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Awesome breakdown Brian. Great stuff.
I'm excited to see how it performs.
I'm excited to see how it performs.
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Wow, only 78 competitors? Many who didn't finish?
It's amazing that last year's competitor beat the best this year by a full 12%.
Reminds me of the 919 tribute tour last year, when the Porsche beat the Nürburgring record by 17% (normally this wouldn't be allowed, lap times are artificially limited, there are sections of the course where you could not react fast enough if something appeared).
You'd think that in these long established races, that the knife's edge would be hundreds of a second for records. It just goes to show what an exciting time we live in that things are in such flux that leaps and bounds are still being made.
Good show.
Anyone have links to footage of your climb?
It's amazing that last year's competitor beat the best this year by a full 12%.
Reminds me of the 919 tribute tour last year, when the Porsche beat the Nürburgring record by 17% (normally this wouldn't be allowed, lap times are artificially limited, there are sections of the course where you could not react fast enough if something appeared).
You'd think that in these long established races, that the knife's edge would be hundreds of a second for records. It just goes to show what an exciting time we live in that things are in such flux that leaps and bounds are still being made.
Good show.
Anyone have links to footage of your climb?
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I don't know anything about these events...
How do you end up getting to go?
Is it the kind of thing that they pay you to attend, or is it like being in a garage band or a marathon runner and you pay for the privilege of participating?
Are there qualifiers?
I'd imagine that there has to be some kind of restraint on participating, performance or price -wise, else you'd have all kinds of gag entries. Grandpa's station wagon, mom's minivan, etc.
Other than getting cars and people to the hill, what's involved?
How do you end up getting to go?
Is it the kind of thing that they pay you to attend, or is it like being in a garage band or a marathon runner and you pay for the privilege of participating?
Are there qualifiers?
I'd imagine that there has to be some kind of restraint on participating, performance or price -wise, else you'd have all kinds of gag entries. Grandpa's station wagon, mom's minivan, etc.
Other than getting cars and people to the hill, what's involved?
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