[Shotimes] RE: Lapeer

[Ron Porter]

Another point from Saturday is that on two of the runs when Dave drove
Hrinsin's car, he ran against me in my car (Subaru LGT).

They were two excellent races!! First run, I pulled the holeshot, Dave
pulled up to about my rear fender by the 1/8th, then we hung that way until
I did my 3-4 shift. He was pulling up more, but I got him by about a fender
through the lights.

Second run, I hosed the launch and Dave got the holeshot. Much the same
scenario, except this time I was hanging on Dave's rear fender, then he
pulled away for good when I did the 3-4 shift, winning by not quite a car
length.

John's car pulls an extra 2-3 mph in trap speed over my car, and it seems to
be right at the big end when the SHO is near redline in 3rd gear. My LGT has
to have the extra shift to go through the traps in 4th gear.

Ron Porter
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:25 AM
To: v8sho@v8sho.com
Subject: Lapeer

Had a great time again at Lapeer this weekend. Ron and Ryan were once again
wonderful hosts. I was able to put faces to some names I hadn't met before
and generally just have a good time.
 
Two cars that were REALLY fun to drive were Porters LGT and John Hrinsin's
stroked 95 MTX. Both cars are just a blast to drive with endless amounts of
torque. With all respect to the V8 (as I own/enjoy one), the 3.4 V6 in
John's car is what Ford should have built for the Gen 3!! All I can say is
wow. I ran the car 4 times and all my runs were 14.2x @ 100+ MPH. Funny
thing is, I was launching the car the way I would any other V6 MTX with an
open differential. I found out AFTER the fact that the car has a Quaife! Had
I known that, I would have launched a lot harder and would have very likely
been able to dip into the 13's with this car. Well done John! Awesome
engineering!
 
Porters LGT is a totally different animal from any SHO. With the turbo
alone, you have an engine/car that behaves completely different from a N/A
SHO. Couple that with the AWD and you can throw out anything you learned
running an open diff SHO (or any non-AWD car for that matter). I was only
able to run the car twice, but I managed a 14.002 at 98-99 mph!! You bring
the RPM's to about 4k, watch for the second to last yellow and then let out
the clutch. At this point you really want to hang on because the torque this
thing has is unbelievable!! This is another car that, with a little more
time I could have gotten into the 13's very easily!
 
FWIW, I was able to get the 91 to run 14.8x's after modifying my launch a
bit. With worn out front struts/springs, it was a BEAR to launch!!
 
Those who didn't come missed a great time! The weather was perfect (a little
warm for best ET's, but a helluva lot better than the rain they've been
having at these events!) and there was a good mix of cars to watch/drive.
Below is a link to some pics from Saturday..
 
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=7346931&uid=3570701

Dave Garber
Pittsburgh, PA
99 White, 82k
91 Red, 153k