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08-04-2004, 04:49 AM
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Originally posted by ivanito
poor z
poor z
Originally posted by Egbert Souse
I talked Jeff this morning when I dropped my car off for some work at Performance Nissan in SoCal. He is on his way to Ohio with his 350Z race cars for a track event there. Wish him luck.
I talked Jeff this morning when I dropped my car off for some work at Performance Nissan in SoCal. He is on his way to Ohio with his 350Z race cars for a track event there. Wish him luck.
Originally posted by longbowe
Good luck, Jeff!
Good luck, Jeff!
The drivers:
#13 car: TBD
#23 car: Blake Rosser, Kelly Collins
#33 car: Boris Said, Stu Hayner, Mike Cronin
Their #33 car has some incredible drivers.
The other two 350Zs competing are the Schuitemaker / 350Evo cars:
#34 car: Harold Linville, Terry Heath
#35 car: Michiel Schuitemaker, BJ Zacharias.
BJ is the only member on this board, goes by dwnshift here.
08-04-2004, 06:22 AM
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Originally posted by pimp1911
They are CCW's. Go here. I am considering these rims for track use. Very nice design.
http://www.ccwheel.com/old%20site/ra...eels-black.htm
They are CCW's. Go here. I am considering these rims for track use. Very nice design.
http://www.ccwheel.com/old%20site/ra...eels-black.htm
08-04-2004, 06:31 AM
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New car looks great Jeff. If you can't make Mid-Ohio do like I'll be doing follow the race via the live timing & scoring link. I am headed to VIR & Barber however. This is some of the best road racing there is folks. There will be 60 + cars with 5 of them being 350Z's!
www.grand-am.com
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08-04-2004, 10:45 AM
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Originally posted by jmark
New car looks great Jeff. If you can't make Mid-Ohio do like I'll be doing follow the race via the live timing & scoring link. I am headed to VIR & Barber however. This is some of the best road racing there is folks. There will be 60 + cars with 5 of them being 350Z's!
www.grand-am.com
New car looks great Jeff. If you can't make Mid-Ohio do like I'll be doing follow the race via the live timing & scoring link. I am headed to VIR & Barber however. This is some of the best road racing there is folks. There will be 60 + cars with 5 of them being 350Z's!
www.grand-am.com
08-04-2004, 11:22 AM
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Nice work, Jeff.... verrrry nice! I really like the color combo and wheels (like everyone else! 
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Thinking the polished version of that wheel may be what I move to if I ever get tired of the iForgeds.
BTW, if you ever want to build a race car for east coast operation, I think I could volunteer some time to drive... as long as you don't put a pink stripe on it.
)Thinking the polished version of that wheel may be what I move to if I ever get tired of the iForgeds.
BTW, if you ever want to build a race car for east coast operation, I think I could volunteer some time to drive... as long as you don't put a pink stripe on it.
08-04-2004, 12:27 PM
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Originally posted by pimp1911
Lol. They wont let you live it down.
Lol. They wont let you live it down.
BEFORE/AFTER
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08-05-2004, 06:51 AM
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I saw them race in Pheonix last year (Grand Am). And not to bash the Z but that car was extremely slow. There was also another team with one and they were slow too. I don't think the Z is capable of racing against the Ferraris, Vettes, ect.
08-05-2004, 08:17 AM
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I saw them race in Pheonix last year (Grand Am). And not to bash the Z but that car was extremely slow. There was also another team with one and they were slow too. I don't think the Z is capable of racing against the Ferraris, Vettes, ect.
GS1: Vettes, GT3 Cup cars, etc.
GS2: 996s, Cobras, Firebirds, 350Zs, M3s, etc
ST1: IS300, 330s, etc
ST2: RSXs, etc.
The GS1 glass moved to compete in the Rolex series as it's own class, and the GS2 class remained in GAC and was reclassified as the Grand Sport class. The Sport Touring classes were consolidated into one class.
Do you realistically expect the 350Z to compete against Ferrari?
08-05-2004, 10:48 AM
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Originally posted by John
Well, you obviously don't know what you're talking about. What you fail to realize is that there were 4 different groups running in the Grand Am Cup last year.
GS1: Vettes, GT3 Cup cars, etc.
GS2: 996s, Cobras, Firebirds, 350Zs, M3s, etc
ST1: IS300, 330s, etc
ST2: RSXs, etc.
The GS1 glass moved to compete in the Rolex series as it's own class, and the GS2 class remained in GAC and was reclassified as the Grand Sport class. The Sport Touring classes were consolidated into one class.
Do you realistically expect the 350Z to compete against Ferrari?
Well, you obviously don't know what you're talking about. What you fail to realize is that there were 4 different groups running in the Grand Am Cup last year.
GS1: Vettes, GT3 Cup cars, etc.
GS2: 996s, Cobras, Firebirds, 350Zs, M3s, etc
ST1: IS300, 330s, etc
ST2: RSXs, etc.
The GS1 glass moved to compete in the Rolex series as it's own class, and the GS2 class remained in GAC and was reclassified as the Grand Sport class. The Sport Touring classes were consolidated into one class.
Do you realistically expect the 350Z to compete against Ferrari?
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08-05-2004, 11:29 AM
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I doubt they will be in the ALMS nor any of the World Challenge series, but it's possible. I don't remember too much about GAC from early 2003, but in the link you provided, the #33 car didn't do too well, but the other 350Z finished 6th in class, which isn't too shabby considering it was brand new with very little development at that point.
While the Z has not had a win yet, it has had a few podium finishes, including a 2nd place at the last race at Watkins Glen. There will be a win in the Z's future soon.
I like the GAC over the WC series since it's more of an endurance race. But that's all personal opinion.
While the Z has not had a win yet, it has had a few podium finishes, including a 2nd place at the last race at Watkins Glen. There will be a win in the Z's future soon.
I like the GAC over the WC series since it's more of an endurance race. But that's all personal opinion.
08-08-2004, 12:12 PM
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It was a great race and a Z finally took a FIRST PLACE WIN!!! What a boost not only finishing the race.. but having 2 cars on the podium as well. Hey Mark... see you at VIR...
08-08-2004, 12:18 PM
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Originally posted by Jeff@Performance
It was a great race and a Z finally took a FIRST PLACE WIN!!! What a boost not only finishing the race.. but having 2 cars on the podium as well. Hey Mark... see you at VIR...
It was a great race and a Z finally took a FIRST PLACE WIN!!! What a boost not only finishing the race.. but having 2 cars on the podium as well. Hey Mark... see you at VIR...
08-08-2004, 12:21 PM
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Great News! Congratulations on winning with a 350Z.
I have been suffering with the impression that my modded Z is just not as fast as a lot of the cars out there at HPDE events. My next mod is the 3.9 final drive ratio. If that doesn't do the trick, I guess I have to go F/I.
I have been suffering with the impression that my modded Z is just not as fast as a lot of the cars out there at HPDE events. My next mod is the 3.9 final drive ratio. If that doesn't do the trick, I guess I have to go F/I.
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