SAAC44 - Pittsburgh International Race Complex

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[1985 CCX]

This car is awesome

[1985 CCX]

SAAC44 is now in the record books.
It was great meeting new friends, reconnecting with old friends and experiencing it with my two sons.
Cobra Automotive always very fast, top notch and a great team
Time machines just awesome cars
David Wagner, great story regarding your Introduction to Cobra’s
Fran Kress, always making deals and taking care of friends
LMC, Ryan and team did a great job! 3 serious cars, A1!
Shelby American as always brings serious muscle

Happy Anniversary Kevin and Donna
Craig did a great job on the car !

Thanks to all

[1985 CCX]

BTW if you have pics please add them to this thread for those that missed out

[LMH]

Great pics Jeff! Thanks for sharing those!
Larry

[1795]

It was great getting to make some new friends and putting faces to names. Other than the torrential downpour and wind on the first day, a very nice 4 days there. Wish that I had more time to hang with people and talk, but when you race you spend all your time prepping the car for the next session. By the end of the 4 days I was thoroughly exhausted.

Thanks to Rick and Fran for letting me take a spin in the GT40 Mark IV.

Jim

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

So the guys from Shelby American (set up next to us) came over and asked to use our 289 MK II Roadster as a stand-in for CSX2000 in a photo shoot. Aaron Shelby and Gary Patterson posed with the car as well as the Shelby crew and many Team Shelby members.

If I may ask, what brand of tires is on that car?

[Mongoose930]

Hey Jeff - Thanks for taking the time to take all of the great photos and post them on Club Cobra!! It was an awesome event. Sorry I didn't have a chance to stop by the fire pit and have a couple of cold ones with you...

[66gtk]

Thanks for posting/sharing Jeff. Sorry I missed it this year. Hope to connect with you at a near future event.

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by dacobb

If I may ask, what brand of tires is on that car?

Firestone Affinity IIRC. They are one of very few 205/70x15 tires available with whitewalls. They squeal on slow, tight turns due to the limited slip. I am considering replacing them with Avons or possibly Mickey Thompson 215/70 ST tires and adding whitewalls from Tredwear or one of the suppliers. We have used the 215 Mickey's on another 289 and they worked well.

Ross took the car out on track Saturday for the "parade" laps and said the tires felt better than he expected.

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cobrakiwi shotgunning.

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Firestone Affinity IIRC. They are one of very few 205/70x15 tires available with whitewalls. They squeal on slow, tight turns due to the limited slip. I am considering replacing them with Avons or possibly Mickey Thompson 215/70 ST tires and adding whitewalls from Tredwear or one of the suppliers. We have used the 215 Mickey's on another 289 and they worked well.

Ross took the car out on track Saturday for the "parade" laps and said the tires felt better than he expected.

Thanks for the info. The tire to get is the 215/70 r15 Michelin XWX but it only comes in blackwall. You could stick the whitewalls on those and have a great tire that looks like it belongs on a slabside.

I've found two whitewall tires in this size - Uniroyal Tiger Paw and Maxxis (Taiwan). I doubt either are much of a performer, but they have the right look.

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