So I have gone a little car crazy lately

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My buddy sent me some in-car vid of him chasing me down. I have been told how much my car shoots flames on the track with current tune, but this is really crazy. Normally you dont see them during the day, but it looks like a little dragon

This is the part of VIR called the Uphill Esses. SUPER fun, but scary as well. So many great memories from that day. I have more power on him, but he out brakes me.

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We had a photog travel with us to VIR, and he just sent out pics.   Some really cools ones he captured.  He got a ton of my son driving.  My favorite is the first pic.  This part of the track is called "Roller Coaster".   You can see he almost have the right rear off the ground.  VERY fun part of the track to drive at speed.   Second pic is "nascar corner' and you sn see how hard left on the brakes is loading the front right of the car.  So cool to make these memories!

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Know there are a few car guys in here. Today I got to have lunch at Hendrick private collection with some friends of mine.

Long day and was awesome. Probably be a big pic dump since I cant explain it all. But short overview. Got to tour the Nascar shops and training facilities. Got a tour of engine production. No pics allowed in there or in the race shops.


Trophy rooms, with actual winning cars. The Dupont Daytona winner is unwashed from race. Even has confetti still on it with left over dried champagne splashes. Lunch in his conference room, which is a table made with a 64 fulie vette running gear. It was from his first car that he had to sell and they later tracked it down and restored it.

Inside collection EVERY 1967 big block vette color option offered is represented. Even the single car that got delivered in primer is in the collection. Hero cars from transformer movies, Optimus Prime included. MANY seriel 001 cars. COPO and Yenco camaros. Just GOBS of stuff.

At the end, we got to go into his man room which is never shown to the public. In it, a collection of every thing from Babe Ruths orig 2 notch bat, to a foot ball singed from every year of the super bowl by the winning quarter back. 100's of guitars from Hendrix to Clapton. Just beyond words stuff.

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[ChazWood]

Now it's too much car crazy. Geez, Dude.

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Now it's too much car crazy. Geez, Dude.

Fair enough. I will just go back to doing what it is I am best at

[startingat56]

[startingat56]

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Is that you on the snowmobile? I have done some water crossing (by accident in winter that scared the crap out of me going through ice and just keeping it floored).

I have seen the grass races. Is that something you do a lot. How do you keep them from overheating?

[startingat56]

Is that you on the snowmobile? I have done some water crossing (by accident in winter that scared the crap out of me going through ice and just keeping it floored).

I have seen the grass races. Is that something you do a lot. How do you keep them from overheating?

no not me in the vid but I have done it in the 90's. Somewhere I have a VHS tape. It's a short burst thing so never worried about overheating.

[ChazWood]

Fair enough. I will just go back to doing what it is I am best at

Suit yourself.

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no not me in the vid but I have done it in the 90's. Somewhere I have a VHS tape. It's a short burst thing so never worried about overheating.

Ummmm Ok. Not sure what the reasoning is to post that then. But sure....great, a random guy on a snow mobile. Next post a vid of a person making pasta, or a vid of chicken farming.

Dont see the connection...sorry. They both burn fuel? Maybe a video of an oil fired furnace would have been as on topic I guess. Very random post is random.

[rozajav]

That yellow Chevy is amazing.

[ChazWood]

Ummmm Ok. Not sure what the reasoning is to post that then. But sure....great, a random guy on a snow mobile. Next post a vid of a person making pasta, or a vid of chicken farming.

Dont see the connection...sorry. They both burn fuel? Maybe a video of an oil fired furnace would have been as on topic I guess. Very random post is random.

Dude, with all due respect, it's like u have this idea of how ppl should respond to your offerings, and when they don't, u get a tad pissyish. I'm talking only on occasion, Dude, but it's sub-optimal, IMHO. U got thicker skin than that, brother.

and yes, the yellow Chevy is mucho amazing as is every other exquisite automobile masterpiece there. Just saying it's kinda a lot.

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Dude, with all due respect, it's like u have this idea of how ppl should respond to your offerings, and when they don't, u get a tad pissyish. I'm talking only on occasion, Dude, but it's sub-optimal, IMHO. U got thicker skin than that, brother.

and yes, the yellow Chevy is mucho amazing as is every other exquisite automobile masterpiece there. Just saying it's kinda a lot.

No. Just think it is weird. If it was him on the snowmobile I would have thought it was pretty cool which was my response. Offer people sharing and participating in things they enjoy would be cool to.

I just don't see the connection of posting random people doing random things. But again this is the internet like I said. Whatever......

Pissy.....no. confused... Yes.

[ChazWood]

No. Just think it is weird. If it was him on the snowmobile I would have thought it was pretty cool which was my response. Offer people sharing and participating in things they enjoy would be cool to.

I just don't see the connection of posting random people doing random things. But again this is the internet like I said. Whatever......

Pissy.....no. confused... Yes.

I dig. It is the internet, but there's people there. Behind the light emitting diodes. That's kinda amazing when u think aboot it. Sure, sometimes weird, but that's what makes the good stuff so awesome. It's all perspective, IMHO. Whatever.....

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I dig. It is the internet, but there's people there. Behind the light emitting diodes. That's kinda amazing when u think aboot it. Sure, sometimes weird, but that's what makes the good stuff so awesome. It's all perspective, IMHO. Whatever.....

Very true. People in general are great. Just confusing at times.

Off to work on car stuff before son's soccer later. Another track day in a week and a half!

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Mirin'. Would husband.

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Another track day coming up in 8 days. Spent the weekend at the soccer field watching my son over 2 games and track prepping the car.

My "off" at VIR messed up one of my belly panels. Rather than wait for one to come from the UK, I decided to make it myself. I made a template out of MDF then used a router with a flush cut bit to cut it out. I did the metal bending, forming and lips by hand with a combination of hammers, duck bulls and clamps. Belly pan fits perfectly! I like making things so this was a no-brainer.

New tires going on this week and I will need to heat cycle at least once before hitting the track.

Going to a shorter 2.3 mile road course and it will be a lot of fun!

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Little car bump for the car guys out there. Weather getting nice and everyone enjoys getting out for dinner. Great night with some friends

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Adding to my car thread.

Had a great mountin run. First time I brought the Lotus on one and was really looking forward to it.


The little lotus has no trouble hanging in the mountains. I think almost every car that I was there with had 650 or more HP. 3 w/ apporx 1000. The 812 superfast has 800+ and the lotus had no problems. My lotus is about same power to weight as the Huracan, but he has a 7 speed DCT. BUT I had more fun rowing gears!

Life is good! I broke another windshield is the only downer. I cracked the windshield on my Huracan on the last mountain run, and this time I took the lotus. But I am not letting it ruin my day.