Show us your Cadillac!

[FLH03RIDER]

Meanwhile, back up at the Cadillac Hospitality Suite on Sunday...
Bill Patterson (he paints for Caddy at the LBGP and at Laguna) painted this one in about an hour and forty mins.

First the outline, then the first color... then the finish. Painting is then auctioned off benefiting the Austin Hatcher - Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
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Excellent weekend, if you haven't been to one of Caddy race weekends you owe it to yourself. Good stuff.

 

[Holeshot]

Great writeup FLH! Wish I'd made to meet up with you. Seeing the CT5 Blackwing in person would KILL me, I think...

 

[FLH03RIDER]

... Seeing the CT5 Blackwing in person would KILL me, I think...

HA! Don't drive one!
Oh, and one with the Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes only on the CT5-V Blackwing. Please, and thank you very much.

"Must Not BUILD n PRICE"
"Must Not BUILD n PRICE"
"Must Not BUILD n PRICE" !!!

 

[Holeshot]

Build n Price
Build n Price
Build n Price
Build n Price
Build n Price!!!!!!!!!

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Build n Price - Sadly I caved in and then reality smacked me upside my head!
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In racing news the DPi class will become the LMDh (Le Mans - Daytona Hypercar) class for 2023 and will race IMSA and WEC.
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OOOOH, and maybe a new mid-engine for the street!
If they do there just might be fire sale on a couple of V Coupes.

 

[budman]

That looks sweet. Wow.

 

[Holeshot]

...and now they can do exterior mirrorless production.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Yeah, manufactures realized that after studying driver eye movements that the drivers never looked at the side mirrors and that equates to dollars saved!!!

 

[Holeshot]

Hahahaha!

 

[FLH03RIDER]

WOOT, WOOT, WOOT... No "cones" were killed!!!

Goodguys West Coast Nationals - Autocross, made it to the final 8 car shootout, finished 6th. Course was short, tight, and twisty. Right outa the box you had to make a quick right / left then gather it up to make through a really tight slot (between two cones) and cones were killed in this area. Then setup for a hard ~160 deg right hander, then several more tight, quick "S's, (cone death zone) and a quick, tight right and then just a couple of car lengths into the stop box.
Top car was a new C8, Z51/FE4 stuff. Pretty stoked, a 1.9sec spread between 1st and 6th.
The ATS-V is a fricken fun riot. Didn't use launch control 'cause the start box has just enough slope that the car would roll forward out of the staging lights. Clutch in, but have to keep right foot on brake and pedals aren't really setup to heel / toe since you have to mash the throttle to the floor for launch control to work. (Ha, need a line lock and stickier tires, running Falken FR510's, 300TW, but need the new RT660', 200TW, or the new Yokohama's.) Auto's are easier to launch, left foot hard on brake, mash throttle, revs come up, slide foot off brake and hang on!

Fun day! Need a sticker for the dash that say's: "Turn on the PDR Dummy"!
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[budman]

Cool... glad ya had fun.

 

[Rtmac]

Today, at goodguy's... none mine.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Saw the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Sedanette, always liked the looks of that year car!

 

[Holeshot]

Good event story FLHO!

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Cadillac 2023 LMDh car

Well the 2023 race season is just around the corner and there's a new car. The Cadillac V-LMDh, codeveloped by Cadillac Design, Cadillac Racing and Dallara will be competing in the IMSA series and FIA World Endurance Championship series.

The new designation is the Le Mans Daytona - hybrid class (LMDh) and is Cadillac's third-generation prototype race car. Old classification was the Daytona Prototype International (DPi). This new class will also bring more manufactures to it.

I sent a note to Cadillac asking if they were returning with their "Cadillac V-Performance Hospitality Suite" at the 2023 Long Beach Grand Prix this coming April. As soon as I hear from them I'll post up the info.

And for your listening enjoyment...
DPi vs LMDh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6t_HBs7hrA&t=55s

 

[Holeshot]

I have no idea how they're gonna get people to the seats w/ an electric series...

 

[dtrides]

Back in the early 80's I bought a 64 Coupe De Ville , black with white vinyl top and white and black leather interior.
Had a 429 under the hood and for such a big beast she picked up her skirt and scooted when you stomped on the go pedal.
One of my buddies had a late 70's Corvette ( that I had driven) and I told him my Caddy would leave him for dead if he ever wanted to race me...lol.
looked pretty much like this one :
https://youtu.be/A7DDytknwlM
Sadly the guy I sold it to did the low-rider set up , including a tiny chrome chain steering wheel.
Made me cringe but made him happy. He always looked like he just stepped out of a of ZZ top video...
DT

 

[Holeshot]

I just followed a 56' fin car Caddy on auction Duncan, but bailed out in the 30's. My GF thought it was hideous, which makes me want it even more.

 

[budman]

And for your listening enjoyment...
DPi vs LMDh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6t_HBs7hrA&t=55s

They both make magic for the ears from what I can tell.
One happens to be black magic.

 

[Butch]

Guy down the street restores late 50’s Caddys… Pretty cars. I’ll get some pics

 

[kpke]

Not my Cadillac but since you guys are drifting a bit...

From another post I did but worth reposting.

The conversion is unbelievable. This guy or whoever did the work does it right.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

WOW... the new 2024 Cadillac Celestiq EV is F-ing Bad to the Bone!
This thing is nice, custom built for you, 600HP, pricing probably starting in the $200,000.00 to $300,000.00 range!

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https://www.cadillac.com/content/da...pe-final/overview/CELESTIQ_BROCHURE_FINAL.pdf

 

[budman]

Pretty trippy. Very futuristic and sleek.

Not a fan of electric doors but man, there are some cool designs on it.

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Cadillac Racing News Update
2023 Season brought new cars - Cadillac is running the new V-Series.R - GTP (Hypercars) in IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship Series.

Results:

Daytona 24 Hours
1-2 - Acura
3-5 - Cadillac

Sebring 12 Hours
1 - Cadillac
2 - BMW

Long Beach (4/15/23)
1 - BMW
2 - Acura
3 - Cadillac

WEC at Portimao, Portugal (6 hour race, 4/16/23)
1 - Toyota
2 - Ferrari
3 - Porcshe
4 - Cadillac
5 - Peugeot

My youngest is currently at the LBGP enjoying the races. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it. Plan on going to the IMSA race at Laguna in May though.

For the WEC Portimao race I was rooting for Cadillac and the #94 Peugeot 9X8 car. (Son is friends with Gustavo Menezes driving the #94 car, plus I had a Peugeot 604. Really nice car, excellent road car but could have used a turbo.)

Oh, and the #33 Corvette took 1st in the LMGTE class!
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[FLH03RIDER]

Just an FYI... Ticket sales for the Cadillac Corral / Hospitality Event for the IMSA races at Laguna, May 12-14 sold out in a day and a half.

https://cadillacracingvip.com/