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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Check here:

http://www.arielatomexperience.com/index.p...d=188&Itemid=87

Portland International Raceway
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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The Ariel factory is just up the road from me I really gotta go check that place out sometime.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 04:34 PM
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I think a summer drive to Ariel for a factory tour was discussed once. I think it'd be a fun one. Moreso if they let us try them out

As fun as the track day sounds, $800? Holy moly!
It'd be fun though...
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Wow this sounds really fun. $800 is a lot but doable now 1995.00 is crazy!!! It would be a great experience though. I would go there to watch and take some photos.

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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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There is a good chance I will be doing this. I will be doing the silver as $2000 is about $1000 too much!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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So I'm signing up. Hopefully, someone gets back to me. I'm just doing the silver. I hope I can get my video camera working on the small windscreen and catch some of the action.

edit: After reading the releases and what-not they call come with onboard cameras and the footage will be provided to me...sweet!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kpdx01,Feb 4 2008, 07:26 PM
So I'm signing up. Hopefully, someone gets back to me. I'm just doing the silver. I hope I can get my video camera working on the small windscreen and catch some of the action.

edit: After reading the releases and what-not they call come with onboard cameras and the footage will be provided to me...sweet!
Hey:

Please let us know when you will be driving it. I may drop by to take some pictures, at the least.

Thanks.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by REVS 9K,Feb 4 2008, 10:40 PM
Hey:

Please let us know when you will be driving it. I may drop by to take some pictures, at the least.

Thanks.
Yeah, sure. I don't know if people can come in and take pictures or not. I'm not sure how it's going to work, but I will post the day I'm going...if someone ever gets back to me...
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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So I'm going to do it May 14. It should be a lot of fun. I wish I got more track time, but I just can't rationalize spending $2k. Oh well.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by s2kpdx01,Feb 5 2008, 12:01 PM
So I'm going to do it May 14. It should be a lot of fun. I wish I got more track time, but I just can't rationalize spending $2k. Oh well.
Sounds like a lot of fun but I can't justify paying $800.00 let along $2000.00 for very minimal track time whether driving an Ariel Atom or not.

Anyway, are you going to be at the fopir/orpca PIR grand reopening day on the 24th? I am planning to go but have yet to sign up. I'm sure with 120 cars limit it won't be fill.
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