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330 Mod: Question

Steve Smit

330 Mod: Question

by Steve Smit » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 04:18:08

Um, is there going to be another car (marque/model) for the 330 Classic mod?

It's not that I don't love the 330 P4--it was one of the greatest race cars
ever--but Ferrari only built 4 of 'em, and it seems a little silly to have a
whole field (43?) of 'em running around as if they were as common as Dodge
Neons.

How abt. their main competition, the Ford GT40.  Or the Porsche 917 (which
actually came a scosh later)?  Or the Chaparral 2D (or its winged sister,
the 2F)?

Not complaining; just asking.

Dave Henri

330 Mod: Question

by Dave Henri » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:13:49



   The uspits is the place to ask that question.  Everyone of those cars
mentioned were nominated by users.   I beleive he's going to be making a
4 car mod but I haven't paid too much attention to that subject.  With
the Bullrun 1000 comming up I'm much too busy writing fake press
releases.
  The Pit's TPTCC online league is dicussing running the 330 mod on off
weeks and one member has even broached the idea of donating several
hundred dollars as prize money to lure competitors for the so-called 2nd
season.  I beleive ISRL or one of those Euro leagues is already planning
competition based on the 330 mod.  Looks like folks have taken quite a
liking to this effort.
dave henrie

  btw...one of my fondest moments in TV race watching was one of the
first broadcasts by Speedvision of the SCCA runnoffs...yes dang near 40
Dodge Neons and a few outmucscled Mazda Miata's went at it around Mid
Ohio.  What a GLORIOUS sight that was.  <no comments JD!!!!>

dave henrie

Steve Smit

330 Mod: Question

by Steve Smit » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:07:07

Yes, I was in one of those hundred-car fields of Neons (no, I think it was
the Plymouth GLT, a pocket rocket if ever there was one) at Mid-O during a
Car and Driver Reader Challenge or something.  I also ran an NSU Prinz in
the Lime Rock Little LeMans ("little sedans for little Le Mans" or, as the
great David E. Davis, Jr., once memorably called them, "sh*tty little cars
for sh*tty little people"), but "glorious" isn't a word that springs readily
to mind to describe the field (OR the driving).  We had a giant screwdriver
stick in the *** tunnel after the shift lever broke off, but it got stuck
in 2nd gear...not quite what you want at The Rock.




> > Um, is there going to be another car (marque/model) for the 330
> > Classic mod?

> > It's not that I don't love the 330 P4--it was one of the greatest race
> > cars ever--but Ferrari only built 4 of 'em, and it seems a little
> > silly to have a whole field (43?) of 'em running around as if they
> > were as common as Dodge Neons.

> > How abt. their main competition, the Ford GT40.  Or the Porsche 917
> > (which actually came a scosh later)?  Or the Chaparral 2D (or its
> > winged sister, the 2F)?

> > Not complaining; just asking.

>    The uspits is the place to ask that question.  Everyone of those cars
> mentioned were nominated by users.   I beleive he's going to be making a
> 4 car mod but I haven't paid too much attention to that subject.  With
> the Bullrun 1000 comming up I'm much too busy writing fake press
> releases.
>   The Pit's TPTCC online league is dicussing running the 330 mod on off
> weeks and one member has even broached the idea of donating several
> hundred dollars as prize money to lure competitors for the so-called 2nd
> season.  I beleive ISRL or one of those Euro leagues is already planning
> competition based on the 330 mod.  Looks like folks have taken quite a
> liking to this effort.
> dave henrie

>   btw...one of my fondest moments in TV race watching was one of the
> first broadcasts by Speedvision of the SCCA runnoffs...yes dang near 40
> Dodge Neons and a few outmucscled Mazda Miata's went at it around Mid
> Ohio.  What a GLORIOUS sight that was.  <no comments JD!!!!>

