[Shortcutsleeping]

Track day sponsored by a local ford dealer. I'm in one of the few GM cars (two camaros, one corvette) that showed up.

https://vimeo.com/45772822

17 sec clip.... Full vid soon.


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EDITED: Instead of making new threads, I'll just keep adding on to this one :-)

This post has been edited by Shortcutsleeping: Sep 6 2012, 01:37 AM

[StanIROCZ]

I should probably restate what I said. I've changed to softer rear springs at Grattan because the car was very loose on that particular track. I did that because I could tell something was obviously wrong. What I said before was centered around the thought that if I can't feel anything wrong why should I change it? I'm still getting faster with driving. After every session I look at Harry's lap timer and overlay the video with the data for my fastest lap. I usually focus on the G meter to see if I'm at the edges of the traction circle or not. If not I know I'm not using the cars full potential at that point in time on the track (assuming no elevation change impact etc) and I go back out the next time and work on braking later or whatever it may be. I come back in with a faster time. Repeat. Harry's also has the ability to overlay speed and acceleration data from one lap to another and that is useful in determining why I ran faster one lap than another (in most cases it is because I braked later). I could probably be a bit more aggressive with testing mechanical things even when everything seams ok, but going to the track by myself most of the time means that I'm pretty busy all day and sometimes its nice to sit down with a Gatorade in the shade and think about driving rather then a mechanical thrash in the hot sun (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I finally sucked it up and taught myself left foot braking over labor day weekend at Grattan. I went slower during the morning sessions and spun out with a duffed 4-2 downshift but now that I got it I won't ever go back (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

[Blainefab]

I finally sucked it up and taught myself left foot braking over labor day weekend at Grattan. I went slower during the morning sessions and spun out with a duffed 4-2 downshift but now that I got it I won't ever go back (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

I think you'll still be learning LFB a couple of years from now. I made the mistake of trying it during a race and decided that it helped in T1 at Sears Point. The problem was that I hadn't done it enough for it to be an automatic response to a braking situation, and in the heat of battle a few laps later I got confused and couldn't find the brake pedal into T2 - terribly frustrating experience. Drove off the outside and into a tire wall, right foot still on the gas and left foot lost.

That was 10yrs ago, I've been LFB in the truck ever since. Felt awkward and jerky at first, but I persevered. Once I could modulate braking with the left the same as the right, I practiced handing off the braking from one foot to another during braking zones, without changing the decel rate at all. It took years before it got ingrained into my brain and I'll use the left foot automatically in panic situations.

Haven't had the balls to try it again on track, tho.

[Shortcutsleeping]

https://vimeo.com/84606424

1 minute teaser vid from the NASA season opener here in Texas.
I missed qualy due to a persistant cooling system issue and had to start last.

Full writeup and more vids coming soon.

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[Shortcutsleeping]

https://vimeo.com/84813119

First race on Saturday. Go from last to second, but then rising temps mean I pull off before damaging something expensive.


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https://vimeo.com/88661203
Inside-my-helmet-cam for a few laps of MSR-C outside of Fort Worth. It's damn cold, the tires are fairly old and I'm trying to keep the pointy end forward.


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[Shortcutsleeping]

TWS story http://www.witchdoctormotorsports.com/ch220.htm

First time on Hoosiers and I won a new set!

Sunday's race I started last since I didn't think I was going to do it, and ran it up to P1: https://vimeo.com/94120203


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