" merica, baby!

[blacksheep-1]

Scott Shafer's Mustang at Pitt Race

 

[blacksheep-1]

Boss 302 with 10 miles on it..

 

[JDee]

That's sad to see. These things are meant to be used and enjoyed. In 10-15 years no one will be driving one, drive it while you still can. Enjoy the sound of a good old 'merican V8 motor, soon all we'll be hearing is humming whizzer cars.

 

[blacksheep-1]

That's sad to see. These things are meant to be used and enjoyed. In 10-15 years no one will be driving one, drive it while you still can. Enjoy the sound of a good old 'merican V8 motor, soon all we'll be hearing is humming whizzer cars.

That's gonna get taken care of today..

 

[blacksheep-1]

Poor Superbeater, I missed a shift and broke the trans... Oh well, let's go get a hamburger...

 

[KazarS197]

Poor Superbeater, I missed a shift and broke the trans... Oh well, let's go get a hamburger...

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Sorry to hear Rob. You guys have perfect weather for a track day.

 

[EF1]

Poor Superbeater, I missed a shift and broke the trans... Oh well, let's go get a hamburger...

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Ouch must have been some missed shift.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Ouch must have been some missed shift.

I hung a downshift and it didn't sound right, then when I went up there was nothing there. Possibly clutch.. I'll figure it out later.

 

[EF1]

I hung a downshift and it didn't sound right, then when I went up there was nothing there. Possibly clutch.. I'll figure it out later.

I feel for you. Hopefully you got in most of your sessions before it broke. My luck is usually bad. I break or get hit the first session of a 2 or 3 day event.

 

[blacksheep-1]

This is one of the most awesome tracks I've ever been at. These folks up here are very fortunate.

 

[KazarS197]

This is one of the most awesome tracks I've ever been at. These folks up here are very fortunate.

It's definitely a hidden gem! The Stouts are fantastic owners and really down to earth! They invested a crap load of cash it adding the south section, repaving , adding additional garages and take pride in maintaining everything in pristine condition. Both are great drivers and even join in on HPDE's. I'm glad you were able to experience! My last HPDE I put 264 of fun track miles in and corded a set of almost new scrubs. It's one of my favorite places to be even if just watching. Here's a nice article that was done in prep for the NASA championships that was there this past fall.

Timeout With: Pitt Race Owner Jim Stout - NASA Speed News Magazine

NASA will be visiting Pittsburgh International Race Complex September 7-10 for the 2023 NASA Championships, an annual event.

nasaspeed.news

The Boss 302 reunion along with a 3 Day HPDE is there this Labor Day weekend.

Pittsburgh has the Vintage Grand Prix every July. Pitt Race is weekend before the road course races. They run all the vintage cars including the "ground pounders" which are too much for the road course. It's freaking awesome!!! Actually the PVGP is over a week of awesomeness!

About | Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

Since 1983, PVGP has been staging world-class vintage automobile races and events for vintage vehicle enthusiasts. Find out more about us here.

pvgp.org

It's a true a blessing with all the car goodness in this part of the world.

 

[blacksheep-1]

 

[KazarS197]

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Pretty cool! I'm glad @JeffV8 made it. I wish I was off work today.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Pretty cool! I'm glad @JeffV8 made it. I wish I was off work today.

I'm sorry you didn't make it, but the schedule got hosed up, Luca was giving PR rides in the Gt4,,and an extra 30 or more people showed up from misc sponsors and businesses. I bailed fairly early after the car broke.

 

[JeffV8]

I want to thank Brett Mars for allowing me to track my car yesterday. He rented the track for the day for Luca’s high school graduation party. Luca was giving his friends rides in the GT4 Mustang . And Kohr racing with those bad ass GT4’s.
And it was good to see Rob again but felt bad that his car broke down. I know how it feels to drive a long distance and only run a few laps.

 

[dragoon]

This is one of the most awesome tracks I've ever been at. These folks up here are very fortunate.

Going to put that track on the bucket list for sure !!

 

[blacksheep-1]

Going to put that track on the bucket list for sure !!

The only issue I see with this track is that there are like 3 blind corners, so until you spend a significant amount of time there, you'll get hammered by those with more experience
There are 18 corners, and more than once I found myself on the wrong side of the track as I crested the hill on corner entry.