Some Nice Videos

[Rbadboy21]

These are some pretty good quality videos that I thought you guys would like. There are videos from VIR and multiple other awsome tracks around the country. I thought these two drivers are really skilled and we could all learn a thing or two from watching these videos on what to do and what not to do (since a lot of us have been/tracked our cars at VIR).
This first link are videos from all diff tracks (don't know what is done to the car, prob raced perpared if I had to guess) BTW both of these links are videos of some pretty serious Rx-7s.
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This second link is also to a fully raced prepared Rx-7 (I am guessing). This guy really knows how to drive, so pay attention, also most of his videos are of VIR, Enjoy!!:
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Ryan

[ScottyB]

cool! i've seen Damien's 7 at VIR once, spitting flames all over the place. neat car, a great example of a trackday oriented 7

[Rbadboy21]

BTW, when you're watching the second link of videos (mostly at VIR). 4th gear on the FD Rx-7s rev out to 140mph, just to give you a sense of how fast he really is going.

[JohnC]

I've ridden with Fritz before at Summit Point. It was awesome.

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Sunday brought absolutely beautiful weather and an abundance of NASA grid workers. There were like 8 people in the grid area, so I decided to try and score some rides. One of the instructors there had a black RX-7. When I first asked for a ride he mumbled something about the suspension being tuned for the driver only and he didn't want to screw anything up. Whatever - so I said "Thanks anyway" and continued down the line of cars. Well, as the group was leaving grid he yells at me to grab a helmet and meet him after a couple of laps. Sure enough, he pulled back into pit lane after a couple of minutes and I jumped in.

Holy shit.

Holy fucking shit.

Going into turn 1, I actually closed my eyes because I thought we were going to die. I didn't see where he was braking because I didn't think it would matter - the wall would stop us quickly enough. But a quick jab of the brakes and then a quick turn in and through the apex. Passed 2 or 3 other cars before another quick stab at the brakes and full throttle from the turn in at 3 all the way to 5. Yes, that's turn 5. Maybe he lifted a little bit before turn 4, but I don't remember because all I could think about was not soiling myself or his nice seats (because the car is apparently a daily driver as well). The car stopped surely and rotated quickly through the carousel. We passed another 4 or 5 cars between turns 8 and 10. The front straight flew by and I made a point of looking at the speed-o-meter as we were coming into turn 1.

One hundred and thirty eight miles per hour. It was cool. Shocked

I got a couple more laps of this and then he dropped me off back at the grid. So, ::thumb up:: to the FD driving instructor who had a change of heart and let me ride along.

[Rbadboy21]

That's pretty awsome that you scored a ride w/ him!! Ya the guy looks like he really knows is shit when it comes to driving, just from watching the videos.....A properly set-up FD can unquestionably scare the shit out of someone who is not used to a light car w/ a lot of horsepower and some of the best handling capabilities ever conceived from Japan.

[Yahosh]

those are some sweet ass videos! makes me want to buy a FD again...

[Rbadboy21]

your M3 should be just as fast as a stock FD..

[CaptainHenreh]

Fritz' FD is
very
Not Stock.

[Rbadboy21]

Thanks.....Captain Obvious