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Originally Posted by FormulaMMM
Wow! Absolutely terrifying. Turbo S owner didn't appear to recognize the spill and slow down at all.
The RS 4.0 that blew, black one? Presume it's probably the 4.0 that was at Gingerman a few weeks back. He was from the Chicago area.
Thanks for sharing the footage. Oil spill now permanently logged as a hazard to watch out for.
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Yes, it's the black one. Great guy, tough way to end the year.
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Originally Posted by paradocs98
Yowza!  Glad you made it through that one unscathed. Also glad the Turbo driver was ok. He shot off the track like a rocket. Wonder if he had track insurance.
What they say about 911s getting a good launch out of corners is true--he would just disappear on most corner exits. Is that why you were hootin' and hollerin' at one point in the clip?  |
No track insurance, and yes that was why I was hootin & hollerin, was just so fast the way it pulled away, and the induction sound
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Originally Posted by adc
A GTI blew his coolant at Shenandoah this weekend, but not catastrophically. I was just about to pass him, running right at the edge, and I was slow to recognize what was going on, when the first droplets hit my windshield.
But once I did, I just changed my line immediately so as to not be behind him, he gave me the pass and I was frantically waving at him. Not sure if he saw me, or interpreted my non-standard arm signals the right way...
Anyway, that reminded me of the most important fact, that I'm in my daily driver, and I should always leave something in reserve.
Nice driving BTW, your lines are just so right. The was one right hand corner though where you jumped the inside curb and I thought the car would snap into oversteer... Not knowing the track of course...
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Crazy thing was in that same corner, had a viper blow a diff and spray me with oil last year. Couldn't see shit, that was scary. I always leave a bit in reserve and never really feel out of control, but then again I never try and fight anybody off, just let them pass, and that's where I think people have trouble. Nobody likes seeing a 4 door come up on their sportscar, especially in the advanced run groups, but I'm making em earn it
