Classic Days 2009 - I had fun last week-end • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **fbernard** » 07 May 2009 23:50

And a friend uploaded this video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sym2vKjZcIg

by **dave-r** » 08 May 2009 8:25

Get in there my son! :lol2:

Great!

Loved the cock-up at the end. Did you think for a moment you were driving an off-road car? :lol:

No that was very impressive. You did all of us Challenger owners proud. :wink2:

by **Roland** » 08 May 2009 10:20

oh yesssssssssssss :thumbsup:

Added it to my favs.

by **jh27n0b** » 08 May 2009 10:27

Very nice. looks like a lot of fun.

by **Eddie** » 08 May 2009 10:29

Very Cool! Thanks for posting Fabien :thumbsup:

(Fabiens Challenger would be the perfect for the Goldfield run) :lol:

by **drewcrane** » 08 May 2009 11:46

man that is a kick ass video , i love it! :thumbsup:

by **fbernard** » 08 May 2009 16:01

dave-r wrote:Get in there my son!

Great!

Loved the cock-up at the end. Did you think for a moment you were driving an off-road car?

No, but with the new rear set-up, it's much less forgiving if I screw up my downshifts (now I have to rev-match or the rear-end will stutter like a Porsche when you try to brake with the engine). That was on perfectly flat pavement.
With the pedal arrangement, heel-toe is almost impossible (or I need right-foot surgery).

There's another one that's pretty funny (not for the guy who posted it though) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h-qrF8C390

At around 05:39, he says (in French, of course) "his dodge is real quick, but he can't do sh*t in the corners".
Seconds later, "we're going to overtake him now" (just before I accelerate), and after the next 180° turn (around 06:25), "he's quick, damnit!"
Actually, I think the comments are from the passenger (complaining that he needs to take a leak in another video of the same event)...

What I find really nice in my video, is the head movements of my passenger. He retightened his harness twice during the 20-minute session, and he was shaking each time I was accelerating or braking.

And I still have some work on the brakes, I just installed the rear discs, didn't touch the bias. I know I can brake much later than I do now, but it's not easy to go all out in that kind of event. Many people there were not accustomed to racetracks (you can see smoke at one time in the video, at the hairpin corner, with 4 cars taking the turn at the same time), and some have unexpected reactions.

The good thing is, everything's easy now. I can drive to the track, swap out the black carburetor secondary spring for the yellow one (2 minutes if I'm slow), check the oil level, and I'm ready. (Sometimes I can open the exhaust line too, like I did last week - most times I can't).

The only problems left are overheating (I can't do more than 20 minutes) and oil pressure in the long curves (that's why I decellerate, to avoid falling below 30 psi).

Next thing : Canton oil accumulator, and an oil cooler.

by **dave-r** » 08 May 2009 19:28

fbernard wrote:Next thing : Canton oil accumulator, and an oil cooler.

by **Moparman1972** » 09 May 2009 17:49

Very, very cool! :nod:

by **Jon** » 10 May 2009 0:51

Your Challenger sounds awesome. Must have been fun. :thumbsup: