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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 02:36 AM
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Thumbs up Watkins Glen GA Cup race on TV Sunday!

Check out the SPEED coverage of the WG GA Cup race Sunday 6/27 at 2 PM. Look for BJ's second place finishing 350Evo & the pair of Performance 350Z's to get alot of air time.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 05:43 AM
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 01:23 PM
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Thanks for the reminder!

And I was going to detail my Z on Sunday. Gotta get all the chunks of race rubber removed!


When & where is their next race?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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Mid Ohio.......on my birthday.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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Mid Ohio.......on my birthday.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 02:54 PM
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The 350Z shuld be unreal at Mid Ohio. The Porsches still have the upper hand as they have years of development in them. Also heard some an interesting rumor last weekend regarding a certin GAC Porsche teams motors..............does a 2001 996 come with 3.6 motor?

Just what I heard.........

The Caddy could be dangerous if it gets out front there with all that torque. It should be a real battle. The 350Z is great through turn one there....I cant wait
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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Does Mid-Ohio still have those grooves ground into the turns? Or have they rectified that?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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It was just from them grinding the concrete down.
The place is really fast and getting faster with the rubber that is being laid down. I am thinking a lap on 1:34-1:35 isnt out of the question for a flyer up there.
The ALMS guys are all under their track records there today.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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Wow, that's beautiful.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 05:17 AM
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From what I've been told, when they ground down the concrete, there was tons of grip, but it ate your tires up. Did they add more concrete sealant to the places they ground down? I'm curious to see if the concrete is still slick when it gets wet there...
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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3 of the top 5 are 350Z's !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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Just finished watching the race on Speed and was very impressed with how the Z's performed. If the Porsche hadnt bumped the Performance Z. I think it would have been a 1,2 win for the Z's.
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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That was a great race! Second and Sixth overall
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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Yea I think if Stu hadn't of been punted off by Murray he would have held him up enough to allow BJ to take the win.
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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No doubt! Did you catch his interview? That's just racin'
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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Yeah. I saw that BS interview. I was hoping one of the Performance guys would have walked in camera and belted him one.
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Great race BJ! You looked awesome out there. Makes me wish I had enough money to start my own team.
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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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awesome, its only a matter of time before the Z wins one.

I thought, why do all the 350s have body colored headights??? I HATE it, people (esp Nissan if they are at all funding these cars) need to realise that headlights are a very very good way to identify a car, you see NO other CAR out there with body color matched headlights. I think it takes away some of the character of the car and it certainly takes away some of its identity. Why do they do it????

btw, the winner said something like the 350z had more power, is that right, the Z has more power than the 911???
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We are running carbon headlights and not the OEM ones. Weight savings ....+ they cost less when they get smashed.
I need to get some of that money myself!

The Porsche have stright line handling on us still. Murry said that becasue he is trying to amke a political statement to the GA officals.........hopefully they will get a little weight added to them as its needed. The 350Z's are def wroking towards the front.....but the 996's still have legs.

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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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Yea it was pretty obvious the Porsches have a straight line advantage. Z's looked good. Murray def helped Stu around. Some strong Z tracks are coming up Mid-Ohio, VIR & Barber so things are looking good for 350Evo & Perfromance.
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