Broke 51 year SS record by 3.3 seconds
10-11-2010, 06:26 PM
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Broke 51 year SS record by 3.3 seconds
51st annual Bay Bottom Crawl in the Florida Keys. Mile Marker 17.
The previous fastest lap ever was a 2:26.1
I ran a 2:22.8 today for both the win and the record. I beat 2nd place (the previous record holder) by 2.2 seconds and broke the record by 3.3 seconds. My hands were shaking for ten plus minutes after that run.
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The previous fastest lap ever was a 2:26.1
I ran a 2:22.8 today for both the win and the record. I beat 2nd place (the previous record holder) by 2.2 seconds and broke the record by 3.3 seconds. My hands were shaking for ten plus minutes after that run.
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2009 vs. 2010
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10-11-2010, 08:14 PM
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Great car control and a fantastic run, congrats on the record ! That is one long course for an autoX. The lack of any runoff anywhere on the course is a little scary.
10-11-2010, 08:47 PM
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Only one casualty this year, a Lexus IS300 with substantial body damage. Last year took 6 cars to early retirement do to off course excursions.
10-12-2010, 06:24 AM
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Nothing loose. My car always sounds like that on video. No clue why. Doesn't make noise that my ears pick up.
That's an awesome idea! 
10-12-2010, 08:42 AM
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Nice job - that looked like FUN!!! I've never seen a course with a 12 cone slalom before 
10-12-2010, 10:43 AM
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Existing record was set by an '01 Z06 about 5 years ago. The event has been run each year for 51 years. Naturally, as technology improves, times should improve. The record holder drove my car last year and was a half second slower than the record.
Cone spacing is BRUTALLY tight, so while the C6Z has a horsepower advantage, it pays a huge car-width penalty, so getting a clean run is extremely difficult.
On my last and final run, I ran 1 second faster, but hit 8 cones to add 16 seconds to that time.
FTD car is a Lola T440 (open wheel racer). 260 HP, 900 pounds. Half as wide as my car. He ran a 2:11. All time track record is a 2:09 and has been in place for about 15 years.
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