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[GTP_Nail]

After all the headache inducing math show geek's numbing messages ( math geeks are a small but necessary sub species of homo sapiens ) I thought a new find might get us back to racing which I consider to be my favorite Hobby/avocation/desire.

While surfing I came upon a, to me, unknown British artist who has the knack to capture the essence of what racing is.

Welcome to the world of Jonathan Carter....

He has titled this "Michael Delaney", but we know who this is. Michael Delaney was the character created by Steve McQueen for his movie "le Mans" which I view just before the race every year. His favorite quote crosses the bottom.

From Le Mans (1971)
Lisa Belgetti: When people risk their lives, shouldn't it be for something very important?
Michael Delaney: Well, it better be.
Lisa Belgetti: But what is so important about driving faster than anyone else?
Michael Delaney: Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.

 

[CoachMK21]

After all the headache inducing math show geek's numbing messages ( math geeks are a small but necessary sub species of homo sapiens ) I thought a new find might get us back to racing which I consider to be my favorite Hobby/avocation/desire.

While surfing I came upon a, to me, unknown British artist who has the knack to capture the essence of what racing is.

Welcome to the world of Jonathan Carter....

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He has titled this "Michael Delaney", but we know who this is. Michael Delaney was the character created by Steve McQueen for his movie "le Mans" which I view just before the race every year. His favorite quote crosses the bottom.

From Le Mans (1971)
Lisa Belgetti: When people risk their lives, shouldn't it be for something very important?
Michael Delaney: Well, it better be.
Lisa Belgetti: But what is so important about driving faster than anyone else?
Michael Delaney: Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.

If I could go back in time to when @Nail-27 started racing with SNAIL, I would have kept a running list of my favorite "Nailisms, or "Nedisms".

This one is a beauty:

math geeks are a small but necessary sub species of homo sapiens

 

[Schmiggz]

The Mitsubishi is a good car to put on that Track. Fairly good choice 👍
The Lotus Elan combo, considering the other options, ... 👎

 

[Falango]

It's Thursday! No one has posted a TBT yet, so how about a topic!

What car was responsible for getting you interested in cars/racing?

For me, it was the Ferrari F40. I had a lot of Matchbox cars at a young age, and had several Majokit city collections to play with. I had enough to cover an entire 10x10ft area easily, with several buildings too, and would even add more to it via Lego buildings and bridges I would make. Cars were toys for me then, but the F40 made me realize they were a thing a beauty, works of art, engineering marvels. That's when I got more interested in watching racing.

A few years later, I saw my first IndyCar race in Vancouver, and fell in love with the speed, the noise, the intensity that it brought. My dad realized that I had found a passion for cars, so he bought a 1974 Mustang for us to work on. It was, to say the least, a heap of junk. It was a turqoise/aqua color, which was very faded and half rust, obviously not the cream of the crop for Mustangs, but it ran fairly well for a car that sat in a garage for years. We didn't get far with it, but it at least spurred my need to find out how cars worked. I also discovered that I really liked to take things apart to find out how they worked, and then put them back together again, no matter what it was, from lawn mower engines to alarm clocks.

Unfortunately, I didn't really have much of an outlet to continue that until I bought my second car, a 2002 Mazda Protege, which I worked on quite a bit. It wasn't the fastest, it wasn't the most common choice for tuning, but I made it my own. I made it what I wanted it to be, and I made it unique. It was pretty sluggish stock, so a turbo kit helped out there, and some coilovers and sticky tires really made it handle very very well.

Now, I'm more interested in cars and racing than ever. I went to my first F1 race last year in Montreal. I had the opportunity to see the cars in the pits before the race weekend began, and felt like an 8 year old with their face pressed against the glass of a toy store. The engineering and level of craftsmanship I saw was enough to make me want to try to pursue some form of racing myself.

