Four GTR's at Cayuga TMP - Nitro Nationals...

[vtknight]

Hi everyone,

We (FINALLY) had some good weather and went out to the track for some fun. Hot and somewhat humid at first (bad for power) and then cooler in the evening (bad for traction).

Still alot of fun...crowds reactions were very nice...

Erik beating a Corvette, much to the audible AWWS of disappointment of the crowd...lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpEE0twGoA8

Two tuned 2012's that were very very equally tuned...the orange car ran a 10.9 but we didn't get it on video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCXqIl630w

Two of my favourite personal runs;

Versus drag guy one...starting to dial my launches in - 9.92 at 145 MPH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwJfafnrOFU&feature=relmfu

Versus drag guy 2 - Worst ET of the night (10.07), but best MPH (146.7 - cool air IS good) - I will not lie, the cheering at the end did make me feel pretty special...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7DxSOQZN0&feature=relmfu

Enjoy!

[JZ]

Great results. Hate to say this but the R35 is so awesome the numbers sound almost ordinary. What a pack of beasts.

[vtknight]

Great results. Hate to say this but the R35 is so awesome the numbers sound almost ordinary. What a pack of beasts.

Lol...thanks. I'm hoping to get my race fuel settings going - but I'm not too convinced my R888's can handle the power...

I will post the videos regardless - I hope to go low 9's at about 155 MPH...

Cheers!

[The Stig]

Wow, your car is just beastly! Which version of LC are you running on the Cobb, and what RPMs are you launching at?

[vtknight]

Wow, your car is just beastly! Which version of LC are you running on the Cobb, and what RPMs are you launching at?

Thanks for the props sir - and a great question Stig...I am on a custom LC4 with VDC-R off that revs to 5200 RPMs (yes 5200)...

It can get pretty violent...I had some wheel hop on my last run (which I never want to do again)...

I'm going to try LC5 at the same RPM - I'm told it's smoother...videos to come!

[The Stig]

5200??!! Wow.. and I thought LC4 @ 4000 RPM in a stock 2012 felt aggressive... be careful of your internal organs

From what I was reading from Bill@SprayItRacing's thread on clutch slippage, I think LC5 does allow for some more clutch slip and therefore is a bit smoother. I'm curious to see if it's any faster at the same RPM in your car.

You're making it harder and harder to resist tuning with your great videos and results, keep posting!

[vtknight]

5200??!! Wow.. and I thought LC4 @ 4000 RPM in a stock 2012 felt aggressive... be careful of your internal organs

From what I was reading from Bill@SprayItRacing's thread on clutch slippage, I think LC5 does allow for some more clutch slip and therefore is a bit smoother. I'm curious to see if it's any faster at the same RPM in your car.

You're making it harder and harder to resist tuning with your great videos and results, keep posting!

Lol - as Yoda said (about modding) - once down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

I have heard the same about LC5 - so I think I will give it a shot. I will post the videos when I compare the times...

Your stock 2012 is still faster than 90% of the cars at the track if it makes you feel any better. You would have beaten both drag cars in the videos posted above...

Obvioulsy...because you're called THE STIG!

[vtknight]

Here's some more races;

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

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

Enjoy!

[The Stig]

Lol - as Yoda said (about modding) - once down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

I have heard the same about LC5 - so I think I will give it a shot. I will post the videos when I compare the times...

Your stock 2012 is still faster than 90% of the cars at the track if it makes you feel any better. You would have beaten both drag cars in the videos posted above...

Obvioulsy...because you're called THE STIG!

Haha, it certainly does seem like a dark (and expensive!) path. A very nice guy I met at the Vancouver cruise just received his P800, so hopefully I'll get to see some Switzer power in action soon locally.

[vtknight]

Haha, it certainly does seem like a dark (and expensive!) path. A very nice guy I met at the Vancouver cruise just received his P800, so hopefully I'll get to see some Switzer power in action soon locally.

Actually, somewhat ironically, the first R1K (the prototype) is from Vancouver.

He goes by GoushesGTR on Nagtroc. I believe he is entered in a mile event in Alberta soon - so you may hear alot from him actually.

His car is matte black with some nice rims. We book-end Canada (until someone has a car more east than me)...

[The Stig]

Oh, I had no idea his was an R1K, very cool!

[vtknight]

Oh, I had no idea his was an R1K, very cool!

Doing a cruise over some great twisty roads this weekend with four bikes...could be alot of fun!

Good time for me to try my GoPro - if only to film the bikes...