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11-10-2011, 02:51 PM

ukrbmw

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Video: Following sperkins around CMP

This is one of the time trial sessions from CMP and I was following our PTA national champion sliding around like crazy! It was definitely fun to watch

Enjoy - skip to around 3:30 for the actual laps

http://vimeo.com/31904946

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11-10-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ukrbmw

This is one of the time trial sessions from CMP and I was following our PTA national champion sliding around like crazy! It was definitely fun to watch

Enjoy - skip to around 3:30 for the actual laps

http://vimeo.com/31904946

He is always fun to be on track with!

At least you did not lap me...

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11-10-2011, 03:10 PM

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He says corded 255s don't get much traction...

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11-10-2011, 09:10 PM

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One of the few videos that I actually watch the whole thing. Nice driving.

Steve A.

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11-10-2011, 09:25 PM

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Awesome driving!

What was the temperature?

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11-10-2011, 09:46 PM

ukrbmw

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Thanks - it was a fun day! I think at that time it was in the mid 50s.

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11-10-2011, 09:46 PM

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whats with the warm up weaving around sillyness

that dosent do anything but make you look like a nascar guy!!!! straight line acceleration and braking does more to build heat

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11-10-2011, 09:47 PM

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There's some tail wagging going on there. Nice!

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11-10-2011, 09:49 PM

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I like the part after the point when a little too much curb was taken, sounds like "whoa" that the mic picked up, or something to that effect.

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11-10-2011, 10:15 PM

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I think it might have been a little worse than whoa!

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11-10-2011, 10:15 PM

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I see nothing wrong with his driving.

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11-10-2011, 10:18 PM

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I see nothing wrong with his driving.

LOL - for a minute I thought that was you ahead of me

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11-10-2011, 10:22 PM

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I like the part after the point when a little too much curb was taken, sounds like "whoa" that the mic picked up, or something to that effect.

Cool video thanks for sharing

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11-10-2011, 11:15 PM

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I see nothing wrong with his driving.

No, you wouldn't

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11-10-2011, 11:54 PM

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He says corded 255s don't get much traction...

Kevin told me that running on the steel belts was just as fast.

Here's the LR 15 minutes after that lap.

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11-11-2011, 01:49 AM

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I dropped 3+sec year-over-year with a corded A6s (like the above) on one side (non-corded on the other), compared to sticker C71s. All A6s are blessed with speed.