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Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« on: August 18, 2015, 06:42:51 am »

It may end here.
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2015, 10:11:57 am »
Should this article be in the show n' shine section?  :P

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I feel very lucky to pilot and own one of these cars, but I fear my pursuit of speed ends here because I will never be able to afford or pilot a faster car in my lifetime – unless of course Formula 1 comes knocking on my door.
*hint hint, nudge nudge*??  ;D

Nice read, James!
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2015, 10:37:58 am »
+1 on the good read. The article ended and I was looking to get to the next page haha.

If you don't mind me asking.. what did yours cost?
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2015, 11:15:45 am »
Great informative read.
I, too, looked for page 4. To be continued..?
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2015, 11:20:16 am »
Nice article.

What's your tire budget for a season of driving that car?
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2015, 11:25:58 am »
Tires are the same on all cars.  About $1200 for a set of slicks

I paid $40k for it.
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2015, 11:50:52 am »
Great article and congrats on having the nuttiest car around here!!!  ;D
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2015, 12:13:25 pm »
Great write-up!

Having seen Wing's car in person, you can see that nothing weighs more than it has to. That front splitter looks massive in pics, but the bottom lip is about as thick as the rim of the binders on my desk.

I doubt you can improve much on the lap time / budget ratio this car offers!
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2015, 03:57:28 pm »
Quote from: wing on August 18, 2015, 11:25:58 am
Tires are the same on all cars.  About $1200 for a set of slicks

I paid $40k for it.

How long does a set of slicks last?
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Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2015, 05:02:54 pm »
I've been told 7 heat cycles.   You'll never run them out of rubber.   Just grip so you can still use them for tuning when not racing.

A heat cycle would be a race or practice session or whatever.   So basically 7 times on track.
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2015, 12:49:13 am »
It must be exhilarating to drive that beast for the first few times, but after a while, does it not just seem "normal"
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2015, 12:52:45 am »
Quote from: mnztr on August 19, 2015, 12:49:13 am
It must be exhilarating to drive that beast for the first few times, but after a while, does it not just seem "normal"

Yep, you get used to crazy fast cars.  Then you want faster.
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2015, 10:59:55 am »
Quote from: rrocket on August 19, 2015, 12:52:45 am
Quote from: mnztr on August 19, 2015, 12:49:13 am
It must be exhilarating to drive that beast for the first few times, but after a while, does it not just seem "normal"

Yep, you get used to crazy fast cars.  Then you want faster.
...and hence James's article :P
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2015, 09:33:20 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on August 19, 2015, 12:52:45 am
Quote from: mnztr on August 19, 2015, 12:49:13 am
It must be exhilarating to drive that beast for the first few times, but after a while, does it not just seem "normal"

Yep, you get used to crazy fast cars.  Then you want faster.

When I did track days and raced karts I just found road driving incredibly slow.....
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Re: Feature: The Pursuit of Speed in a Stohr WF1
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2015, 09:55:55 pm »
So is the engine done?
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