VIR Gold Cup races. Lots of Pics!

[.RJ]

Why would you track one of the rarest and most valuable cars on earth?

Why would you keep such a fantastic machine in a garage somewhere and never drive it? :dunno:

[Andy]

Why would you track one of the rarest and most valuable cars on earth?

Why would you keep such a fantastic machine in a garage somewhere and never drive it? :dunno:

it would be parked next to bed for masturbation purposes only.

[Scott]

That can't possibly be one

Why would you put a replica out on track at a historic race event? :dunno:

Why would you track one of the rarest and most valuable cars on earth?

because that was what it was built to do. What's the point of owning it if you don't use it?

[G.Irish]

That can't possibly be one

Why would you put a replica out on track at a historic race event? :dunno:

Why would you track one of the rarest and most valuable cars on earth?

Well when you're insanely rich you can afford to do stuff like that. For example, one of the guys in Ferrari Challenge is the heir to Samsung and is worth $1.7 bil. When you have that kind of scratch the chance of wadding up a $12 million Ferrari (as rare as it is) doesn't mean as much.

The interesting thing though is that I was talking to one of the guys on our team who specializes in Ferrari historics. He was saying that for the guys who race stuff like 250GTO's or BBLM's, they'll go get an engine from one of their less rare siblings (the 250GT and the 512 respectively) and soup it up. Forged rods and pistons, ported heads, cams, the works. That way if they grenade the motor they didn't destroy the original which is worth a shitload.

They do a similar thing for other parts of the car like the transmission. They can just take it out, and have one of the boutique motorsport transmission manufacturers make a copy, or even make an improved tranny that fits, like a full-sequential box.

Oddly enough, Dave said that the old Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars aren't worth as much as the rare streetcars. The reason being is that the F1 stuff is not street legal so it kills the boulevard pimpin' value (he was British so he didn't use those exact words). The even bigger problem with the retired modern F1 cars is that they required damned rocket scientists to service and maintain. This is why Ferrari started the F1 Clienti program.

[G.Irish]

Oh btw Scott, what were the most marvelous/sexy/glorious sounding cars out there?

[Scott]

Oh btw Scott, what were the most marvelous/sexy/glorious sounding cars out there?

honesty, every one being ran for all they where worth sounded great. From the Birdcage Maserati's to the Ferrari's, to the Lola's. But the best sounding group as a whole had to be the race with the all the Shelby Mustangs, Cobra's, 911 RSR's, and that Challenger. Them driving by at full throttle made the drinks shake in the stands at Oak Tree

[ScottyB]

Here is the in-car video from the Challenger from a practice session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1RB6_497c

finally got to watch this....if i wanted to go deaf, this is probably how i'd do it

[Maengelito]

But the best sounding group as a whole had to be the race with the all the Shelby Mustangs, Cobra's

american V8 with cams and straight pipes = ::blort::

next time AI/CMC grids up for practice or qualifying, stand next to grid or where matt lets you. it sounds fucking amazing.

but the high pitched whine of ferrari motors sound fucking amazing too. and the suby boxer with exhaust (or without exhaust like perrera's old wrx or mcgeorge's STi)

[Mike]

Here is the in-car video from the Challenger from a practice session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1RB6_497c

finally got to watch this....if i wanted to go deaf, this is probably how i'd do it

wow that thing has some balls. look at the 70-110 acceleration... 170mph? no thanks... what was up with him slowing through the esses rather than accelerating out of them? bad driver?

[.RJ]

what was up with him slowing through the esses rather than accelerating out of them? bad driver?

Watch the speed... he's not going too slow. They are probably on "period correct" tires too.

[Mike]

yeah i know it isn't slow, but he enters at like 140 and exits at 110. i guess if you're limited to a 110 exit speed you might as well scrub the speed off in the turn rather than before?

sigh... if only i could afford to learn to drive in a real car.

[.RJ]

The 2nd lap he drops to ~115 - he's probably scrubbing off a bit of speed to get the car set up well for south bend.

But who gives a shit when you can do 172 on the back straight!

[Mike]

and if he's on period tires? fuck... how does that thing stick so well!?!?

[.RJ]

1-7-2 muthafucka!

[Mike]

FUUUUUUUUCKINBALLS