Does anyone have any better video of VIR north than the .mov thing that's on virclub's site? I have driven full quite a few times but never north. In fact, here's some handy dandy video of last weekend: http://hrracing.com/videos/phooka.mpg

dale

 

You might want to make it clearer that this videoclip is of full course....

I'm amazed though, a Mustang driver, other than Shugg, who is good!!!


Matt

 

Thanks.. but hey, we aren't all hacks! However I did go 'off' in that clip

dale




[Modified by phooka, 4:25 PM 10/3/2002]

 

Dale say it aint so! You sold that firebreathing WRX for a Rustang? blasphemy!

Anyway make sure to stop by and say hey. The brake ducts I am running should look familiar to you

Evan

 

I remember the immortal words of one of my first instructors....

"All Mustang drivers suck!"


Matt

P.S. I posted the part about you being good before I got to that part of the clip, but I stand behind my original statement. Having to brake in the uphill esses to avoid the car in front of you threw your line off, and the car didn't respond to your steering on the exit of the second turn. That forced you to enter the third turn from the wrong side of the track, and the rest was inevitable after that.

 

Yes, got rid of the WRX. The 1750 EGTs were something I could just never seem to resolve.. I was convinced the car was on the verge of a meltdown.. it was too difficult to work on, expensive, took forever to get parts. So I went to something I knew well... okay maybe I suck, but hey at least I suck cheaper now.

I have some other BETTER video, of me NOT going off course, running down some of those BMW things and stuff. That was just at the end of the tape I grabbed the other night, and I have no shame in showing I'm fully capable of doing boneheaded maneuvers. I had the option of fighting the car or going off straight, I chose the better of the two options I think.

dale

 

heheh hey man its all good, I was just giving you a hard time
You were a pioneer with that WRX though, and being first has its share of headaches. Didnt you have the TXS dyno record for a while?
It sounds like all TXS really knows is drag racing however road racing cars shouldnt run at 1750 deg!
Its getting a lot easier to find parts now, and prices are coming down some. Stock hp is more than enough for me, so I dont have the lust for power that you have

anyway, see you at VIR and sorry to hijack your thread.

Who has some VIR-N videos??!!!!!

Evan

 

Yep, I held the WRX HP/T record for a short while ( on street gas ) we saw about 290HP AT THE WHEELS (about 350 or so at the flywheel). But yep, that was a 4th gear pull on the dyno, very very very very (can i say that enough?) unindicative of real world road racing. It performed very admirably in the shop, but I have never been a drag racer, nor will I ever be.

I grew up on Mustangs, so I guess that's my density (triva points!).

dale

 

Yeah, it was funny... Karen was telling me about how a whooooole bunch of V8 guys ended up in WRXs, you being one of them. I think she said your old car has been Eric Bonnett's ride for the past couple years?

BTW, nice Back to the Future line.

 

Karen Kraus?! I haven't seen/talked to her in forever. Yes Eric has my old Saleen.. he's actually learned to drive it apparnetly *grin*

And yep.. you get 10 points in the bonus round

dale

 

You're 'P-51' right? 4WDrift there and here. Great weekend.

 

Yep that was me. Defefinately was a great weekend, weather was perfect!

dale