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It is a genuine Schnitzer and Shadow is a race team that built all their own cars. The guys who run it are absolutely unbelievable and have connections everywhere!Leave a comment:
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That's awesome! Is it a genuine Schnitzer? And what do you mean working for Shadow? Like a shop that works on their old F1 cars?Leave a comment:
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I hope to drive some of these vintage cars someday. I'm doing an apprenticeship for Shadow right now, 70s-80s formula cars. We had an event this weekend here at Laguna but it got rained out today, no one drove but yesterday we qualified 3rd which was kewl. Also met my hero car and I died and spent so much time just looking at it.
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It was a lot of fun, but there were some pretty uncomfortable characteristics in both cars. It's a good thing I took them out, though, because now I know what to do to improve them. The Courier has been off the track for almost a year and the Cortina is a new build, so it's a good time to set them up right.Leave a comment:
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So that was an amazing experience. I was lucky enough to drive TWO cars in the same 1-hour enduro, neither of which I'd ever driven before! My job was to drive each car and study its performance and handling characteristics, determining what could be improved and how. I started the race in this 1958 Elva Courier Mk1:
This car is driven by a 6'5" driver so I had to use a pad behind me to comfortably reach the pedals. In addition, the side-view mirrors were almost useless leaving me with only the convex rear-view. The car's fresh 1800cc MGB motor pulls very well, but the brake pedal had quite a bit of travel and I had to adjust my shifting to the synchro box (the Cortina has a dogbox). The car is also too soft in the rear, making for some unsettling weight transfer through the uphill and downhill esses (especially since these were my first-ever laps!)
After a little more than 20 minutes in the Courier, I'd moved from 25th to 18th and pitted in. About 12 minutes later, I climbed into this 1969 Ford Cortina GT MkII:
The Cortina was a totally different animal, not least of which in the driving position. The pedals were MUCH closer than the Courier, even to the point of feeling cramped. The brake pedal had almost no travel, possibly due to a sticky front caliper. The shift lever was also much longer, making the shift pattern very vague. It was a necessity to allow the owner to reach the lever comfortably, but I think I'll be looking into another solution. This Cortina is very different from the one I've driven before, but with similar traits. Both cars slide very well, the MkII feeling more planted for sure. The differential in the MkII is shorter than the MkI (4.44 vs. 4.11) which combined with a 6,500rpm limit made the car easy to rotate in the corners and lowered the top speed. The brakes are better in the MkII by quite a margin, but the stiff pedal took some time to get used to. Also, there was a large and unsettling dead spot in the center of the steering which the owner never mentioned and must be addressed. I got in the Cortina in 24th place and finished 18th. I did a 2:29.8 in the Courier and a 2:32.2 in the Cortina.
So to answer your question, Forza is a walk in the park!Leave a comment:
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So I'll be driving at VIR for the first time today sharing a customer's 1969 Ford Cortina GT MKII (the rightmost car in my sig), and it will be very curious to see how helpful the VIRtual (hah) track has been. I've obviously also watched video and talked to my guys and others in the paddock, but it will be quite the trial by fire to jump into a new car and a new track halfway through a race! Feel free to send your prayers around 10:30am, haha.Leave a comment:
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Anyone doing the Lamborghini Challenge/Event this month? Looks like Season 2 started and I just posted a time on the Rivals event at Laguna!Leave a comment:
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I tried the three versions of VIR Main in the Cortina, and look what happened on the wet version!
I mean, sure, there's only 100 times, but still!Leave a comment:
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