1250whp Underground Gallardo vs BHT (996TT)
#154
10-01-2013, 01:18 PM
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I think you meant a rematch with the Performante starting in 2nd gear @50, not 3rd gear @60. 60 mph in 3rd for the LPs is not optimal RPM and will feel lazy/laggy upon the hit (as you saw in the video). A proper gear selection and I am sure Joe has this 911 covered, as he did in the last race..
And you went 100-150 in 3.5 on 93? Damn, that's flying! That's probably what I run on race gas.
And you went 100-150 in 3.5 on 93? Damn, that's flying! That's probably what I run on race gas.
It really doesn't matter what one car does a 60-130 in, particularly when we are racing from 70-190. 
#155
10-01-2013, 01:20 PM
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#158
10-01-2013, 02:15 PM
Also, looks to me that when Joe was in the right gear at the right speed (last race), that he won. Let's not be oblivious to what took place when the car was driven correctly. Just saying.
#160
10-01-2013, 02:21 PM
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Rep Power: 606 You are absolutely right! But what does matter is gear selection vs. speed. Joe racing from 55/60 in 3rd gear yields a lazy powerband and acceleration. These are facts. I am not denying the fact that you won, since a chase is a race. But on most of those runs, you beat the driver, not the car, and that is a fact.
Also, looks to me that when Joe was in the right gear at the right speed (last race), that he won. Let's not be oblivious to what took place when the car was driven correctly. Just saying.
Also, looks to me that when Joe was in the right gear at the right speed (last race), that he won. Let's not be oblivious to what took place when the car was driven correctly. Just saying.
#162
10-01-2013, 02:29 PM
Right, the last race where he jumped? Yep I chased but as soon as I caught him he let off. He wasn't pulling from me by any means, I was reeling him in. So a win isn't a win unless I beat driver AND car? Ok. We've raced a dozen times, it doesn't matter if he's in 2nd or third. All outcomes are the same. BHT>JHB
Racing from a 55 in 3rd....hell, might as well just give you the W. You beat the driver of a UGR car. Go re-race again from a 50 or 75 and in the meantime, I will coach Joe how to race and come back and show us the video results.
#163
10-01-2013, 02:35 PM
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Rep Power: 606 I told you I am not taking anything away from your wins. A win is a win! It's not your fault Joe is not a seasoned street racer.
Racing from a 55 in 3rd....hell, might as well just give you the W. You beat the driver of a UGR car. Go re-race again from a 50 or 75 and in the meantime, I will coach Joe how to race and come back and show us the video results.
Racing from a 55 in 3rd....hell, might as well just give you the W. You beat the driver of a UGR car. Go re-race again from a 50 or 75 and in the meantime, I will coach Joe how to race and come back and show us the video results.
#164
10-01-2013, 02:36 PM
To me it means nothing who won what race what heat, all these videos are just fluff... Show me at the end of an even the fastest times from the event; that is what matters or proves something.
No one brings there A game to every single pass at these events. You take a few passes to feel things out; then if the stars line up you pull out all the stops for a pass or two. Who beat who during which heat is irrelevant as the bragging rights is for fastest time and speed is it not!
So unless you are lining up beside someone knowing fair well that it is a no holds barred race I say your videos are as solid as a politicians campaign promises.
IMHO using a Porsche for a drag car is like making a racing machine out of a lawn mower. It just was not designed for that purpose. OK some guys have milked some OK numbers out of there German lawn mowers but at the end of the day all you have is a fast lawn mower. But as the saying goes -- TO EACH THERE OWN.
But again IMHO making a great track car out of a 911 just seems way more plausible as that is much closer to its original design.
No one brings there A game to every single pass at these events. You take a few passes to feel things out; then if the stars line up you pull out all the stops for a pass or two. Who beat who during which heat is irrelevant as the bragging rights is for fastest time and speed is it not!
So unless you are lining up beside someone knowing fair well that it is a no holds barred race I say your videos are as solid as a politicians campaign promises.
IMHO using a Porsche for a drag car is like making a racing machine out of a lawn mower. It just was not designed for that purpose. OK some guys have milked some OK numbers out of there German lawn mowers but at the end of the day all you have is a fast lawn mower. But as the saying goes -- TO EACH THERE OWN.
But again IMHO making a great track car out of a 911 just seems way more plausible as that is much closer to its original design.
#165
10-01-2013, 02:37 PM
Joe, can you chime in?
If this is indeed the case, then there is nothing else to be said other than Joe's car must be broke, lol. (kidding)
EDIT: sorry, I thought you said you DID race from a 55. If you did race from a 65-70 and Joe was indeed in 3rd at the 1250 setting and you won, then I stand corrected. But according to Joe, "I was on 1250whp and starting in 3rd gear (not in boost)"
Last edited by SCvet00; 10-01-2013 at 02:45 PM.