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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Has any one giving this race a thought? I have some friends that have ran it and they say it's a lot harder to win than most people think.

http://www.silverstateclassic.com/home.htm

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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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Cool - but for $700 i'll go elsewhere
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RTZX9R,Dec 21 2010, 03:09 PM
Cool - but for $700 i'll go elsewhere
$700 and one long drive.

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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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Sounds pretty cool to me. If i lived out there i would be there!
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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Personally I think it's ok - for less money you could race the Virginia city hill climb which is more exciting imo.

Or just do 3 track days at laguna or something instead.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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I might try this out. The thrill of going this fast on a public road excites me.

Also on the track you never top the car out. Here you could in theory.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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If you have the power, 3.636 gears with 245/45-17 tires out back the "S"(04+) could hit 176.3 at 8000 rpm's .
If I did this right http://www.turnzero.com/technical_resource...gear_calculator

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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rrounds,Dec 21 2010, 06:08 PM
If you have the power, 3.636 gears with 245/45-17 tires out back the "S"(04+) could hit 176.3 at 8000 rpm's .
If I did this right http://www.turnzero.com/technical_resource...gear_calculator

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I think there is enough power stock. However the car develops lift above a certain speed. I think 176 would require some wings and under body.
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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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I thought our cars were drag limited so it wouldn't really matter if you change your gearing
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