Alameda a/x in car video, hi-res and lo-res Options

[jhadler]

trekkor,

Nice video. Get a wide angle attachment for the camera, and you'll be able to see alot more. Well worth it.

Oh, what is your brake set up? You need to get better brake modulation, or all that flatspotting is gonna bust your budget. If you're running race pads, DON'T. Not for an autox. If you're running a 19mm master, consider the 17mm. Contrary to popular belief, the 19mm doesn't give you better braking power, it just makes the pedal feel firmer. The 19mm will require less travel but more pedal pressure. Some people like the feel of the 19mm, some people can better modulate the brakes with the 17mm. That's often just an issue of preference. But the brake pads make a big difference. Lot's of other things that you can look at. But those flatspots can get really expensive. BTDT.

-Josh2 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/burnout.gif)

[Dave_Darling]

QUOTE (TimT @ Jun 22 2005, 06:33 PM)

sorry like I said I would suck at AX but I can turn 1:00 at Lime Rock and 2:20's at Watkins Glen..and get almost 3 hours of track time when I do that?

Different strokes for different folks. AutoX is not nearly as hard on the equipment as Big Track stuff is. The risks are much, much lower. The requirements (and actual need for, not just the rules!) for safety equipment are much less. And the per-day expense is also much lower.

I will be driving a 914 on the Big Track again. (Thunder Hill was just soooooooo awesome when I drove it!) But not until I trust my car more. I just barely trust it for a ~35 minute drive on the freeway. Not for being flogged all day at max load/max revs.

--DD

[Trekkor]

I really like my new race pads, though. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

17mm master. I hope to put the braided stainless lines and speed bleeders on today.

My brake locking is the result of my trying to apply the brakes too hard, too late. Speed Greed.

The in car video from Marina this weekend should be much better.

KT

[Lou W]

That was really fun to watch. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[ematulac]

Looks like fun. I think I'd kill a lot of cones though. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/MDB2.gif)

[mrihop]

QUOTE (jhadler @ Jun 23 2005, 09:26 AM)

trekkor, Nice video. Get a wide angle attachment for the camera, and you'll be able to see alot more. Well worth it. Oh, what is your brake set up? You need to get better brake modulation, or all that flatspotting is gonna bust your budget. If you're running race pads, DON'T. Not for an autox. If you're running a 19mm master, consider the 17mm. Contrary to popular belief, the 19mm doesn't give you better braking power, it just makes the pedal feel firmer. The 19mm will require less travel but more pedal pressure. Some people like the feel of the 19mm, some people can better modulate the brakes with the 17mm. That's often just an issue of preference. But the brake pads make a big difference. Lot's of other things that you can look at. But those flatspots can get really expensive. BTDT. -Josh2 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/burnout.gif)

It's nice to see someone with knowledge of how hydraulics works!

I'm upgrading to 19mm master because the amount of adrenaline of driving hard on a course against time will overpower the extra hardness of the pedal. With less hydraulic advantage with the larger MC, you will feel a lot more in the brake pedal giving you feedback on your driving and how the brakes are functioning. You don't have to push your foot as far, so you'll also have slightly quicker gas-brake-gas-brake transitions. It just takes practice to get your foot to bypass your brain to know just where it should be just before your wheels will lock up.

Thanks for posting your very nice video too! It's fun to watch these, and I can't wait to try it for myself!