Ferrari Mailing List: Re: ORR Video

[LS (lashdeep]

Bob, this is awesome!

Please tell me what your pre-race prep involves. What do you check? Timing
belts? Coil springs? :)

LS
--- "robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com" <robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com> wrote:

> Paul -
> 
> Actually, it is pretty noisy at speed, but mainly road noise.  I've
> retained the stock exhaust system, as I drive it to and from the races
> and prefer to be able to listen to the stereo.  But up at 160, we have
> to yell to be heard.  The older Z06s like mine have minimal sound
> insulation.  Depending on the surface, road noise can be a problem.
> 
> I have a GPS installed to get accurate speed readings, but the timing is
> all done with stopwatches.  We survey the course using a GPS, create
> course notes based on the GPS readings and then a handheld stopwatch to
> calculate the difference between actual and theoretical time.  
> 
> Speedo on the Corvette is fairly accurate.  Indicated 160mph is actually
> 163mph (measured by the GPS).
> 
> Bob
> 
> -- Paul Bennett <pbennett [at] macnet.com> wrote:
> Thanks for Utubing that.  Your car is amazingly quiet - virtually no 
> engine/exhaust noise and little road noise.
> The road looked hypnotic at that speed.  What was the car spacing?
> And was the timing (called out by passenger) by GPS?
> 
> >I ran the Corvette in the Big Bend Open Road Race last weekend.  The
> race runs from Fort Stockton to Sanderson in West Texas.  Got a first
> place finish in the 145mph class, averaging 145.009mph over the 118 mile
> course.  Dodging deer, buzzards and wild pigs.  Only vaporized one small
> bird, and a bunch of bugs.
> >
> >Just for fun, I uploaded a video of part of the race onto YouTube.  If
> anyone is interested, the URL is:
> >
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vdapNrApM4
> 
> 
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