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Ooops!!!

Postby CrashBrown on Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:51 pm

So . . . I finally found out why my car was bouncing along all the way home from the last AX (thought I might have broken something). Turns out that shiny 205's really can go fast . . . as long as they're not square! :banghead: Did anyone else have so much trouble with that nasty little left hand kink at the end of that fast front sweeper? I must have locked up that right front tire every single lap from the looks of it! Or was it just a rookie making rookie mistakes? As I was staring at that tire in disbelief, I could hear Jim Duncan's voice in the back of my brain saying "Boy, you gotta' learn how to drive!" :oops:

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Shiny 205's go FASTER!

Unless they're flat-spotted :-(
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby mrondeau on Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:56 pm

Mark,

Erik K and I were talking about all of the black streaks going into that corner. I'm guessing a fair share of them were yours. Funny thing about a flat spotted tire. Once it's squared off, it wants to lock up in the same spot every time. :burnout:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby Mmagus on Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:21 pm

Mark,

Though this seems like bad news, there is a silver lining in it... now you have a reason to go to 225's! Welcome to CC15 :beerchug:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby CrashBrown on Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:23 pm

Mr. Rondeau,
Aside from it not being funny that they do this . . . it could also become very expensive! :surr:
Shiny 205's go FASTER!

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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby JERRY B on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:21 am

Same problem same place I have a nice square new RE11 :banghead: ooops!
Lets blame it on the track desinger :burnout:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby CrashBrown on Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:52 pm

Nope, can't blame the track design . . . it was awesome! :rockon: One of the most enjoyable of the season. Nope, just have to put more seat time in and learn how to drive FLAT OUT, without FLATTENING OUT my tires! :oops:
By the way, I bet mine look worse than yours (the competition never ends!) :beerchug:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby Rsylvestri on Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:14 pm

Your kidding me right??
I thought you guys didn't use brakes :o
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby CrashBrown on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:23 pm

Eeee, aahhhh, oouch! I think we've been spanked! :lol:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby JERRY B on Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:38 pm

We have to use the brakes to slow down so the 911's dont get passed and get a complex :roflmao:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby Cajundaddy on Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:43 pm

CrashBrown wrote:Eeee, aahhhh, oouch! I think we've been spanked! :lol:


Don't worry guys. I believe Rick got spanked by a 944 at the Spring Mtn. TT so he is just suffering from a little 944 envy. :cry: He wishes his car had really faded paint just like yours.
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby mrondeau on Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:09 am

Cajundaddy wrote:
CrashBrown wrote:Eeee, aahhhh, oouch! I think we've been spanked! :lol:


Don't worry guys. I believe Rick got spanked by a 944 at the Spring Mtn. TT so he is just suffering from a little 944 envy. :cry: He wishes his car had really faded paint just like yours.


Not just one 944, two of them! :oops:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby Rsylvestri on Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:26 pm

ooooowwwwchhhh! :surr:
That's it, new tires for xmas :twisted:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby JERRY B on Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:08 pm

Crash its time to step up to 225'S :burnout:
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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby Mmagus on Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:01 pm

Yeeeeow,

Nice flat spots!

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Re: Ooops!!!

Postby David Polk on Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:44 am

Funny, I was hearing that same thing straight out of jim's mouth all day every corner,
my head still hurts!!  :bowdown: :banghead:
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