some in car vid from an open track day Friday, been awhile, thought I would drop by... |
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some in car vid from an open track day Friday, been awhile, thought I would drop by... |
byndbad914 |
Oct 2 2011, 12:30 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Took some video of an open track day this last Friday. There are three of my most consistent, fastest laps to date, all in the 1:55s. I ran one 1:55 the last time I went out with consistent 1:57s after I put some old radials I had laying around on the car from a couple years back, so I got the most out of them the last track day. This time they held on for about 4 laps in the morning, and then just got greasier and greasier as the track and the day warmed up.
So I have three clean laps back to back at the beginning, a slightly slower overall time lap as the fourth but there was some neat traffic so I left it in and it was my fastest shot down the bobsled to hell and sliding back up the hill, then some footage of traffic to see some cars, general bloopers and random chaos. And then I realized upon editing that I left the camera on when I finished, so I got a bunch of footage of various folks coming up and asking questions, talking about the car when they thought I couldn't hear which is always funny, but I threw in one snippet of a corner worker that worked down in that area I would go sliding through and the open wheeler spins. The springs are getting stiff enough that I know I have to get the right camber set on the car, some new radials, then monkey with tire pressures. I suspect that I am in the "1/2 psi makes a big difference" spring rate range. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg8SkOZVLBs |
byndbad914 |
Oct 10 2011, 08:52 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
thanks Eddie and Grant! It's funny, I work really hard on being smooth, but I happened to have a friend send me this video a few days before I went - a pro setting the N'Ring record for prod car in a 2010 Viper ACR at 7:12. Seeing him on the wheel so hard sorta caused me to get the mindset to really push it and a little sawing of the wheel is appropriate if on the edge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5STmCZT_2E8 Good vid to watch before heading out I guess! I was consistently 2 seconds faster than my last track day out there on those tires. I am finally getting near being able to run with the modern GT2 Porsches. Many run in the 55s like I was, but good guys run 53s with a record in the 52s. With the correct camber and new tires I am hoping to get down to 53s; that would be awesome for me to run with the fastest fendered guys on the track. Randal - you must be referring to converting a diesel since you mention needing to add spark plugs. That is why I was considering getting a V10 gas Ford, easier to convert. Only issue with the Excursion would be finding a place to put the big arse tank v. a pickup. I really want the Excursion for the enclosed area in the back that I could throw down a twin mattress when I run at the track over two days. Bit off topic, I watched the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race over this last weekend and literally sat for 6 hrs just watching that race - YouTube some of that stuff if you really like hard core road course racing in door slammer cars. I love those cars and that was one of the best races I have seen in a LONG time. They just drive them so hard even in enduros. |
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