Gary(SF)

At Sears Point yesterday with CFRA, traffic was really brutal all day in the unlimited passing group, but I had fun trying to stay with this Ferrari Challenge car. I had some help from traffic for sure, and I was happy to be able to stay in contact with him for a few laps, since he has 570 hp, weighs 2700 lbs, and is on race slicks. My car is stock except for StopTechs and RA-1s.

Scooter70

YouTube says "This video does not exist."

Gary(SF)

vette6aut0x

Good job! Get you some true slicks, Dunlops is my recommendation, and kick some prancing horse ***.

FruiTay

WOW! You're living a dream, man. Did you speak with the guy driving the 458? Was he impressed with your car?

joenationwide

Nice driving! Looks like that was a great session.
I just visited that track for the first time two weeks ago, can't wait to drive it one day.
Were you in the stock seat? Man, that is exhausting, isn't it?

With a good driver in a Z06, most other cars look like they are on parade laps, its almost unfair!
I see you ended the video just before you gobbled up the C5Z06, very considerate to us C5Z06 drivers.

5280Racer

So cool.. glad you had fun!

Gary(SF)

:-) Yeah it was a fun session. Never did get a chance to talk to the Ferrari driver.

Bink

Looks like you had a lot of fun!!

trackboss

I was there hanging out with my friend, who was racing lotus cup. I remember watching that Ferrari going into t-11. He seemed to really enjoy downshifting. Sounded cool, but I don't think it was particularly fast. Considering the potential of that car you did a good job keeping close.
I spoke briefly to another gentleman there with a yellow c5, but I'm pretty sure it was not you. There was a silver corvette in the garage that looked like it had lots of race level modifications, but the person who looked like the owner didn't appear to interested in having any sort of conversation (there was oil all over his motor so that may have been why) and I didn't bother trying since earlier in the day I tried to speak with another participant who might as well have told me to go away. Anyway, looked like a decent event. Too bad my car is in pieces (still) so no chance for me to participate.

DarkMastyr

Great driving. That 458 is fast!

pkincy

Good lines through there. And great keeping up with a car on slicks while on RA-1s which have to be 2-3 sec/lap slower than Hoosiers at SP. I still can't call it Infineon.

What were you running? About 1:50s? I suppose I could time the video but just didn't do it.

I love that track. The first half is technically very interesting and the back half is run like a ballet with the smooth left, right, left, downhill right and long looping left followed by the scary 10th. Lots of opportunity to do a really ugly off there when the Red Mist sets in.

Thanks, I enjoyed the videos.

FASTFATBOY

Corner exit on the 458 is jaw dropping.

Nice driving, your are very smooth.

Gary(SF)

You are right about the stock seat so I installed a Sparco race seat.

Gary(SF)

Really sorry to hear you ran into some rude people there, that is simply indefensible. I would have loved talking with you, I was parked in the garage with a friend with a blue C6 Z06. I do know the guy with the silver race-prepped Vette and he is ordinarily a very nice gentleman but he was extremely frustrated since his day was ruined with a blown oil line.

I used to track an Elise, so I know a lot of those guys, really fun cars on the track. In fact the Z06 is my first American car in 30 years I bet, I previously tracked Porsches, BMWs, Lotus, and even a couple of Ferraris. Bang for the buck, nothing touches the Z06.

Gary(SF)

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, my best lap at Sears is a high 1:49, in the hands of a Randy Pobst or similar I'm sure the car is capable of a 1:46 or 1:47. By the way, you'll be happy to know it's not Infineon any more, that sponsor pulled out and I think they officially call it Sonoma Raceway now. But everyone I know calls it Sears Point. My favorite track ever, I really enjoy driving it.

Bill32

Yea, Sears is my favorite track to race at even though I destroyed an open wheel car there. I like running Sears even more than Laguna.

Gary(SF)

I first raced at Sears in the early 70's in SCCA Formula Ford. Always been very challenging and therefore very rewarding.

Bill32

That's great Gary, I didn't get started there until the late 90's but have a boatload of laps there including a race on the 1.8 mile course when they were rebuilding the paddock.

The Ford I was upside down in (3B), destroyed, rebuilt and raced again:

flyloeZ06

Great driving and great camera placement. Really enjoyed watching the whole event. If you don't mind, what camera where you using and how was it mounted? Getting ready to go to the track next month and trying to figure out a solid way to mount my GoPro and not be too far back in the car. I have it mounted to my harness bar, but it needs to come way forward.

Thanks,