Congrats!! Sounds like a day of pure fun with a moment or two of
terror...
Doug Mallory wrote:
>
> I went to Atlanta motor speedway and ran the big track and the road
> course
> in a Car Guys drivers school to get my SCCA license. Not having the guts
> or
> money to take the Tiger I took my ITB Mustang I have built. It is a BIG
> rush to run 125.9 mph
> off turn 4 down the dog leg in a "Stock" 4 cyl Mustang. The Mustang
> stuck good
> down on the white line but was a lot faster up high to get the run off
> turn 4 but a lot
> more skittish. There is something called throttle reduced over steer
> which is eye
> opening to say the least. I came up on a vet in turn 3 and he SAID he
> hit the rev limiter
> but I think he lost his nerve. He backed off I had to lift to keep from
> hitting him
> in the rear and the back end kicked up the hill a little. At 110+ it is
> a good way to soil
> your whites. I got my license and gave a couple M3 BMWs a new respect
> for Ford.
> They would blow past me on the NASCAR straight but soon as we hit the
> road course
> I was back on there tail and the corner workers were giving the the let
> him pass flag.
> It really chapped there butt.. I could run with all but 2 cars in the
> road course.
> A Viper, and new Z-28 on race tires. The Viper would lap me 3 time in a
> 30 min run.
> But SHE was running over 140 in the turns. I got passed running 115
> going into turn
> 3 like I was sitting still. The next school is at Charlotte in February
> maybe save enough
> money for 40 gallons of 114 m/r 76 racing gas, 2 sets of brakes, 1 set
> of tires. Second
> thought it will most likely be the Mustang again...
>
> Doug
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