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Guess where i took my 68

Started by euroZ06, September 01, 2016, 03:32:03 AM

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euroZ06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNXiOUUfvcI

I'm working on buying the pics (plus can't post them from work), but here is the sample pics

http://www.tourifotos.de/galerie/album=563/datum=2016-08-28/foto=14-15h-IMG_6088.jpg.html

http://www.tourifotos.de/galerie/album=563/datum=2016-08-28/foto=14-15h-IMG_6085.jpg.html

http://www.racetracker.de/event/picture/1931997-503471824e36c3a40f70778ffd0a29c2/user/74

http://www.racetracker.de/event/picture/1932028-0a60cf621e2b5d145139bd9e864e66c5/user/74

http://www.racetracker.de/event/picture/1944077-5049b5c7ffaea816ec512e6ff112d2d7/user/542

http://www.racetracker.de/event/picture/1943336-c924c715568cd3bd6ea25a418f3cb76d

So yea, that didn't take long. Ring is about a two and a half hour cruise. I went there with my buddy in a 65 impala. I've done over 100 laps around the ring, so I'm pretty familiar with the track. On sundays, it's a tourist day, so lots and lots of cars, and I had to keep to the right a lot. Also, I have drum brakes, which made this very difficult. M+S tires that have a high wall, and Auto tranny didn't help either. But overall I was very happy! I think with good brakes, good tires I could get this boat into low 10's. However, I wont be going there any time soon to attempt any records  :smilielol:
68 charger, 383, 727, 3.55

JR

That's awesome, the pics turned out great!

I can't imagine what 4 wheel drums must feel like on a road course. Much less the Nurburgring. (Nonexistent is my guess. :icon_smile_big:)
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euroZ06

Quote from: JR on September 01, 2016, 05:34:09 AM
That's awesome, the pics turned out great!

I can't imagine what 4 wheel drums must feel like on a road course. Much less the Nurburgring. (Nonexistent is my guess. :icon_smile_big:)

yea, it's really bad, so I tried not to pick up too much speed so that I didn't have to brake. So, I was also running open headers (via cut outs) and it was just too loud lol
68 charger, 383, 727, 3.55

Homerr

Very cool, good to know why you weren't any more aggressive.

And a note to your cameraman:

euroZ06

Quote from: Homerr on September 01, 2016, 07:44:31 AM
Very cool, good to know why you weren't any more aggressive.

And a note to your cameraman:



I forgot my go pro that day, my C7 has a built in PDR, so I'm not used to grabbing a go pro. But that's all I got...
68 charger, 383, 727, 3.55

challenger70

It may not have been the fastest, but it was definitely the coolest car on the nurburgring that day!   :2thumbs:
'68 383 A833 QQ1 Charger
'70  440 727 FY1 Challenger

tan top

  good stuff !! :cheers: :2thumbs:

 open headers eh  :coolgleamA:  an uncorked V8 !   one of the  finest sounds  known  to mankind  :coolgleamA:  :yesnod:    
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bigdsul

Awesome video and beautiful car! I can't imagine what driving on Nuremberg would be like in a 68 charger. It must have been exhilarating to say the least.

alfaitalia

Hell.....it frightened me braking a 911 turbo with ceramic brakes around there a few years back....(not as much as my 1989 Yamaha FZR1000EXUP did when I bought it brand new but even so!).......a full drum brakes car ?.....no thanks! So well done to you Sir. Low tens? Not in any b body charger I've seen......but it could be possible I guess...with lots of serious mods.
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euroZ06

Quote from: alfaitalia on September 02, 2016, 11:42:22 AM
Hell.....it frightened me braking a 911 turbo with ceramic brakes around there a few years back....(not as much as my 1989 Yamaha FZR1000EXUP did when I bought it brand new but even so!).......a full drum brakes car ?.....no thanks! So well done to you Sir. Low tens? Not in any b body charger I've seen......but it could be possible I guess...with lots of serious mods.

yea, the trick with this track is brake modulation. Once u become more familiar with the track, there aren't that many places that u need to brake (in a good car).

I think 10's are very realistic with good brakes, and good tires. I took my 76 633csi, and got a low 10 in it (and that is taking it easy last 1/5 of the lap due to overheated brakes).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCMJVZVodt8
68 charger, 383, 727, 3.55

alfaitalia

Yes....but European cars of that era were designed to go around corners....US cars of that era (well 7 years older in this case) certainty were not. Many Euro drivers (myself included) would say that most US cars still don't corner the way us Europeans like a car to handle. This is the main reason that (before the latest Jeeps and the surprisingly successful 300C) sales of US built cars are almost none existent in Europe.....well that and the fact the the US cornered (pun intended) the market in ugly car design after about 73 to...well now....!...which is strange when you see how pretty lots were before then!



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