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Old August 8th 2009, 04:20
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There was a very empty highway road last evening, no cross-winds at all and I kept my foot down a bit longer this time: 219,6 km/h or 135.5 mph:

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Old August 8th 2009, 06:46
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Pffffttt!!! You said that the other day too about another car!
Nooit man! Dit was nie ek nie!
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Old August 8th 2009, 15:07
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How stable did it feel Wally?
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Old August 8th 2009, 17:19
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How stable did it feel Wally?
Actually it was just fine, even without the much needed extra caster I still need to adress; I even had time to check the speedo
No wind, flat road also helps a great deal.
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Old August 15th 2009, 16:50
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Just back from a 'last-minute' Ring visit. It was a great sunny day, not too busy and we had great fun. Did 4,5 lap today with a passenger!

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Now that is a great shot. Sure wish I could run over to the ring take a lap or two.
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Old August 16th 2009, 05:57
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Well, you could plan a holiday around a Nurburgring visit (like I did)

Gonna bore you with some more shots I found on the web:






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Old August 17th 2009, 12:29
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I love the pic of you leading the porsche through the carousel, great pics man!
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Old August 17th 2009, 13:33
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Wally - your car has made me wonder if I should ditch my widened wings and go with some wide and flared...

And the more that I look at it, the more I like the duck tail too.

Is your airdam a CSP one or a home drilled?

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Old August 17th 2009, 14:02
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Love the Pics have it set has my computer Screen background

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Old August 17th 2009, 14:07
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Its an original ('NOS') kamai and I home-drilled it, yes
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Old August 17th 2009, 18:03
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Hi Wally

Great photos. What is the smoke haze around the car from?

What sort of speeds do you get down the long straight before start/finish line?

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Old August 18th 2009, 02:03
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What is the smoke haze around the car from?
Its the right front tire rubbing inside the fender...
I already ordered some coil-overs with adjustable lower spring perches.
Funny thing is, I never had that on any track or event I drove before. The Ring surely brings out any imperfections, even small ones. Running with all sorts of luggage in the front trunk and a passenger also helped squeeze down the bump stop beyond normal limits probably.
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What sort of speeds do you get down the long straight before start/finish line?

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As you may know just about after the last bridge crossing, your supposed to slow down for the gates at the start/finish/exit point and max speed signs are present, but I usually like to keep my foot down till right at the bridge where I cross at about 190 km/h or just under 120 mph. The ' straights' just after Hocheichen and after Aremberg are also very high speed parts. Car stability is essential there as 120 mph on a straight flat highway is soooo different then anywhere on the Ring... and the official straight passed start/finish is never possible to run full by due to the Touristenfahren start/finish halfway that straight. Pity though.

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