Realtime @ Mosport
09-04-2006, 06:37 PM
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Realtime @ Mosport
It was a wet weekend at Mosport for the Speed World Challenge and ALMS races, but I had a great time. I'm still going through all the pics I took, but here are a few that I have uploaded:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234274804/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234273234/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234271988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234276541/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234277679/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234278495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233827111/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233826479/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234279631/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233828112/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233825749/
The full series can be found here:
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Cheers,
Dan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234274804/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234273234/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234271988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234276541/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234277679/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234278495/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233827111/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233826479/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234279631/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233828112/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/233825749/
The full series can be found here:
Cheers,
Dan
09-04-2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mojox20
just like mine with condensation in the headlight 
09-04-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Knox
Great shots Dan! Can I request some full sizes for wallpaper's?
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09-04-2006, 08:49 PM
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Pics look amazing as useual. I wouldn't expect anything less from you though. I hope to make it to one of those races sometime in the next year or two. I think my trip this year might be to Las Vegas for SEMA.
09-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Sure, just let me know which ones you'd like and I'll make something for you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/234273234/
09-05-2006, 06:13 AM
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Hey Dan; did you happen to see the throttle pedal for the tsx? Do you know if it's mechanical or drive-by-wire?
09-05-2006, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Thanks for the comments everyone. I'll make that wallpaper either this afternoon or tonight when I get home.
09-05-2006, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
Great pics Dan!
The rain kept me away. So who won anyway?
The rain kept me away. So who won anyway?
09-05-2006, 12:12 PM
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Did the TSX's appear to have any real problems with specific parts of the track; I'm guessing the Audi left everything else behind coming out of 5B, leading up onto the Andretti straight? But could anything catch it on the way up? Looks like people were being careful through Turn 1, but what about through 2/3? And what lap times were they running?
Coming back from taking my daughter (and everything in the world that she owns) back to university we just happened to drive by Mosport, on Friday pm. I asked my wife if perhaps we should stop in, but, well, that's why I'm asking you what happened.
Coming back from taking my daughter (and everything in the world that she owns) back to university we just happened to drive by Mosport, on Friday pm. I asked my wife if perhaps we should stop in, but, well, that's why I'm asking you what happened.
09-05-2006, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by gdcwatt
Did the TSX's appear to have any real problems with specific parts of the track; I'm guessing the Audi left everything else behind coming out of 5B, leading up onto the Andretti straight? But could anything catch it on the way up? Looks like people were being careful through Turn 1, but what about through 2/3? And what lap times were they running?
Coming back from taking my daughter (and everything in the world that she owns) back to university we just happened to drive by Mosport, on Friday pm. I asked my wife if perhaps we should stop in, but, well, that's why I'm asking you what happened.
Coming back from taking my daughter (and everything in the world that she owns) back to university we just happened to drive by Mosport, on Friday pm. I asked my wife if perhaps we should stop in, but, well, that's why I'm asking you what happened.
The best time for the Audi was 1:42.467 compared to Kleinubing's 1:43.942. Brandon Davis finished 2nd, 6.491 seconds behind the Audi but that gap is larger than it sounds.
They post a full review on the World Challenge website after every race. Here's the one for this weekend: http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?ID=410
A couple of quotes from that article really tell it all:
Originally Posted by Chip Herr
“The weather was definitely a factor for the STaSIS Audi,” said Herr, who also won at Mid-Ohio in May and at Road America two weeks ago. “The car handles really well in the dry, but when it comes to wet weather…I really thought we had a huge advantage over the Acuras. But today, I’m really impressed how well these guys drove and how well their cars handled, because the only advantage I saw was coming out of Turn Five, which is a really slow turn, so it’s just about traction. Everywhere else it was pretty heads-up with them.
Originally Posted by Brandon Davis
“I didn’t know how long Chip [Herr] was going to stay back there with the Audi. The all-wheel drive is definitely a frightening sight to see in my mirrors. Obviously, the front-wheel drive cars, our cars, are absolutely amazing. So I have RealTime Acura to thank for that.”
Originally Posted by Pierre Kleinubing
“It’s unbelievable what we can do with a front-wheel drive car against the Audis. It didn’t seem to be any worse than the Audi other than coming out of Turn Five, so my hat’s off to Acura today, an unbelievable car.”
09-05-2006, 12:51 PM
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^^If all Audi had to offer was a 1 corner advantage, I'd say it was a great race then. Obviously the Mazda's didn't show up with their A game, but that's a pretty well know fact they don't do great in the rain. I think RTR just has the right engineers in place to get the cars setup very well and the drivers just (Curran, Kleinubing, Cunningham) have the experience. Davis is learning and has youth. I wish Nick could bring it a little more, but he is doing well for him. It is just a very good team.
09-05-2006, 08:56 PM
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Cool pictures man.
I've met Pierre at HIN Charlotte 2 years ago, he's a pretty cool guy. He loves Acura's!
I've met Pierre at HIN Charlotte 2 years ago, he's a pretty cool guy. He loves Acura's!
09-05-2006, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Knox
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acurazinedan/235552180
09-05-2006, 09:57 PM
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got a 1600x1200 too that is a sweet background
for the amazing work
for the amazing work
09-06-2006, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by acura_ak
those are great pics....wish i could go to one of those events. i can't believe Realtime didn't win. everytime i see it on Speed Channel, it seems like Acura wins.
All they need is a 2nd place finish at the next race and they have the championship wrapped up.
