Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

For anyone who has time on track with a track car..there is no such thing as a track/ road car.

Take a gt4 or gt3 porsche and then get next to the same “model” but it’s a real cup car. By the time you get buckled up I’m half a lap ahead. And after the 2nd lap street/track brakes pads would be on fire in a cup car.
This doesn’t mean I won’t drive something that blurs the line a bit


Edit: Also as fast and as amazing as the AMG One is, there’s zero chance it would hang with a legit F1 car

 
This doesn’t mean I won’t drive something that blurs the line a bit

I'll give you that one...

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I actually can’t stand the trope “race car for the street”, that makes me cringe pretty hard. I understand the trade offs between street car and race car. But something that leans really far towards race car sounds so fun as a weekend warrior, just not as an actual daily driver

Something like this looks so awesome and I’d probably have a boner every time I drove it. But there is no way I’d drive this more than 100 miles a month
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not sure your generation but back in my day, LOL, us guys had one car and it did everything . I had a 1970 "Cuda 440 SixPack that was my daily driver and ran 10.50's at the track on weekends. 440 auto 4:56 rear
Not as fast as stuff today but fast for the time period. Then my Chevelle that ran 11.50's and became my daily as it was better on fuel than the Cuda.
 
I wish I could tolerate the altitude at Lake City. It may be full of tourists by now, been 6 years since we were there. Used to go every summer and camp out at the Lake.
Really cool area with interesting mining history. We were there elk and deer hunting a few years back.
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not sure your generation but back in my day, LOL, us guys had one car and it did everything . I had a 1970 "Cuda 440 SixPack that was my daily driver and ran 10.50's at the track on weekends. 440 auto 4:56 rear
Not as fast as stuff today but fast for the time period. Then my Chevelle that ran 11.50's and became my daily as it was better on fuel than the Cuda.
“Jack of all trades, master of none”

I get wanting a fast, fun daily driver but it makes a bit more sense to have a “fun” car for weekend/Friday driving and a stone stock, bland bowl of oatmeal to rack up the miles on.
 
Asked the wife..I knew she has a couple of short videos. I’ll post a few

Up to 150 +/- on the straight depending how I came off the downhill last turn.
Next time I’m bringing track tires, was on stock pzeros. They did well enough but the front end wanted more grip.

Back side of the track is more fun..straights are time to tighten belts and relax for a second. You really don’t pay attention to the speedo all things considered

Perfect day out too
 
Shooting brake is the most over rated car design ever created..it’s a sloped back station wagon

They were never cool , just pushed down the public’s throat for sales
I always thought a shooting brake was simply a two-door wagon or hatchback, regardless of roofline. 🤷‍♂️

And just my humble opinion, but I absolutely love them! I like all manner of sports wagons, but a well executed shooting brake just does it for me, like this design study from some Dutch dudes based on an old 986 Boxster:

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Or this Merc done up by Brabus:

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A Ferrari FF is still very high on my bucket list…
 
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I always thought a shooting brake was simply a two-door wagon or hatchback, regardless of roofline. 🤷‍♂️

And just my humble opinion, but I absolutely love them! I like all manner of sports wagons, but a well executed shooting brake just does it for me, like this design study from some Dutch dudes based on an old 986 Boxster:

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Or this Merc done up by Brabus:

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A Ferrari FF is still very high on my bucket list…
I was never a sports wagon fan until I saw this one:

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The Audi RS 6 Avant. That one I would buy, if I could afford it
 
They really are a force multiplier. And a back saver.

Used one today to only move our diggings one time.
28x28x24 hole in sandy assed soil for a gate controller.
In went the rebar and 1,860# of concrete.
That baby ain't going nowhere.

@RedneckBMXer
Did most of the heavy lifting and pretty work.
I can't thank you enough for the help.
Now we wait for it to cure.

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All of this so we can open this up tomorrow.
No, most of the steel isn't out there and yes the grass needed mowing. This pic is from a couple of days ago.

500yd bay.
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There's lots more to the range.
10, 25x25 yd pistol bays.
1 360° bay.
2 50x60yd bays
1 50x100yd bay
1 200+yd bay and a 500yd for the time being.
Working on getting a mile...

Oh, and Polk Sporting Clays has been operational on site since Jan or Feb of 2025.

The range is Bone Valley in western Polk County, FL.
It's about an hour SE of Tampa.
 
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For anyone who has time on track with a track car..there is no such thing as a track/ road car.

Take a gt4 or gt3 porsche and then get next to the same “model” but it’s a real cup car. By the time you get buckled up I’m half a lap ahead. And after the 2nd lap street/track brakes pads would be on fire in a cup car.

@Schütze
Hey T, can we get an expert opinion on this one?
 
I actually can’t stand the trope “race car for the street”, that makes me cringe pretty hard.
That one is annoying but not nearly as bad as everyone calling every car under 3000lbs with a ride height lower than a Tahoe "just like a go kart!"
Tell me you know nothing about karting without telling me you've never been in one.

A former girlfriend had a 1999 Nissan 300ZX Turbo with T Tops way back then.
Unlikely, since they stopped importing them to the US in 96.

For the boomers: a prototype Corvette with a mid mounted Wankel engine.
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