Re: Competition | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Lashdeep Singh (lashdeep![]() |
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 14:03:01 -0700 (PDT) |
Hans, 1:32 at RA is superb! I had some extended track time in a C7 Grand Sport last weekend...what a machine. Fastest time of the day was another C7 GS. > On Jul 21, 2019, at 13:20, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote: > > Again - > > Atlanta. Summer. Race track. Low 1:32 lap time in a Z06. > > No overheatinng issues whatsoever. And that's with the A/C on. He > runs with the windows open, but blowing cold air on his fire suit > helps in 100deg heat. > > Only heat related issue was that the brake rotors would have to be > replaced every other weekend. Switched to some high tech rotor, and > hasn't had a problem since. > > In the pits, he's more concerned with moving the car around a bit to > avoid permanently flat spotting the tires than he is with cooling off > the car. > > Hans. > >> On 7/21/19, Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> wrote: >> Clyde- >> >> We started it by popping 308 and TR hoods at the track. >> >> Nobody did it before. >> >> Modern cars with modern emissions equip run much hotter than our vintage >> cars. >> >> A really fast driver will heat up any modern car at a summer track event. >> >> Hood up is a must for anything. >> >> Even if you are slow, it still looks cool to pop the hood like the really >> fast drivers. >> >> I hope you are right about turning the electronics off. >> >> Finally a new performance car that could kill you if your skills are off. >> >> Fingers crossed... >> >> >> >>> On Jul 21, 2019, at 07:38, Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] >>> gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> We will see Lash >>> They didn’t put 3 radiators in the car for nothing >>> All the modern day cars are thermally challenged from the Ferrari 355 >>> going forward >>> The last Ferrari that had North Africa type cooling systems were the >>> 308/328 they had real radiators >>> Lamborghini and the gay shoe box are the worst (read McClaren sic), and >>> don’t leave out the NSX and the GTR as well >>> Down here in the south it’s a different kettle of fish with regards to >>> heat and humidity >>> As for the modern day vettes not overheating >>> I bet when they pit they open the hood and leave the key on for the fans >>> to work! >>> My guess is the coolant over flow tank in a Vette is as big as the gas >>> tank ! >>> >>> It will be fun to get the first YouTube video of the new Vette driver >>> losing control and totaling the plastic mid engine GM wonder car >>> No doubt it will be some PRO FROM DOVER disabling all the stuff to keep >>> you safe. >>> >>> If only cars were self cleansing like aviation! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> RF4-4EVR >>> >>> Scars are Tattoos with better stories ! >>> >>> If you have no enemies, you have no character ! >>> >>> Clyde Romero >>> >>> >>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail ( including attachments ) is covered >>> by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U. S. C., Sections >>> 2510-2521, and is intended only for the persons or entity to which it is >>> addressed, and may contain confidential or privileged material. Any >>> unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, copying, forwarding >>> or distribution is prohibited. >>> This email transmission, and any documents, files or previous email >>> messages attached to it, may contain confidential information that is >>> priviledged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person >>> responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby >>> notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the >>> information containes in or attached to this message is STRICTLY >>> PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please >>> immediately notify us by reply e-mail at Clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com or by >>> telephone at (678 6419932)and destroy the original transmission and its >>> attachments without reading them or saving them to disk. >>> >>>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:51 PM, Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Clyde, save your money. >>>> >>>> Only the early C7 Z06s had heat problems. >>>> >>>> Later ones are fine. >>>> >>>> C7 ZR1s are fine. >>>> >>>> C7 Grand Sports are fine (and one of the best handling sports cars at any >>>> price). >>>> >>>> C6 ZR1s are fine. >>>> >>>> New car will be a monster in typical GM fashion. >>>> >>>> Ferrari will be very smart to buy technology from it like they have done >>>> before. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 20:46, Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] >>>>> gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> My money says it will overheat when driven hard like the current one >>>>> does >>>>> Forget about stop and go traffic in the south in the summer >>>>> It’s a Chernobyl car! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> RF4-4EVR >>>>> >>>>> Scars are Tattoos with better stories ! >>>>> >>>>> If you have no enemies, you have no character ! >>>>> >>>>> Clyde Romero >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail ( including attachments ) is >>>>> covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U. S. C., >>>>> Sections 2510-2521, and is intended only for the persons or entity to >>>>> which it is addressed, and may contain confidential or privileged >>>>> material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, >>>>> copying, forwarding or distribution is prohibited. >>>>> This email transmission, and any documents, files or previous email >>>>> messages attached to it, may contain confidential information that is >>>>> priviledged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person >>>>> responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby >>>>> notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the >>>>> information containes in or attached to this message is STRICTLY >>>>> PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please >>>>> immediately notify us by reply e-mail at Clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com or >>>>> by >>>>> telephone at (678 6419932)and destroy the original transmission and its >>>>> attachments without reading them or saving them to disk. >>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 3:35 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> They took the middle ground with the tranny. It's not a true auto - >>>>>> no torque converter. It's a dual clutch 8 speed. >>>>>> >>>>>> So: true manual - out. True auto - out. But shifts are said to be >>>>>> instantaneous enough that acceleration feels constant, and the shifts >>>>>> are "invisible on a 100 hertz data logger" - according to Alex >>>>>> MacDonald, an engineer on the project. >>>>>> >>>>>> All the cars are now dry sump. All service is done with engine in >>>>>> place >>>>>> >>>>>> Hans. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 7/20/19, cmlf1 [at] optonline.net <cmlf1 [at] optonline.net> wrote: >>>>>>> I am not a Corvette fan but the performance value has been unbeatable >>>>>>> over >>>>>>> the last 20 years and they stepped up their game with the C8. They may >>>>>>> take >>>>>>> a bite of some Porsche sales as this is less than Boxter or Cayman >>>>>>> money >>>>>>> but so is the current C7. >>>>>>> They have eliminated the manual gearbox so the C7 manuals will be >>>>>>> strong >>>>>>> value holders for the next few years. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Carl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone- Please excuse brevity or typographical errors. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 2:48 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Uh, yeah. Kind of has a familiar look about it..... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Car and Driver: $60k. sub 3 second 0-60. 495hp in the base model. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At that price point, it should be a big seller. The current C7 >>>>>>>> model >>>>>>>> is very popular, I see them everywhere. Much more common than the >>>>>>>> C6 >>>>>>>> or C5 ever were. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hans. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 7/20/19, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Does someone need to remind GM to keep their eyes on their own >>>>>>>>> paper? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: >>>>>>>> https://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/cmlf1%40optonline.net >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com >>>>>>>> and F1 Headlines >>>>>>>> http://www.F1Headlines.com/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: >>>>>> https://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/clyderomerof4%40gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com >>>>>> and F1 Headlines >>>>>> http://www.F1Headlines.com/ >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: >>>>> https://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/lashdeep%40yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com >>>>> and F1 Headlines >>>>> http://www.F1Headlines.com/ >> > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/lashdeep%40yahoo.com > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/
- Re: Competition, (continued)
- Re: Competition Peter Rychel, July 20 2019
- Re: Competition Clarence Romero Jr., July 21 2019
- Re: Competition Lashdeep Singh, July 21 2019
- Re: Competition Hans E. Hansen, July 21 2019
- Re: Competition Lashdeep Singh, July 21 2019
- Re: Competition Hans E. Hansen, July 21 2019
- Re: Competition Lashdeep Singh, July 24 2019
- Re: Competition Hans E. Hansen, July 21 2019
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