450pp Street Car Tuners Club -- Nightly 9:45-12:00 EDT

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diabolicwyvern
Is this a response to a comment? Course and people involved? Nic never pushed me but you posted this after a comment of mine, so I confused
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It was in response to grenade's comment about Rome Reverse...sorry. It took a while to type out and several responses were made between.
 
Benz-27
It's going into rehab now :)
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naming cars on 80's night is a trend now eh? :lol:

Golden Toilet and Green Goblin! WTH! who else would come up with such names?
 
If only my midget was 450! :(
Oh well, I'll bring something out.
 
RotaryFreak
naming cars on 80's night is a trend now eh? :lol:

Golden Toilet and Green Goblin! WTH! who else would come up with such names?
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Well, mine is not exactly original. But, its ugly and green and that's what I came up with.

I guess I could have went with the "Green Hornet" lol.

I think everyone should have a color and a name attached to their 80s cars!
 
chuyler1
It wasn't really the braking that was the issue for me....it was track position. Nearing the brake zone it was clear to me that I couldn't cut in and use the left-side apex. Once a car is along side me, I revert to 2-wide racing. You had full overlap with me and a better line entering the turn. Whether you were intending to pass or not, I had to adjust my line as to not cut you off. I've never taken that turn 2-wide before from the outside so it was going to be a first. You braked before me, but I wasn't watching you at that point, I was trying to carve out a wider line through the first part of the turn. I braked a little later than I should have, but had my tire not cooked, I could have maintained the arc. Watch my car change direction right as the tire overheats. I actually took my foot off the brake before it cooked because I thought I had the right trajectory.

Anyway, I maintained 1.2+ second lead for several laps so I'm still happy with the race. I made one minor mistake during those laps but most of the reason you caught up was from Nic pushing you to within drafting distance of me. From probably .8 seconds back you quickly closed the gap by drafting me. The last lap would have been about drafting anyway, with the car in 2nd place before the final turn most likely getting the win.
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I noticed that I was taking turn 1 faster then you guys on average. Even faster then nic which is rare. My largest gain of the race was on turn 1 with you.
 
Looking at the sked, didnt realize its Truck night tonight! hmmm! seems interesting but the only truck i got is an SSR. :guilty:

Osprey gonna be cruising tonight then? :O
 
chuyler1
Grand Valley video



You can just barely catch Grenade spinning out. I don't think the RS200 was close enough to hit him, but it could have been a lag spike.
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Wanted to clarify my beaching on lap 5 or 6. I had drafted up to a speed beyond my normal brake point. I realized it soon enough though and so not to hinder either Nic or Chuyler corner, I gassed it mid braking to make sure I hit the sand before they'd come through. I ended up running my two best laps (and possibly the best lap overall 1.11.1xx) alone trying to bridge up. I run so much better behind and my car was alot quicker through the corners as I often pulled alongside or just in front, but its speed again that I'm lacking. I gained 1.6 seconds or little more from lap 6-10. I was gaining about nearly 2 secoonds on course only to lose 1.6 of it just on the straight missing the draft. I run so much faster when I'm chasing. Its just easier to concentrate when your determined to not lose.
 
grenadeshark
Well, mine is not exactly original. But, its ugly and green and that's what I came up with.

I guess I could have went with the "Green Hornet" lol.

I think everyone should have a color and a name attached to their 80s cars!
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AGREED! makes the 80's night kinda fun! as long as you guys stick with the same car for most of the 80's race as most of you guys do anyway, it justify naming your cars! and looking at the results, lap times were improving since the last race, by quite a lot. so tunes keep improving! 👍
 
grenadeshark
I noticed that I was taking turn 1 faster then you guys on average. Even faster then nic which is rare. My largest gain of the race was on turn 1 with you.
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You did gain a lot on turn 1 of that final lap...but I also stayed inside because I didn't know how fast you were coming up and I didn't want to leave the inside open. Furthermore, I cooked my tire mid-corner which slowed my exit speed considerably on that lap. In other words, not a good example of my line. You caught me so it was no use fighting the draft.
 
RotaryFreak
Looking at the sked, didnt realize its Truck night tonight! hmmm! seems interesting but the only truck i got is an SSR. :guilty:

Osprey gonna be cruising tonight then? :O
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the SSR is a good truck. they are all fairly close and each have advantages depending on track. with the exception of the midget. :D

there's also a couple SUVs (ok 1 that I can think of off the top of my head) - if tehy are included for truck night that is.

i will hopefully be on.. al gore permitting.
 
Lets stay away from the SUVs.

The SSR is good in the corners but the Ram will pull a good second lead on any straight. I'll run the SSR tonight because I like the challenge.
 
The Ram is 4wd, of course it will pull away.
 
Thanks for the good words concerning the SSR, thats the only truck i tuned and drive. If wife permits, ill be up and racing by 8pm! :)

cant believe if you gonna miss this one Osprey... :trouble:
 
Just be prepared to get passed straight-up by some of the other trucks when you are in the SSR. It can keep up in the draft and will corner pretty decently...but on some tracks it just doesn't have enough straight line speed to be competitive.
 
the ram will pull away from a standing start (4wd). that's it. from a roll there is little advantage. the fastest (straight line) truck in this group is the silverado.
 
chuyler1
Just be prepared to get passed straight-up by some of the other trucks when you are in the SSR. It can keep up in the draft and will corner pretty decently...but on some tracks it just doesn't have enough straight line speed to be competitive.
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jeez! seems like the perfect truck for me as i get passed by the straights too often by you guys!!!! :guilty:

need to have another truck if im gonna be racing with you guys tonight just in case the SSR will be competitive for me..
 
Watched that 80's video...would LOVE to get in on this.
 
Then the Dodge Ram is your ticket. You can pass 3-4 trucks at the start of each race...then force them to get by you afterward.
 
disinfected
Watched that 80's video...would LOVE to get in on this.
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Send a friend req to me, or just drop me a message and I'll shoot a FrRq back your way. Bring your A-game if you wanna race up front with the guys in that video. Each one of those cars is tuned very well with a very good driver behind the wheel. We all usually run laps within a second of each other (if the cars allow). After 3 or 4 qualifying laps we are often within just a few 10ths of each other's pole times.

Here's an old video of truck night back when we were running racing tires.

 
What all trucks are allowed? I saw a Mazda SUV in there.
 
If anyone has a spare SSR, I would LOVE to have one too run tonight.
 
BTK
If anyone has a spare SSR, I would LOVE to have one too run tonight.
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If you haven't golded the B-Spec American Championship, do it. I'm pretty sure you win one there.
 
Nope a Daihatsu Midget, which I suggest everyone max's excellent truck!
 
BTK
Nope a Daihatsu Midget, which I suggest everyone max's excellent truck!
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it's got a crappy tow rating and don't even think about taking it off-road, no ground clearance, 2wd, etc. etc. :sly:
 
BTK
Nope a Daihatsu Midget, which I suggest everyone max's excellent truck!
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Really? I just got my SSR by golding the Indy race.
 
OH I thought you said b spec truck race.
 
polizei
it's got a crappy tow rating and don't even think about taking it off-road, no ground clearance, 2wd, etc. etc. :sly:
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It's like the cappuccino though! I just ran b spec truck race at daytona. I got over 160 mph. ;D
 
Hey everyone! Just got my DFGT and looking to join in on the fun. Who should i add to join?
 
Wow, this club seems to be getting popular!
 
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