Florida Racers- Start your engines
04-07-2005, 10:29 PM
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Florida Racers- Start your engines
Friday night in Gainesville- Street Legal Drags from 7-11PM. Martin Sports Car Club is then having an autocross on the Gainesville dragway's road course the next morning at 8. It's a 2fer.
04-08-2005, 11:36 AM
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2004 E55
Originally Posted by DerekFSU
Friday night in Gainesville- Street Legal Drags from 7-11PM. Martin Sports Car Club is then having an autocross on the Gainesville dragway's road course the next morning at 8. It's a 2fer.
What does it take to get in on the autocross? I had the bike out wednesday, it was empty, hopefully it'll be the same tonight. I might have to come check out your setup.
04-08-2005, 12:11 PM
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2005 Kleemann Stage 3 E55
Originally Posted by DerekFSU
Friday night in Gainesville- Street Legal Drags from 7-11PM. Martin Sports Car Club is then having an autocross on the Gainesville dragway's road course the next morning at 8. It's a 2fer.
Did you ever get anywhere with the MT drag slicks or other?
04-08-2005, 12:33 PM
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2003 E55 & 2014 GL550
I gave up when we started hearing stories of 55's leaving read ends and trannys at the starting line. It finally sunk in when someone said "it's OVER 4000lbs you guys, and you are launching it like a pro stock"
I am going to run Drag Radials and call it quits at that. I just couldn't take the embarrassment of pushing the 55 off the starting line....THEN hoping someone could come out to tow it away before everyone got wasted and started eye'ing it like drunken Pirates at a poor lass"
Just my local track too...last time I went to check it out... someone said I had a "purdy mouth".
I am going to run Drag Radials and call it quits at that. I just couldn't take the embarrassment of pushing the 55 off the starting line....THEN hoping someone could come out to tow it away before everyone got wasted and started eye'ing it like drunken Pirates at a poor lass"
Just my local track too...last time I went to check it out... someone said I had a "purdy mouth".
04-08-2005, 12:38 PM
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To autocross you only need a safe car (nothing loose anywhere in the vehicle) and a helmet.
JackPro, I think 11.65 is maxed out. Weather has warmed up down here so 11.7's to 11.9's will be best case scenario.
The slick thing just seemed too cumbersome and too tough on the drivetrain.
JackPro, I think 11.65 is maxed out. Weather has warmed up down here so 11.7's to 11.9's will be best case scenario.
The slick thing just seemed too cumbersome and too tough on the drivetrain.
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04-08-2005, 04:12 PM
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Derek I'm currently at UF and would like to check you out tonight....lemme know around what time you are gonna be there. Wouldn't mine seeing the Beast whoop up on some rice burners!!!
04-08-2005, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Char03
Derek I'm currently at UF and would like to check you out tonight....lemme know around what time you are gonna be there. Wouldn't mine seeing the Beast whoop up on some rice burners!!!
