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Offline Stan Back

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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2017, 03:28:09 PM »
We had a little difficulty with the course . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfWTgyTDiAM&sns=em
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2017, 03:30:32 PM »
I think we made some of the track's in Jim's video . . . or maybe we made some ourselves.
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2017, 03:37:20 PM »
Jim, your first run sounded fantastic.  Sounded like some pedaling on the second run.  I was just glad it didn't go around.  Not insinuating that it would or has a tendency to but the course was so bad and roadsters being roadster... well, you know.
Nathan, Tony said it required his attention but he never felt it was getting out of hand. To quote "it has been a lot worse". We were only spinning the tires 6 mph in the lights.
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2017, 03:45:01 PM »
We had a little difficulty with the course . . .
I knew you had spun but I wasn't going to rat on you.
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2017, 03:46:32 PM »
Come on, Nathan, 'fess up.  I was just talking to your dad on another matter . . .
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2017, 03:48:28 PM »
Id much rather spin than keep my foot in it through the lights, the shut down area and out the back door

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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2017, 03:59:47 PM »
Id much rather spin than keep my foot in it through the lights, the shut down area and out the back door

 Seemed to work for me...
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2017, 04:13:07 PM »
Hey Stan, been there Done that!!! :-D
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2017, 04:21:17 PM »
beats locking them up and blowing out the tires for sure  :-D
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2017, 04:30:38 PM »
Id much rather spin than keep my foot in it through the lights, the shut down area and out the back door

 Seemed to work for me...

What spinning or keeping your foot in it?

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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2017, 05:09:05 PM »
Id much rather spin than keep my foot in it through the lights, the shut down area and out the back door

 Seemed to work for me...

What spinning or keeping your foot in it?

See video above.
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2017, 05:18:00 PM »
Id much rather spin than keep my foot in it through the lights, the shut down area and out the back door

 Seemed to work for me...

What spinning or keeping your foot in it?

See video above.

I wasn't sure if you were Willie or not. Yeah I'd say spinning worked out for you. Unlike the guy in the modified roadster who went out the back door and then some

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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2017, 06:45:06 PM »
Nathan was drifting, trying to dust of the track for those who followed  :evil:
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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2017, 07:54:07 PM »
     

     Pretty close to a ten, I'd say.

     Looks a bit more dramatic than the "turn out" the announcer told the crewman when he asked for the time slip!
5 mph in pit area (clothed)

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Re: El Mirage May 2017
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2017, 12:06:09 AM »
on second look it seems more like a case of circular braking to me  :-D
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