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mumbasic said:
Florian,
I am sad, that I didn't attended the sunday event. Next time I will be there. The black forrest is my homeland, so maybe this helps me reducing the missing 90 hp to RCs turbo.
AM
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KF said:
I think in my gallery there are a few...
Maybe at sunday...
KF,
checked your gallery... only found one pic of the GT2 Looking forward to some more pics maybe!
-Joost-
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mumbasic said:
Florian,
I am sad, that I didn't attended the sunday event. Next time I will be there. The black forrest is my homeland, so maybe this helps me reducing the missing 90 hp to RCs turbo.
AM
I'm sure you let me stay like a Golf 1.9 tdi
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KF said:
The GT2 was faster in the range of 40 km/h to 250 km/h than the 600hp 996 Turbo and the modified Corvette. That's a fact after the shootout. Ok, the GT2 is lighter than both cars and evertime there was passenger on board and i drove alone. But don't forget i have a big wing on my tail, which is an aerodynamic disadvantage in accelaration things.
RC, we never had the chance to compare our cars directly at sunday, but we will do it soon.
One thing at least, you all are great drivers and i had no chance to follow you in the black forrest But i also drove this track first time and not as often than you.
Jul 4, 2006 7:17:59 PM
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Finally, I don't want to mention the people who turned off the A/C to gain a few horses or those who lowered the air pressure before leaving...Quote:
LOL!! imagine that they may also had very few LT of fuel in their tanks and also one more hint.. Did you see if they had placed chemical stuff in their fuel too?!
This is not fair. It happenes to Greece all the time when we say to go for a ride all comes with NO GAS and everytime they place 20euros without CATs etc etc
Jul 4, 2006 7:43:26 PM
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JimFlat6 said:
Maybe you guys should compete in croquet instead of cars, that way you could really bust each others balls.
Maybe next time have a referee/observer just to make sure that tire pressures/ac/fuel are close to equal.The observer could also "interpret" the tests outcomes.
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RC said:
I'm afraid I can't agree (we heard that before ):
1. we had several occasions to compare our cars, maybe you just forgot in the heat of the moment. Especially the last encounter when we hit 250 kph, you were next to me and you didn't gain a centimeter. Now just don't tell me you were holding back.
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2. I saw you and the 600 HP Sportec Turbo (or 580 HP because of the reduced boost pressure ) and I'm afraid the Sportec Turbo was definetely faster, especially at speeds over 220 kph, he pulled away. Not by very much but he did. Were you holding back again?
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CF said:
I did a run or two with the Corvette from 140-250, we were next to each other almost all the way up to 250.
It seemed like I was pulling away slightly at the end when he had to shift gears, you clearly see the advantage of the Tiptronic when the cars shift gears at the same time.
(He was alone in his car, we were two people in my car with a full load of luggage.)I am extremely satisfied with the Tiptronic , never again manual!
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It was nice to finally meet all you guys, let's hope we can have another Rennteam meeting soon again.
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KF said:
The GT2 was faster in the range of 40 km/h to 250 km/h than the 600hp 996 Turbo and the modified Corvette. That's a fact after the shootout. Ok, the GT2 is lighter than both cars and evertime there was passenger on board and i drove alone. But don't forget i have a big wing on my tail, which is an aerodynamic disadvantage in accelaration things.
RC, we never had the chance to compare our cars directly at sunday, but we will do it soon.
One thing at least, you all are great drivers and i had no chance to follow you in the black forrest But i also drove this track first time and not as often than you.
I'm afraid I can't agree (we heard that before ):
1. we had several occasions to compare our cars, maybe you just forgot in the heat of the moment. Especially the last encounter when we hit 250 kph, you were next to me and you didn't gain a centimeter. Now just don't tell me you were holding back.
2. I saw you and the 600 HP Sportec Turbo (or 580 HP because of the reduced boost pressure ) and I'm afraid the Sportec Turbo was definetely faster, especially at speeds over 220 kph, he pulled away. Not by very much but he did. Were you holding back again?
3. I've NEVER been to the places we have been with the boys, maybe the boys should have told you. First time for me too.
I agree with the following:
1. my 997 Turbo had more than 1500 km when we did this but it is no secret that the car will run much better after 10000 km or so. So we definetely will try again.
2. the meeting wasn't about driving but about the cars. This is actually where in my opinion the "problem" started because I came for a friendly comparison and ended up "fighting" the local hero. At least I did well and I earned a new nick name (undercover dad) but thats not the point, I was there for fun, not for competition.
Finally, I don't want to mention the people who turned off the A/C to gain a few horses or those who lowered the air pressure before leaving...
Apparently this whole macho stuff is deep inside most men out there. Seems that I need to cut some pride into little slices next time, I'll be prepared.
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JimFlat6 said:
The "shoot out" would have been easy to judge if I had been there.
All of them behind me would have been battling each other for second place.
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JimFlat6 said:
The "shoot out" would have been easy to judge if I had been there.
All of them behind me would have been battling each other for second place.
And then you'd wake up in the hospital, learning that you were only dreaming and that you actually wiped out in the first corner .
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JimFlat6 said:
The "shoot out" would have been easy to judge if I had been there.
All of them behind me would have been battling each other for second place.
And then you'd wake up in the hospital, learning that you were only dreaming and that you actually wiped out in the first corner .
The only ambulance needed will be one to carry away the egos of those behind me!
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JimFlat6 said:
The "shoot out" would have been easy to judge if I had been there.
All of them behind me would have been battling each other for second place.
And then you'd wake up in the hospital, learning that you were only dreaming and that you actually wiped out in the first corner .
The only ambulance needed will be one to carry away the egos of those behind me!
Hope it's big enough .
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On a track, things are much easier. No worries about traffic, no pre-emptive thinking necessary (at least not too much), no worries about loosing control/drifting, etc.
Track is a kiddy place but I agree that it is much safer and much more suitable to learn about a car's true limitations. You can't drive at the limit on a public road, this wouldn't only be insane but also very dangerous.
Hockenheim would be just right (like you suggested in an earlier post), the Nordschleife favors powerful cars, Hockenheim good drivers.
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Track is a kiddy place but I agree that it is much safer and much more suitable to learn about a car's true limitations. You can't drive at the limit on a public road, this wouldn't only be insane but also very dangerous.