Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Idiots with money

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

He's in Marietta.  Works downtown at Regions Bank.

He's been bitten big by the race bug.  Bought a (used) pristine 2005
Z06.  Did a track day.  Next you know, it's Lou Gigliotti headers and
a chip.  Oops, overdriving the brakes.  So some gigantic rotors and
calipers.  Then he gutted the interior, race seats, roll cage, and the
list gets longer every day. Not to mention tires.  Started by buying
used race slicks.  Then went to new Hoosiers, now on Continentals.  No
longer streetable, had to get a tow vehicle (Cayenne).

It's been a while, Brian.  Been in touch with Neil off and on, mostly
off, I'm afraid. Had to let the GT4 go (long story....) but got really
good money for it.  Been using a Maser QP as a daily driver.  Had it
in Atlanta this last October when I went to Petit. Then to Austin for
the F1 race.  Only 1 speeding ticket in 7000 miles - Nevada of all
places.

Hans.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 2:50 PM Brian Keegan <bks281 [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Where does your son live Hans? I am in the ATL area.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 5, 2019, at 2:45 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
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> Charles:
>
> If you see an older cousin to your car at a track event - a black C5 Z06 
> wearing the number 113 - stop by and say hello.  It's my son.  He goes to 
> most of the SE area tracks frequently, trying to get as much seat time as 
> possible.  His home track is Road Atlanta, but goes to Carolina Motorsports, 
> Sebring, Roebling Road, Barber, and more that I can't recall off hand.  Just 
> about every weekend.
>
> Hans.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2019 at 10:15 AM Charles Perry <charles [at] 
> carolinasound.com> wrote:
>>
>> Mine is the black C7 Z06 Corvette in the first picture with the IMSA car.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hesitate to criticize events since I know how hard it is to get people to 
>> help and execute in the way you (as an organizer) want, but I was surprised 
>> that this wasn’t better given how big the Florida chapter of the FCA must 
>> be. I’m guessing aside from CA they probably have the highest owner density 
>> of any state. Part of the fault lay with the FCA. They had 110+ cars signed 
>> up but only had two lanes open for tech inspection and 45 minutes total 
>> allotted. No way that was going to happen. So eventually they just said 
>> “Everyone leave your car where it sits and come to the driver’s meeting and 
>> we’ll keep inspecting while you meet.” I think they assigned instructors to 
>> the beginners, but there was no information on who instructors were or where 
>> to find them if you wanted one for intermediate or advanced. There was no 
>> central location to find an organizer, so with two massive garages and the 
>> driver’s meeting area the people who were in charge were immediately 
>> invisible after the driver’s meeting. They didn’t use the PA for the morning 
>> to announce run groups, so it was a little chaotic with when people showed 
>> up at pit out since they started late/off-schedule from the driver’s meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> At one point an intermediate car stopped on track with mechanical issues, so 
>> they black flagged the session. Apparently about 20% of drivers missed the 
>> flags for up to 3 more laps, so then they called everyone into the driver’s 
>> meeting room again to address that. After that meeting they decided to 
>> combine the beginner’s group and the intermediate group. Their intent was 
>> good (trying to give back some of the track time that was lost to the black 
>> flagged session and subsequent meeting), but in practice all it did was 
>> badly exacerbate the problem of the whole session becoming a slow train 
>> through the road course (like I was literally coasting off throttle for the 
>> majority of the infield). That was when I asked to move to Advanced, which 
>> thankfully the Chief Instructor accommodated. After that it was a lot more 
>> fun. Part of this fault was also with the Daytona track crew. They were 
>> waving cars from pit-out onto the track as quickly as they could, rather 
>> than spacing the release to spread out the field. That was a big track, so 
>> there was ample room to space people instead of bunching them from the first 
>> turn on.
>>
>>
>>
>> So a lot of room for improvement, but I enjoyed the afternoon with the 
>> faster group. It had rained the whole night before and the track was pretty 
>> wet in the morning, so I was running street tires. It dried in the afternoon 
>> and got warmer, so I could’ve switched to my Cup tires and gone a little 
>> faster, but since it was my first time at that track I was just happy to 
>> concentrate on my line. The Forza 6/Xbox simulator that I had practiced on 
>> in the days leading up to it was remarkably accurate, but some of the 
>> landmarks I used to learn turn-in or braking points in the simulator (the 
>> Ferris Wheel and some signs on the banking) weren’t there or were in 
>> different places in real life, so I had to unlearn what was in my head from 
>> the game to mark new spots on the track.
>>
>>
>>
>> It was expensive for a one-day event ($700, I think?), but as I said before, 
>> FCA will be expensive, and it included a nice lunch. Plus I’m sure Daytona 
>> is a far more expensive track to rent than most I’ve been on.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’d like to do it again next year, but I’d definitely sign up for advanced 
>> from what I learned this year and where I hope to be next year.
>>
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>> From: Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 3, 2019 5:11 AM
>> To: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com>
>> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Idiots with money
>>
>>
>>
>> CG, you forgot to mention what you were driving while on track.
>>
>>
>>
>> What was your impression of how that event was run and the costs?
>>
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2019, at 04:11, Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> lol. I don’t do much with the FCA since the vast majority of their events 
>> are heinously expensive. However, a few weeks ago I did their track event at 
>> Daytona International Speedway since I wanted to try that track. There was a 
>> scattering of interesting cars from a variety of marques, but the vast 
>> majority of attendees were 458/488 chassis. I signed up for the intermediate 
>> group since I am realistically low- to mid-intermediate with most groups I 
>> run with.
>>
>>
>>
>> This lot was hilarious though. There were probably 40-50 cars in the 
>> intermediate group, and of those, maybe 6 had any concept of the racing 
>> line. It was quite clear that most of them were just slogging through the 
>> infield road course section as a necessary evil to be able to hammer it on 
>> the banked oval sections. It was literally a 30mph poser parade through 
>> anything with a turn included.
>>
>>
>>
>> After lunch I found the Chief Instructor and asked if I could run with the 
>> advanced group for a session or two. At most events, those guys would 
>> consider me a chicane, but this time I was only passed by three cars – a 
>> seriously quick Corvette C7 Grand Sport, an F12 and an IMSA prototype. 
>> Pretty sure after the event, all of the intermediate guys drove to the local 
>> hot spot and assumed two parking spots each.  J
>>
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>>
>> From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+charles=carolinasound.com [at] 
>> ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Rick Moseley
>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2019 6:19 PM
>> To: Charles Perry
>> Cc: The FerrariList
>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Idiots with money
>>
>>
>>
>> Bingo!!  The last sentence says it all for me.
>>
>> There are those who buy cars for the way the cars make them feel when they 
>> are alone behind the wheel.  Many of those people are my friends (plenty 
>> here)
>>
>>
>>
>> Then
>>
>>
>>
>> There are those who buy cars for the way they think the cars make them look 
>> in public.  I tend not to gravitate their way.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd rather spend a whole Saturday in Rob Garven's garage than 2 minutes with 
>> the dork that just bought a 488, showed up at the local hot spot and took 
>> two parking spots by the front door.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, March 2, 2019, 3:03:34 PM PST, Clarence Romero Jr. 
>> <clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Not like the dolts who buy the cars for the wrong reason
>>
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