'59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSED)

[Lance M.]

Hey gang,


Thought I'd take this opportunity to share a video clip with you from this past weekends 12 Hours of Sebring SVRA event. We took the '59 Corvette down to enjoy the Vintage races this weekend, I just finished uploading some video from my new GoPro Hero2 camera (quality is amazing - see for yourself!). Here's the link to the Sprint Race that was held on Friday:

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Here's a pic of the car as well:



Enjoy the ride,


Lance

[Bruce B.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Lance,
Great video, that old Corvette still moves.
Thanks,
Bruce B

[Adam S.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Hi lance, when can I go & and run mine, "O" I forgot Mine is no longer race ready, but it is judge ready, how I miss it , thank you for the ride, sweet!!!!!!!!

[Bill M.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Thanks, Lance. Great driving!

[Lance M.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Lance,
Great video, that old Corvette still moves.
Thanks,
Bruce B

It would move much quicker if I (or in my head) could brake deeper. As you can see in the video I let off the power extremely early due to 'my head' telling me to let off so I have plenty of time to stop the car. If the brakes stopped working, I knew I had ample time to use the motor to slow the car down & make most of the corners. Fortunately we never had to find out

Lance

[Lance M.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Hi lance, when can I go & and run mine, "O" I forgot Mine is no longer race ready, but it is judge ready, how I miss it , thank you for the ride, sweet!!!!!!!!

I know the feeling all too well. Irony has it, many people thought the car I was driving was the 1960 #3 Le Mans Corvette - needless to say lots of pictures were being taken...

Regardless - show ready, race ready - they are fun!

Life is good,

Lance

[Stuart F.]

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Lance;

Thanks for sharing. I just got to get over there next year as we are so close here in Orlando. I was raised in Wisconsin and parked in the Corvette Corral a number of years.

I'd say you got "up on the wheel" more towards the end and I found myself rooting for you to pass those little buckets, and thinking how much better it would have been back then with better tires and brakes. I liked the way you played the curbs.

Your camera did a great job handling the contrasting light situation.

Thanks again.

Stu Fox

[Loren L.]

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Lance:
Thanks for the footage. Remind me this August and I'll tell you the story of how Jim Gessner, Rich Mason and I realized while listening to Jim Jeffords describing a "practice ride in the Scarab" the "why" of the three
of us NOT being "race drivers".......
LL

[Thomas H.]

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Lance,

Thanks for posting that. Those Go Pros are awesome. I bought one for the last HPDE I went on and it never missed a beat (although I missed a few turns that it caught..............) Great audio too.

What is the engine / trans / rear setup in that car? Looked like you would have like to have a 5th gear at some points.

Tom

[Lance M.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Hi Tom-

Yes, gotta love the GoPro! Here's the info you requested:

1) Engine: 327ci punched out to a 331ci
2) Tranny: 4 Speed Borg Warner
3) Rear: 3.55 gears

Yes, I'm used to hitting 5th gear in my other car... tough getting used to only 4 gears. Yet not nearly as tough as getting used to drum brakes! LOL

Lance

Lance,

Thanks for posting that. Those Go Pros are awesome. I bought one for the last HPDE I went on and it never missed a beat (although I missed a few turns that it caught..............) Great audio too.

What is the engine / trans / rear setup in that car? Looked like you would have like to have a 5th gear at some points.

Tom

[Lance M.]

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Loren-

I'm looking forward to hearing the story!

Lance

Lance:
Thanks for the footage. Remind me this August and I'll tell you the story of how Jim Gessner, Rich Mason and I realized while listening to Jim Jeffords describing a "practice ride in the Scarab" the "why" of the three
of us NOT being "race drivers".......
LL

[David G.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Oh No, now you really got my juices flowing. I can't wait till our first 2012 HPDE at the Poconos in May 26-27 and our first LandSpeed run at Wilmington Ohio in April 27-28. Lance, Life really is good.
Dave Gray

[Lance M.]

Re: '59 Corvette in-car camera around Sebring this past weekend (VIDEO / PICS ENCLOSE

Oh No, now you really got my juices flowing. I can't wait till our first 2012 HPDE at the Poconos in May 26-27 and our first LandSpeed run at Wilmington Ohio in April 27-28. Lance, Life really is good.
Dave Gray

Dave, We're the same way... I get it completely. I'm already excited about the next event! See you during Pocono!

Lance

[Thomas H.]

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Dave,

Who is sponsoring the HPDE at Pocono? I'd be interested in going.

I think I'll go dig out my helmet, turn up the volume and watch Lance's video again!

Tom

[Lance M.]

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Tom-

LOL - funny note! Cumberland Valley Corvette Club puts on the event in April - always a great time and plenty of Corvettes in one spot!

Vintage Motorsports Magazine enewsletter just had my video listed on it (went out to over 10k subscribers) - pretty neat: Vintage Motorsports Magazine Enews.

I hope to see you there,

Lance

Dave,

Who is sponsoring the HPDE at Pocono? I'd be interested in going.

I think I'll go dig out my helmet, turn up the volume and watch Lance's video again!

Tom