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Ran the NASA TT this weekend. Place 1st in TTB setting a new track record for TTB of 1:59.6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKDpaFchI50
Was on pace to run a 1:57 but got too excited and blew it in the last turn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kNdoRm3Giw
Nice job Ken!
Thanks. I wanted that 1:57 really bad. turned in too soon on 11, front tire clipped curbing and backend started bouncing, unsettling the car, it was over at that point.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Very impressive Ken.
I was impressed to see you turn the 1:59 - yours and Matt's car looked so wicked digging out of 11 ! To find two more seconds is very nice!
That's rippin' fast!
Way to go, ken o, congratulations.
Awesome!
Wow! 116 on back straight.
Congrats!
Did any of the TTA cars get under 2:00?
Chris
There was a black and silver Vette running with the Ferarri 355 and LS1 swapped RX-7. I would be surprised if he was not turning sub 2:00 laps.
Not sure if the black Z06 cracked 2:00. On Saturday I ran a 2:00.8 and the black Z06 (TTA front runner) ran a 2:00.7.
The LS1/RX7 did not get into 2:00.
The Vette would have been only one I thought that would. The RX-7 not so much - but it did sound great!
If it was the same LS1/RX7 from OK that was at MSR last year when I was there with the Evo... they're slow. I was faster than them at MSR on street tires than they were on rcomps (same class, TT-S).
FWIW, I was at a GPS indicated >125 on the back straight in the Evo on E85 with street tires (NT05s). That's part of the reason I got rid of it. There is such a thing as too damn fast.
I'm leaving a ton of time on the track in braking. :cry:
He was probably too busy brake checking and blocking people to concentrate on laps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Electro
Who? To you?Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brg
/\ LOL. Seriously though, every session he ran; he checked out and was easily 20 car lengths ahead of the everyone else. I don't know if we are talking about the same Vette or not. This guy was seriously fast, and rattled the floorboards of the clubhouse on flyby.
To me, Johnwag, and a few others at MSR-C this year. There was a particularly close call on the cool down where he brake checked me hard as hell, I thought I hit him. I met a few other people at Hallett in June who endured the same experience (where he wrecked one of his cars).Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
Then we are talking about a different Vette all together. The Vette I am talking about was black in the front, silver from the rear with a ripped paint scheme. Not the convertible. This Vette was gutted to within an inch of its life, lexan everything, full roll cage, and a Coupe. Was as fast if not faster than the white vette that looked like Captain America. He also was not in your run group. I believe TTA
Not that car. It is a full race car, I think ST2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Electro
Well finally... that clarifies it. LOL! That guy was smoking fast and checked out every session. Really caught my eye.
Edit...
I know which car Mr. Brg speaks of however... :)
the vette that was ground pounding was the wht. capt. america one. we were on the balcony by the frt. straight and you could feel the engine pulsing in your chest and through the deck to your feet! must have had massive displacement. that one wasn't as fast as the blk/silver (2010 st2 class national champion) or the solid wht. tube chassis grand-am racecar, but sounded impressive. the solid blk. vette (tta class) was 5-8 seconds behind the full race cars.
/\ Yes - that Vette was a heart stopper for sure. I have 11.3.1 compression in the red car with Fabiani exhaust and no where near that reverbaration effect. LOL!