Video: Papa Smurf at SCCA race, 914 vs. big, bad American Iron |
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Video: Papa Smurf at SCCA race, 914 vs. big, bad American Iron |
naro914 |
Jun 8 2017, 07:26 AM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
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 |
naro914 |
Jun 8 2017, 08:27 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
Hey Bob, do you "heel and Toe" on the downshifts, I couldn't tell from the sound? Yes most of the time, but not always. Honestly....if I'm lazy and not pushing it really hard, I sometimes don't. Especially when I'm having shifting issues since heal-toe requires timing and timing is way off if the gear won't engage... Bob, what kind of data and camera system are you using I think I need to do some upgrades with mine and researching options brant At the moment, we just have an old AIM Smartycam. It does data and video together but not HD. I also have a AIM Solo in the dash which is what we really use for the data traces, and I like the display data. The Smartycam is more for video but has the nice gps data feed in the videos. We got the old Smartycam because 1) it was cheap and 2) Nadine has started doing some data analysis with our local DE group and the Smartycam is a simple all-in-one system she can just put into a car with a suction cup. I plan on getting an AIM MXL2 and Smartycam HD one of these days. As a side.... I am working at building NaroEscape Motorsports as a parts/safety equipment supply company and will be carrying all of the AIM data products...I have access to them all now, just don't have the website built yet. |
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