> > both at Mather and 3-Com where stock-class cars were reaching speeds
> > approching/exceeding 90 mph.
i heard the porsche club had a 3rd gear course (for the 911 turbo) at 3COM.
course it only needs about 200 ft to hit 100mph.
even in my car, 5 seconds of full throttle would put me at 90 from a normal
autox corner. normal amount of time at full throttle at GGF, 1 second if
im really lucky. :( theres plenty of space there.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: John J. Stimson-III <john@idsfa.net>
To: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Cc: Runnion, Ed <Ed_Runnion@regionofdoom.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [solo2sc] Safety note
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:27:37AM -0700, Donald R McKenna wrote:
> > Without having any knowledge of the above event, I can't comment on it.
But,
> > in the last few weeks I've been told, by participants who attended
events,
> > both at Mather and 3-Com where stock-class cars were reaching speeds
> > approching/exceeding 90 mph. When everything goes well it's a real
"treat"
> > to explore that speed area but, those kinds of speeds just not smart.
>
> Are you sure it was 3Com? The last event there was in March! I do
> remember that at round 4 (I think) there was a fast straight with a
> wide open 3-cone slalom in the middle, where I had to briefly shift
> into 3rd (that happens at 54MPH indicated). Coincidentally, this was
> the same event with the aforementioned "ski jump", which was placed at
> the beginning of the straight. That straight was a little spooky,
> especially with the damp conditions.
>
> For comparison, at the Mather event I not only shifted into third but
> hit the rev limiter (about 75MPH indicated). In a Miata.
>
> --
>
> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
> http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
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