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ANYONE GONNA BE THERE TOMORROW?
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What an awesome weekend at Laguna Seca with about 100 Porsches and only two lonely Z cars.
I chased around a beautiful Porsche GTS - just like in the picture - all weekend. Its 408hp / 310tq made me use all my trick braking to keep up. This is not, however, the fastest way around Laguna - driver and passenger were sore but otherwise ok.
Here you see a new, 2011, Porsche GTS, up on its lid after taking turn 4 a little too fast. There is plenty of run off room there, as it's a common place to make a mistake, but you need to keep the wheels straight and drive through the dirt rather than abruptly trying to save it and bouncing back onto the pavement (then across the pavement). I put a tire in the dirt there myself late yesterday, but made it out with just a little dust. That was also my fastest lap of the weekend on street tires.
I have tons of video and pictures, but wanted to get this up while it was still fresh.
I chased around a beautiful Porsche GTS - just like in the picture - all weekend. Its 408hp / 310tq made me use all my trick braking to keep up. This is not, however, the fastest way around Laguna - driver and passenger were sore but otherwise ok.
Here you see a new, 2011, Porsche GTS, up on its lid after taking turn 4 a little too fast. There is plenty of run off room there, as it's a common place to make a mistake, but you need to keep the wheels straight and drive through the dirt rather than abruptly trying to save it and bouncing back onto the pavement (then across the pavement). I put a tire in the dirt there myself late yesterday, but made it out with just a little dust. That was also my fastest lap of the weekend on street tires.
I have tons of video and pictures, but wanted to get this up while it was still fresh.
to the GTS.
I installed SS lines tonight and did a brake bleed, it only took 1 bottle of RBF600 fluid before it was filled up to the "max" line, I feel like 1 bottle isn't enough, any input?
EDIT: figured out the problems, lol.
EDIT: figured out the problems, lol.
Last edited by SE5spd; Sep 15, 2011 at 12:49 AM.
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What an awesome weekend at Laguna Seca with about 100 Porsches and only two lonely Z cars.
I chased around a beautiful Porsche GTS - just like in the picture - all weekend. Its 408hp / 310tq made me use all my trick braking to keep up. This is not, however, the fastest way around Laguna - driver and passenger were sore but otherwise ok.
Here you see a new, 2011, Porsche GTS, up on its lid after taking turn 4 a little too fast. There is plenty of run off room there, as it's a common place to make a mistake, but you need to keep the wheels straight and drive through the dirt rather than abruptly trying to save it and bouncing back onto the pavement (then across the pavement). I put a tire in the dirt there myself late yesterday, but made it out with just a little dust. That was also my fastest lap of the weekend on street tires.
I have tons of video and pictures, but wanted to get this up while it was still fresh.
I chased around a beautiful Porsche GTS - just like in the picture - all weekend. Its 408hp / 310tq made me use all my trick braking to keep up. This is not, however, the fastest way around Laguna - driver and passenger were sore but otherwise ok.
Here you see a new, 2011, Porsche GTS, up on its lid after taking turn 4 a little too fast. There is plenty of run off room there, as it's a common place to make a mistake, but you need to keep the wheels straight and drive through the dirt rather than abruptly trying to save it and bouncing back onto the pavement (then across the pavement). I put a tire in the dirt there myself late yesterday, but made it out with just a little dust. That was also my fastest lap of the weekend on street tires.
I have tons of video and pictures, but wanted to get this up while it was still fresh.
That GTS made typical mistake at t4 by early apexing and then trying to save it. I have seen people crash there so many times it hurts. There was a GT3 cup car that crashed too.
RennSport in October is going to be best p car event west coast has seen in years but I'm spectating as carnage galore is expected with so many Laguna noobies.
I really want to drag the Nismo to a Laguna event as I know it's capable of around 1:40 lap times on that track. Would be fun to kick some p car butt.
Last edited by Shamu Z; Sep 15, 2011 at 05:21 AM.
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besides the 23rd, ill probably be going to another 2-3 to end the season...TMR and team racing for t-hill and maybe infineon with TMR...
then hopefully by early next year, ill start taking a 370 out! *crosses fingers*
then hopefully by early next year, ill start taking a 370 out! *crosses fingers*
I'm always amazed at how much carnage happens at p car events. Money doesn't buy driving talent.
That GTS made typical mistake at t4 by early apexing and then trying to save it. I have seen people crash there so many times it hurts. There was a GT3 cup car that crashed too.
RennSport in October is going to be best p car event west coast has seen in years but I'm spectating as carnage galore is expected with so many Laguna noobies.
I really want to drag the Nismo to a Laguna event as I know it's capable of around 1:40 lap times on that track. Would be fun to kick some p car butt.
That GTS made typical mistake at t4 by early apexing and then trying to save it. I have seen people crash there so many times it hurts. There was a GT3 cup car that crashed too.
RennSport in October is going to be best p car event west coast has seen in years but I'm spectating as carnage galore is expected with so many Laguna noobies.
I really want to drag the Nismo to a Laguna event as I know it's capable of around 1:40 lap times on that track. Would be fun to kick some p car butt.
1:40 flat in the NISMO? Wow, that would be hauling. Are you talking capable or actual? Cuz I know my car is capable of a sub 1:40, just not by me!
There is some buzz about going to Sears Point in a few weeks with NASA. I will also go to Laguna with NCRC later this year.
