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Old 09-28-2012, 10:13 PM
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Check out the car that enters the track between me and the Atom.



http://youtu.be/R8iMXU2-stY

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You should have just blasted by him on one of the straights.

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Originally Posted by 2 GTOs
Check out the car the enters the track between me and the Atom.



http://youtu.be/R8iMXU2-stY
Wow.. veyron... god bless'em!


was FAST down the front straight!!

Looked good out there and like the driver knew what he/she was doing.. how did it do on the track?
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He apparently has a lot of racing experience. He only had the Veyron out for a few laps. He spent most of the day in his GT40. Very nice guy.

Correction : Ford GT, not GT40

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yeah i wouldnt be out too long on 30k a change tires either LOL
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Originally Posted by 2 GTOs
He apparently has a lot of racing experience. He only had the Veyron out for a few laps. He spent most of the day in his GT40. Very nice guy.

Thanks for sharing the vid... seriously, glad to see the car somewhere it can been seen doing what it what designed to do.
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Be fun to watch on a longer track, that track was so short the video made me dizzy.
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
yeah i wouldnt be out too long on 30k a change tires either LOL
That is exactly what he said, although he said it was close to 50k. He explained that a dealer in CT would pick the car up, remove the wheels, and ship the wheels to CA for the tires to be changed. But the flip side is that they help you manage tire wear. When your pressure is low, nothing on the dash, you get a call from the active monitoring center.

Apparently there is very little you can do to the car yourself. When the tech guys said they needed to see the engine, he explained that he would need to call the active monitoring center and they would need to open it from there, he could not do it. The cars are monitored 24/7 and they know exactly where you are and what you are doing.

And I thought on star was a little creepy....
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Originally Posted by Timz06
Be fun to watch on a longer track, that track was so short the video made me dizzy.
That is the problem with the NY area, just not a lot of space. The only thing bigger is Monticello but that is not a cheap place to join.


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Thanks for sharing the vid... seriously, glad to see the car somewhere it can been seen doing what it what designed to do.
I agree. This guys uses the car frequently. As a matter of fact he drove it to and from the event, and had the GT2 RS and the Ford GT trailered in.

On the other track in the park there was a Lamborghini sponsored event. Lots of crazy expensive cars around all day. Also 2 ARCA teams were there doing testing. Worth the price of admission for the entertainment.

Oh, then there was me in my C5Z for a little "made in the USA" representation.

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Originally Posted by bags142
Wow.. veyron... god bless'em!


was FAST down the front straight!!

Looked good out there and like the driver knew what he/she was doing.. how did it do on the track?
Remember in my vid how close he was to the Caterham when he got the point by.

Now check out the video from the Caterham. It is at about 1:40 in to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTC9tY7i1rw&sns=em
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Cool brake lights. /:\
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Originally Posted by 2 GTOs
Remember in my vid how close he was to the Caterham when he got the point by.

Now check out the video from the Caterham. It is at about 1:40 in to the video.
That Caterham makes some pretty nice sounds. I wonder what engine is in it. The recent ones have a Ford Duratec, but that one sounds different.
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Very cool. Awesome to see people using those kind of cars.
Old 09-29-2012, 10:19 AM
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Amazing-- I saw that Veyron in center city Philly where I work yesterday morning.

I never in a million years would have imagined that he was headed to NJMP...
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I guess he had his head on a busy swivel! This mirror, that mirror, the other mirror, this mirror.......
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Originally Posted by NOSLO6
Amazing-- I saw that Veyron in center city Philly where I work yesterday morning.

I never in a million years would have imagined that he was headed to NJMP...
...and the pic you sent!


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Cool to see that car on a track. Been to njmsp a lot but never ran with a Veyron, guess I need to find friends who have more money

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Originally Posted by 2 GTOs
Remember in my vid how close he was to the Caterham when he got the point by.

Now check out the video from the Caterham. It is at about 1:40 in to the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTC9tY7i1rw&sns=em
He had a bit of a moment there in turn 1. Look closely for the wiggle.
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Originally Posted by whiplash306
...and the pic you sent!


The guy is from Philly, guessing it was him. The event was on Thursday. Maybe it is his commuter car.

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Originally Posted by RDnomorecobra
He had a bit of a moment there in turn 1. Look closely for the wiggle.
He said the windows went up automatically at 130. He had forgotten that and it surprised him for a moment. I'm guessing that he may have went into the turn a little faster than expected.

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