Road trip to the Glen
May 14, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Road trip to the Glen Six friends and myself had our GT3's stacked in a semi and shipped to Watkins Glen last Friday. We drove this historical track for the first time Monday and Tuesday of this week. What a great race track, this course has a great flow to it.
Here's a couple of pictures and video...
Napleton Express at the Glen on Vimeo
Here's a couple of pictures and video...
Napleton Express at the Glen on Vimeo
May 14, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Awesome trip Jim, I've been trying to have my nose to the grind stone the last few weeks so that I can join the GT3 club. In that sense, this has got me even more charged. I would love to do a trip like this some day.
May 14, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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Six friends and myself had our GT3's stacked in a semi and shipped to Watkins Glen last Friday. We drove this historical track for the first time Monday and Tuesday of this week. What a great race track, this course has a great flow to it.
Here's a couple of pictures and video...
Napleton Express at the Glen on Vimeo
Here's a couple of pictures and video...
Napleton Express at the Glen on Vimeo
When I watch your videos (and those of other private enthusiasts who own GT3's or similar cars and track them), I think that they look a little slower than vids Sport Auto or similar vids from youtube. Obviously anyone would be hesitant to push an expensive car to the absolute limit on a track (unless its your job as a journalist or test driver), especially when you're driving with your friends and they are in their expensive cars as well, but I was just curious how hard you guys go.
8/10 or so?
May 14, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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How hard do you guys drive your cars?
When I watch your videos (and those of other private enthusiasts who own GT3's or similar cars and track them), I think that they look a little slower than vids Sport Auto or similar vids from youtube. Obviously anyone would be hesitant to push an expensive car to the absolute limit on a track (unless its your job as a journalist or test driver), especially when you're driving with your friends and they are in their expensive cars as well, but I was just curious how hard you guys go.
8/10 or so?
When I watch your videos (and those of other private enthusiasts who own GT3's or similar cars and track them), I think that they look a little slower than vids Sport Auto or similar vids from youtube. Obviously anyone would be hesitant to push an expensive car to the absolute limit on a track (unless its your job as a journalist or test driver), especially when you're driving with your friends and they are in their expensive cars as well, but I was just curious how hard you guys go.
8/10 or so?
That was our first time at that track and I saw too many cars (none from our group) getting tangled in the blue bushes over the two track days. Kept me very focused.
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May 14, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Probably about that. There is no race or prize to win here, you just want to end the day with a big smile on your face.
That was our first time at that track and I saw too many cars (none from our group) getting tangled in the blue bushes over the two track days. Kept me very focused.
That was our first time at that track and I saw too many cars (none from our group) getting tangled in the blue bushes over the two track days. Kept me very focused.
