So went with my friend racing in his F355... here's a video of some of our laps.
Last edited by CapnNismo (2010-04-17 12:08:36)
Damn that looks like fun! How the hell did they all pass you? That car sounds fast as fuck.
Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it
The F355 is only a V8, it's not a very fast car.King_County_Downy wrote:
Damn that looks like fun! How the hell did they all pass you?
Yea, 400hp isn't fast...
We let them pass. It was only an open track day and not a race of any kind and it was my friend's second or third time on a track and his first time at this one. The drivers that raced with us were all very experienced and many of them amateur/professional. Better to let them pass rather than cause an accident and that was what was explained to us when we signed up: If someone wants to pass, let them pass. It was quite nice doing it that way, though, because we had an open track with a good few seconds of distance between us and the next cars in either direction, so you were able to really get on the car and push yourself and didn't have to worry about causing an accident in any way.
We let them pass. It was only an open track day and not a race of any kind and it was my friend's second or third time on a track and his first time at this one. The drivers that raced with us were all very experienced and many of them amateur/professional. Better to let them pass rather than cause an accident and that was what was explained to us when we signed up: If someone wants to pass, let them pass. It was quite nice doing it that way, though, because we had an open track with a good few seconds of distance between us and the next cars in either direction, so you were able to really get on the car and push yourself and didn't have to worry about causing an accident in any way.
The F355 has slightly less than 400HP, side from that a new GT500 pushes a little over 540 HP. In terms of new cars you can get one with a lot more than a simple V8 at 400HP.CapnNismo wrote:
Yea, 400hp isn't fast...
This particular F355 is also 15 years old... not exactly a young colt anymore.
Here are pictures from the event:
Along with over 1000 pictures from the event itself (there are quite a few good ones in here, do check them out):
http://picasaweb.google.com/blasz72/16_04_2010
http://picasaweb.google.com/blasz72/16_04_2010Teil2
Here are pictures from the event:
Along with over 1000 pictures from the event itself (there are quite a few good ones in here, do check them out):
http://picasaweb.google.com/blasz72/16_04_2010
http://picasaweb.google.com/blasz72/16_04_2010Teil2
Added two new (but short) videos to the OP, too...
Nice
car spotting thread
Macbeth fuck off this is fully threadworthy.
Indeed, race tracks are teh fun
Haven't had a chance to drive myself as I was too young at the time, but as a passenger it was an awesome experience
Haven't had a chance to drive myself as I was too young at the time, but as a passenger it was an awesome experience
Seems like a fun time, but seriously it belongs in the car spotting thread.Finray wrote:
Macbeth fuck off this is fully threadworthy.
Eifa was allowed to post a new thread for the carshow and KCD didn't say anything about the car spotting thread here..Marlo Stanfield wrote:
Seems like a fun time, but seriously it belongs in the car spotting thread.Finray wrote:
Macbeth fuck off this is fully threadworthy.
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Finray wrote:
Macbeth fuck off this is fully threadworthy.
15 years old or not, still looks fuckin
It's a very beautiful car, and the race looks like it was a blast. How often are these open races organized there?
How I would love to participate in one even with my mum's Ford Ka (well not really)
How I would love to participate in one even with my mum's Ford Ka (well not really)
There is another one at the end of the month for cars that are up to 83 dB, but the Ferrari wouldn't pass that, we have to race at the 100 dB races and the next one of those is in August.
dB?
decibelMetal-Eater-GR wrote:
dB?
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Figured, but I didn't know that cars were also categorized by the amount of dB they make
Yea, it is a regulation at many racing events, especially when there are houses in the area (like in this case).
The Evo (?) in the second vid that passed before the Ferrari
The 355 is the only 'older' Ferrari I like, they are beautiful. Looks like a fun day too.
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That was an Impreza WRX...Sisco10 wrote:
The Evo (?) in the second vid that passed before the Ferrari
Yeah, I just saw it when paused. Awesome sound he got!CapnNismo wrote:
That was an Impreza WRX...Sisco10 wrote:
The Evo (?) in the second vid that passed before the Ferrari