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**fleetus macmullitz** · #**3411** 02-13-2014, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Did I miss an update here...somewhere?

lol

**GregWeld** · #**3412** 02-13-2014, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

All the street car jokes aside around here, safety is a big concern and priority for me and if I am usually on the fence with something, within reason, the safer/stronger path gets chosen.

Good for you Dave!

I'm relatively "new" to the whole road race thing - having done my first Bondurant school 10 years ago... but buying the car from Charley was what put me in the drivers seat.

I'm telling ya - you guys have no idea how fast you can get going on some of these tracks... and you get used to it real quick. Suddenly it really doesn't feel so fast. But pounding down the front straight at Thunderhill -- you're taking turn one at a good 90 mph maybe? I don't know - I'm afraid to look... but if you hit some oil - or coolant - or break a suspension part... DUDE... YOU ARE WADDING THE CAR UP BIG TIME.

I'd prefer to be able to tell stories about it sitting around the campfire. Safety makes it fun. Otherwise you might as well be playing Russian roulette.

57hemicuda · #**3413** 02-13-2014, 09:11 AM

I totally agree, my Mustang hit close to 160 on the back straight at VIR, all I could think about was lug nuts and wheel bearings. The car was lifting so bad, felt like the front tires weren't on the ground. 160mph right into a hairpin(crazy). After 3 sessions it started to feel normal. VIR kind of made the other tracks seem less dangerous, and I think that is when you get in trouble. 100mph will hurt as easy as 160mph.

**Sieg** · #**3414** 02-13-2014, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Did I miss an update here...somewhere?

He got some new curtains and hardware.

**Flash68** · #**3415** 02-13-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Good for you Dave!

I'm relatively "new" to the whole road race thing - having done my first Bondurant school 10 years ago... but buying the car from Charley was what put me in the drivers seat.

I'm telling ya - you guys have no idea how fast you can get going on some of these tracks... and you get used to it real quick. Suddenly it really doesn't feel so fast. But pounding down the front straight at Thunderhill -- you're taking turn one at a good 90 mph maybe? I don't know - I'm afraid to look... but if you hit some oil - or coolant - or break a suspension part... DUDE... YOU ARE WADDING THE CAR UP BIG TIME.

I'd prefer to be able to tell stories about it sitting around the campfire. Safety makes it fun. Otherwise you might as well be playing Russian roulette.

I know when you say "you guys have no idea" you are just speaking in general to the masses, but yeah I do have an idea... I've hit 135+ in my car at Big Willow and you do get a sense of what can get go wrong and how fast it can happen if you get off course, off track, or just something small fails like Ron stated. And if you have the balls to have the car and cajones to take turn 8/9 there at well into triple digits, well, lots can go wrong. But any turn on a road course really can jack you up bad is that point.

Safety first. And second.

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Originally Posted by 57hemicuda

I totally agree, my Mustang hit close to 160 on the back straight at VIR, all I could think about was lug nuts and wheel bearings. The car was lifting so bad, felt like the front tires weren't on the ground. 160mph right into a hairpin(crazy). After 3 sessions it started to feel normal. VIR kind of made the other tracks seem less dangerous, and I think that is when you get in trouble. 100mph will hurt as easy as 160mph.

160 is absolutely flyin in an old bucket of bolts like our stuff. Big difference between 130 or so and 160... in any car.

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Originally Posted by Sieg

He got some new curtains and hardware.

Hey I actually got a break from Martha Stewart work and got to build a tire rack above my garage door for my spare Hoosiers. It ain't that special, but it beats curtains.

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**3416** 02-28-2014, 01:05 AM

Started an 'After New Years resolution'...no more posting about the lack of updates in peoples threads.

I should let SoCal Ron, Rob and Jerdog know I won't hassle them for updates either.

Vince@Meanstreets · #**3417** 02-28-2014, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 57hemicuda

I totally agree, my Mustang hit close to 160 on the back straight at VIR, all I could think about was lug nuts and wheel bearings. The car was lifting so bad, felt like the front tires weren't on the ground. 160mph right into a hairpin(crazy). After 3 sessions it started to feel normal. VIR kind of made the other tracks seem less dangerous, and I think that is when you get in trouble. 100mph will hurt as easy as 160mph.

160? Hairpin? Jeez...yeah, im officially a P*****

LOL