I bought a 2014 STi hatchback last February, my "realistic dream car", and I still get giddy when I hop in for a drive, and will for a while. This year, I plan to start that racing by participating in a driver training program at our local track, and getting in on some track days and autocross. When I have the space available, and a little bit of extra money, I would love to build a weekend track car. All because of the Ferrari F40.

 

[aerolite]

It's Thursday! No one has posted a TBT yet, so how about a topic!

What car was responsible for getting you interested in cars/racing?

Jim Clark and his Lotus. In 1965 (lived in the UK then), my dad took me with him to the British F1 at Silverstone. I don't remember much from the race, I was five, except the noise and that green car! After the race, my dad bought me a Corgi F1 Lotus race car. I remember that thing never left my hands when I was at home. Wish I still had it today. Guess this explains my love of all things F1.
Plus my dad had a Mini-Cooper S (the family car!) and a bugeyed Sprite, I'm sure they helped in molding my curiosity for 4 wheels.

 

[gotdirt410sp]

Nothing but 410 sprintcars and where I group there was like ten dirt cars in my neighbor hood and the track was three blocks from my house so I group up at the track. nothing like dirt track racing like I said before nascar is going to be all dirt drivers someday. they just picked up rico that won the chille bowl last sunday and he won the king of cali and he is best friends with kyle Larson another dirt driver

 

[Schmiggz]

Cars in general, no one in particular.
The only thing I'm sure is, it wasn't a Lotus Elan... That is for sure.... Or a Mini Marcos.

 

[watermelon punch]

Yay, another slow car at a tiny track where keeping momentum is all that matters.

IMHO, the Lotus Elan is a totally different animal from the Mini Marcos, and Autumn is a lot different than Stowe.
Both low power, but Elan is not the rock stable car that the Marcos is... and Autumn is not as flat as Stowe.

Not saying you have to like it any better of course.
Your tastes are your business! 👍

But I think you'll at least notice a difference.

Just curious. Am I the only one that prefers to use premium cars? Yes, there are some standards that aren't premium yet but there's plenty of premium cars to choose from so we can have beautiful pictures and number plates. Just asking. I'm not the only one with this mentality?

I don't think you're alone.
And I think even those of us who "don't prefer premiums", it's not that we like cars not to be lovely and have number plates. Of course we like that about the premiums.
It's just that some real beauty cars and some really fun cars are just not premium.
I think it's a shame they're not premium.
But it wouldn't make me avoid them.
Others mileage may vary of course. 👍

 

[CoachMK21]

#TBT

My love for racing and cars came from my Dad, like many of us. My Dad raced in the 50's and 60's and again in the 90's. I wasn't alive for his first stint in the seat, but heard a lot of stories and there was one car he kept that I always thought was awesome. It was a prototype Elfin 300 imported from Australia. He also had an Elfin 100. The 2 other cars he had for a long time were a 1972 Lotus Europa (we still have this one) and a 1963 Jaguar XKE Convertible.

When my oldest brother bought and started racing a Swift DB2 in the late 80's, he let my Dad race his car a few times and then my Dad had to get his own (since my brother didn't want to share anymore). They raced against each other at tracks across the NE for a couple years before my Dad, at the age of 61, hung up his keys.

My Dad racing at in the 24 hours of Daytona in the mid 60's. He raced a lot with Brock Yates:

Elfin 300 (actual car): In the 1st pic, this was the only time this car was raced. In the pic on the right, my Dad is the gentleman leaning over on the left.

Elfin 100 (not our actual car)

1972 Lotus Europa (not our car)

1963 Jaguar XKE Convertible (not our car)

Swift DB2 (not our car)

 

[llNovall]

This was the car that started it all for me and still is my ultimate dream car.

 

[Schmiggz]

I think this one was my first ever love...

 

[Falango]

I'm curious to see the range of cars we'll see with this, since SNAILs span several decades. I do feel like the Countach will come up a lot though. Next to the F40, it would be my pick. It was one of the first scale models I built. Strangely, I never did build an F40. I did have an F50 though, and I think I still do.

