Well-oiled machine this FAST organization is!
First car off at 1030 was it?...Lunch, workers, weather-perfect.
Course was one of the most fun I've done at Brooksville and I'm not typically a fan of the runway layouts.
It was great to be back in FL amongst friends.
Now it will take a while to figure out all this AWD techniques...I know if I add the 'fart' can exhaust it ought to cut my times by 2 seconds...
Thanks for all the hard work.
Jan 5th New Years Event
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I didn't get to say hi at the event, Tim_M, but welcome back!
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
Native wrote:
Greg! 1/100th back - well done! Neener, neener - can't catch me!!1!1!!!!
Andrew Scoda 49.602
Steven Frank 49.719
Greg Antonyants 49.729
Thanks for the event guys!
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
Found this on course during the second run group. Best guess is Kevin's #19 Miata but not sure.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
That was the last factory vial of whompass that came with that BRZ in S2!!rojeho wrote:Found this on course during the second run group. Best guess is Kevin's #19 Miata but not sure.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
With no reference to scale, I can't identify that part.
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Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
^^ vials of whoopass are unit less and change in size depending on the situations requirements!
Oh BTW great course and event... even though I could not run worth a squat!
Oh BTW great course and event... even though I could not run worth a squat!
Cones fear me... The timing lights, they just laugh.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
My last run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84TzXsOX ... e=youtu.be
Corded the right front tire, but the tires did have a ton of runs on them. I decided to check my rear brakes and found them WAY out of adjustment, after some tweaking it is braking much better and even, it seems fronts were carrying more than their share of the load. Amazing how when things change gradually, it can be easily missed (at least by me). Looking forward to the next event!
Corded the right front tire, but the tires did have a ton of runs on them. I decided to check my rear brakes and found them WAY out of adjustment, after some tweaking it is braking much better and even, it seems fronts were carrying more than their share of the load. Amazing how when things change gradually, it can be easily missed (at least by me). Looking forward to the next event!
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A Super Stalker, when my wife let's me drive hers..
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Jan 5th New Years Event
What, you don't tear down and rebuild after every event?
Went to support a friend at the WKA kart week last week. It's a lot easier to nut-n-bolt a kart than a street car
Went to support a friend at the WKA kart week last week. It's a lot easier to nut-n-bolt a kart than a street car
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I drive really slow cars... really slowly.
I drive really slow cars... really slowly.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
...Resisting the temptation to spend half a day photographing it next to all sorts of items to give a sense of scaleLoren wrote:With no reference to scale, I can't identify that part.
Center hole is about 0.5 inch. Total diameter about 1.25 inch. Looks like a sway bar end link bushing to me.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
And John's car proved capable of a 47.9 with its new springs. You guys are in trouble as soon as John figures out how to drive it!Greg wrote:Andrew Scoda 49.602
Steven Frank 49.719
Greg Antonyants 49.729
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The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
That's why I will never let anyone faster drive my car as far as I know I'm driving my car to it's limit's
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
Ah, but burying your head in the sand doesn't make you any faster, Chris! It's good to know how much you're leaving on the table... and maybe get some hints on how to find it.
In this case, apples-to-apples, John's best raw time was 50.7 and I ran a 49.2 with the same setup. That setup was very loose. I didn't get faster until I started tweaking the setup, and then I got faster still by experimenting with silly things like downshifting from 3rd to 2nd before the last slalom to get better acceleration through the finish.
When we get the setup right (John added more rear camber to the car today), it will be easier to drive and John will be confident and not frustrated... and will be a lot closer to my times than 1.5 seconds.
(but 47.9 + 1.5 = 49.4, which would have taken his class by .2 seconds yesterday!)
In this case, apples-to-apples, John's best raw time was 50.7 and I ran a 49.2 with the same setup. That setup was very loose. I didn't get faster until I started tweaking the setup, and then I got faster still by experimenting with silly things like downshifting from 3rd to 2nd before the last slalom to get better acceleration through the finish.
When we get the setup right (John added more rear camber to the car today), it will be easier to drive and John will be confident and not frustrated... and will be a lot closer to my times than 1.5 seconds.
(but 47.9 + 1.5 = 49.4, which would have taken his class by .2 seconds yesterday!)
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The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Who is this "John" of which you speak? [buries head in sand]
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It is a name you will soon become familiar with.Native wrote:Who is this "John" of which you speak? [buries head in sand]
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The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
I know him as "Chin Cam". Master of ancient art of sneaking peek to see if fly is down.Loren wrote:It is a name you will soon become familiar with.Native wrote:Who is this "John" of which you speak? [buries head in sand]
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
lalalalalalalalala I hear nothing
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Re: Jan 5th New Years Event
John wrote:Car was loose
Loren wrote:tweaking the setup
Loren wrote:experimenting with silly things
Loren wrote:added more rear camber
Loren wrote:easier to drive
Not sure about that last one, but all of this really smacks of effort.Loren wrote:flogging
You guys, always with the "trying".
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