Found some new Optima footage on YouTube.

[Steve1968LS2]

Funny.. I haven't even watched it all at first but I love the shot of me launching at the autocross.. must of been after the fix.

Looks like a TV show.. complete with product spots. lol

But there are some cool optima shots and those Radicals are super cool.

long ass video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rnq3j-r9cw&feature=rec-fresh+div-r-7-HM

[Steve1968LS2]

Oh my God.. they slammed Kinnan and his "show car".. ouch...


Some cool footage at the very beginning and again starting at 7:40


The narrator is douche though.. "old cars not meant for autocross".. lol

[awr68]

Some cool footage....but he clearly doesn't understand/know what he was watching all day!

He says that he turned a great lap in a Vette....I bet it wan't as good as the leaders did in their 'old cars'!

Oh well, we all enjoyed ourselves!

[Steve1968LS2]

Some cool footage....but he clearly doesn't understand/know what he was watching all day!

He says that he turned a great lap in a Vette....I bet it wan't as good as the leaders did in their 'old cars'!

Oh well, we all enjoyed ourselves!

I just like the footage.. was almost better on MUTE.. lol

I sent the guy an email challege to run him at a local autocross.. he can bring a new car and I will run my "old car"..

[awr68]

Now that's funny! :D

[awr68]

There's no way that big tuff guy could turn down Mary if she challenged him to an auto-x too! That would be a day he would beg to forget! LOL :rofl:

[Vegas69]

He's feeding the crowd that follows his show. He probably knows less about pro-touring than I do about Mitsubishi Lancer. :unibrow: I do now one thing, you better hope he doesn't bring one to the challenge. LOL

[awr68]

......Mitsubishi Lancer. :unibrow: I do now one thing, you better hope he doesn't bring one to the challenge. LOL

I have to agree Todd! I have been in Dan's (Conekiller13) STI both on the street and open track....bad ass car! He auto-x's the hell out of that car and does VERY well chasing points! Lancers and STI's are cool little rockets! :yes:

[Jr]

I have to agree Todd! I have been in Dan's (Conekiller13) STI both on the street and open track....bad ass car! He auto-x's the hell out of that car and does VERY well chasing points! Lancers and STI's are cool little rockets! :yes:

Do you know where to find video/info of Dan's car?

[Jr]

Steve,
I like the challenge you threw down on youtube. I can't believe that he was talking sh*t on the ride tech camaro. I guess that guy has no idea...

[awr68]

Do you know where to find video/info of Dan's car?

Not sure about any vids. Send him a PM, he's on here from time to time. :cheers:

[dlouie87]

I have to agree Todd! I have been in Dan's (Conekiller13) STI both on the street and open track....bad ass car! He auto-x's the hell out of that car and does VERY well chasing points! Lancers and STI's are cool little rockets! :yes:

Lancers are slow... Evolutions are better.

it's like wrx and STi. I came from a STi, so all this classic car / protouring is new and VERY interesting for me :D

I'm trying to learn as much as I can but the information is over-whelming.

-Dan

[XcYZ]

LMAO, what a tool. It's obvious that he's just another voice in the crowd that nobody cares about, so he has to throw down ignorant comments to try to make a name for himself.

What bacame instantly apparent is that this "journalist" did zero research on the event. He just showed up with his little Sony VHS camcorder and started making stupid comments. He is the Youtube poster child. :rofl:

I particularly enjoyed his "education" on proper battery usage. I would love to hear more of his electrical theories, it would make fantastic entertainment here at work. :lol: :lol:

[cmraman]

I just like the footage.. was almost better on MUTE.. lol

I sent the guy an email challege to run him at a local autocross.. he can bring a new car and I will run my "old car"..

I agree. Does the G-tech vs Dynolicious video ring any bells?

[6spdcamaro]

I love how he said that most of these cars are "built for show only. Like this 32 coupe that broke a suspension" :_paranoid

[speedshftr]

wondering why jack ass brakes locked up?i thought it had the zr1 brake system?i felt bad for a few of those tires on the front lock ups.flat spotting bigtime.neat video

[Vegas69]

There is no ABS.

[Steve1968LS2]

There is no ABS.

Which means they lock up even easier.. the A6 tires didn't help.

[Kendall Burleson]

That guy doesn't not have clue what he was looking at. A old car with a cooling problem that was stupid on his part to even say that. A guy try to buy that old car for a cool $135,000.00 while it sit on display at SEMA. He was looking to ship it over seas.That same old car?:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Steve1968LS2]

Hey, it looks like one of my "fans" decided to post a comment.. lol

You know what's funny.. they never have new material.. it the whole "well, you get a magazine to pay for your car!!"

I picture them holding thier breather after posting and making a pouty face.

Foget the fact that I have tons of my own money in my car.... some people are just sad.. even funnier since it's most likely someone from on of the two pt sites. But it's hard to tell since keyboard warriors like him like to hide behind screen names.

Oh, the holiday spirit... :yes:

[awr68]

Keep your chin up Brother! There will always be haters! The people that really know you know that you do have a lot of your own cash and time into Penny! :thumbsup:

Happy Holidays! :cheers:

[Steve1968LS2]

Keep your chin up Brother! There will always be haters! The people that really know you know that you do have a lot of your own cash and time into Penny! :thumbsup:

Happy Holidays! :cheers:

Oh it doesn't bother me anymore.. it's maybe a tad annoying, but generally comments like this come from guys that can't get thier own **** running and feel like it's everyone else's fault.

I bet I have $90k in my car out of my own pocket.. it scares me too much to actually add it all up.

There are very few magazine cars that are nice.. F-bomb, Project-X... I know David has a lot of cash in his Camaro and the 57 was re-done by GM since it's a company owned car. The rest suffer from the "I don't wanna spend my own $$$" syndrome. Which, considering what they pay us, is somewhat justified.

The best part of my job is that I get to make a lot of friends.. the yin to the yang is that I also atract people the seem to hate me for no particular reason. Shame really.

[89 RS]

That guy is an idiot, and needs to be educated. He doesn't have a clue and probably has never turned a wrench. Where is his car, since he knows so much...or is he waiting for mommy and daddy to buy one. On a better note, the footage was cool though.

[Scotch]

Why start by saying what a cool event it is, and then be critical of the participants? Why not ask for a ride and film it in one of these 'old' cars? Why not post some numbers? Why not drive the course yourself (in the Lotus, or one of the school Vettes) and compare lap times?

As much as I screwed up driving, I was suprised not to see footage of the wagon. If they wanted to be critical, I offered up plenty of material...

Agreed. Host is a Douche. Camerawork and editing is decent.

[mazspeed]

That Mark guy was a ****ing idiot.