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Moving Chicane
02-09-2009, 08:26 AM
An interesting day with temps. that weren't too low (~38-51 degrees) and off-again/on-again rain which made everything damp and cold and somewhat slick in some of the turns. :(

I ran the big track at Willow Springs with speedventures, and knew (sort of) that Marc was running the Streets of Willow with the speed-trial group.

I'll let Marc chime in here, if he wants, with his Streets experience, but I think I did OK. Unconfirmed (not timed, but based on the fact that I was faster than the fastest timed car in my run group which did run 1:37's/1:38's) laps of low 1:38's and high 1:37's were what I ran for my first time on the Big Willow track with the GT3 which, I'm told, ain't too shabby. Turn 8 entry speeds were 123mph, and turn 1 turn-in was probably close to top of third gear.

Metalsolid - I know you've run this track quite a bit on all sorts of tires - what type of times did you run?

I don't remember the "bump" going into the back stretch as being so large, but it seemed huge with the Porsche powering down there. Wow! :eek: It was like a roller coaster. The GT3 was perfect, with the primary draw back being grip (street tires - ran AD-07's) and a real "jittery" steering feel at high speeds on the front straight (which caused me to back out sooner than I would have liked too).

Met a guy named "Jet" with the cleanest 50K mile 2004 GT3 (just like mine - see picture); it has 20-30K track miles on it! He was nice, friendly and let me use his trailer to put stuff in for the rain.

The one picture I have right now shows the sky, my cars' stunt double, and two friends (one of which you guys know from karting - David):
Modenafan
02-09-2009, 08:33 AM
Sounds like you had a great day. Based on times I saw posted for the S.D. Porsche Club day, I'd say your times were fast enough to run with the fast group. Congrats. :)
Moving Chicane
02-11-2009, 03:35 PM
A couple more shots from the track's "official" photog, and to be completely transparent, someone has let me know that they have 1:40's as the time. Without official timing, who knows. Next time! :D
Modenafan
02-11-2009, 04:41 PM
A friend of Todds said he ran a 1:23 in his '92 Skyline and another said he ran 1:29 in his Mcoupe with slicks. These are both hardcore track guys.
Moving Chicane
02-11-2009, 04:58 PM
A friend of Todds said he ran a 1:23 in his '92 Skyline and another said he ran 1:29 in his Mcoupe with slicks. These are both hardcore track guys.

This event & date, or some other event? 1:23 is a TALL order....
Modenafan
02-11-2009, 05:03 PM
This event & date, or some other event? 1:23 is a TALL order....

Some other track date. I know the M guy would have been last year and I'm not sure about the Skyline guy but he also has a badass GTR but hasn't tracked it yet. These are what they say they ran but I have no comfirmation except their word.
Moving Chicane
02-11-2009, 07:54 PM
Some other track date. I know the M guy would have been last year and I'm not sure about the Skyline guy but he also has a badass GTR but hasn't tracked it yet. These are what they say they ran but I have no comfirmation except their word.

Very well could be accurate, I'm not saying otherwise. But if it were on the same date, I'd say "no way". ;)
KillerBee370
02-27-2009, 12:29 PM
Ahhh Willow Springs. Here's a couple shots of me in my old ride (RIP) on SOW.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3314965144_24ecb72f75_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3314965032_eabb4bc9d3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3314965118_30699ea57e_o.jpg

I miss the track. I'll have to take the new car up one of these day. :D
Moving Chicane
02-27-2009, 07:28 PM
Ahhh Willow Springs. Here's a couple shots of me in my old ride (RIP) on SOW.

I miss the track. I'll have to take the new car up one of these day. :D

I think you need more blue tape on the car. :confused:

I don't mean to be an ass, but I never really got it; my buddy with the NSX in the pictures above gets $hit from me all the time for the same thing - it's not personal! :D
96740
02-27-2009, 08:03 PM
LOL! Now I know why I was getting back ordered on the blue tape at work. :D

I hope to make it up there some day in the Lawnmower with the newly rebuilt powerplant. :rolleyes:

Today:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x61/96740/My%20914/DSC07789m.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x61/96740/My%20914/DSC07796m.jpg
Moving Chicane
02-28-2009, 08:04 AM
Beautiful Roy!!!!
MetalSolid
02-28-2009, 08:42 AM
Dan, your avatar is fine, I'm talking about the dodgy image in your sig...
LateBrakeU2
03-01-2009, 04:36 PM
This event & date, or some other event? 1:23 is a TALL order....


I'd like to see that lap. The late Paul Mumford did a high 1.21 in his SWCGT comp coupe..that's about as quick as a street based car will do around there with a pro driver.
A stock GT-3 ,with similar operator on street tires is probably in the 1.25-26 range imo
Modenafan
03-01-2009, 05:08 PM
Dan, your avatar is fine, I'm talking about the dodgy image in your sig...

Hey, I like it. :D
Moving Chicane
03-01-2009, 06:47 PM
I'd like to see that lap. The late Paul Mumford did a high 1.21 in his SWCGT comp coupe..that's about as quick as a street based car will do around there with a pro driver.
A stock GT-3 ,with similar operator on street tires is probably in the 1.25-26 range imo

I think a stock GT3 on R-compounds wouldn't be too much quicker than a 1:30, but MetalSolid disagrees with that too. :rolleyes:
MetalSolid
03-02-2009, 08:16 AM
Here we go again, Dan!

...and the fact I was there when he did a 1:28, holds no water? So here are some independent witnesses.


http://www.planetporsche.net/cayman-boxster-competition/7521-times-big-track-willow-springs.html

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/57775-willows-track-times.html

And he was taking it easy on the car. His "warm-up" lap was a 1:30 from pitlane!
Moving Chicane
03-02-2009, 10:44 AM
Not this instance with Cort; I thought you mentioned somone else running a low 1:2x at some other time?

Here we go again, Dan!

...and the fact I was there when he did a 1:28, holds no water? So here are some independent witnesses.


http://www.planetporsche.net/cayman-boxster-competition/7521-times-big-track-willow-springs.html

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/57775-willows-track-times.html

And he was taking it easy on the car. His "warm-up" lap was a 1:30 from pitlane!