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Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
07-15-2013, 10:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,376
Posted By brave1heart

The Rivals have limited sizes and no 19s either:...

The Rivals have limited sizes and no 19s either: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+Rival
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
07-14-2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,376
Posted By brave1heart

The Direzza ZII beat the Rivals, Potenza RE-11A and Advan Neovas in Tirerack's test

"What feels good isn't always fastest, and what's fast doesn't always feel good. Case in point: out of the top 2 performance tires (the g-Force Rival and the Direzza ZII), the Rival scored better in...
Forum: Autocross
02-24-2013, 02:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,684
Posted By brave1heart

From the Tirerack: ***Bridgestone RE11A...

From the Tirerack:
***Bridgestone RE11A UPDATE***
Launch will be in March 2013
10 sizes 15"- 18"
40 - 45 series
200 AA UTQG
V and W speed rating
New compound designed specifically for...
Forum: Autocross
01-23-2013, 01:11 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,684
Posted By brave1heart

The BFG g-Force Rival tested out 1 second quicker than the Direzza II at NOLA

So the BFG g-Force Rival tested out 1 second quicker than the Direzza II at NOLA. Coming from SCCA and Pro Solo Champ Andy Hollis who did the back-to-back test makes it a must-read for anyone in the...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
12-26-2012, 11:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 610
Posted By brave1heart

Bummer -- 12/26/2012 UPDATE According to...

Bummer --

12/26/2012 UPDATE
According to Larry from the Tirerack, the ZII tires will be delayed by 3 weeks and they now expect to receive them the first week of March. Earliest they will be...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
12-23-2012, 03:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,156
Posted By brave1heart

Small win for the track guys: "The events had...

Small win for the track guys:
"The events had been canceled but now COTA says it will honor those contracts."

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/cota-reinstates-four-private-events
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
12-23-2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,156
Posted By brave1heart

Their statement is moving things in the right...

Their statement is moving things in the right direction. Small win for the track guys who jumped on their case! Their announcement does not say WHICH four organizations, though. More importantly, it...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
12-22-2012, 02:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,156
Posted By brave1heart

Circuit of the Americas has cancelled all clubs' track events!!!

It looks very likely based on this news http://www.onehotlap.com/2012/12/and-2012-ebenezer-scrooge-award-goes-to.html that COTA is moving toward a private club type of organization similar to...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
11-12-2012, 09:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 610
Posted By brave1heart

Looks like the new Star Spec Direzzas are coming to the States in February!!

Dunlop's started selling the new Star Specs in Japan and they are saying the next gen are faster and have better wear! Really hoping the Tirerack doesn't raise the prices on these!! Should be on par...
Forum: Autocross
10-09-2012, 10:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,273
Posted By brave1heart

The black Mustang without numbers, 2 cones and 1...

The black Mustang without numbers, 2 cones and 1 tree in corner 4 :)
Forum: 964 Forum
10-06-2012, 09:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,303
Posted By brave1heart

Fair to say the Renault driver is doing a...

Fair to say the Renault driver is doing a half-ass job here...
Forum: 964 Forum
10-05-2012, 03:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,303
Posted By brave1heart

The debate is over: Air-cooled engines win!!

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Forum: Autocross
09-30-2012, 07:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,273
Posted By brave1heart

Another Mustang Bites the Dust

OK, so there are videos of dumb drivers crashing at DEs and autocross events all over but somehow it always seems like there's a Mustang involved in each one of these! No RESPECT for the trees, LMAO!...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
08-23-2012, 02:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 456
Posted By brave1heart

Write-up on professional flagging for ALMS

My friend EJ who has been flagging for a few years did a great write-up on his experience with professional flagging at the ALMS Lime Rock race. I thought it was pretty cool to find out what really...
Forum: Autocross
06-30-2012, 12:12 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,147
Posted By brave1heart

Wow, that's by far the biggest field I've heard...

Wow, that's by far the biggest field I've heard of anywhere. How long is the course FTD-wise?
Forum: Autocross
06-16-2012, 04:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,147
Posted By brave1heart

Interesting and really good to hear everyone's...

Interesting and really good to hear everyone's experience above. Our courses are 70+ seconds (mile-long!) so they take some time to set up. It wouldn't be fair to the course designers to open the...
Forum: Autocross
06-14-2012, 06:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,147
Posted By brave1heart

Interesting. At our events, we have 100 cars, get...

Interesting. At our events, we have 100 cars, get 8 runs on a 70+ second FTD course and wrap it up by 4 PM. You can only get this if you run the driver's meeting while the course is being put...
Forum: Autocross
06-11-2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,147
Posted By brave1heart

Driver's meeting in all my experience is BEFORE...

Driver's meeting in all my experience is BEFORE course walk. How would anyone know if the course is safe at that point, let alone if their corner station is located at a safe spot?! There are newbies...
Forum: Autocross
06-03-2012, 05:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 923
Posted By brave1heart

Autocross Video: Do a Little Dance, Make a Little Love...

Some of the fastest cars at a Boston Autocross dancing around the cones in a fast slalom, all shot from the same angle. 997 GT3 RS and a Boxster at 0:36. Has anyone seen a Cheetah DSR formula car in...
Forum: Racing & Drivers Education Forum
05-23-2012, 06:24 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,652
Posted By brave1heart

My buddy just did a track day at the Ridge last...

My buddy just did a track day at the Ridge last weekend and posted 3 videos from it here:
http://www.onehotlap.com/2012/05/onehotlap-track-review-update-ridge.html
Looks like a lot of fun with...
Forum: 997 GT2/GT3 Forum
05-23-2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,646
Posted By brave1heart

Sorry, I meant to say that it's NOT street-legal....

Sorry, I meant to say that it's NOT street-legal. Thanks for catching this and correcting it.
Forum: 997 GT2/GT3 Forum
05-22-2012, 06:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,646
Posted By brave1heart

The Viper ACR-X does but it's street legal...

The Viper ACR-X does but it's street legal...
Forum: 997 GT2/GT3 Forum
05-21-2012, 01:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,646
Posted By brave1heart

911 GT3 RS voted best car for street and track in any price range

Not entirely surprising but getting > 50% of the vote even though the McLaren MP4-12C, Ferrari F430, Exige, Gallardo, Corvette ZR1, and Ford Shelby GT500 were all available as choices? Did you guys...
Forum: 997 GT2/GT3 Forum
04-24-2012, 09:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,840
Posted By brave1heart

5 MPG is not too bad. The Bugatti Veyron's 100 L...

5 MPG is not too bad. The Bugatti Veyron's 100 L fuel tank (62 gallons!) is empty after 12 minutes and 43 seconds at full throttle. :roflmao::roflmao:
Forum: 997 GT2/GT3 Forum
04-17-2012, 12:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,616
Posted By brave1heart

It's not a GT3 but I think the idea will work...

It's not a GT3 but I think the idea will work just fine!

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