Thunderhill - NorCal Shelby Spring event

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

With one guy lying, and the other guy swearing to it.....

Keep fueling the fire gramps

[73CPCAMARO]

Originally Posted by intocarss

We been using that term "he ran out of talent" and "he had it under control right up until he lost it" for 20+ years.

It's funny reading this tonight because the guy pitted next to us crashed, we asked what happen? He said "I just ran out of talent while trying to make that pass"

I have used this on myself and others for a long time. No insult meant at all. It is just used to explain a driving failure of some type and not a mechanical failure. Can't blame the car on that one.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

With one guy lying, and the other guy swearing to it.....

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Keep fueling the fire gramps

...........and that's when the fight started.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Thanks for clarifying Brian.



What, I don't get a handicap for narrower track width, narrower tires, and sub par suspension? OK fine. Tell you what Cheese Ball........ If I knock down something in between 2:00 & 2:01.9 in a couple of weeks the nick name Cheese Ball is gonna grow legs to your neck.

don't use your so called handicap for an excuss. Its your choice to be fast or not.

"FIGHT"

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

don't use your so called handicap for an excuss. Its your choice to be fast or not.

"FIGHT"

I'd have to say at this point my downfall is front shocks. Single adjustable QA-1's just don't cut the muster and even though I finally got the front to stick better I can still feel a bit of bounce. Hopefully in a couple of months we can get the chicane deal and the front coil overs installed.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

I'd have to say at this point my downfall is front shocks. Single adjustable QA-1's just don't cut the muster and even though I finally got the front to stick better I can still feel a bit of bounce. Hopefully in a couple of months we can get the chicane deal and the front coil overs installed.

You know what they say about the guy that makes too many changes at once don't you?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Geez, what a knitting club over-analysis of something.

Mary Pozzi has been using that phrase for years in this community and she probably heard it from someone who'd been using it for umpteen years prior to that.

If you don't have talent, then there's nothing to worry about.

If you do have talent, don't run out of it while your buddies are around and/or while the GoPro is running.

Brian -- nice times on street tires. Looks like you got some work to do, Gaetano.

Originally Posted by intocarss

We been using that term "he ran out of talent" and "he had it under control right up until he lost it" for 20+ years.

It's funny reading this tonight because the guy pitted next to us crashed, we asked what happen? He said "I just ran out of talent while trying to make that pass"

Originally Posted by Damn True

It's fairly common parlance amongst racers. In that context it isn't meant as an insult. It's a means of explaining in simplest terms that at the absolute limit sometimes stuff happens that one simply is unable to compensate for. "Stuff" can be mechanical, or driver error and it happens to everyone. Schumacher ran out of talent once in a while, Senna once too often. Certainly doesn't make them lesser drivers.

That said, HPDE drivers should never be that close to the edge of the envelope of either the ability of themselves or the car.

Talent is what keeps you out there on the edge of failure...once you have extended your reach of your personal talent, things break or you do things unintentionally. This includes your knowing the cars ability.

[Vegas69]

I ran out of talent at nearly every event I attended. That's how you learn the weaknesses of your car and driving skills. As you gain experience and confidence as a driver, you continue to find faults with your car as you gain speed. As you fix those faults, then it's back on you as a driver to find the line in the sand again.

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I ran out of talent at nearly every event I attended. That's how you learn the weaknesses of your car and driving skills. As you gain experience and confidence as a driver, you continue to find faults with your car as you gain speed. As you fix those faults, then it's back on you as a driver to find the line in the sand again.

Spoken for the truth

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I ran out of talent at nearly every event I attended. That's how you learn the weaknesses of your car and driving skills. As you gain experience and confidence as a driver, you continue to find faults with your car as you gain speed. As you fix those faults, then it's back on you as a driver to find the line in the sand again.

Good thing you quit when you did! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA




Sorry dude! Just couldn't help myself....