Originally posted by jstricker: Give that man a Cigar! That's Tom Hill and he was the fastest of the fast on the autocross track, he also helped some of the newbies on the course walk and some impromtu instruction before the event.
John Stricker
BTW, Roy, it's great fun and you should have been there! :P
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Originally posted by blakeinspace:
That car belongs to 'Team Python' 1/2 owned by Tom Hill and the other 1/2 is Greg Duncan. Tom made the Wheatstock trip and he and his car were great. He would answer anything you had to ask and his knowledge on the track really showed up as he had the fastest AutoX passes.
Thanx for answering my question........im going to try and see if i can get a hold of him, that looks like a well built car! and Jonh...i wanted to be there so badly ohh well theres always next year i hope
Thanx for posting all these great pix guys! keep em a-comming!
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01:20 PM
buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13606 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
Originally posted by blakeinspace: buddy... why 'Ling' ?
all 3 of my cars have names now. I've never named my cars before but about 2 or so years ago i had 6 cars. not counting my bike or my girlfriends car. so i figured i would name then, so it would be easier to specify which car i was talking about. i even asked PFF for name ideas but decided on Ling. Ling was the first to be named so i kept with the same genre when naming the others.
but where the name comes from is a pretty long story and not very intersting story. by the time i finished the story you would look at the computer screen with kinda a blank face and say, "oh."
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02:19 PM
Cheever3000 Member
Posts: 12400 From: The Man from Tallahassee Registered: Aug 2001
Those are some very rare shots with me BEHIND you, hee-hee! Or maybe this was when I was about to LAP you?
Oh sure...rub it in, Chuck! Actually, I think these were taken in the morning sessions, when YOU couldn't catch ME! I TOLD you that you guys picked up a lot in that session I missed!
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Tina Member
Posts: 2858 From: At an elevation of 8564 feet. Registered: Nov 2000
Just out of plain curiousity ... Which detail in pic? Not my old, peeling at he edges "Pennock's" sticker, is it?
Tina
Nope...the quote in German. I got a kick out of that, Tina. My high school German was a little rusty, so I had to find an online translator. I didn't know what "darfst" or "ihn" meant.
Buddy...if I have it right...it says "NO! You may not drive it."
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buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13606 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
Do you guys want me to post my pix here, or in another thread?
Here is fine, John, unless you want to link to someplace else.
On another note...if you see Brian (your instructor buddy), tell him that in spite of his protests, musicman_L7 clamped the brake hose to his LF caliper, opened the bleeder, pried the caliper away from the rotor, closed the bleeder, and then we drove home the 3.5 hours. I know he was adamant about Nic not doing that....I just thought he might like to know that we made it home with no problems.
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fierobear Member
Posts: 27083 From: Safe in the Carolinas Registered: Aug 2000
Originally posted by litespd: On another note...if you see Brian (your instructor buddy), tell him that in spite of his protests, musicman_L7 clamped the brake hose to his LF caliper, opened the bleeder, pried the caliper away from the rotor, closed the bleeder, and then we drove home the 3.5 hours. I know he was adamant about Nic not doing that....I just thought he might like to know that we made it home with no problems.
Will do, thanks. Glad you guys made it back ok.
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fierobear Member
Posts: 27083 From: Safe in the Carolinas Registered: Aug 2000
hehe fishy was hella fun!!! Just watch that left hand action!!! Turn, invert hand, turn more, invert back to normal.. LOL
Yes I was holding the camera with my right hand!
And Ocean in window shows just how wet we got at the far end of the track by the drag strip. You can see the rooster tail/wake from my car then the water just pour on in!!! I had a blast and will be doing it all over again soooooon.. (but with a solid mounted camera this time.
Hope you enjoy!!! I sure DID!!
------------------ Ferrari 308 GTB rebody on a modified 86SE chasis Soon to have a highly hooped up 3800SC..Ohh yeah baby!! Contacts _ AIM / Zildjianfx _ Yahoo / djdraggin Remember, always brush your milk, drink your teeth, dont do sleep and get eight hours of drugs.
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R Runner Member
Posts: 3696 From: Scottsville, KY Registered: Feb 2003
hehe fishy was hella fun!!! Just watch that left hand action!!! Turn, invert hand, turn more, invert back to normal.. LOL
Yes I was holding the camera with my right hand!
Eric........ (and everyone else) just so you know for the future.......
1. Loose objects in the car were not (are NEVER) permitted (i.e. camera) 2. Holding a camera while driving one handed is not smart and certainly a track day rule violation. 3. Doing all of this in the rain close to other cars at high speed is unsafe for you and those around you.
This is so unsafe I don't know where to begin. Had there been even a small touch, there is no car colision or liability insurance while on course. All damage and medical reimbursement would come from the driver at fault. Period. Nevermind that someone could have gotten hurt. I consider you a friend, but as the Track Day Coordinator I can't let something like this slide. Had I or one of the other staff members known about these acts during the event, you would have been asked to leave without a refund. (per the agreement on the website.)
I hope outsiders reading this thread don't think that other Fiero owners act like this or even condone it.
I don't mean to sound like an 4$$, but if someone had gotten hurt, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
------------------ Paul Vanderley 645hp Tube Chassis IMSA Race Car | 96 T/A WS6 - 5100 miles | 87 GT Daily Driver - 226,xxx , 800rms sound system, autox suspension
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Unltd1 Member
Posts: 912 From: Morrison, CO 80465 Registered: Jun 2002
Hey! That wasn't me driving. My average times actually beat Brian's!
hehe I dunno I took a large amount of the clips of you 2 and watched emm... so I dont know which one of you that actually was.... hehe but you guys were on the Target list.....
