Wanted to add my video to this thread so I can remember it:
Anyone that is bored and would like to watch it and make comments, I am always willing to take advice.
NASA-SE: Hotlanta Challenge, Aug 7-8, Road Atlanta
Steve_D
#62
General video comments: If possible, move the camera so at least one of your hands is visible. Preferrably with a view of the rear-view mirror too. When providing suggestions I like being able to see where your head/eyes are pointed and what your steering inputs are like.
First off, the good: great lines. Nothing to critique there. Good behavior around other cars - close enough to let them know you were there, but not tailgating. When you passed the other E30 on the +/-3rd lap, you didn’t do anything different when he was behind you. I see a lot of guys pass their “competitor” then blow the next corners trying to show the other guy just how superior they are.
The bad: As you get closer to the limits of traction, heel-toe shifing will be more important. As you look to shave 10ths, minimizing the time between getting off the gas and on the brakes will yield results.
Use the yellow line over the hill in 11 (marks the entrance to the pro pits) as a back-up to the sign on the bridge to make sure you have a consistent line through 12.
Overall, a damn good show for DE2.
You can carry more speed in a lot of places, but your approach of grooving in the right lines and adding speed in the future (as your comfort and safety equipment allow). I don’t mean to imply you are slow. Looked good to me.
King_Tut
#63
Thanks for your comments Steve. I definitely plan to try and work on heel and toe more in the Z06.
Patton
#64
ctbimmer wrote:
[quote]Gee, I think you just dissed all lawyers, doctors, and an loosely-defined group of racers who don’t meet your standard of excellence or commitment. Hard to tell, actually, what your point really is until one reads to the last line.
Have you seen this clip? See any relevance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iUKaPlBl8&feature=player_embedded#[/quote]
Chuck the correspondence is missing.It must have been some good entertainment.
Watched most of the clip. Kinda funny, kinda, well… The guy in the passenger seat is risking life and limb.It makes me wonder sometimes about student attitudes, racer attitudes and this hobby that I truely care about.
Gotta take the good and the bad sometimes.
RP
TeddyM3
#65
King Tut wrote:
I’ve never seen this “Steve” guy win a race so yous should be careful taking advice from him. His advice sounds like something a woman would and no offence to the dude but I think Steve’s just a hack who couldn’t drive a greasy stick up a dogs ass.
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
DWalsh
#67
King Tut,
Good smooth driving. Keep it up, the speed will come naturally as you progress. Steve has good advice all the way around.
Here’s a few things you might try next time.
#1 Don’t forget to let your tires warm before going all out. The first lap on this one looked pretty fast to me.
#2 No need to lift coming down the hill or into turn 12 (Hard to make yourself do at first.)
#3 Run over the turn 3 apex a bit more, it will actually point you in the right direction.
#4 As Steve suggests, try to shorten the distance of braking and shifting everywhere. In turn 5 in particular,you should be a little farther to the right and a little earlier when you settle the car. This way you can get back on the gas sooner and carry momentum back up the hill. Some people shift to third here and some do not. Whatever your choice, get the car settled and get back on the gas sooner.
#5 You can push harder through turn 6, its banked more than you think.
Your car sounds great and seems to have good power. Progress safely!
Oh and check the Ground Wire on your car. Saturday I thought I was having a starvation problem and it turned out that the 10mm nut on the right strut tower was simply loose!
King_Tut
#69
Yeah thanks for all the comments Walsh. My instructor was having me try to diamond the corner more on Turn 5. Originally I was swinging out wider and then turning in. I am a little weary of the turn 3 apex and my oil pan. I have the protector, but haven’t bent it up and installed it yet. Greg told me I could take 6 with more speed as well and recommended the 4 to 3 shift before 7. I will work on that in December. I will check the ground wire, but I have had these starvation issues at every track day and the car runs fine in earlier sessions with a full tank. I have a replacement tank and in tank pump and both will be swapped before Sebring.
DWalsh
#71
We had major fuel problems with the grey car right after it was built. It would be fine either on a full tank or early in a session. As it turned out, the rust in the tank was getting stirred up after a few laps and large pieces were clogging the pickup. In between sessions, the rust would settle and it would be fine again. Tried draining and flushing the tank but nothing worked until it was removed, vatted, and sealed.
FishMan
#72
I had the exact same problem with rust in my tank after I bought. A $200 replacement tank front autozone took care of the issue.
Steve_D
#73
TeddyM3 wrote:
It doesn’t happen often, but I guess every time it has happened you were back at the trailer cooking your girlfriend another batch of meth.