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  • pandasaurus_rex (guest) wrote on June 19, 1:12 pm

    Hey, Matt, nice show! Especially loves the intro with you hammering the Aston around Rt.7 in Connecticut. You should head a little bit further north into Vermont and drive Rt.100. It's an epic journey that takes you though idyllic villages, blind corners, switchbacks near ancient an ancient skiing area, and a famous probihition-era smugglers run called Smugglers Notch Pass. While you're at it, you can make it a destination drive by skipping up to Quebec to visit Circuit Mont Tremblant, north of Montreal. Mario Andretti has even dubbed it "Little Nurburgring". You should either cover an event, or take part in a Lapping (Track) Day.

    Loved the coverage. It's cool to hear the drivers discuss the nuances of the different cars. Can't wait to see if Porches drivers can exact their revenge with the new track surface. Keep em coming!

  • Turboman (guest) wrote on June 19, 1:41 pm

    Yes you guys did an event coverage episode and I like it!!!
    Sometimes it was hard to understand you Matt but it was great to see the episode!!!

    btw. How many cars do you own Matt??
    I know the Mini, the Cobra, a Cayenne Turbo, 911 Gt3?? and now the Vanquish. So I know 5 cars of your cars.

  • Charioteer wrote on June 19, 3:14 pm

    Yo.

    That was a seriously great and well-produced episode!!!

    I LOVED the production, shots, and engine sounds of the Vanquish intro...tht was Top Gear quality. Matt is that thing yours?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Much respect to you. And, the Vanquish is cooler than the DB9 and DBS as well, so even more props to you.

    And the commentary, interviews, and the inside perspective you gave us on the Pontiacs vs. Porsches at Lime Rock was really sweet. Was that the Rolex Series?

    Anyway, great episode on all fronts. Gene may not be able to host...but the guy sure can produce!!! =)

    Keep it up; looking forward to more, more more.....

  • richierich (guest) wrote on June 19, 5:08 pm

    Kool episode! nice with the Astin start -lOOOve the sound of it!-and the race coverage! -cant wait 4 the formula drift!
    Garage 419 u people rock!
    Thanks 4 a GREAT SHOW !

  • mik (guest) wrote on June 19, 8:10 pm

    Finally, back on track, great show! Loved the driver input about the track. Lime Rock is a fun track but the Porsches do better at the Glen. Hey Matt let me know if you are going to do any coverage at the Glen I'll bring my 911 or M5 and we can do lunch :)
    I also loved the opening! Great production, the Vanquish sounded awesome!
    Keep it up I'm looking forward to the drifting coverage.

  • Lukas (guest) wrote on June 19, 9:17 pm

    Great show. Nice camera work and Matt - you're getting better with hosting :-) Just can someone explain why is the image so blue? Did you forget to set up WB?

  • AWD ATTK wrote on June 19, 9:22 pm

    The drive up to Lakeville, CT is always amazing. I would love to see/hear that Aston in person, it gave me goosebumps.

    I can atest to what pandasaurus commented as well. I lived in West Dover VT for 5 years. That road, as well as the surrounding routes can be epic on a nice day.

    You can start in Troy, take NY 7 into VT, where it becomes, VT 9. A quick stop at Hemmings Motor News in Bennington then cruise along RT 9 into Willmington. Turn left and Rt100 goes on for hours. Roads near West Dover such as Higley Hill and Dorfich are both amazing to drive over and over.

  • eddie (guest) wrote on June 20, 12:54 am

    i watched the 1st video with matt on the evo x and the sti and i think they were totally not giving the evo credit. i mean damn they are pretty much the same car. you talked about everything with the sti, but you never mentioned that the evo comes with gps and the mr comes with bbs too. i mean come on know are you going to hate on the evo because the exhaust isnt loud enough? everyone knows that aftermarket parts pretty much fix any stock problem you have. i know a lot of guys with the new sti and i dont hate. the hatch sucks but the evo x hatch thats coming out is worse. i also think that the older sti's look more rugged like they can do some shit offroad that the evo can't do, but all the evo ant the sti are equal and they always have been. i'm just saying if you're going to spend 7 mins on the sti spend 7 on the evo because performance wise they are pretty much the same. also i've driven both so i'm not just talking out my ass.

  • supramike wrote on June 20, 1:33 am

    now i know, the last car in the set is the Vanquish, very nice, even tho its an automatic, all in all great show, this makes up for tues. episode when u didnt cover all the topics. i know u got enough heat on that so i didnt add anything on that episode. def redeemed urself with this tho. difting with sam is gonna be awesome. cant wait for that.

  • Steven (guest) wrote on June 20, 5:07 am

    the mic levels were set to high it seems and a lot of the audio got cut off because of the high levels of input, thats just what i think though, other than that, sweet show, its cool getting to 'know' a lot of these racers

  • V (guest) wrote in reply on June 21, 9:43 am

    Yes, the audio was horribly clipped. What really irked me was the complete disregard for correct white balance settings. Come on... you can do better.

    Matt, I can see you get more and more comfortable as a host. That's great!

  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on June 21, 11:15 am

    There was a 40 mph wind.

  • dave (guest) wrote on June 22, 12:09 am

    dude, you pooped all over the Fast Lane Daily kids with this episode. Keep spreading out the n00bsauce. Be nice to Derek D, he's just a lil guy ;)

  • slowmowfoe (guest) wrote on June 22, 11:08 am

    I enjoy all the videos, but this one is starting to look professional in the editing. Now just work on the audio. Keep up the good work.
    It's funny to see the "other" P-car dominating over a Porsche. Even though I'm a Euro fan, you can't deny the Holden/ Pontiac setup that is so proven from the Aussie V8 series

  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on June 22, 11:55 pm

    True, although keep in mind, the Porsche runs a stock street chassis, while the Pontiac is a pure tube-frame race car.

  • slowmowfoe (guest) wrote in reply on June 23, 12:21 am

    i guess it's just the V8 musclecar guy in me that has me pulling for the Pontiac guys. that and the street version of the Pontiac is 35g's or so vs. the street Porsche cost of ownership being a touch over double that amount. it's a more attainable dream cost wise, and can't a guy dream. now time for my date with Eva Longoria and Eva Mendes...
    long live the underdog.
    on a side note, it was funny to see how competitive the RX-8 was against much more powerful machines. the colin chapman approach i guess

  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on June 23, 10:24 am

    The first time I went to see a Grand Am race, I was very surprised at how competitive the Mazdas are as well. And then I learned that, just like the Pontiacs, they are full on tube frame race cars with RX-8 bodies on them, so they only weigh about 2400 lbs.

  • Charioteer wrote on June 23, 10:54 pm

    So Matt, I think what you are trying to say is that...Porsches kick ass natutrally off the production line...whereas the Pontiacs and the Mazdas need race-prepped tube frames to accomplish what they do in Grand Am.

  • MattF G419 (guest) wrote in reply on June 23, 11:00 pm

    cha-ching...

Off the Track at Lime Rock Park - Garage419

Matt Farah goes behind the scenes with Grand Am drivers at Lime Rock Park and finds out one thing American cars do better than anyone else. - Garage419

Tags : Ferrari, racing, Porsche, Race, rolex, Am, Grand, Park, Rock, Lime, Pontiac