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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Corporate sponsored a track day for us at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Here is a video of one of my laps, I am in a RS model chasing a Cement.

Old Sep 15, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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Man, when I worked at Mazda, we did this kind of stuff almost monthly, not once did Toyota do it while I worked there......
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Pretty cool. how fast were you going?

Wish I was driving my RS model. Supposedly end of this week though (fingers crossed)
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Originally Posted by WellesleyScion
Its nice being a Scion Manager
Corporate sponsored a track day for us at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Here is a video of one of my laps, I am in a RS model chasing a Cement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UBYo6unfQw


where was my invite!
Old Sep 15, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazz_DeVille
Pretty cool. how fast were you going?

Wish I was driving my RS model. Supposedly end of this week though (fingers crossed)

Top speed on the straight was about 97mph
Old Sep 15, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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You should've drove in reverse around the track to demonstrate the amazing thing we call a second reverse light.
Old Sep 15, 2011 | 11:39 PM
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Very cool! Wish I could get some time on a track like that. You should really invite the AutoXers out for the next event and let Corporate see what the car can really do.
Old Sep 16, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MightyP
Very cool! Wish I could get some time on a track like that. You should really invite the AutoXers out for the next event and let Corporate see what the car can really do.
The pace car was driven by a professional driver who has been on that track thousands of times... the last couple of times around the track he opened it up and started to leave a pretty big gap between me and him hopefully that video never comes to light... LOL


Here is the Scionlife members page of the pace car driver: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/members/the4kbeast-130041/

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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 02:59 AM
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AW MAN!! Anything for us, regular people?!
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YOu have a chip in your windshield
Old Sep 16, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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That's not a chip, it's a suction cup for a radar detector. And it's not my car...
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Your not going to be selling this car as new are you?
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WISHING us NY'ers were invitied to this.....
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Originally Posted by messyjesse87
Your not going to be selling this car as new are you?

LOL, oh no, these arent even dealer cars, they are owned by corporate.
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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Is this why my car has 5 miles on it :p
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT!!!!! hehe nice one Wellesley

i'm so jealoussssss haha!!!!
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by WellesleyScion
LOL, oh no, these arent even dealer cars, they are owned by corporate.
Hahah, you know where those cars go after though right...;)

Nice vids! I was supposed to go to full track tomorrow but don't have my tires with me! Guess I'll have to catch the next event....whenever that is!
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