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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Did a night autox at Primm, NV with the LVR SCCA. How often do you get to park next to one of these?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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Man, you parked next to a Mini? Cool!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Man, you parked next to a Mini? Cool!
Yah! Think I'll trade in the GT for a few Mini's and a new house!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:31 AM
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People here complain about the ride they receive on run flat tires. That's a smooth ride compared to the one the Ford GT puts out.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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BE CAREFUL!

BE CAREFUL!!!! I don't know how long you want to leave your MINI there.....I heard those catch on fire
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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In going through the photo pages of LVR SCCA events, that GT has been running in a lot of events. Anyway, as soon as the run groups were announced, there was a vintage LeMans style, chaotic scramble to get on the grid in the right order. The GT was a few rows over then.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Saw a blue and white one on the Dragon this past MOTD. That baby could rattle and jar me all it wants.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Nice, those are sweet cars..

The owners of the dealerships I work for have their own..

http://www.silenze.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=11
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
How often do you get to park next to one of these?
Anytime I go back to my company's home office...my boss owns one
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Sin MINI
Anytime I go back to my company's home office...my boss owns one
Any chance that was his GT? The event was a Vegas Region SCCA autox.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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I followed a Ferrari Enzo up the road to the MINI dealer today (Ferrari dealer is next door). Makes that Ford GT look like a Toyota Corolla (meaning plain)
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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Man, you parked next to a Mini? Cool!
+1!

I parked next to a Mini at the last Starlite Car Cruise (Wexford PA)...


(OK, have to admit, mine is the one on the left, and I haven't seen a GT in "the wild" yet!)
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Looks like a really fun way to spend an evening. Good company, too!

How did you do?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801

How often do you get to park next to one of these?
Pretty sweet. My boss/owner of the company has one, but he NEVER drives it. He only has like 500 miles on it and he's had it over a year. He took me for a spin not too long after he got it though and it is very very very fast. Very fast.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by old81
Looks like a really fun way to spend an evening. Good company, too!

How did you do?




Jim:
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Becky:
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4. 54.310
 
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