Ferrari: WTF?

"Nino Barlini" <net> wrote in message
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I've been busy entertaining a longtime friend all weekend.
He flew up from the South to visit and we had a blast.

Friday we hit National Trail Raceway for a day of drag
racing (easy Duffin, easy now). We all got a facefull of
nitromethane fumes when John Force fired up his car in
his pit, clearing the whole area in a matter of seconds. It
was nice to go there again after a couple years off, but
the toothless drunk loudmouths make it kind of a pain in
the ass. 7000hp Top Fuel cars are fun to see, hear, and
feel though... Pro Stock Bike is always a treat as well.

Saturday was Mid-Ohio for the Speedvision WC GT
race. Our personal favorite driver had mechanical failure
early on, but she started strong and had to pull a killer
move to avoid a 5-car pileup at the start. Star Mazda
and Formula BMW were okay, not that interesting to
watch until the drivers started taking risks to pass later
in the race. ALMS qualifying and practice was very cool.

Say what you want about the MC12 being a tarted-up
Enzo, I liked it. As usual the Corvettes were the loudest,
the Vipers and Porsches sounded eerily similar, and the
Saleen S7 and Panoz sounded like Mustangs with open
exhaust. Looked cooler though... The Audi prototypes
have the weirdest popping noise as they bounce off the
limiter to make the pit road speed limit. They're almost
like a huge two stroke the way they sound. No Lamborghini
this year, and I never saw the Risi Ferrari 360. Strange... The
Maserati guys were everywhere and there was a Coupe and
a Quattroporte available for inspection. The Coupe still does
it for me although I really wish they had kept the hockey-stick
taillights. I love the basso profundo roar of that engine.

Sunday was a trip back to where I grew up to visit family
and take my friend on a tour of our old haunts that have been
revamped, removed, etc.


There you go, no dog poop for me.



-Matt- "..."

"matt borland" <rr.com> wrote in message
 

Said driver also shared much Mexican food and beer with
us late into the evening after the race. As usual a good time
was had by all.



-Matt- "..."

Nino Barlini wrote: 

Hey, I was out trying to buy a car this weekend. Too busy to check in!

T308
(Who looked at a rust bucket GTE on Saturday and went to Texas on it...
El Paso....)

matt borland wrote: 

The race car looks way better than the road car, IMO.
 

My good buddy Ralphie called it a "Saleen Mustang". SPeaking of turds.
 

Too late. Already in the mail. And we put a couple shots of Franks Hot
Chile n' Lime on his food yesterday, too.

M

--
"F1 won't change me" - Jenson Button, just weeks before dumping his
girlfriend of five years and buying a Ferrari.

Tifosi 308 (The Serial Number Geek) wrote: 

Too late for you, too. It's amazing what Dakota produced after a few
healthy spoonfuls of Ralph's "Private Choice" Rocky Road!

M

--
"F1 won't change me" - Jenson Button, just weeks before dumping his
girlfriend of five years and buying a Ferrari.

matt borland wrote:
<<Said driver also shared much Mexican food and beer with us late into
the evening after the race. As usual a good time was had by all.>>

Although he may have nodded off for a moment or two, even the team
owner seemed quite amused by the evening. Imagine how much fun we would
have had if I'd actually finished the race!

Try again at Cleveland?

C.

"Nino Barlini" <net> wrote in message
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I just posted, FFS!

Blimey!


-MCPD

Paul Duffin wrote: 
I didn't count yours.

I don't know why.

Chalk one up to the vagaries of insanity - the best excuse ever invented
to get away with doing nothing but stupid shite like that!

:-)

M

--
"F1 won't change me" - Jenson Button, just weeks before dumping his
girlfriend of five years and buying a Ferrari.