Jay Leno, a Carrera GT and Talledega on "Rides"
10-17-2006, 09:13 PM
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Jay Leno, a Carrera GT and Talledega on "Rides" Just got done tightening the header flange bolts and washing the rig and found this is on The TLC Channel.
Looks good so far. 200mph.
Started at 7pm.
Looks good so far. 200mph.
Started at 7pm.
10-17-2006, 10:52 PM
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D'oh, missed it.
There is Cable TV here at work but I'll have to check it out another time.
Here is Jay's writeup on the experience:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...e/2155722.html
There is Cable TV here at work but I'll have to check it out another time.
Here is Jay's writeup on the experience:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...e/2155722.html
10-18-2006, 11:34 AM
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That was David Donohue's top speed. Leno went 182.
This is good stuff right here:
Jay Leno:
For years I've heard racers say, "Don't get off the throttle too quickly going into a corner or the back end will come around." I was on the straightest part of the track, and I had just passed the time traps. As I went through, I lifted my foot maybe a quarter of an inch, to slow down. And just as I lifted, the back of the car whipped around. Uh-oh. You think: So that's what those race car drivers were talking about. I spun five times, but I managed to call up what I'd learned in a few driving courses. I could hear all my instructors' voices saying, "You will always hit what you're looking at."
I saw the wall coming up and I quickly turned my head, and cut the wheel to go where my head was turning. Then I stepped on the brakes. As the car spun, I turned my head the other way, cut the wheel, and the car immediately went in the direction I was looking. I avoided hitting the wall. All I could think was, "Wow. That stuff really works."
This is good stuff right here:
Jay Leno:
For years I've heard racers say, "Don't get off the throttle too quickly going into a corner or the back end will come around." I was on the straightest part of the track, and I had just passed the time traps. As I went through, I lifted my foot maybe a quarter of an inch, to slow down. And just as I lifted, the back of the car whipped around. Uh-oh. You think: So that's what those race car drivers were talking about. I spun five times, but I managed to call up what I'd learned in a few driving courses. I could hear all my instructors' voices saying, "You will always hit what you're looking at."
I saw the wall coming up and I quickly turned my head, and cut the wheel to go where my head was turning. Then I stepped on the brakes. As the car spun, I turned my head the other way, cut the wheel, and the car immediately went in the direction I was looking. I avoided hitting the wall. All I could think was, "Wow. That stuff really works."
