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Old May 4, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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Default Track video from Buttonwillow. Z32 vs. M3/Carrera/GT2!

Z chasing Carrera & M3, 7.5min, 20MB
Z chasing GT2, 3min, 15MB

"Right-click" and "save-target-as" the files to your local drive and then you can view them. Quality is OK, but not great due to compression from 500MB to 20MB. Adjust size for best viewing. About 6" diag. seems best.
The Carrera and M3 were a couple of the fastest guys that day, I do eventually get by them. The GT2 was interesting to match on straight line acceleration!
This was my first time at Buttonwillow last Sunday. Fun track and I will definitely go back!
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Old May 4, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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AWESOME vids bro. Now if only someone could convince me to grow the b***s to track my own Track, lol.

BTW, what do you have in your Z32? I don't how you managed to keep up with a 450hp GT2.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Hey ZGuy,
Coo video. Looks like track configuration #16? ... that is one of the fastest layout.

I remember you from the dyno day nearly a year ago in Reseda. Your Z32 was a beast on the dyno!?!? It must be nice to have that much torque and power, because you hardly touched the shifter and still managed to keep up with fast traffic.

btw ... the white Porsche looked and sounded like a GT3. Non the less ... still a wickedly fast machine! Good job chasing it down!

Ironically, I'm heading up to Buttonwillow in less than two days (this Friday). We'll be running layout #1 ... complete with 'Bus Stop' and 'Lost Hill'. It is the most challenging and complex layout at Buttonwillow; the one I find most rewarding.

Maybe I'll see you at the track in the future too.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 05:45 AM
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Hi Clint,

Yes, it was the fast configuration #16. I do want to experience the more common layout w/ Bus stop and Lost hill, but as you can see the straights were fun in a high HP car!

The Porsche was a GT2.

Hopefully I'll see you out there someday soon!

Frenzee, here is my mod list:

JWT Dual Pop Intake
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Old May 5, 2005 | 07:45 AM
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The GT2 Let you past, you pulled SUPER HARD like if the car was standing still. And during the whole video you NEVER pulled that hard, you were just pacing him. Not to mention you passed him faster than you did the M3, and the M3 compared to the GT2 is no challenge. Good video though, how much horspower is your car running? Have you ran the 1/4 mile?
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Old May 5, 2005 | 08:01 AM
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I only said that I matched the GT2 on acceleration. He was not near the limit of that car in the turns.

My best 1/4 mi is 11.95sec, but I've only been out once.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ZGuy
I only said that I matched the GT2 on acceleration. He was not near the limit of that car in the turns.

My best 1/4 mi is 11.95sec, but I've only been out once.
Yeah, neither were you. You seemed very relaxed in your driving, it seems as maybe you could of pushed it harder (seeing from your shifts). You might of actually taken him out Nice setup!
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Old May 5, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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The Z32 looked great on the track. I had fun chasing you guys in the Evo.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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The bus stop and lost hill are the best parts of Buttonwillow. No Star Mazda either...you got screwed. Buttonwillow gets 10 times more fun than that. Nice vids though.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Just curious. What track day was this? Those were some terrible apexes I saw on that course. Areas for improvement:

-The esses should have been hopped
-Sunset (better angle for more exit speed)
-Same for the Grapevine

Anyways, looked like you had a great time

Last edited by Rickdogg; May 5, 2005 at 01:59 PM.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Rickdogg
The esses should have been hopped!
Agreed...Except for the last two...
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