Caution to racers

[ac427cobra]

Originally Posted by 95cobraR

Racing makes a heroin addiction seem like a vague wish for something salty.

Doc:

Actually a heroin addiction might be cheaper?!?

[95cobraR]

Originally Posted by ac427cobra

Actually a heroin addiction might be cheaper.

I think you are correct which reminds me of the old saying "If you want to make a small fortune racing, then start with a large one"!

Bob Bondurant: "Fearlessness won't get you any place but in the hospital, but combine that extra bit of daring with smoothness, consistency, and precise control and you've just discovered that one bit of necessary character that will make you a successful racing driver. If you aren't scaring yourself a bit at the limit then you are probably going too slow and aren't at the limit."

Bob's best advice: "Use the brakes to help you steer into a corner and use the throttle to help steer out of the corner".

[kevin]

Originally Posted by 95cobraR

I think you are correct which reminds me of the old saying "If you want to make a small fortune racing, then start with a large one"!

Bob Bondurant: "Fearlessness won't get you any place but in the hospital, but combine that extra bit of daring with smoothness, consistency, and precise control and you've just discovered that one bit of necessary character that will make you a successful racing driver. If you aren't scaring yourself a bit at the limit then you are probably going too slow and aren't at the limit."

Bob's best advice: "Use the brakes to help you steer into a corner and use the throttle to help steer out of the corner".

touche

[95cobraR]

No, my mustang is not leaking oil, it is only marking it's territory, the race track...

OK, sorry, more Bob Bondurant: "Smoothness is more than just an aspect of technique, it is a state of mind".

"By trail-braking you maintain chassis set. The front shocks and springs are compressed and you maintain a forward-directed weight transfer creating more downforce on the front wheels. This increases the tire contact patches, which maximizes traction and provides better control".

[ac427cobra]

Originally Posted by 95cobraR

No, my mustang is not leaking oil, it is only marking it's territory, the race track...

OK, sorry, more Bob Bondurant: "Smoothness is more than just an aspect of technique, it is a state of mind".

"By trail-braking you maintain chassis set. The front shocks and springs are compressed and you maintain a forward-directed weight transfer creating more downforce on the front wheels. This increases the tire contact patches, which maximizes traction and provides better control".

Does that make you faster?!!?

[95cobraR]

Originally Posted by ac427cobra

Does that make you faster?!!?

Nope! It sounds easy when you read it, but it's alot harder than it seems (as you know)! I guess it doesn't hurt your lap times to keep studying Bob's words of wisdom.

Bob's words: "The GT40 was an incredible car. I remember going down the Mulsanne straight at 212mph. I got so I could do the kink near the end of the straight without lifting then brake hard for the 45mph Mulsanne corner. Incredible! That car worked so super it was unbelievable. A fantastic car to drive!"

Bondurant won the World Manufacturers Championship in 1965 (in a Shelby Cobra). And, of course, one of the only Americans to help win the World Championship title. He also taught James Garner how to drive when Garner did the "Grand Prix" film.

Bob on the Watkins Glen race in 1967. "I was traveling at about 150mph ([mycomment] Bruce, you've been there) coming out of the last corner onto the top straight, when a steering arm broke....I could see a bad one coming! First, I shut off the engine (I didn't want to blow it up)......I released my grip on the wheel so I wouldn't break my thumbs, wrists, or arms ([my comment] that's hard to think about when it happens)...... I was really fortunate... I only ended up with a shattered right heel, two broken ankles, a chip out of a verteba, and a chunk out of my forehead. The good news was that I was alive and could be repaired".

This guy must eat hot pistons for breakfast!

[ac427cobra]

DOC:

I met Bob Bondurant when I took a course out there. Amazing guy!!

[95cobraR]

Scott Pruett, Three-time T/A Champ &(corvette driver):

"The Kink is always tough, no matter what kind of car you're in. It's just not forgiving at all. If you drop a wheel there, you have an accident--a big one. It's kind of bumpy, and the road falls away at the exit, so you never feel comfortable, but if you want to put a Champ car on the pole at Elkhart Lake, you've got to keep that sucker flat through there. The Kink is pleasure and pain. When you get it right, you feel a lot of satisfaction. But then you think, 'Oh ****, I've got to do it again in four miles'".

[95cobraR]

Mario Andretti:

"The Tunnel Turn was one of those intimidating corners where, every time you got through, you said to yourself, '@#&%, I should have stood on it.' There's a big bump in the middle, so you can really get into trouble. Nobody was fast at Pocono right away. You had to work up to it, and take all your courage. In qualifying, I would take a deep breath. You could do it flat, but you had to talk yourself into it. And you could do it only once. And that was only in qualifying. In the race, no freaking way."

Hey, this isn't some goofy guy in a SVT Cobra. This is a F1 World Champion and winner of the Indy 500

[ac427cobra]

Originally Posted by 95cobraR

Hey, this isn't some goofy guy in a SVT Cobra.

Hey Doc:

I resemble that remark!!!

[95cobraR]

Bruce,
I wasn't referring to you (me!).

You look good in red. I never understood why they put those jokers (Schumacher and Barrichello) in those red Ferrari's instead of you!

Also, if they had put us in the GT40's we could have beaten their new record in the '66 LeMans instead of those slow teams of McLaren/Amon (1st) and Miles/Ruby (2nd). The winners only averaged 125MPH over the full 24 Hour race! That was the Mark II.

In '67, why put Dan Gurney/A J Foyt in the Shelby American Mark IV's when they could have hired us?

Why don't you get a '05 GT and we'll show 'em how to do the Kink? (I'd suggest a red one to match your '00).

OK, I'll crew and you drive. I'll drive the hauler, too. You pick up the gas and tires.

[ac427cobra]

Hey, sounds good to me?

[Black Horse]

"If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room!"

[95cobraR]

Originally Posted by Black Horse

"If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room!"

Thanks for the great quote. Very nice #46 car.
Life's too short to drive a slow car.

[mattSPA]

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