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A Few Laps at Spring Mountain!! (Video)

Old 03-01-2007, 02:21 AM
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I got out to Spring Mountain Roadcourse a few weeks ago for the first time! It was also the first time I got to try out my new Pfadt Coilovers & Unitrax/Quaife diff on a track as well!

Both mods were done by Sean and crew at Orange county Corvette! The car felt great, and I ran a best of 2:39. I drove the car 280 miles each way to and from the track, as well as 7 sessions on the track. I will say after 3 years of abuse, I'm in the shop for some freshing up as we speak...

I had a blast out there, even though I did experience my first "off" track outing...
I'll get that up soon enough.

Ed and I shot a bunch of video, here's some of it!!
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http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1...e30029d736.htm
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Good driving Joel. It looks like you are almost alway on line and hitting your apexes well.

I don't know what happened to me at minute 12:40, but I had to run out and buy some Torco!?!?!?

Only one off-track in all the driving you have done? Heck, I have done that once per session on some days! Sometimes I have learned more from those brief moments than I did the whole rest of the day, although if you make that mistake/learn that lesson in the wrong spot it can sometimes mean devastation for the car....

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Another Great video, im just not sure which I like better the track work or the canyon runs
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great run!


(sadly, it's gonna be a few more months before we get to do that up here at PIR...)
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Wow what a car. That thing is a monster.
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Originally Posted by Olitho
Good driving Joel. It looks like you are almost alway on line and hitting your apexes well.

I don't know what happened to me at minute 12:40, but I had to run out and buy some Torco!?!?!?

Only one off-track in all the driving you have done? Heck, I have done that once per session on some days! Sometimes I have learned more from those brief moments than I did the whole rest of the day, although if you make that mistake/learn that lesson in the wrong spot it can sometimes mean devastation for the car....

Thanks Oli, I've always wanted to play around withe a Torco spot...

I know my line was off when I went off, and I think I learned something, but it was no fun....
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Originally Posted by PA Z06
Another Great video, im just not sure which I like better the track work or the canyon runs
There is something about certain canyon runs that just get me going more then track sometimes!!!

At least the "man" is not looking for you on the track!

Thanks Guys!!!

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