 

[racingchamp30]

My mother had a 1965 mustang, not her car, which started my love for cars.

Not my car but this was my first car i drove back in the 90's.

This started my love for racing was the Daytona 500 back in 2001.

My love for GT started with the first GT game released on Playstation 1.

 

[aerolite]

I'm curious to see the range of cars we'll see with this, since SNAILs span several decades. I do feel like the Countach will come up a lot though. Next to the F40, it would be my pick. It was one of the first scale models I built. Strangely, I never did build an F40. I did have an F50 though, and I think I still do.

I realize this is a little off track but as your a big F40 and F50 fan. Wife and I visited Ferrari Museum last year, it is really a great museum. Wife loved it but I couldn't quite convince her to drive over to the factory and buy one.

F50 & F40 with Prost's '90 / F40 and the back of Gille's '81



Had to throw in a couple more of Gille's.

 

[USERID_77a23]

Totally non-exotic lol. So i should be able to get one , one day

 

[SGETI]

I was 9 years old visiting my aunt and crazy uncle in the back woods of PA. My older cousin had just bought his first new car. Can you image a GT500 as your first ride. Well my crazy uncle asked me if I wanted to go for a ride.


I still remember the sound, symphony to my ears. That car huffed and puffed just like the fire breathing dragon it was. That was the first time I was riding in a car that did a burn out. Also was the first time I went triple digits. Mind you, we were on the back roads, no interstate, no smooth track surface. Will save my other first time in a car for another time. I remember holding on for my life but giggling and laughing the whole way. I had the biggest grin you had ever seen, (until my other first in a car) Oh, forgot to mention my uncle did not have a license since he could not pass the eye exam.


Thanks for making me think of my uncle.

 

[Falango]

I realize this is a little off track but as your a big F40 and F50 fan. Wife and I visited Ferrari Museum last year, it is really a great museum. Wife loved it but I couldn't quite convince her to drive over to the factory and buy one.

F50 & F40 with Prost's '90 / F40 and the back of Gille's '81
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Had to throw in a couple more of Gille's.

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When I was in Montreal, I got to go check out 2 of Gilles' cars that he raced. (Beware, large pics)

I have been a big Ferrari fan for a long time now. I used to work across from the Ferrari dealership here in Vancouver, and made sure I had a gawk at them every day

 

[Handlebar]

When I was about 10, my Dad took me to Portland International Raceway (PIR) to help his friend who was racing old Alfas, similar to this one:

I counted laps, and brought wrenches.

My uncle had a roommate with a Ginetta - or something really close to it...

And then Dad had all his fun cars, so I've liked them, but generally only had 'commuter' or "wish I could become a commuter" cars most of the time.

 

[Gr8_Lakes]

I was 7 years old when Dad got one similar to this. Turquoise interior, 427, removable back window, T-tops, side pipes. First car I ever went sideways around a corner in. Good times.

 

[USERID_77a23]

I was 7 years old when Dad got one similar to this. Turquoise interior, 427, removable back window, T-tops, side pipes. First car I ever went sideways around a corner in. Good times.

Nice car, my uncle had one of those till a rear wheel fell of driving down the 401

 

[SmokingTires]

Im interested in joining sounds like a lot of fun

 

[STEAMER62]

Around 30 years ago a friend and myself we restaurated an Opel GT and it was a blast, we felt as driving a Ferrari lol

 

[nmcp1]

Im interested in joining sounds like a lot of fun

@SmokingTires

Here's your official SNAIL Welcome Post!
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Thanks for your interest!
Here's what you need to know (and do) in order to join:

We run a clean league by enforcing a strict penalty system based on the SNAIL OLR (which is a modified version of the GTP OLR). We also expect all of our drivers to know and follow The Good Racecraft Guide. Please become versed in both if you aren't already. Once that is complete, please follow the steps below to complete your entry into the league:

1. You start a conversation and add @CoachMK21, @Dragonwhisky, @JLBowler, @nmcp1 & @zer05ive as participants. The conversation title should be "Request To Join".

