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      09-07-2011, 04:16 PM   #1
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sup old friends? hadn't been here in a while but I thought I'd share a vid

I went to the Tail of the Dragon Saturday morning...




watch in HD...
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did i see your car at the austin cars & coffee on sunday? O_o?
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no, sadly I'm training in VA right now...I'll be back later this month though!
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Haha ya my brakes would be pissed at me after that, and squealing too. For some reason my damn CoolCarbons still squeak once they heat up, disc quiet added twice and properly bedded and all..who knows

Got some roads like that down here but none yet that Ive found that have almost zero traffic on em with no stops.
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car sounds good nice road too! what mods you done?
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Nice vid random...training in this heat??! ouch
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Haha ya my brakes would be pissed at me after that, and squealing too. For some reason my damn CoolCarbons still squeak once they heat up, disc quiet added twice and properly bedded and all..who knows

Got some roads like that down here but none yet that Ive found that have almost zero traffic on em with no stops.
yeah, the brakes actually only squealed that once that you can hear in the vid. and I'm glad the rotors are drilled because they had smoke coming off them when I stopped

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car sounds good nice road too! what mods you done?
just ~100 lbs weight reduction and ~100 hp extra

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Nice vid random...training in this heat??! ouch
yep! I forgot how humid VA is after enjoying TX weather!
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yeah, the brakes actually only squealed that once that you can hear in the vid. and I'm glad the rotors are drilled because they had smoke coming off them when I stopped



just ~100 lbs weight reduction and ~100 hp extra



yep! I forgot how humid VA is after enjoying TX weather!
Plus 100+ lbs passenger = just ~100 hp extra

Car sounds great!
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Plus 100+ lbs passenger = just ~100 hp extra

Car sounds great!
lol you are correct! but I drove 7.5 hours just to get there so I needed a co-driver
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Where in VA are you right now?
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Sorry to hear lol..not much down that way.
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you're right...I did an exotic car tour from DC, MPact car show, C&C in Great Falls and Williamsburg. I'm gonna hit up C&C Richmond this Sat morning.
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