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Track Classics @ Thunderhill May 1, 2017

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Colin Bach puts on a great event with 3.5 hours of driving time available if you can handle it. @trackjunkie joined me last Fall but he brought his Aston Martin instead of his 350. I know he's got his 350 all set for the track this time out. It would be nice to get a couple of other TMO members out there. If you sign up please let him know you saw this on TMO.

@moto

http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/track-classic-xxv-thunderhill-raceway-park-827487

http://www.motorsportreg.com/index..../uidEvent/5BEC7C4E-FBAD-09B1-6E09BEF882C7F487

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Looks like we're going to be in for a special treat next Monday at TH. The organizer, Colin Bach, is bringing his ex-Niki Lauda World Championship-winning 1977 Ferrari 312 T2 Formula 1 car and will drive it on track. He also owns a 1988 Williams F1 car. This should be pretty :cool:

He recently had the car out at Fuji Speedway in Japan and you can see photos and a video at the link below.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fantino-rosso/

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Had a great time with @moto @trackjunkie and @tetstang with Track Classics @ Thunderhill. Fabulous day and we all had a lot of fun. Trackjunkie is behind us in the shadows.
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Colin Bach, the organizer of the track day, brought his 1977 Ferrari for a spin. This boxer 12 Ferrari engine has got to be heard in person to appreciate the sound it makes.
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Me and @moto at Thunderhill yesterday. This was our last session and both of our SC2 tires were done. Immediately after the transition you can see someone going off track and a small cloud of dust. I won't mention who but let's just say no Red GT350R's were damaged in this video. Ron had mentioned to me that he was a bit low on gas before we went out. I missed his off and thought he was either low on gas or something was wrong with his car.

This was my first time out with my new external microphone setup and the sound is much better. Turn up the volume!

 
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It was a great event! Nice being out there on track with VoodooBoss, Moto and TrackJunkie. TrackJunkie and I ran around a few laps together last session of the day. Very Cool! What wasn't so cool was my car, which has been running pretty hot (coolant). I resorted to driving in 4th gear from T1 to T10....which didn't go all that bad, but never thought of a Mustang as a momentum car...
Nice meeting you guys and hope to see you again on track. I'm really going to try to make Aug 25 at Sonoma.
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Looks like I need to get a new GoPro, the one I currently have doesn't accept mic inputs. I used a lavalier mic once before and ran it into the iphone with decent results but the exhaust overpowered the mic so it didn't have the best quality. That mic sounds a lot better.
 

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