Tydriver
07-24-2005, 03:14 AM
Car and Driver Magazine is having their 50th Anniversary celebration out here at IRP this weekend, and I was invited to attend !! ( visit www.caranddriver.com/50 (http://www.caranddriver.com/50) )
Fellow Typhoon owner JJ decided to attend.. Here's JJ next to a 30" wheel at the Goodyear display:
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This event is unlike any I have ever heard of or attended in the past.. It is simply awesome.. I am going out today for another fun fulled day in the grueling heat..
They have the following events going on :
Supercar hotlaps : Want to take a ride in a $400,000 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren ?
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Or howabout a hotlap in a WRC prepped WRX with Petter Solberg at the wheel ?
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Howabout a ride in an $440,000 V-10 Powered Porsche Carerra GT ?? )
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Each of the above items was/is only $10 for each ride with 2 laps..
Race the Editors : Pick your favorite editor or car and run the clock to beat the editor. A wide range of cars is available for this event (we picked the C6 and Viper)
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Bracket Racing : JJ is running his sonoma in this category hopefully will win some prizes here
They have provided a HUGE collection of cars that you can auto cross (anything from a viper/c6 to a miata with everything in between Jags, Mercedes Benz, BMW's) and the cost is only $15 for 2 laps..
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JJ and I originally both signed up for Auto X the new C6 corvette, but when we got to the track we were told GM only provided 2 C6's instead of the 4 they asked for.. Car and Driver substituted 2 Brand Spanking new Vipers as a replacement (JJ got his ride in the C6 and I got to drive the Viper)
The event we participated in was RACE THE EDITOR (we raced Car and Driver's Tony Swan).. Against time slips.. I'm sure that he beat both of us on times but I was out there to flog a new hotrod and I did.. Having never even SAT in a viper prior to this event I was clearly overmatched but I had a good time nonetheless. That car acquired speed soo fast it was crazy (and thats just 1st gear).. I managed to kill quite a few cones in the very first run, and when I slam shifted into 2nd gear on the 2nd run I managed to get the car quite a bit sideways on the 2nd run and kill a couple more cones.. It was a blast.. by far, the best 15$ I have ever spent..
I have some video of it, but I havent converted and hopefully will sometime tomorrow.. Today I am going back out for day #2 of the event and going for my ride with Petter Solberg in the WRC prepped Subaru WRX STi. This oughta prove to be very fun.. I cant wait !!
You also get to meet every single editor of the magazine (from Brock Yates on down), and see cars that you may never ever see again grouped together on one area..
More pics are up at : http://www.turbols6.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=caranddriver&page=1
Fellow Typhoon owner JJ decided to attend.. Here's JJ next to a 30" wheel at the Goodyear display:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
This event is unlike any I have ever heard of or attended in the past.. It is simply awesome.. I am going out today for another fun fulled day in the grueling heat..
They have the following events going on :
Supercar hotlaps : Want to take a ride in a $400,000 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren ?
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Or howabout a hotlap in a WRC prepped WRX with Petter Solberg at the wheel ?
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Howabout a ride in an $440,000 V-10 Powered Porsche Carerra GT ?? )
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Each of the above items was/is only $10 for each ride with 2 laps..
Race the Editors : Pick your favorite editor or car and run the clock to beat the editor. A wide range of cars is available for this event (we picked the C6 and Viper)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Bracket Racing : JJ is running his sonoma in this category hopefully will win some prizes here
They have provided a HUGE collection of cars that you can auto cross (anything from a viper/c6 to a miata with everything in between Jags, Mercedes Benz, BMW's) and the cost is only $15 for 2 laps..
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
JJ and I originally both signed up for Auto X the new C6 corvette, but when we got to the track we were told GM only provided 2 C6's instead of the 4 they asked for.. Car and Driver substituted 2 Brand Spanking new Vipers as a replacement (JJ got his ride in the C6 and I got to drive the Viper)
The event we participated in was RACE THE EDITOR (we raced Car and Driver's Tony Swan).. Against time slips.. I'm sure that he beat both of us on times but I was out there to flog a new hotrod and I did.. Having never even SAT in a viper prior to this event I was clearly overmatched but I had a good time nonetheless. That car acquired speed soo fast it was crazy (and thats just 1st gear).. I managed to kill quite a few cones in the very first run, and when I slam shifted into 2nd gear on the 2nd run I managed to get the car quite a bit sideways on the 2nd run and kill a couple more cones.. It was a blast.. by far, the best 15$ I have ever spent..
I have some video of it, but I havent converted and hopefully will sometime tomorrow.. Today I am going back out for day #2 of the event and going for my ride with Petter Solberg in the WRC prepped Subaru WRX STi. This oughta prove to be very fun.. I cant wait !!
You also get to meet every single editor of the magazine (from Brock Yates on down), and see cars that you may never ever see again grouped together on one area..
More pics are up at : http://www.turbols6.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=caranddriver&page=1