Shake down of Cup and mikymu at Thunderhill
I finally got to a point with my Cup car where I can say I am comfortable with none ABS brakes and the lovely sequential (still need ear plugs for the jet turbine cabin noise). Did another event at Thunderhill this past Friday with the usual show of GT3 force from the Bay Area for moral support :)
Tried out air jack for the first time ... man! they are noisy but way cool! Like what Patrick said "it sounded like a transformer!" lol. Here are some pictures and video from the track. Keep in mind ... I am still learning how to drive the damn Cup car :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWyoFRCb7g Tried out air jack for the first time at home ... and could not figure out how to lower it lol http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6633/pict8844.jpg Make checking tires and changing wheels a breeze http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6972/pict8849.jpg GT3 gang :cool: http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5626/pict8846.jpg Even Edwin brought his spanking new 2011 GT3 RS for a 7.2RS/Cup stare down ... who is going to draw first? :D http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9149/pict8848.jpg |
Very cool - funny, I see your old Green car around here, courtesy of Mr Flynn.
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still find it crazy that you have a cup! :)
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Originally Posted by ukrbmw
(Post 3286505)
Very cool - funny, I see your old Green car around here, courtesy of Mr Flynn.
Originally Posted by porka
(Post 3286598)
still find it crazy that you have a cup! :)
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Great video, I was cracking up at you yanking on the shift lever. I think we've all yanked on some part of the car in frustration at some point.
Those cup brakes are finicky though huh? Was is trail braking that caused the spins? |
Man, that looks like sooo much fun! Does your Cup have an auto-blipper?
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Looks like a great day at the track!
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im thinking of getting an 07 no abs cup. but after thius maybe i shouyld save a bit more for a abs 09 lol. great vid.
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Thanks for posting! Your first spin I was feeling for you. Try crashing a 4 four stroke dirt bike in the middle of the woops, base of a big jump (landing side), or a blind spot in the middle of corner...then try and find neutral and kick the dam thing over before getting hit or landed on! STRESS!!!!! Least you got it started on your own...???
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Originally Posted by heavychevy
(Post 3286663)
Great video, I was cracking up at you yanking on the shift lever. I think we've all yanked on some part of the car in frustration at some point.
Those cup brakes are finicky though huh? Was is trail braking that caused the spins? Yeah, I thought I was going to yank the shifter off. These brakes work great but I am not use to it. Usually I just stand on the brakes in my RS and that's a no, no for Cup. Both times spin because I stand on brakes out of excitement
Originally Posted by Zuluracerx
(Post 3286674)
Man, that looks like sooo much fun! Does your Cup have an auto-blipper?
Originally Posted by Formula43 Wheel
(Post 3286703)
Looks like a great day at the track!
Originally Posted by gt2urbo
(Post 3286782)
im thinking of getting an 07 no abs cup. but after thius maybe i shouyld save a bit more for a abs 09 lol. great vid.
Originally Posted by VID997
(Post 3286804)
Thanks for posting! Your first spin I was feeling for you. Try crashing a 4 four stroke dirt bike in the middle of the woops, base of a big jump (landing side), or a blind spot in the middle of corner...then try and find neutral and kick the dam thing over before getting hit or landed on! STRESS!!!!! Least you got it started on your own...???
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Would you recommend trying no ABS in our street cars? After my ABS failure at 150 mph, I'm really considering it.
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I know the 996 Cups had ABS, but when (what year) did they (if they ever did?) introduce ABS to the 997 Cups? I have heard of folks retrofitting ABS to their 997 Cups but it apparently is quite the process and expensive.
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Awesome video. The Cup Car looks like a great time!!
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Originally Posted by heavychevy
(Post 3287024)
Would you recommend trying no ABS in our street cars? After my ABS failure at 150 mph, I'm really considering it.
Originally Posted by Zuluracerx
(Post 3287064)
I know the 996 Cups had ABS, but when (what year) did they (if they ever did?) introduce ABS to the 997 Cups? I have heard of folks retrofitting ABS to their 997 Cups but it apparently is quite the process and expensive.
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Looking good! If you're not spinning... you're not pushing yourself. It's okay. That's part of the learning curve... most never even have the gonads to go beyond what they are comfortable. Just be sure to push it in areas without walls haha. Thanks for sharing.
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