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Re: MH 99 Parade Lap Speeds Was: No A2 ur-q's at MH99
Robinson, Michael/SJC decided to speak these words:
>I was right behind Steve Bucholz in his V8 on the parade laps. Next to me
>was a guy in his 20V 90 and we were leading the 90 and the 90cq's. Good for
>us that those V8's pulled ahead on the straightaways because it left room
>for me to prove what coilovers can do in the corcksrew. On lap 2, i was at
>85 mph exiting turn 8A and was about to pass Steve doing 90 through Rainy
>Curve (turn 9), but i came to my senses realizing that it wasn't a race.
>Actually Steve you were doing about 75mph when we passed by the pits and the
>drivers were standing up against the hot-pit wall. By far, that parade lap
>was the highlight of a really awsome weekend. BTW, i have 120 digital pics
>of the weekend that i'll post soon.
Well, while i had the inclination originally to do a bit of "off track
excursion" my better judgement got ahold of me and i stayed on track. I
did hit about 85 or so through the corkscrew abotu where mike said he did
too...but at that point i was catching back up to the rest of the group
to keep accelerating. And then on Andretti's curve, i hit the first of
the 2 apexes and then got on the throttle hard, and just as i hit the 2nd
apex, i cranked the wheel and let up, just to get a bit of sideways
action in front of the q-club corral..
But other than that, pretty sedate...
later...
Michael Sheridan Williams
San Francisco, CA
ICQ# 11740998
1983 UrQuattro, MC--1.8 BAR, borla, 2B Coilover, 16x7.5 OZ Mito's w/ Yoko
A520's, Cibie H4/H1's, K&N (blah)
1985 4000S Quattro, Koni Yellows/Coilover (2B), strut brace, Sport 8000
Tires, K&N
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