How about some slalom or track pics!! Cars in action!

[CAMAROBOY69]

Another thread gave me this idea. Now lets see some of you or your friends in action!
Robert Wilson in action.
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[Paddington]

Does anyone have any videos from Camamros on racing tracks?

[Salt Racer]

Sigh...No contribution, not much interest in this thread. No wonder David Freiburger made comments like Pro Tourers are just bunch of posers. How could I blame him?

Not slalom, but some "rare" shots of Pro Touring cars being used like they are meant to be.

CarlC's very clean '68 at Streets of Willow
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JonB69FB's 10-sec. Firebird at Streets of Willow
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Above two photos courtesy of JonB69FB

Alcino's MII at Buttonwillow
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/04/Alcino-1.jpg
Above photo courtesy of Q ship.

AndrewB's GTO at Road America
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Jeff S' Cadillac at Road America.
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Art Morrison's '55 Chevy killing cones before it was painted.
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There are also bunch of track day pics in "Events" section of the site (not the forum non-racing event section).

My own car is shown in my sig, running at Buttonwillow Raceway among M3 and Porsche. I modify my car to improve its performance and my lap times, not just to improve aesthetics and wow factors which seem to be the main focus of many people.

Almost any '50~'60s cars are capable of getting attention and sitting pretty at fairgrounds. Out of all sorts of different hot rods, only Pro Touring cars are capable of hanging on corners like late model sports cars, and only real Pro Tourers have the guts to push the limit of their PT cars to prove their true capabilities, like the owners of cars shown above.

I'll go back to Racing section now...



EDIT In response to a couple of posts below, when I say posers, I mean people who have had running cars for a while, yet refuse to take their cars to auto-x/track events and/or have their cars tested by magazines.

Those who are still trying to get their cars running are excluded (for now). I hope you guys won't be afraid of using your cars. I'd say you won't be if you care enough to post a reply in this thread.


another EDIT
Some more contributions...

Steevo killing cones
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Sir David Pozzi circa 1975ish
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[Railing68]

If this works, https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3162&stc=1 Please reply if this is not viewable and whether or not you are logged in, apparently I am still having issues posting pics.

I guess I understand the comment about being a poser, but I can tell you that is a lot easier to go out and thrash on a gutted race-car than a "PT-classic". SS

[Lowend]

Well here is one of me on grid @ and AutoX 2 weeks ago

[CAMAROBOY69]

Thanks for the great pics! I really am surprised there aren't any more from this site. :eek:

[airrj1]

:banghead: Poser here. Can't offer any photos. I will bookmark this page. I hope to contribute some photos in the next month or so. :fingersx:

I agree I would hope there are more photos out there. :1st:

[CAMAROBOY69]

I will change the title to possibly get some more pics in here. Instead of Slalom pics how about some track pics too!
Oh I guess changing the title doesn't change on the site. hmm

[derekf]

I adjusted the title. Can't speak for others, but I don't have a car that's able to go out on track yet. Hopefully soon.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Im surprised no one has more pics. :guilty:
At the end of this month I will hopefully be able to post some pics and videos. Mabey some of me flying off the track into the dirt. :drive1:

[c.schulz]

Found this one of Bryan Cope.

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Chris

[TitoJones]

One of my favorites.

Tyler

[stealthjr]

Ok, I have to ask.... Where in the heck did you get that picture of my car Adam? :icon996: That picture was taken last year when they were testing the car in the slalom for Super Chevy magazine. :3gears:
I guess I am confused because your profile says you are in Michigan. I am in California, it is my car, and I don't even have that picture! :ripped: Come on man...spill your guts! :cool:

As far as the racing pictures you are requesting in this post...I leave Wednesday for the Nevada Open Road Challenge and should have plenty of them to share when I get back. :drive: Here is me last year at the starting line getting ready to go! (Yes, the car next to me is indeed John Schneider from the Dukes of Hazard's General Lee)

See ya!

Robert

[David Pozzi]

I rode in this Friday! didn't autocross though!
Link to B-17 webpage: http://www.b17.org/history/fuddy_duddy.asp
rides are $400.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Robert,

It looks like Adam got the pic of your car from Super Chevy's website. Here is the URL of the pic: http://superchevy-web.com/features/0502sc_69cam_06_z.jpg. Awesome car, BTW!!

[Ralph LoGrasso]

I rode in this Friday! didn't autocross though!

Ahh, c'mon, I betcha that thing would kill some cones!

[MrQuick]

That is so cool, i'd love to ride in a B. Where was that taken? There was one at the halfmoon bay DreamMachineshow...$400 for a 35 min ride, $900 to sit in the lower machine gun capsule.

