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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Watkins Glen May 5th, 6th

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I just signed up for both days.
A bunch of friends from work were supposed to go (STI, A4, Cayman), but they chickened out at the last minute. They’ve never done it before, this should be my 4th time @ the Glen. I’m just wondering if anyone here is going?
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Glen rules… I’ll be there at the end of May.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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Im going to Glen as well by the end of May. Have to finish and test my car before I make the trip to Glen.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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Yeah I will be at WGI again this year, but not until the summer/fall.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Yea, me too. If I finish my car I’ll be there with GVC BMWCCA on May 10-11.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Glen rules… I’ll be there at the end of May.
Who's hosting the event?
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Who's hosting the event?
Oh, it is not HPDE. It’s a club race with PCA.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Glen rules… I’ll be there at the end of May.
Yes it does



















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Old May 7, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Nice pics! Always nice to have a few good looking keepsakes.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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I like the pics too :-). Did you have a chance to time a lap? What were your lap times?
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Also, are those some (homemade?) brake ducts that I see under the car? Did you have any brake fade?
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:43 PM
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Post your times!
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Old May 8, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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What's up 18bora. Awesome two days.





So the open track days are certainly not a competition and the Corvette was on street tires and I really should have moved up to group 3 but it still felt good (big fish, small pond).

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Old May 8, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Also, are those some (homemade?) brake ducts that I see under the car? Did you have any brake fade?
These are the hot lap kit, I just routed them under the car. I didn't have any fade.

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Post your times!
After watching the videos, best was 2:25. Most of my laps were around 2:28 - 2:30 with a couple of 2:26

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What's up 18bora. Awesome two days.
So the open track days are certainly not a competition and the Corvette was on street tires and I really should have moved up to group 3 but it still felt good (big fish, small pond).
It was great 2 days. BTW, your car was fast enough for group 4.
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Old May 9, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 18bora
These are the hot lap kit, I just routed them under the car. I didn't have any fade.
Cool. I was there for the first time this spring and I swapped in some DS2500s for the event. No fade for me either. My best timed lap was a 2:23 but I think I might have done a little better in a later session (where my instructor inadvertently reset the stop watch ). WGI is fun!
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