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> Video: Papa Smurf at SCCA race, 914 vs. big, bad American Iron
naro914
post Jun 8 2017, 07:26 AM
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Since I keep being told you like my videos, here's another.

Last weekend I ran my first SCCA Club Race. Previously, I had only run Papa in PCA races and one SCCA time trial. This video is from the Sunday Group 3 Sprint Race with CCR SCCA at Carolina Motorsports Park. Papa Smurf runs in GT2 class... against all the "Big Bore" American Iron/NASCAR/Trans Am cars.

With old, worn out tires (used 3 days at PCA race at road Atlanta)and shifting issues, I managed to qualify 2nd in the entire group both Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday, the tires were shot and lap times tumbled to more than 6 seconds slower than on Saturday. Plus...there started to be a shifting issue on Sunday were shifting from 2nd to 3rd was difficult. There are at least 3 turns at CMP where 2nd gear is needed, so that again made racing "interesting"...

This video is a great example of how a good handling car (albeit with no grip tires) can perform against raw horsepower on a tight road course...

Notice a few times I had some agricultural excursions. ... :-)

When I watch this video, I feel like it's in slow motion. When grip sucks in a tight course, everything is slower because you come out of tr turns slower, you straight line speed suffers, etc...

Enjoy...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIgtYXsfvlo
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naro914   Video: Papa Smurf at SCCA race   Jun 8 2017, 07:26 AM
sb914   Fun to watch! Your car sounds amazing.nice job...   Jun 8 2017, 08:06 AM
wndsrfr   That's what I'm talkin' about.....swee...   Jun 8 2017, 09:15 AM
jor   Danger: watching this video will make you lust fo...   Jun 8 2017, 09:26 AM
Calwaterbear   Hey Bob, do you "heel and Toe" on the d...   Jun 8 2017, 10:29 AM
brant   Bob, what kind of data and camera system are you...   Jun 8 2017, 10:48 AM
naro914   Hey Bob, do you "heel and Toe" on the ...   Jun 8 2017, 08:27 PM
falcor75   Couldnt you run one gear lower in the slower secti...   Jun 8 2017, 10:24 PM
naro914   Couldnt you run one gear lower in the slower sect...   Jun 9 2017, 05:20 AM
horizontally-opposed   Very fun to watch—and cool to see different kind...   Jun 8 2017, 10:35 PM
naro914   Just for comparison purposes, this was my fastest ...   Jun 9 2017, 05:26 AM
6freak   nice work indeed :)   Jun 9 2017, 06:43 AM
76-914   Thx for sharing those. A DA question but what kind...   Jun 10 2017, 11:01 AM
914-300Hemi   Thank you for sharing. Great video. I saw you hit ...   Jun 10 2017, 01:06 PM
Cracker   I don't want Bob to be short-changed...I saw ...   Jul 6 2017, 04:28 PM
MikeSpraggi   Very nice driving Bob. Race management 101. Work...   Jul 4 2017, 10:00 AM
914four   Always fun to watch your impressive driving skills...   Jul 4 2017, 09:20 PM
Racer   Bummer about the shifter.. then again, if you ran ...   Jul 6 2017, 04:13 PM
naro914   Hmmm...I hear sarcasm in that comment there Mr. To...   Jul 6 2017, 06:58 PM
Cracker   :D T PS: Congratulations (really!), you did...   Jul 6 2017, 07:28 PM
naro914   Keep in mind...this is CMP. Barely use 4th, never ...   Jul 6 2017, 07:33 PM
jcambo7   Awesome! :popcorn:   Jul 6 2017, 08:49 PM
hwyix   What is your power to ratio? Have any idea what th...   Feb 14 2018, 05:49 PM
naro914   What is your power to ratio? Have any idea what t...   Feb 14 2018, 07:03 PM
crash914   Nice to see when your tires heated up, 1.5g's ...   Feb 14 2018, 06:35 PM
naro914   Nice to see when your tires heated up, 1.5g's...   Feb 14 2018, 07:05 PM


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