[MrQuick]

Robert, we want video! WE want in car video!...ok some pictures would be cool too! good luck at the race. fine adam, heres a picture of my GTO at Infinion raceway. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[David Pozzi]

Tony Huttmer has video clips on his web page.
http://www.racehome.com

[CarlC]

....and Larry has some Hotchkis Track Day video taken in my car before he started turning green....

[David Pozzi]

Here is a Button Willow Camaro charge down the front straight:
https://www.pro-touring.com/events/2004_Hothckis_Buttonwillow/start.MPG

Here are track day pics:
https://www.pro-touring.com/events/2004_Hothckis_Buttonwillow/index.htm

[Steve1968LS2]

My car is the second one back in line...

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[will69camaro]

Here are a few shots of my car at the local auto-x. I'll be attending many many more. I think i did pretty well for my first time out. I placed 6th in a class of 12, and i wasn't going to beat the top 3 as they're always in the top 3.

William

[TonyL]

Great shots guys!

We'll have some up soon when the car is done. (poser for now)
but cut us some slack its hard to take a pic of your car when you are driving it.

[stealthjr]

Ralph,

Too funny! I have the actual magazine and the link and didn't remember that particular picture for some reason! :slap:

Besides, the newest pictures from the June 2005 issue of PHR are much much better! :woot:

http://popularhotrodding.com/features/0506phr_wlsn/

Mr. QUICK,

I will have an in car camera...but can't even imagine the size of a 90 mile video...even though it will only take us 43 minutes and 12 seconds to complete! :wrc:

See ya!

Robert

[MrQuick]

oh hey how about 40 second smidgets?? im an insomniac with broadband...I can make it work! LOL

[will69camaro]

I would have had really cool video of my car. We had a sticky pod mounted to the driverside rear quarter panel when my fuel pump decided it didn't wanna make another run at the autox so it's only about 1/3 of the run... Maybe next time :)

William

[CAMAROBOY69]

This is Steve in action at Buttonwillow with his 2000 SS Camaro.
http://www.z069.us/00/Videos/Dyno-Vids-drag-racing/button-willow.wmv

[BB69]

I have about 200 megs of video from a drive I have been doing the past couple of years down through Ohio. It's not on track, so I'm not sure about posting. However Adam, I am bringing my camera to Gingerman on the 24th. I will try to get video and pics of all the cars that show up. If I have time, I will also see about getting a mount setup in my car.

I got the Vette back from the frame shop this morning. About 12 days more to get the radiator back in, front bumper and supports in, new seatbelts, and a couple other things. I also ordered my helmet. Like you said, by the end of the month, we will have some pics and video after the 24th.

Ken

[CAMAROBOY69]

I think I might have seen your video before. That looked like fun if it was yours.
That will be awesome if you hook the camcorder in the car. I am going to do that to with either a tri-pod and straps like Steves friend did or I will make some sort of structure to bolt into the back of the car to hold the camcorder.

[MrQuick]

Ahhh Adam, video of you driving your car would be called "Incrimidating Evidence" LOL!! Ive seen the burn out vid. Theres a thunder storm in Africa because of you. J/k

[vanzuuk1]

I fully intend to take photos and video but i still have stock suspension and no posi.I hope to have drifting video before the summer is up.When i finish paying off the car i will start on the suspension. i drive the car hard now and it rolls , clunks and thumps , its a little creepy.
PS I love that caddy!

[CAMAROBOY69]

Thats a good one Vince. I thought it was bad enough the fire department came but your joke about the thunder storm in Africa, thats a good one. :lol:

I also hope to catch a little drifting on video at Gingerman. I would rather drift on the track than a public road. :fingersx:

[CraigMorrison]

Here's a link to the gallery of the GT55 during its testing for a Super Chevy article.

http://www.artmorrison.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=GT55testing
video of the car on the slalom
http://www.artmorrison.com/albums/GT55testing/seg3.wmv

[CAMAROBOY69]

Now THAT 55 is an impressive machine. Great videos and pics! :cool:
The 60-0 and the slalom run is just jaw dropping.

[jeffandre]

That looked fantastic, shows the world that those heavy chevy's are capable of hanging with the best of us! Is that car all metal? How does the weight balance out side to side and front to rear?

[CraigMorrison]

That looked fantastic, shows the world that those heavy chevy's are capable of hanging with the best of us! Is that car all metal? How does the weight balance out side to side and front to rear?
It's an all steel car 47,000 original miles.

50.7 Front 49.3 Rear and corner weights are with 50lbs of each other.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Now I am even more impressed. :hail: GT55 Just incredible. If you tell me it still weighs over 4,000lb that would just be the icing on the cake for posterboy of Pro-Touring.

