240 whp Full-Race Civic chase down of 700 whp Ford GT 40

[mrlegoman]

I've got an ITR tranny and 5-lug swap, so I'm allowed to post here.

Went to Carguys at VIR last weekend. Some nice cars there including a souped up Ford GT 40. The owner was claiming over 700 whp and bragging about how no one has been able to catch him or keep up with him. I got tired of him bragging and decided to shut him up.

10 min video ~155mb
http://www.smallmountain.us/images/movi ... 02mbps.wmv

chitty quality smaller video ~18mb
http://www.smallmountain.us/images/movi ... 56kbps.wmv

He claimed he was going 160 to 180 in the straights. Judging by the video, I would say he is hitting 160. That car was just stupid fast in a straight line. And he had awesome fire balls.

[Dave_B]

Loved it on HT, love it here.

Should have took up his whole rear view IMO with how he didn't want to give you the point by.

Kick ass driving too!

[Bbasso]

links are not working for me

Don remember when I was a passenger and we chased down the Atom last year at expo, lol!

[mrlegoman]

links are not working for me

Don remember when I was a passenger and we chased down the Atom last year at expo, lol!

Site still seems to be up. Can you get into this directory?
http://www.smallmountain.us/images/movies/

The Atom chase was awesome. My other camera completely died on me. I'm not sure if I got video of that or not.

[get RIGHT]

Loved it on HT, love it here.

Mega dittos.

[ITRaddict]

well done...he was all yours in the turns

[Bbasso]

must be my computer.... I can't get any of the links to work

[HB_BiggyBear]

Very cool. Nice track to. I don’t know if they have tracks like that where I live in Huntington Beach CA.

I only did drag racing but man that looks fun. Looks like gran turismo!!!

How long have you been racing. I would love to try it out!

[CT_the_AZN]

Sweet! great drivin man. have you ever attend a driving school somewhere or something like that?

[mrlegoman]

Very cool. Nice track to. I don’t know if they have tracks like that where I live in Huntington Beach CA.

I only did drag racing but man that looks fun. Looks like gran turismo!!!

How long have you been racing. I would love to try it out!

You guys have some awesome tracks on the west coast. Defiantly worth looking into.
I've been doing this for about 8 years now. Once you go to a big track, there's nothing else to compare it to.

[mrlegoman]

Sweet! great drivin man. have you ever attend a driving school somewhere or something like that?

I've attended about 30 HPDE's like NASA and Carguys. I'm actually instructing for Carguys now and going to look to get my instructors license for NASA this upcoming year too.

[CT_the_AZN]

^i've always wanted to attend one of the Skip Barber or Mario Andretti classes...but being military...i never have the time to go. if they say i have to work, i HAVE to work of i'll get the most royal fuck-age you could possibly imagine...and not the good kind either. What's your opinion on the Skip Barber and Mario Andretti schools?

[mrlegoman]

What's your opinion on the Skip Barber and Mario Andretti schools?

Overpriced and overrated.
But you do get to learn how to drive a "race" car.
If you want to drive your own car, for the price, you could get in three or four NASA weekends. You still get your own instructor. You still get classroom time.

[CT_the_AZN]

^^REALLY? i know of a few people that have gone to the NASA events and all...but i was always under the impression that they were just, 'here's the start, here's the finish. have fun' kinda deals. Thanks though!....

[mrlegoman]

^^REALLY? i know of a few people that have gone to the NASA events and all...but i was always under the impression that they were just, 'here's the start, here's the finish. have fun' kinda deals. Thanks though!....

To clarify, I've never been to a Skip Barber and Mario Andretti schools. But I have not heard positive feedback from the racers on what they learned there.
For the NASA events, you should be paired with an instructor who should actually teach you something. If he's not doing his job and just sitting there, then you need to talk to the NASA officials and get another instructor. Part of the fee you pay in any of these events is for the instructor time and classroom time, not just time on the track.