Next Target has been Acquired...... keep tunned to UNN for updates...
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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
Eric........ (and everyone else) just so you know for the future.......
1. Loose objects in the car were not (are NEVER) permitted (i.e. camera) 2. Holding a camera while driving one handed is not smart and certainly a track day rule violation. 3. Doing all of this in the rain close to other cars at high speed is unsafe for you and those around you.
This is so unsafe I don't know where to begin. Had there been even a small touch, there is no car colision or liability insurance while on course. All damage and medical reimbursement would come from the driver at fault. Period. Nevermind that someone could have gotten hurt. I consider you a friend, but as the Track Day Coordinator I can't let something like this slide. Had I or one of the other staff members known about these acts during the event, you would have been asked to leave without a refund. (per the agreement on the website.)
I hope outsiders reading this thread don't think that other Fiero owners act like this or even condone it.
I don't mean to sound like an 4$$, but if someone had gotten hurt, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Baa' Humbug!! Everything you said is correct! But, it look's like I missed a great show! AGAIN!
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DjDraggin Member
Posts: 2854 From: St Louis, MO. USA Registered: Feb 2003
Ahh I was hoping somebody would chime in and go over all that. I know full well what I did was wrong and against rules, but as you notice and as people at the track saw. I was always a good distance away from all cars when I was doings something out of the norm. I always tried to stay at the back of the pack, and leave plenty of room for corrections had anything happened.
I'm no expert at this stuff but most of what you see in the videos was done at lesser speeds then done on typical rained on roads. Reason there’s no video once it dried up and speeds got higher. This was and is not smart and I never clamed to be the brightest crayon in the box and that weekend had my head all in a tizzy (Ex Gf stuff) So I was not in the right of mind to start with. I wasn't worried about myself cause even bouncing off the wall at speed wouldn’t of been anything I haven't done in the past. But I was more worried about the others around me. I promise not to do it again because next time I'll have a in car solid mount cam running!! But I Will be having a blast and pushing the limits and upholding my name spinner!! HEHEHE Just remember SAFTY FIRST!!!
PS I don't know what it feels like to drive that course with standard seatbelts but MAN do harnesses really make a huge difference!! I could of never done the stuff I did and stayed in control had I been sliding around and shifting in the seat. I was glued just like the car. Invest in some if you can.. highly recommended!!!
PSS Chalk it up to young and crazy. we only live once....... Sorry Paul but Thank you soooooo very much for the best birthday weekend ever!!!
------------------ Ferrari 308 GTB rebody on a modified 86SE chasis Soon to have a highly hooped up 3800SC..Ohh yeah baby!! Contacts _ AIM / Zildjianfx _ Yahoo / djdraggin Remember, always brush your milk, drink your teeth, dont do sleep and get eight hours of drugs.
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2M4 Dale Member
Posts: 3461 From: Mansfield,Oh,U.S. Registered: Oct 1999
Dj .... what Paul said !!! As tech inspector I would never haver permitted a hand held camera ! Dangerous ... dangerous !!! I'll be watching at next years event ... so no repeats !!! Everyone !!!
It would just suck to pay the track day fees and then not get to drive !!!
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Jul 13th, 2004
Unltd1 Member
Posts: 912 From: Morrison, CO 80465 Registered: Jun 2002
That's wierd... my Windows Media Player can't seem to get the right codec for these - anything specific about the compression, or do I just need to download another new version of WMP?
That's wierd... my Windows Media Player can't seem to get the right codec for these - anything specific about the compression, or do I just need to download another new version of WMP?
They played fine on my computer. WMP version 9 with current microsoft updates.
They played fine on my computer. WMP version 9 with current microsoft updates.
I was apparantly still using a beta copy of WMP - Doh! So after downloading the new release, I ended up running about an hour's worth of Windows Updates too (...and here I thought the automated WinUpdate was supposed to take care of all of that )
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litespd Member
Posts: 8128 From: No where you want to be Registered: Aug 99
WOW ... I don't know how I missed the pic of my ride #22 ..... Thanks ccfiero350 !!!!
I only ran the first session as I was pretty fairly ill ..... as in tossin' my cookies :-( I didn't think anyone had taken a pic of my car on the track.
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09:24 PM
DjDraggin Member
Posts: 2854 From: St Louis, MO. USA Registered: Feb 2003
yeahhhh another shot of me!! I still wonder if I would of done better had I disconnected my Autos TCC, It would kick in at the end of the 1/4 and the car would boog over the finish line. Or I should of done what I did at the road course and just left it in second!! LOL Yes I'm still trying to nuke it, Its still putting up a fight. Runing the best it ever has in 2 years though! Weird......
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10:28 PM
blakeinspace Member
Posts: 5923 From: Fort Worth, Texas Registered: Dec 2001
Darius... that video rocks! I really appreciate you splicing it together. If I might make a very non-professional suggestion? (I say non-proff) bcz I have NO skill to do what you have done. I think engine noise adds to the overall feel of the video.... and while I love the music, have you tried eiher increasing the gain on the audio portion of the video, or lowering the level of the music to see what it is like?
It may sound crappy... just thinking out loud. I like what you have done with all the editting! Glad I didn't wind up with a 'Rainbow Bright' theme music!
ohh well theres always next year 
i hope 
Or maybe this was when I was about to LAP you? 
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