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Some pictures from the Chin motorsports Sebring track day...

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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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Default Some pictures from the Chin motorsports Sebring track day...

A very casual affair....nothing like PCA events I've been to where you are required to wear long sleeves and pants, etc. There was also a wide variety of cars running, everything from a Mercury Sable to a pair of Radicals. Enjoy!

Radical SR3


It was awesome because the fence was down that is usually there for the 12 hours of sebring, this is on the back runway straightaway I wasn't even in the middle either!


Mercury sable


This Cooper S was going fast all day and had that awesome supercharger whine as he came off the last turn onto the front straightaway.


One of the 360's, unlike the other, this guy was pushing his car hard.


Crossing the finish line


The other 360


The Radicals


Again


Noble (dunno which model M12 or M200)


Again


Plenty of passing, I didn't notice if there were any designated passing zones, because passing went on everywhere.


Porsche and M3


Another M3


Pushing it


Audi and WRX wagon battling it out


Carrera


A couple more of the Noble, thought I'd get artsy





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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Did you drive, or just go watch? A group of Miata guys went to the last one they did back in July, Sebring is a BLAST to drive!
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Just watched unfortunately. Don't think my car would be too fun out there But my aunt and uncle showed up and are looking into getting one of the radicals or some other sort of track car, so that would be interesting!
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Nice pics. THat me in the mini.... Good job look for me next month get your wrist band and i will take you for a ride!!
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Nice pics. THat me in the mini.... Good job look for me next month get your wrist band and i will take you for a ride!!
The thing sounded awesome! May I ask what that big loud snap was when you had the front bumper off and were wrenching under the hood in the pits? My dad, brother and I were walking down pit road and heard a big bang like you're wrench slipped and you hit something


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I'm the one in the Suby wagon. The whole day was such a blast! There's no better 'run what you brung' deal around. We literally drove all day except for the 2 class sessions that novices have to take. I learned more in one day then I learned in 5 years of autocross. I probably drove more in one day then all of my autocrosses combined too!
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Doing Sebring with NASA on Oct 2. Looking forward to it
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The snap you heard was my crow bar breaking in half when i was trying to change the supercharger pulley belt. I did not hit anything thankfully. But as you probally saw I was back out there shortly!!! THe rain sucked though.
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wow, I didn't know this many people on TR went to the chin events. I will be there on the 19th. Is anyone else going?
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Originally Posted by FastF350
The snap you heard was my crow bar breaking in half when i was trying to change the supercharger pulley belt. I did not hit anything thankfully. But as you probally saw I was back out there shortly!!! THe rain sucked though.
Ah yeah we were walking by and my dad was like "wow that ddn't sound good!" I have one more ? did your black fender covers on the back wheels come off because of rubbing or did you take them off? Yeah everyone bolted for the pits when it rained!

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