Topic: Ghetto Fabulous Hot Turbo Action From Buttonwillow
Team VIP (aka The Sharks) took to the Buttonwillow open test day this weekend as they threatened they would. Hopefully, it is the same configuration for the August race. People at the track loved the shark in the paddock but somehow the esspensive race cars seemed to vacate the track whenever we took to it! Here's some lovely de-shaken video from the track in the turbo shark:
Team VIP at Buttonwillow - Ian in Blow Shark
The video camera, other than shaking wildly enough to make serious post corrections necessary, made it sound like we were dragging a garbage skip behind the car. It wasn't so pronounced in person, but it did make some odd noises quite possibly related to the battered suspension that is in need of some serious repair.
So when we felt the suspension was just too beaten on to continue without some revaluation investment budget from Jay, we jumped into the family Allroad 4.2 and tooled on the V8 and air-ride suspension mercilessly. Here's some footage of us flinging 5,000lbs of car around the track:
Team VIP at Buttonwillow - Josh in the Panzer
Team VIP at Buttonwillow - Ian in Panzer
Team VIP at Buttonwillow - Clay in Panzer
Quite a different experience from the shark. Again, the video makes it sound like there was a popcorn maker connected to an accessory belt on the engine. Sadly, no popcorn was ever found.
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