Racetrack Stuff

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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by gnat » Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:24 am

808Bill wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:09 am
gnat wrote: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:08 am
Ugh. I won't hold my breath that they will, especially if he mentions "while I was braking hard at the track"...
The word "track" needs not to be mentioned!
In my experience the average person is too honest for their own good...

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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by Cuda911 » Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:29 am

Shouldn't matter to me. The light assembly was not properly secured by the dealer. It shouldn't fly out anywhere, track or street.
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by Cuda911 » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:43 pm

In case you were wondering, my student's head does, in fact, fit into the housing receptacle.
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by Spiegelei » Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:32 am

Became a member of the Sebring Tripod Club this past weekend :D

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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by DTMiller » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:12 am

Nice! Some serious loading of that suspension going on there. Looks like a ton of fun.
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:19 am

Spiegelei wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:32 am Became a member of the Sebring Tripod Club this past weekend :D

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Almost "bicycle club".
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by Spiegelei » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:29 am

FRUNKenstein wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:19 am Almost "bicycle club".
Once you learn you never forget!
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by DBJoe996 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:17 am

Incredible! But for the race track guys https://www.6speedonline.com/articles/p ... rburgring/

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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:24 am

I'm off to Willow Spings tomorrow.
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Re: Racetrack Stuff

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:51 am

Cuda911 wrote: Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:24 am I'm off to Willow Spings tomorrow.
I don't understand how that's possible given that you just totaled the 996. That knocks you down to what, only 8 or so Porsches remaining, right?
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red

2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver

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