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• Original Post
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4. You drive fast and clean on Sunday 👍

Again, the original post has everything you need to know about what to expect on Sunday night and what you will need to have completed in order to be competitive. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your question on the thread. If you have a preference for car/wheel colour and racing number, please follow the instruction contained here.

During the week we run a number of different events, we encourage all SNAILs to join as many as possible.
Welcome to SNAIL

 

[MajorBlixem]

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Totally non-exotic lol. So i should be able to get one , one day

You 're supposed to post a picture of a car.... oh... my bad... I just noticed it now...there is a car in the picture

 

[GTP_Vertigo]

This is what got me started. My dad drove one of these everyday until the time time I was 6-7. This inst the actual car but is excatly what his looked liked.

Then he decided he wanted a Corvette. So in 1992 my father traded in his beloved Mach 1 for a 1991 Corvette ZR1. Which he still owns today and has 140k miles an is just taken out in good weather. It is still all original. I driven it a few times and was what I drove to prom in 2003.

What continued the trend for me was when I bought my first 2 Mustangs. one was a 93 GT with a full Griggs GR40 suspension setup with a mild 306 with a 6 speed. It saw lots of track time. The other was a 89 Lx with stock 5.0 with a 5spd. It was the daily driver while going to school.

89

93

A couple years later I sold the 93 to pay off some debt. I missed being in a sports car that I ended up buying another mustang just a few short months later. It was a work in progress. It was a 98 GT with a 32v Cobra swap with a 6 speed. It had a full Maximum Motorsports suspension setup with coilovers. I loved the car but after owning it for a few years I got tired of trying to fix other peoples problems.

Now I just stick with having fun on other peoples dime when it comes to road course or Autox.

This what my time and money goes into. I enjoy the look on peoples face when they get outran by a truck

 

[turnupdaheat]

Had to throw in a couple more of Gille's.

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I know I've mentioned it before but Gilles was my all time hero and I was lucky enough to see him and that very car in action when I went to the 1981 Dutch GP in Zandvoort. Unfortunately, I didn't see too much of it as he had mechanical troubles during qually and then he only did a small number of laps during the Sunday morning practice session. I was hoping to see him make a charge through the field during the race but not long after the start all I could see from where I was standing was a huge cloud of dust rising high into the air and, of course, guess who it was!

 

[Rednose58]

1. I need a lap time for the Mitsubishi on Tokyo
2. I need the AFTER OIL horsepower for the Lotus
3. I need the AFTER OIL Power Points for the Lotus

Then I can post the setting summary for tonight.

I only have 15 minutes left before I have to catch a cab for the airport...

 

[GTP_Vertigo]

1. I need a lap time for the Mitsubishi on Tokyo
2. I need the AFTER OIL horsepower for the Lotus
3. I need the AFTER OIL Power Points for the Lotus

Then I can post the setting summary for tonight.

I only have 15 minutes left before I have to catch a cab for the airport...

Working on it right now. Give me 5 minutes. As far lap times for the Mitsu @ Tokyo. I've only run a handful. But my best was a 2:06.5

After oil change on the Lotus is 404PP and 109hp

 

[USERID_77a23]

1. I need a lap time for the Mitsubishi on Tokyo
2. I need the AFTER OIL horsepower for the Lotus
3. I need the AFTER OIL Power Points for the Lotus

Then I can post the setting summary for tonight.

I only have 15 minutes left before I have to catch a cab for the airport...

After oil change a car is 7pp more than its dealership pp

Edit: maybe that's just most cars cause after GTPs post I looked at the Elan and it only gained 6pp

 

[Rednose58]

Here is the preliminary settings for tonight. The lotus is on the 12 minute mark for race duration.