May 4 FAST Open @ Dunnellon

Darkmaw · Postby **Darkmaw** » Mon May 06, 2019 11:08 pm

Jamie wrote: If you don't want an extra 175 lbs of newbie on your first run, simply say so. But don't make it harder to help them.

Oh you're too kind.

CaptainSquirts · Postby **CaptainSquirts** » Tue May 07, 2019 3:46 pm

Evil MS3 wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 7:55 am This was my first time out to Dunnellon. The surface conditions of that place are.... different. Lol Had to figure out a whole different way to drive the car.

The drive home suuuuuucked.

Thanks all for putting on another good event.

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I agree about the drive, but more due to the weather. Being at wear bars on the highway on RE-71's is very scary. I had to drop my speed to around 60 because I felt the car just gliding over the water. Kinda spooky

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twistedwankel · Postby **twistedwankel** » Tue May 07, 2019 5:15 pm

CaptainSquirts wrote:I felt the car just gliding over the water. Kinda spooky .

Apparently the modern AWD is inferior to the ones in '90's cars with mechanical LSD's and magic oil in the transfer case? R DOT tires only had two rain grooves driven to and from local events. They did take longer to stop tho' even with ABS.

CaptainSquirts · Postby **CaptainSquirts** » Wed May 08, 2019 9:19 am

twistedwankel wrote:
CaptainSquirts wrote:I felt the car just gliding over the water. Kinda spooky .
Apparently the modern AWD is inferior to the ones in '90's cars with mechanical LSD's and magic oil in the transfer case? R DOT tires only had two rain grooves driven to and from local events. They did take longer to stop tho' even with ABS.

I blame the -3.9 camber up front. That's pretty much like having 1 and a half rain grooves.

twistedwankel · Postby **twistedwankel** » Wed May 08, 2019 12:26 pm

CaptainSquirts wrote:I blame the -3.9 camber up front.

Gotcha. Never known anyone who didn't change camber and toe for the highway or just trailer the car to and from events to save the tires. A first for everything.

aw614 · Postby **aw614** » Wed May 08, 2019 1:33 pm

CaptainSquirts wrote:
twistedwankel wrote:
CaptainSquirts wrote:I felt the car just gliding over the water. Kinda spooky .
Apparently the modern AWD is inferior to the ones in '90's cars with mechanical LSD's and magic oil in the transfer case? R DOT tires only had two rain grooves driven to and from local events. They did take longer to stop tho' even with ABS.
I blame the -3.9 camber up front. That's pretty much like having 1 and a half rain grooves.

Time for dedicated daily tires!

Bigdog · Postby **Bigdog** » Wed May 08, 2019 2:09 pm

no problem with having newbies in the passenger seat,

except my driving shows them what they should not be doing!

Jamie · Postby **Jamie** » Wed May 08, 2019 3:48 pm

Bigdog wrote:no problem with having newbies in the passenger seat....

Always appreciated, Mike.

Carracer · Postby **Carracer** » Wed May 08, 2019 6:05 pm

Big thanks to my spotters. Pictures!
https://flic.kr/s/aHskR8QAtv

jbrannon7 · Postby **jbrannon7** » Wed May 08, 2019 10:27 pm

Carracer wrote:Big thanks to my spotters. Pictures!
https://flic.kr/s/aHskR8QAtv

Great photos, thanks.

Evil MS3 · Postby **Evil MS3** » Fri May 10, 2019 9:41 am

I think the newbie that Dan stuck in my car in my first ever run on the non-grip Dunnellon surface got more than she was promised.

She said at the beginning that she didn't want to spin, which I replied that hopefully we wouldn't.

Sure enough, first run on the way to the cross over the rear gave out, and as we were mid spin I looked at her and said "I lied."

[emoji38]

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Jamie · Postby **Jamie** » Fri May 10, 2019 1:19 pm

Evil MS3 wrote:Sure enough, first run on the way to the cross over the rear gave out, and as we were mid spin I looked at her and said "I lied."

So which freaked her out more - the spin, or the fact that you were looking at her and talking in mid-spin?

Evil MS3 · Postby **Evil MS3** » Fri May 10, 2019 1:22 pm

Jamie wrote:
Evil MS3 wrote:Sure enough, first run on the way to the cross over the rear gave out, and as we were mid spin I looked at her and said "I lied."
So which freaked her out more - the spin, or the fact that you were looking at her and talking in mid-spin? [emoji23]

Good question [emoji38] [emoji38]

I need to go pull that video haha

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Bigdog · Postby **Bigdog** » Mon May 13, 2019 10:28 am

Evil MS3 wrote:Sure enough, first run on the way to the cross over the rear gave out, and as we were mid spin I looked at her and said "I lied."

So which freaked her out more - the spin, or the fact that you were looking at her and talking in mid-spin?

still trying to perfect my looking ahead.

so during the turn around, I look out the side windows.

When performing an envelope pushing spin, should I be looking out the rear window?

Postby **Loren** » Sat May 18, 2019 11:39 pm

Philip got the Season Points updated!

Just three events left, and lots of tight competition.

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