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Old 02-20-07, 01:37 PM
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Ooooh, Forgot to download the March '07. Looks great! Can't wait to watch it tonight.
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Old 02-20-07, 02:36 PM
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what was the difference between all the cars in lap times/total time?

Is it just me that cant find the Legacy in the photos posted above?
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Old 02-20-07, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_F1
what was the difference between all the cars in lap times/total time?

Is it just me that cant find the Legacy in the photos posted above?
The Subie wasn't in the pictures for some reason. Strange, the attachment was blank.

Anyways here are the taptimes.

G35-->Total: 6'20"135 Best: 1'15"105
335i--> Total: +0.000 Best: 1'14"953
IS350--> Total: +2.271 Best: 1'15"407
Spec.B--> Total: +2.602 Best: 1'15"002

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Old 02-20-07, 03:11 PM
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It's definitely a G35 biased race. =X heeeheee

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Old 02-21-07, 05:57 AM
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Here you go guys, I uploaded the entire 700MB file to Google.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...24536670716304
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good thing im japanese
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Old 02-21-07, 08:03 AM
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Pretty cool video. Thanks for the upload. Would have been better if the track wasnt wet though.
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Old 02-21-07, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Coco-bun
good thing im japanese
Great, can you translate the entire thing for us?
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Old 02-21-07, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
Pretty cool video. Thanks for the upload. Would have been better if the track wasnt wet though.
I thought that as well. I wonder why they didn't wait for a dry day?
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Old 02-21-07, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TheGambler
I thought that as well. I wonder why they didn't wait for a dry day?
Yeah. They did the same thing when they tested the LS460 against the German and British cars.
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Old 02-21-07, 09:45 AM
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It rains alot in Japan. They do alot of racing and track days in rain. So it's not unusual to see this.

The whole segment was entirely for the new G35. So I'm not surprised to see the IS in "last" place. It was just as good as the other two cars. Still a great video.
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Old 02-21-07, 10:01 AM
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Great Video.

Ofcourse, it does seem to pay most attention to the G35 [Sport], but the results are just as anyone should expect.

The 335 is a beast when it comes to handling and power

The G35 has excellent handling and power; The 335i just outpowers all 3 though

The IS350 has great power, but definately lacks handling; It reminds me of a "typical" luxury sedan. That's far from the G35/335i handling.

Good video none-the-less

(By the way, their 350GT Test Vehicle is identical to the US version; Different name, Different Driving position. Thats all. There never was a difference between the Japanese version and American version, ever.)

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Old 02-21-07, 12:07 PM
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Wow.. that G35 is nice The car with the twin kidney grill was not too bad either
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Nice vid.. I guess the IS really doesn't have the best back seat functionality.. She was a tiny girl that could barely get in the back.. That G35 is sure nice..
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Nice vid.. I guess the IS really doesn't have the best back seat functionality.. She was a tiny girl that could barely get in the back.. That G35 is sure nice..
I noticed that too but she did have to reach quite a ways to shut the door. That IS looked REALLY loose toward the beginning of the video when making those turns on the wet surface. I would have though with the wet conditions the Subaru would have done better than its' RWD counterparts.
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