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Take a Spin in a Z28

03/25/2016 2:14 PM

footage from the Ring.of course there are cars with better times but this naturally aspirated small block 427 sports over 500 HP and can be driven dailyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj1h75vA1Jwkeep an eye on thr speedo you're going to tag over 160

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03/25/2016 3:27 PM

160....can't load the video at the moment, but the road will look like a ribbon and the center lines will look like dots.

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03/25/2016 4:47 PM

Took a corner, side swiped a truck . . .
Crossed my fingers just for luck . . .
My fenders was clickin' the guard rail posts . . .
The guy beside me was white as a ghost

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03/25/2016 5:09 PM

When fords and Lincolns were setting the pace.....You got it ......

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03/25/2016 5:37 PM

This is what happens when you push just a little too hard on the pedal. No guard rails here, just walls. The blue paint on the tires came off the wall. Damn, that was fun!

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03/25/2016 5:40 PM

Maybe the flat tire gets great grip, albeit squirrely.

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03/25/2016 5:51 PM

One gets a sinking feeling when they turn the steering wheel to the left and the car keeps drifting to the right. The tire was intact, right up until I hit the wall.

The ambulance ride was fun. The paramedic was very pretty.

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03/25/2016 6:18 PM

There are easier ways to meet women... Just so you know.

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03/25/2016 6:54 PM

Aw, don't pour cold water on the lucky dog!

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03/25/2016 7:52 PM

The wife and kids were waiting for me when the ambulance doors opened.

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03/25/2016 8:30 PM

Yikes!

"Expensive" fun. Tires and ambulance rides are never cheap.

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03/25/2016 9:10 PM

I had insurance. It had a $1,000.00 inclusive deductible limit. Payable before leaving the track.

I'm the only person I know who has ever wrecked a $100,000.00 race car.

It was worth it to me for the once in a lifetime experience.

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03/26/2016 12:55 AM

Glad to hear you came out of that OK. I did the Keith Code superbike school up at NH Motor Speedway in Loudon back in '92. That was a sphincter exercise coming down off the back straight (front?) at 120+ braking into a hard left hander onto the road course portion of the track. All I had was some cowskin between me and the wall and the tarmac.

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03/26/2016 10:10 AM

That would have hurt, a lot!

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03/28/2016 12:31 PM

Yes, falling is something I definitely try to avoid while riding. Kinda pre-occupies my thinking.

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03/25/2016 3:49 PM

Impressive. Looks like fun. It's always fun to drive a car that you don't own just as fast as it will go.

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03/25/2016 4:36 PM

Seems familiar, like a rerun. I think I'm recalling the track, and the rain near the end.

A goat leaping over the fence could put a real kibosh on things. Or maybe spotters prevent that?

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03/25/2016 4:45 PM

uts a very famous track in Germany, I've posted several vids from there including the track record holder, Porsche 918

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03/26/2016 10:39 AM

uh uh.

The ring's record holder for street legal cars is held by a virtually unknown small British maker, Radical, and the car was driven from the UK factory to the track in Germany when it set the record.

They hold the top 2 positions, the Porsche is 3rd.

Check it out here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nürburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times

And here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_SR8

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03/26/2016 10:54 AM

it depends on how much you like to argue I suppose. the Camero is a commuter car that can be found across America.a quote from the web page for the car you cite, "he Radical range is the most thrilling yet easily manageable track and racing car available."not exactly a grocery getter

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03/26/2016 10:57 AM

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03/27/2016 10:08 AM

Still, it must be humiliating for the world's top car manufacturers to be beaten by two guys in a shed, no?

Besides the fact that Radical's 2nd place record has stood for 10 years and their 1st place has stood for 6 years, there are surprises further down the list, for example, Mclaren, with all their racing history can't do better than 6th place?

I doubt you'll ever see that mentioned in their Press releases :)

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03/25/2016 5:27 PM

Wow,.... Like to know what tires he's got.... It has a pretty good bite.

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03/26/2016 8:39 AM

Be very careful not to wipe out mommy's daily commuter!

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03/26/2016 3:15 PM

Stock Mustang Cobra Jet 1st run...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwxDKk2AeKc

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