> dave henrie

Tony Rickar

330 Mod: Question

by Tony Rickar » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:45:55


> I also ran an NSU Prinz in the Lime Rock Little LeMans

You are a brave man Steve, I remember what an NSU Prinz looks like. Not
something any sane person would admit to racing :)
Greg Campbel

330 Mod: Question

by Greg Campbel » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:44:33


>   The Pit's TPTCC online league is dicussing running the 330 mod on off
> weeks and one member has even broached the idea of donating several
> hundred dollars as prize money to lure competitors for the so-called 2nd
> season.  I beleive ISRL or one of those Euro leagues is already planning
> competition based on the 330 mod.  Looks like folks have taken quite a
> liking to this effort.
> dave henrie

Yea, it's a VERY fun car to drive.

IICC will be running the 330 cars in a few weeks.
http://didnt.doit.wisc.edu/iicc/

We run two races, both at 6:30pm, Saturday and Sunday; and 3 'sprint'
runs at 6:30(?) Wed~Fri evening.

-Greg

Steve Smit

330 Mod: Question

by Steve Smit » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:18:00

Good show!  Depending on the tracks involved (where is Imola when we need
it?), I will definitely be racing this mod online!



> >   The Pit's TPTCC online league is dicussing running the 330 mod on off
> > weeks and one member has even broached the idea of donating several
> > hundred dollars as prize money to lure competitors for the so-called 2nd
> > season.  I beleive ISRL or one of those Euro leagues is already planning
> > competition based on the 330 mod.  Looks like folks have taken quite a
> > liking to this effort.

> > dave henrie

> Yea, it's a VERY fun car to drive.

> IICC will be running the 330 cars in a few weeks.
> http://didnt.doit.wisc.edu/iicc/

> We run two races, both at 6:30pm, Saturday and Sunday; and 3 'sprint'
> runs at 6:30(?) Wed~Fri evening.

> -Greg

mcewen

330 Mod: Question

by mcewen » Wed, 27 Oct 2004 23:02:53

The TPTCC Regulars are taking a break on Nov 28th (US thanksgiving) so
we're running the Ferrari 330's as a non-points event that weekend,  if
you're interested....

http://www.geocities.com/bbyarker1/tccreg.html

Tom Pabs

330 Mod: Question

by Tom Pabs » Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:40:58

GT40?  Got my attention......especially if I can run it at Infineon!
OOOOOooooooooooh....I'm oozing the salivation gland juice down my chin!
LOL.....

TP

PS:  Steve.....if they come out with a GT40 car....let's meet up at Infineon
and go play a couple hundred laps.......deal?

Steve Smit

330 Mod: Question

by Steve Smit » Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:00:30

Deal.


PAPADO

330 Mod: Question

by PAPADO » Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:52:35

What could possibly be the problem if I am only getting 4 gears instead of
5...with the 330 which happens to be absolutely a blast to drive at Spa.

PAPADOC

My Blog all about politics and the terror war.
www.papadoc.net/PinkFlamingoBar.html

Greg Campbel

330 Mod: Question

by Greg Campbel » Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:40:05


> What could possibly be the problem if I am only getting 4 gears instead of
> 5...with the 330 which happens to be absolutely a blast to drive at Spa.

> PAPADOC

Launch the 330 mod by running 'Ferrari330_noCD_v1.0.exe'
The installer offers (or just does it?) to place a shortcut on your
desktop and elsewhere.

-Greg

Dave Henri

330 Mod: Question

by Dave Henri » Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:45:33



  Papa!  Welcome back you old sot...:
)

dh

PAPADO

330 Mod: Question

by PAPADO » Sun, 31 Oct 2004 05:02:18

hehe..Thanks

Been racing again trying to lower my Ring times to get my GPRANK Down...rather
unsuccessfully I might add. Stuck at 9.01

I guess getting old sucks

PAPADOC

My Blog all about politics and the terror war.
www.papadoc.net/PinkFlamingoBar.html


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