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Fun and danger in a cobra

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by SPEEDEAMON, Jan 17, 2012.

  1. SPEEDEAMON

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    The Shelby Cobra driver is having fun at a track day until something goes terribly wrong. The entire vid is 9:03 long but you can go to about 6:16 if you don't like to watch how exciting muscle cars can be. I just love how he gave hell to the guy in the Cayman.
     
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    Something felt loose and he continued to accelerate? Mmm mm mmm.
    Nice car though.. at least it was.

    Reminds me somewhat of my mechanical I had at Hallett Raceway in Tulsa where my front rotor disintegrated and I lost all breaking in a matter of seconds and was spilling brake fluids all over the track while coming close to a 90 degree turn. Scary stuff.
     
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    What race car were you driving? I also had a brake lockup at the end of turn 9 at Willow Springs just as I hit the straightaway. The car was a '64 Lotus Cortina and it was doing a beautiful 4 wheel drift (before contemporary drifting got popular). Fortunately, I was able to control the car and parked it on the side. I wish I still had that car
     
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    :eek: And he lived...


    But, come to think of it... if you were going to tell a story about the time you wrecked your car at the track, having done so in your Cobra makes the story a little more interesting...

    Certainly more than in a 510 Sedan... :bolt:
     
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    Cobras are the best. I'm working on one myself.
     
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    Cars are coo, but 2 wheelers and their 50 deg. lean angles float my boat, you know, Moto GP and all.
     
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    I put nearly 10,000 miles on a Puch Newport II moped in the early 80s; that's as close as I can get.
     
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    Yessss. 289 or 427?
     
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