My Sebring ride!, Update: Finished 44th out of 68. Fast lap of 2:43 |
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My Sebring ride!, Update: Finished 44th out of 68. Fast lap of 2:43 |
ThePaintedMan |
Jul 4 2012, 09:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States |
So, no this is not 914 related, but some of you may know that I was attempting to have my car ready to run the Chumpcar 14 hours of Sebring in Sept. As is often the case with these things, the OTHER drivers who were supposed to pony up have not to date, and I just don't have the funds to finish the car appropriately on my own. We would be a joke, if not a hazard and I would rather get the car sorted correctly and have some fun on the street then rush into something. Maybe next year.
However, I saved enough money and set some aside to cover my own azz in just such an occasion. I started poking around on the forum and met a great team from Sebring - a father, son and brother in law looking for another driver. Though its not a 914, it is something I'm VERY familiar with. '95 Mustang 5.0. Needless to say I'm very excited to be living one of my childhood dreams - driving a lap at Sebring. I'll let you all know how we do and post some more pics soon. |
Madswede |
Aug 9 2012, 11:59 AM
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Flat Out Driver Group: Members Posts: 853 Joined: 13-September 06 From: Rio Rancho NM Member No.: 6,831 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I like this thread! I've dreamed about driving Sebring many times (almost as many as Nurburgring), along with choice roads in Sicily and back-mountain roads here in the Rockies - I guess I'm a glutton for punishment! Anyone talking about Sebring in this kind of detail is fun reading for me!
It's cool to hear your perspective of how that Mustang handles too. I've never really been a fan of them for most of the reasons you list (weight, body roll, too high off the ground), but then again, most things worth doing are never easy, I've always thought. I spent many hours sitting around turns 7 and 10, and I've watched several other videos of in-car narration on the challenges of turn 17 (from the audience perspective it's too hard to appreciate the challenges of that corner). Great perspectives there, thanks for sharing them TC. The more I listen to racers the more I learn. Thanks for that story about Hans Stuck, too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I wish I could be there to watch you guys ... but meeting everyone in the FL racing contingent will have to wait until I get out to Series9 for the Tropical Ramble and get familiar with my own car all over again. In the meantime, take lots of pics/video of the Sept 22 event, please. And have fun! Looks like it will be a blast! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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