also a lot more fun than usual to watch. The R2-4 group ought to be scared. My new racing stripes have done a lot to improve the airflow over my brick-shaped e30. See ya Saturday!
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:50 am

Lof8 wrote:My new racing stripes have done a lot to improve the airflow over my brick-shaped e30. See ya Saturday!
:pointlaugh: Watch out, I might even wash my car...that'll be good for at least .002 second faster lap time (not that we're keeping track).
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby garage west » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:33 am

shakedown067 wrote:
Lof8 wrote:My new racing stripes have done a lot to improve the airflow over my brick-shaped e30. See ya Saturday!
:pointlaugh: Watch out, I might even wash my car...that'll be good for at least .002 second faster lap time (not that we're keeping track).
Warning-- too shiny and you may mess with finish flagger's depth perception. Dirty is much safer.
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:52 am

garage west wrote: Warning-- too shiny and you may mess with finish flagger's depth perception. Dirty is much safer.
Hold up, who's talking about SHINY here? My paint is dull at best! Certainly not as shiny as say...









...A POLISHED ALUMINUM HOOD! :rolling:
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Loren » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:03 pm

Careful, now... John has become a student of the dark art of PHSL. Do not intimidate the beast within!
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:10 pm

PHSL <-- Say what?
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Loren » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:21 pm

shakedown067 wrote:PHSL <-- Say what?
You wouldn't understand. ;-)
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby garage west » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:27 pm

shakedown067 wrote:PHSL <-- Say what?
These aren't the droids you're looking for...
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:35 pm

garage west wrote:These aren't the droids you're looking for...
Mind games don't work on me, I'm not smart enough to notice. :roll: Remember, I'm a graphic artist.

What were we talking about?
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Rosko » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:51 pm

shakedown067 wrote:
Loren wrote:* Yes, that's 120%... the Duel will be 20% more awesome than the typical FAST event.
SOO ready to have a blast!

Been playing with tire pressures this week and think I may have finally found a sweet spot in these stinking tires. Watch out Chuck, I'm not only taking you out, but that C5 ZO6 in our class (who better show up, as we've had a history of C5's being no shows)!
Eric, here's an analogy. Watch this video. Number 7 is like me driving my RX8. Number 12 symbolises you driving your Vette.

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I hunt Corvettes with 139 foot pounds of torque. :twisted:
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby rojna » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:05 pm

Rosko wrote:
I hunt Corvettes with 139 foot pounds of torque. :twisted:

123 FT-Lbs is all I got ... but I plan on using all of it :evil:
Racing against my NEON is like getting in a fight with a girl, if you win you, you can't brag about it, and if you lose, you hope nobody finds out!

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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby garage west » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:09 pm

shakedown067 wrote:
garage west wrote:These aren't the droids you're looking for...
Mind games don't work on me, I'm not smart enough to notice. :roll: Remember, I'm a graphic artist.

What were we talking about?
Tire pressures. You were second-guessing your newly-found "sweet spot," remember?
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Loren » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:11 pm

garage west wrote:Tire pressures. You were second-guessing your newly-found "sweet spot," remember?
I hope Gerry is taking notes. THIS is how it's done! :notworthy:
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Gerry » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:21 pm

Loren wrote:
garage west wrote:Tire pressures. You were second-guessing your newly-found "sweet spot," remember?
I hope Gerry is taking notes. THIS is how it's done! :notworthy:
Okay, that's it! I'm taping a giant middle finger on my car!


... but NOBODY in my class is trash talking. Candy asses.
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby shakedown067 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:17 pm

Rosko wrote:Eric, here's an analogy. Watch this video. Number 7 is like me driving my RX8. Number 12 symbolises you driving your Vette.
I hunt Corvettes with 139 foot pounds of torque. :twisted:
Fantastic analogy! Yeah, that's mighty impressive dear sir, since I have 340lbs of tire shredding torque. Luckily I'm also a rotary fan, so I don't get pissed when losing to such a competitor! I have a friend that had a Gen II RX-7 and LOVED driving that car. I was actually looking for a 5-speed vert before getting my vette.

LOL, so much for trash talking.
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby twistedwankel » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:29 pm

Gerry wrote:
Loren wrote:
garage west wrote:Tire pressures. You were second-guessing your newly-found "sweet spot," remember?
I hope Gerry is taking notes. THIS is how it's done! :notworthy:
Okay, that's it! I'm taping a giant middle finger on my car!


... but NOBODY in my class is trash talking. Candy asses.
Don't let that Pi on your door hit you in the face on Saturday :binky:
My Detroit Iron was built before you were born :whip:
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Gerry » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:52 pm

^^ and thus old, obsolete, irrelevant, and likely to fail. Mines younger, sexier, skinnier, and topless. Superior! ;)
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby AScoda » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:53 pm

nc4me wrote:I can't wait to kick Drews ass :grin:
If I recall correctly, Jeremy showed you what your car can do when he put when he put an FTD sticker on it.
You have the superior tool, the only thing keeping you behind me is you.
So, you really need to kick your own ass! :-D
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Re: SPC, Feb 18 - FAST Duel!

Postby Loren » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:09 pm

AScoda wrote:... the superior tool...
Tune in Saturday to find out who is the superior tool in M2!
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