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  1. rob lay

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    #1 rob lay, Nov 9, 2008
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    #2 yzee, Nov 10, 2008
    bmiller was there taking photos. Maybe he will share.
     
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    #4 redcar1, Nov 10, 2008
    Thanks Rob!
    We just got back. It was a terrific time in Italy, really once in a lifetime stuff. Scott Tucker was the best of the Americans. There were a lot of tire issues. I blew a rear tire in Race 1 and had to make a pitstop, which cost several spots.

    As I wrote in another post, the European "Trofeo Pirelli" guys are unbelievably FAST!! Some of it may be the cars, but they are amazing.

    See you soon,
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    #5 bmiller411, Nov 10, 2008
    I will be back on Tuesday and start uploading. When complete, I will inform the members via
    a posting of location and code.
     
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    #6 DM18, Nov 12, 2008
    Big congrats.

    A question from looking at the results that Rob posted - you made a pitstop in Race 1 and finished 11.6 seconds behind car 199. Based on best laps you appear to be about 4 seconds per lap faster than car 199. So over the 20 lap race you should be about 80 seconds ahead of car 199 and you were no doubt further up the order when your tyre blew. Limping back to the pits from wherever your tyre blew, into pits, tyre change and out of pits must have cost you more than a few places???

    How are the cars different that the fast guys were driving?
     
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    #8 redcar1, Nov 12, 2008
    Great Picures! I'd love to see the rest.
     
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    #9 redcar1, Nov 12, 2008
    Yeah, I was very slow limping around from Turn3 with the blown right rear. Looking back, I should've hustled more on that in lap, especially through the right turns; but the tire was so bad, that I wasn't sure I was even going to make it back to the pits.

    I think the biggest difference is in the driver's seat! I'm sure the cars are better setup for Mugello, and there are some subtle tweaks that we're missing, but most of the difference is in the drivers, those guys are amazing. I'm not sure Kimi or Felipe would be that much quicker in a Challenge Car, than those front runners. They're getting 100% out of the cars.

    It would be tempting to blame it on souped up motors, but their trap speeds are no faster than ours.

    Pretty humbling. Once a year is enough......

    Mark
     
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    #10 jtremlett, Nov 13, 2008
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    I shant bore you with the whole lot, but here are a few more.

    FWIW last year Bruno Senna made a one-off guest appearance for the Ferrari GB Dealer Team at Silverstone. He blew everyone away, taking pole, the win and fastest lap in both races. From the sidelines I thought several of the Americans did a damn good job to mix it in with the Europeans who know the track well. I don't know what the track's like from the driver's seat but it looked pretty tricky from the outside.

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    Congrats, Mark. You hit it on the head, their trap speeds were no higher...

    They're just releasing the brake just a trace sooner... :D

    Great pics, great job. Thanks to all the Americans who went!
     
  12. rob lay

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    #12 rob lay, Nov 13, 2008
    I think the Americans are actually faster. :D Trap speeds are the same because they are driving through the corners faster with more exit speed while the additional Euro HP catches up down the straight. ;)

    So all these hot shoe Challenge Pros, are they current road racing pros in other touring car series or just slightly over the hill X-pros? Just curious how the entire Euro Challenge Pro division works. Most real driving pros can't afford the ride themselves, so they have rich owners that hire these hot shoes out?

    How were the American lap times to the regular Euro guys?
     
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    #13 ProCoach, Nov 13, 2008
    'Bout the same. It was the hot shoes that were two seconds (on average) quicker...
     
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    #14 Latsyrc, Nov 13, 2008
    Congrats to all who were able to race here. Great pictures, too. I'd love to see some more. I love that stars and stripes FCar!
     
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    Great pictures!!!!!! What an amazing experience. Some day!!!!
     
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    Can only repeat WELL DONE!!! A pit stop and better part of a lap on a blown tyre and you were still far from last. Amazing
     
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    Great pictures! Would love to know if you have any hi-res I could use as wallpaper?
     
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    #18 jtremlett, Nov 16, 2008
    Of course. Just PM me an e-mail address and which pic(s) you want.

    Jonathan
     
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    #19 bmiller411, Nov 23, 2008
    Sorry for the delay in letting everyone know where my images are. For the Finales in Mugello you can go
    to www.partypics.com. The two codes are :

    Code 08MUG - This is Mugello - The finales
    Code 08MUV - This is Vintage at Mugello Finales

    Enjoy Bruce
     
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    #23 rob lay, Jan 14, 2009
    that's a dude dude! :D great pics.
     
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    Fantastic pics ol boy
     
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    Great pix!
     
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