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Old May 16, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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My first DE at Roebling with a ride along instructor teaching me the track. During a Saturday rain session I had a scary moment.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhZnXMoik5o[/media]



Interesting track. I never felt comfortable there. There are no racing lines that feel good. At least to me they didn't feel good. Lots of long turns.

Jim
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Old May 16, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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Na This is almost loosing it in the rain. That was a minor hickup....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1TG5Lh2j_E

or my buddy in his M5...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vibvotGaXb8
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Old May 16, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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was the M5 allrite? Roebling sucks in the wet
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Old May 16, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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Can't believe the parking distance monitor in the M5 started going off, that's rough...

talk about adding insult to injury
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Old May 16, 2011 | 10:32 AM
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was the M5 allrite? Roebling sucks in the wet
M5 was actually fine. He didn't even fix it for almost a year IIRC.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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Haha, that looks like me ice racing in a RWD car without studs.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jelanier
My first DE at Roebling with a ride along instructor teaching me the track. During a Saturday rain session I had a scary moment.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhZnXMoik5o[/media]



Interesting track. I never felt comfortable there. There are no racing lines that feel good. At least to me they didn't feel good. Lots of long turns.

Jim

Wet track, and you don't have your wipers going? The view outside your windshield was horrible.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by zdave87
Originally Posted by jelanier' timestamp='1305536118' post='20579365
My first DE at Roebling with a ride along instructor teaching me the track. During a Saturday rain session I had a scary moment.


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhZnXMoik5o[/media]



Interesting track. I never felt comfortable there. There are no racing lines that feel good. At least to me they didn't feel good. Lots of long turns.

Jim

Wet track, and you don't have your wipers going? The view outside your windshield was horrible.
It is an illusion from the camera (auto-iris,auto-focus,depth of field) . From driver/passenger perspective the visibility was good.
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Old Jun 5, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Roebling is a great first track. Not technical, easy on brakes. I did my first even there last May and have been hooked every since.
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