2 RMW equipped cars break the magical 1:30 barrier at Streets of Willow
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I found this one. They ran CCW on the day, time is pretty closed to 1:30.
It is ~2 sec faster if running CW. So <1:30 is doable by the RMW's GP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr21CFeGfmA
This isn't prove anything. Just my 2 cents.
It is ~2 sec faster if running CW. So <1:30 is doable by the RMW's GP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr21CFeGfmA
This isn't prove anything. Just my 2 cents.
Last edited by Maxicooper; Nov 21, 2007 at 05:56 PM.
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They're not THAT hard to fly. I have some sim time in Helo's, as well as over 1500 hours of sim time in planes (All sorts) and about 55 hours of actual time in a small plane. The hardest part with choppers is getting the tail rotor input right. I guess you just develop a feel for it over time, but yes, the fancy footwork no doubt helps 
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Here is an in car video from that day thanks to goaljnky
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...90957267&hl=en
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I found this one. They ran CCW on the day, time is pretty closed to 1:30.
It is ~2 sec faster if running CW. So <1:30 is doable by the RMW's GP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr21CFeGfmA
This isn't prove anything. Just my 2 cents.
It is ~2 sec faster if running CW. So <1:30 is doable by the RMW's GP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr21CFeGfmA
This isn't prove anything. Just my 2 cents.
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. 201 as in a Bell 201? Those things are ANCIENT! 
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wrong ticket.... Mooney 201... I have a sim (now dismantled) I used it mostly for NAV work..... I found landing the real thing much easier than the sim and that the sim was about unusable for actual flight characteristics but my sim is probably 12-13 years old.... I am told that the newest MS product is really pretty good.... back to topic....
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Back on topic.....
Here is a series of short video clips taken at SOW of the two magical GPs.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...at_SOW_med.mov .
Jan's car has the black center wheels, Sean's the grey centers.
Here is a series of short video clips taken at SOW of the two magical GPs.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...at_SOW_med.mov .
Jan's car has the black center wheels, Sean's the grey centers.
yes, I got the 1 finger salute from the M3 guy (it was in good fun as he said I would never pass him in the straight)
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Great time by all and superb driving by Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean was running 1:28s in the RMW equipped car with tune running the fastest ever times in a Mini (drove it there and drove it home not a race car)
Sean had clocked 1:27s in the first with better tires. Some of us got to ride around the track as passengers and it was simply amazing.
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I thought I laid it on pretty heavy, considering the poster it needed it........
SPF is one cool dude and always helpful, we really took advantage of his yrs of experience at the track as it really shortens your learning curve.
Having raced bicycles at the highest level you can learn so much from watching how pros do certain things. Sean is a very giving person and we are much appreciative!
yep....check it out....I'm a charter member
RMW head etc
but mine has a custom cam and about .4liters more of displacement