[CraigMorrison]

No, not that heavy. 3200lbs-3400lbs (???). It has since gained some weight since the test with the Dynamat, stereo, AC, new upholstery, etc. When we scale the car again, I'll let you know.

[Steve Chryssos]

Best Tri-Five ever built as far as I'm concerned--and there have been some great cars over the years. But the GT55 has it all!!

[CAMAROBOY69]

Here is a pic of Lowends friend Eric at the local autocross event at DeAnza.
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There are more pics in his thread. HERE (https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7213)

[CAMAROBOY69]

Well as you guys know I took my 69 Camaro to Gingerman raceway and did extremely well with it. Here are some vids from the track and some pics too. Not quite car in action pics but the videos make up for it.

I was told over the weekend that the video of me chasing down the C5 didnt work so I re-linked it and it should work now. I updated it in the first thread too.

UPDATE: 7/26/05
This first video is me chasing down a modified and dynoed 420hp C5 Corvette. (rehosted 7/26/05)
Me chasing down 2 new C5 Corvettes (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2X4FZKG8A1F430F0UKNMING32P
)

APPROX 110mph drive by (re-hosted 7/26/05)
110mph drive by (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JT22LUQ20GTF2TPIIHPASJXV3)

Video of my girlfriend kissing me with some good luck. :wub: Also lets you hear the car idLe too. (re-hosted 7/26/05)
Car idle and kiss good luck (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2VP0CWTHK5FHN3OGCPT3106IPW)


Here are some pics.
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https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11142xx.jpg)

Cool ass pic of my nephew waving me in with the flag!!

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=dscf11194ue.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=im0047842wf.jpg)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=im0047869kn.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=im0047888xu.jpg)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://img262.echo.cx/my.php?image=im0047920ew.jpg)

[shmoov69]

That is awesome dude!! I am envious!

[Red73]

here a vette video

http://www.c3sharktank.com/sound/vette_amstv.wmv

[deak350]

http://www.sdsolo.com/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=2166

My car is part way down the thread. This is the Solo 2 event in San Diego.

[CAMAROBOY69]

I just saw this and had to post it here. It is Jan from Sweeden in his 69 Camaro at Stockholm. Great to see his car alive since it was broke down last year. Jans Video (http://www.protouring.se/movies/trackday1.mov)

EDIT: I also re-hosted my videos too.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Just saw this picture of Alcino's 76 Mustang in action. https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4429

[Supra510]

Some pix from Thunderhill a few weeks ago and from an autocross 2 days later.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/07/DSC_0492-1.jpg


https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/07/DSC_0496-1.jpg

Will I make it?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/07/DSC_0497-1.jpg

Nope.

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Not exactly in action. Fuel pump failure. Temps were 105 +. Someone said 117 on track.

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Thunderhill front straight.


Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[CAMAROBOY69]

Dang that was an extremly tight turn by that cone. My car never would make that. :help!: Great pics though. :)

[Supra510]

That course is in the parking lot of the Mt. Shasta ski park. They usually make it tight enough, but this year some of the pavement was washed away and to keep speeds down the made it even tighter. It was the complete opposite of a "horsepower course". It's supposed to be repavedfor next year so hopefully they will open it up a little.

Anthony
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/674663

[Orngcrush69]

Here are some Buttonwillow pix

[CDJr]

I guess I could make a video clip of my Firebird spinning around on the rotisserie. Wifey would probably call it "my wheel of fortune". How many twirls should I give it, LoGrasso? :icon_razz

[harshman]

This is the thread that I have been waiting for!!! I don’t have any videos but I do have a pic of my car in action. I just finished moving to Prescott, AZ and have yet to repair my crappy lifter issue, once that is finished I’ll hook up with Qship and go play. There are many roads here through the mountains that will make your passengers toss their cookies :barf: (that happened last week in my suburban on the way to Jerome).

[CDJr]

Awesome 68, harsh!

[protour_chevelle]

Local guys 72 Chevelle. Built 383 stroker, 4 speed, Posted decent #'s for a fairly mild suspension build.

-Matt

[GT350Clone]

Video - front straight (http://www.sunflower.com/~luckybug/carontrack.wmv)
Video - corners (http://www.sunflower.com/~luckybug/carontrackturns.wmv)

Didn't beat it too hard - had a 600 mile drive home the next day! :slap:

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[MrQuick]

awesome pictures and vids guys. love the clone.

[69boo307]

Here are some Buttonwillow pix

Orngcrush69, what kind of setup do you have on your chevelle?
I hope to get some pix like that of mine eventually :). I'm scared to put it on the track yet though until I get alot more testing, and get adequate cooling for my steering and transmission.

[MrQuick]

how about some good in car drift action? Rhys Millen (http://www.gtodrift.com/images/events/D1_Calspeedway/D1_Practice_Solo.wmv)