Just getting back from my first trip to Sebring. What an amazing facility, track, and steeped in tradition. This was an incredible experience for me, and I highly recommend this track to everyone!
Was fortunate enough to grid behind this awesome Ferrari F430 GT race car, and we ended up doing a few hot laps behind him, before getting seperated by traffic. I didn't have quite enough to get back him, but still fun!


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What psi do you typically run in time attack form? Great vid....

 

i agree +100000000000000 Sebring facility/track is awsome. i had a blast and cant wait to get back up there... awsome video... what camera system are you using?

 

great vid sharif!!

 

Looks like that car WAAY out accels the GT-R. It does seem you have better braking though. I don't know about the traffic, but it seemed you were about to catch up about the 3:10 mark, but overcooked the turn-in doing so cuz he was GONE shortly after that. Brake fade or just too much speed for the R888 grip?

On a more complimentary note, you were ripping past those Porsches like they were standing still. THAT was awesome.

 

So where is the camera mounted onyour gtr?

 

Hero GoPro video camera system. Probably mounted on his front bumper. Great vid btw!

 

Did anything break/fall-off due to the rough track? did you bottom-out any?

 

This weekend was just a fun practice day, so 14-15psi max. In competition, I run 18-20psi.

GoPro mounted on the lip of the lower bumper. It's about 4 inches off the ground.


Your analysis is spot on. Straightline acceleration was equal between both cars. I definitely closed the gap under braking, but the F430 drove much harder off the corners. I got greedy into 17, and overcooked it under braking. Just not enough tire, and I thought I could pull it off, and make up the gap that was created by trafffic in 14,15, and 16. Didn't work as planned, and he was able to put some distance on me. I was definitely bringing a knife to a gun fight, but still fun as hell!

Suprisingly no. The track is really bumpy, but mostly through 1 and 17. But the JRZ's soaked up the bumps really well, and I didn't touch down.

 

Great vid... Loved that POV.

 

who was behind you? I kept seeing double points for you and someone else?

 

Wow, good eye! There was a Katech powered Z06 that was attached to my rear bumper. It was quite a show!

 

for those wondering what it would look like to have been passed in your 350z by this beast? & also how long you can keep it in sight?


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i had a great day even if i felt like i was a moving roadblock...

 

Sebring is great fun, nice vid.

 

I was looking at the video on my phone and i thought it was a video game. That looked like a lot of fun.

Great video Sharif

 

Love the sound of the GT3 RS in the beginning!

 

good Vid

 

+1, nice video. Nice cars too.

 

Turn 17 is a biatch with it's double apex. Get it wrong and it slows your lap time. And the bumps in 17 I could do without. Very nice time for your first time at Sebring. Last time I was there I was on the track with the Compuware C6 GT3 Vette with slicks doing tire testing and those cars are on another level even thought they have alot less HP than we have. I'f I'm not mistaken that's the F430 that won the GT3 class Le Mans this year getting ready for the 12 hours.

Sebring is brutal and has great history. There are always some real race cars there to run with.

Sharif I'm sure you can really appreciate this video now. 2:08 lap time!

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I prefer to have people to run with. I have been the slowest and the fastest at events, and neither is as much fun as a small group that run about the same speeds.

I really like when there is someone in front of me that's a wee bit faster. Its like playing with a better golfer...you do better yourself.