Vintage racing at VIR
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Vintage racing at VIR
Ellen and I had the roadster out to the vintage races at VIR April 11-13. It was great weather and we had fun racing with VDCA. Here's some video from the Wild Hare race on Friday afternoon. This is a gimmick race where all classes are invited and they start the cars in reverse order of qualifying times. Makes for a fun race with lots of passing. Unfortunately, they had to checker the race early becomes of some incidents on track but it was fun while it lasted.
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Re: Vintage racing at VIR
Great video Mike!
Looked like you were seriously considering the three-wide pass to get around that pesky Porsche
Looked like you were seriously considering the three-wide pass to get around that pesky Porsche

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That was great...especially running up the tailpipe of that Mustang!! 

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Here's Sunday's race:
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I always enjoy the videos Mike. I subscribed to the youtube channel so I wouldn't miss any of them!
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thanks, great videos!
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Enjoyed! Thanks for taking the time to make/share.
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Fun to watch videos like this...gets the blood pumping.
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Wow!!!! I just watched you pass the black CSL (3#) and it was impressive. I saw that car when it was in Houston a few months ago at Drivers Source. It looks like the new owner may have been babying it a bit.
Thanks for posting the video - this is awesome.
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Thanks for posting the video - this is awesome.
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Good stuff, watched them both twice.
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Nice stuff Mike !! I like how the Roadster likes to step out a bit on those skinny tires 

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That was FUN!! - looks like a LOVELY track, both scenically and driving wise. Definitely preferred the "hare" event - fun to watch the passing - hope the 'checkered event' wasn't too serious for car or driver.
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