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. |
ThePaintedMan |
Sep 28 2012, 12:57 AM
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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 |
Hi guys,
Its way past my bedtime and I promised myself I wouldn't reply to this until I had some decent video to go along with it, for you to enjoy and of course to critique. Thats posted below. I'll have a more thorough writeup for you all soon, but long story short, the car had a lot of electrical issues early in the race, but all of which were easy fixes once we figured them out. Unfortunately it meant that a really competitive car only ran about half the laps it should have. I had a blast though and ran a best of 2:43, which I'm sure I could have improved by 6-7 seconds if I had more seat time. That would have put us right in line with the fastest lap, a 2:36. Like I said, I'll have plenty of more video soon. Thank you to each and every one of you guys who stood by and kept encouraging me through all of this. I got to live a dream that I have had for a very, very long time!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRhEdn1325A |
ChrisFoley |
Sep 28 2012, 11:06 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,937 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I had a blast though and ran a best of 2:43, which I'm sure I could have improved by 6-7 seconds if I had more seat time. That would have put us right in line with the fastest lap, a 2:36. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) |
Randal |
Sep 28 2012, 12:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I had a blast though and ran a best of 2:43, which I'm sure I could have improved by 6-7 seconds if I had more seat time. That would have put us right in line with the fastest lap, a 2:36. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) +1 |
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