68fastback Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yeah, looks like it has superb aero. I've been meaning to post it for several months but then couldn't find where I saved it I think the pic is modern from the clothes/shoes of the folks behind the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFDRAFT Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Two hours, and I can go Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - all the way home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Two hours, and I can go Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - all the way home Know what you mean! "I feel the need, the need for speed!" I only have 13 miles on it after reconnecting the battery so the computer is still learning but it is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yeah, looks like it has superb aero. I've been meaning to post it for several months but then couldn't find where I saved it I think the pic is modern from the clothes/shoes of the folks behind the fence. Very CIA-like to notice the shoes Dan! Of course aero as in low drag coefficient. They were not so hot on down-force. The modern Audi generates 3000 lbs of down-force at speed; the GT40 Mk IV generated 40 lbs of lift at speed. Remember Jim Hall's Chaparral fan car? They would turn the fans on and it would lower noticeably. That predated the explosion in ground effects engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFDRAFT Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 We could take pictures at the track! And maybe I'll be able to get in a little track time of my own :happy feet: Do you have a helmet? I need to buy one. Anyone have a recommendation? I'm not going to do many hot laps with the brakes I've got. That's my weak link. Darkside said if he upgrades, I can have his OEM Shelby500 rotors/calipers. Mark - have you registered for the drag strip day? I officially nominate Dan as our photographer! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I need to think about a helmet! The alternative is a loaner. Wearing a loaner helmet isn't as bad as wearing a rental wetsuit My track time will have to be stealthy (remember convertible) but I think it could happen. After spending all that time in my engine compartment over the last week, I realized it needs to be cleaned and I bow to the expert - how do you clean yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFDRAFT Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Expert! Ha. I drive mine every day! I'm not a detailer. When I go to car shows, I just get out the rag and spray and have at it! To me, if someone's engine bay is too clean - they aren't driving the car! I'm not going to use a helmet much - but if I buy one - I'll wear it now and then on the street and get some looks from people! Edit - you can run the road course with your top up. No problem! I asked them for Orf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Very CIA-like to notice the shoes Dan! Of course aero as in low drag coefficient. They were not so hot on down-force. The modern Audi generates 3000 lbs of down-force at speed; the GT40 Mk IV generated 40 lbs of lift at speed. Remember Jim Hall's Chaparral fan car? They would turn the fans on and it would lower noticeably. That predated the explosion in ground effects engineering. Yeah!! I saw it at Watkins Glenn Can-Am in the late 60s(??) -- pretty amazing ... didn't take them long to ban it ...it was like a reverse-hovercraft!! ...the Chaparral 2J? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Great Pic Dan - I think Jackie Stewart was supposed to have driven the 2J at the Glen. What a treat to have seen that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I probably have slides of it if I can ever find that missing box ...may have lost some 800-1,000 slides when we moved ...but I'm still hopefull it'll turn up even though I've taken the basement apart twice oh, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Shouldn't be too hard to find - look for the tartan stripe around the helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moabman Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Weather cleared and drove some more today. The torque is awesome! I'm a little worried about the tranny - when it's shifting under boost there is a real snap to the gear change. It literally whips my head back and even with the TC on it, breaks the tires loose at a 50 mph downshift. These Michelins are great and have tons of grip and I have the A/S. I can't even imagine how much the dry Sports would have. I saw a grabber orange that had a boss 302 stripe job and a shaker hood and I just kind of chuckled because I'm sure he had no idea what my plain GT convertible was sporting. Stealth-it's a good thing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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