I know you're building a MEAN track warrior, but I hope you and Ron can find ways of tinkering on Ol Yeller just enough to keep it faster than AO. A slow AI car can't be the fastest in our group. That's just wrong.
Well, it only took 13 pages of confusion to finally figure out what your doing Greg. I'm glad Sutton ordered the parts before you changed your mind again, and cut up the 40' pickup...
You know.... that might be a great idea!!! It (the '40) already has a LS in it! Pickup with big aero.... old school.... that could be very interesting! LOL
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Originally Posted by 57hemicuda
I'm just glad I'm getting the car I wanted to begin with, man your stubborn!!!!!!!!. It took weeks of constant ball bustin to get you on track. Gwen must wake up every morning and just roll her eyes back, and sigh.
I'm glad you aren't cutting up Old Yeller. That car is just too nice. It just does everything right. Looks like an old GT350 but is faster on track than most.
How often do you get to see a vintage Mustang out running a fully prepped Porsche at T-Hill.
Greg held to his word and spun at T-Hill also.
maybe it's the orange glow in the rear view mirror throwing him off.
Is Ron going to keep you in front by tuning Old Yeller or by "tuning" AO?
I'm glad you aren't cutting up Old Yeller. That car is just too nice. It just does everything right. Looks like an old GT350 but is faster on track than most.
How often do you get to see a vintage Mustang out running a fully prepped Porsche at T-Hill.
Greg held to his word and spun at T-Hill also.
maybe it's the orange glow in the rear view mirror throwing him off.
Is Ron going to keep you in front by tuning Old Yeller or by "tuning" AO?
I've never finished a weekend track event without a spin --- ever --- I always manage to **** one part of it up -- cold track/cold tires -- cold me -- or push it just a bit too hard too early.... or I'm just a crappy driver. Whatever. I now have like the longest spin record in history.
Sutton is and was the magic behind Old Yeller.... PERIOD. On top of that - his driver coaching has helped me way beyond the amount of time spent doing this stuff. Without him I'd be back of the pack and struggling to figure it all out. With him -- I'm cranking hard on the cars I have -- and having a blast doing it. I owe him an amount of gratitude that money can't buy.
AO is better in spades ----- and we have yet to see the limits. You'll pass me soon enough.
I've never finished a weekend track event without a spin --- ever --- I always manage to **** one part of it up -- cold track/cold tires -- cold me -- or push it just a bit too hard too early.... or I'm just a crappy driver. Whatever. I now have like the longest spin record in history.
Sutton is and was the magic behind Old Yeller.... PERIOD. On top of that - his driver coaching has helped me way beyond the amount of time spent doing this stuff. Without him I'd be back of the pack and struggling to figure it all out. With him -- I'm cranking hard on the cars I have -- and having a blast doing it. I owe him an amount of gratitude that money can't buy.
AO is better in spades ----- and we have yet to see the limits. You'll pass me soon enough.
Ron has made Old Yeller a magic car but you do drive the piss out of it. Or at least you do now.
In Rons own words, " I have won races with far less competent drivers than you Greg" so don't sell yourself short. You see what I did there, short
With the new car (what are we calling it?) I won't even have a chance in hell of staying on the same lap with my 335hp monster; much less a chance to pass.
Ron has made Old Yeller a magic car but you do drive the piss out of it. Or at least you do now.
In Rons own words, " I have won races with far less competent drivers than you Greg" so don't sell yourself short. You see what I did there, short
With the new car (what are we calling it?) I won't even have a chance in hell of staying on the same lap with my 335hp monster; much less a chance to pass.
How about the Stealth Bomber? Greg will be moving so fast he won't even be on your radar.
Ron has made Old Yeller a magic car but you do drive the piss out of it. Or at least you do now.
In Rons own words, " I have won races with far less competent drivers than you Greg" so don't sell yourself short. You see what I did there, short
With the new car (what are we calling it?) I won't even have a chance in hell of staying on the same lap with my 335hp monster; much less a chance to pass.
I think what he really said was ----- "I've won races with faster cars and much bigger men than you"
The pesky Porsche -- that I THOUGHT was a Miata! I still laugh every time I think about it.... I just can't shake this stinking Miata! WTF is with that thing and who's driving it!!
Remember -- he's behind me -- and we're hauling the mail -- I don't have time to check out the review mirror other than to know there's traffic there.
I've never finished a weekend track event without a spin --- ever --- I always manage to **** one part of it up -- cold track/cold tires -- cold me -- or push it just a bit too hard too early.... or I'm just a crappy driver. Whatever. I now have like the longest spin record in history.
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Gonna be fun if you keep the record going with the new car, because if you spin out 335's squared with Sutton engineering, you will be flying. it's gonna get real in a quick hurry!
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Gonna be fun if you keep the record going with the new car, because if you spin out 335's squared with Sutton engineering, you will be flying. it's gonna get real in a quick hurry!
People that don't spin - or have off track excursions - aren't driving hard enough.
When you're pushing the cars hard - you'll make mistakes and find yourself off line - or too late on the brakes - or have brake bias misadjusted - or your tires have gone away - or you've found the oil from the guy that just blew up in front of you.....
There is a BIG difference in driving hard --- and the guy that spun THREE TIMES and took the wrong part of the track all in the first session (he ran the crows nest when the track was set up for the bypass). He spun because his driving SUCKS... and his judgement skills SUCK. His "reasoning" offered for spinning was "I'm in a new car and I don't know the track".... REALLY!!! Then in that case don't you think you ought to go out and learn the car and learn the track before you start attacking it. DOH!! He was taken out of our group after the next session.
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maybe it's the orange glow in the rear view mirror throwing him off. 
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