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[align=center]I just completed my first race with the completed car and it took 2nd in class and 19th overall out of 30 cars. It drove great and was very predictable. The Maxxis tires got warm but still not quite the running temperature you would like to see. It rained most of the weekend and that caused the track and air temps to be quite cold. I really like how the car handles on them so I think I will stick with them for a bit.[/align][youtube][/youtube]
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:58 pm
by spags1986
That looks like a blast. You are making me rethink my restoration project!
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:27 pm
by Solex68
That is one sweet video! Great job Brian.
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm
by greydog
Fun to watch. the car seems to be working well, sounds great.
Thanks
Dan
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:12 pm
by Gregs672000
Awesome job!
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:16 pm
by mraitch
what's a flag race??
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:21 pm
by theunz
Well that was fun to watch, bet more fun to do! You looked Good, nice and smooth. Mike
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:15 pm
by zippy67roadster
mraitch wrote:what's a flag race??
There are two races a weekend and some practice sessions as well. The first race is Saturday and it is the qualifying race. The second race is the actual race (flag race) and it is on Sunday afternoon.
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:17 pm
by zippy67roadster
greydog wrote:Fun to watch. the car seems to be working well, sounds great.
Thanks
Dan
The car is so predictable it is hard to get in trouble with it. It is much easier to drive then the last car I used to race, a 300+hp 95 300zxTT.
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:46 pm
by Roman
That was pretty cool to watch. Curious, before the race actually started, was that warm uo laps? I noticed a bunch of swervey serpentine stuff you were doing.
Was that just having fun, or does it serve to warm up the tires or something?
Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about racing whatsoever. I've been at some motocross events, and watched racing on TV. Haha
Re: My 67 1600's first race-video
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:53 pm
by zippy67roadster
Roman wrote:That was pretty cool to watch. Curious, before the race actually started, was that warm uo laps? I noticed a bunch of swervey serpentine stuff you were doing.
Was that just having fun, or does it serve to warm up the tires or something?
Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about racing whatsoever. I've been at some motocross events, and watched racing on TV. Haha
Yes we have one warm up lap. The swerving helps get heat in the tires and scrub off any rock/debris. You can also see me close up on the car in front of me quickly and then slow way down. This gives me a chance to heat up the brakes as racing compounds take longer to heat up and start to grip.