[BobP]

Hey all,

Here's a few clips from VIR with Trackdaze on Jun 4-5. About 25 minutes total taken with a GoPro. I was the lone F-Bod, although there were a couple of Gen Vs in the green group that I never saw on track.

Jun 4, Session 2 - Cockpit
Jun 4, Session 4 - Cockpit
Jun 5, Session 2 - Nose
Jun 5, Session 3 - Roof

These are my first vids and are great for some self-analysis. Definitely see ways to shave some time in the Left Hook_pre-Snake, entry to the Roller Coaster (post back straight), and the Hogpen (pair of turns on entry to the front straight).

Should have a roll bar, seat and harness the next time out and then start some left-foot braking in earnest. It's a little challenging with your knees splayed east and west (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) .

BobP

[Steve91T]

Hey all,

Here's a few clips from VIR with Trackdaze on Jun 4-5. About 25 minutes total taken with a GoPro. I was the lone F-Bod, although there were a couple of Gen Vs in the green group that I never saw on track.

Jun 4, Session 2 - Cockpit
Jun 4, Session 4 - Cockpit
Jun 5, Session 2 - Nose
Jun 5, Session 3 - Roof

These are my first vids and are great for some self-analysis. Definitely see ways to shave some time in the Left Hook_pre-Snake, entry to the Roller Coaster (post back straight), and the Hogpen (pair of turns on entry to the front straight).

Should have a roll bar, seat and harness the next time out and then start some left-foot braking in earnest. It's a little challenging with your knees splayed east and west (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) .

BobP

Great videos! I like the in car camera mounting position a lot. Here's on thing I learned last time I was at VIR. Your line through turn one is a momentum line. It doesn't work for horsepower cars. I was taught that line also and I never liked turns 1,2 and 3. I would just kind of tip toe through them. Check out this video I took last month from my instructor's 99 SS. The GoPro was mounted a little low, but you can still see what he's doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFdWnmK-4A...feature=related

The horsepower line is go really deep into turn one, then stay about half track through the first half of the turn. Do not apex early. Then start squeezing in the power and hit the apex very late and exit turn on on the right side of the track. This puts you in a perfect position to stay WOT through turn 2, and sets you up again for 3. The problem with the line you were doing is you are in the turn much longer, preventing you from getting on the power.

I never got to actually try it myself. My opti took a power steering fluid bath and crapped out, so my weekend was done early. But I can't wait to try it again.

Are you going to be there with the BMW guys end of August? I'm signed up already. And I gotta ask, how tall are you? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by Steve91T: Jul 31 2011, 03:03 PM