SCDA HPDE Schedule
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Here's Part 1 from Monday at Lightning...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWui..._order&list=UL
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEu7F..._order&list=UL
Did not run Tuesday at Thunderbolt as I broke a wheel stud at the end of the day Monday...new set arrived already from TMS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWui..._order&list=UL
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEu7F..._order&list=UL
Did not run Tuesday at Thunderbolt as I broke a wheel stud at the end of the day Monday...new set arrived already from TMS.
#859
Here's Part 1 from Monday at Lightning...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWui..._order&list=UL
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEu7F..._order&list=UL
Did not run Tuesday at Thunderbolt as I broke a wheel stud at the end of the day Monday...new set arrived already from TMS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWui..._order&list=UL
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEu7F..._order&list=UL
Did not run Tuesday at Thunderbolt as I broke a wheel stud at the end of the day Monday...new set arrived already from TMS.
Mark
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I just noticed that track has a lot of late apex's. It's easy to turn in too early thus causing the few times your tires squeeled or it threw you offline.
Not criticizing, just watching....
Mark
PS. It's funny to watch some of the cars you were passing, they were on the brakes and you hadn't even backed off the gas yet. Obviously you were solo so I'm assuming you were in a white or black group?
#862
Red group - RE Advanced. 4 groups that day with SCDA. Inst, Novice, Intr, and adv...
So everyone out there was at an advanced level or expected to be. Granted my car is not potentially going to cost me $100k+ if I stuff it into the armco but some of these guy's don't belong out there. IMO... A lot of point and shoot going on.
So everyone out there was at an advanced level or expected to be. Granted my car is not potentially going to cost me $100k+ if I stuff it into the armco but some of these guy's don't belong out there. IMO... A lot of point and shoot going on.
#863
OVERDRIVE
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Noticed a push-to-the dirt on one of your corner track outs towards the end of your second video. It is amazine that your car still has that kind of understeer.
I was wondering the same thing about the mix of cars you were with. I like the term "point and shoot"...But it looked like some were "wander, point and shoot"...those guys can be a problem as I have seen them cut it too close to the edge and pull it back really quick which really upsets the car. You have to wonder what will happen if they put 2 wheels off or what they are going to do when you pass them. But who am I to talk about the problems with 2 wheels off
I was wondering the same thing about the mix of cars you were with. I like the term "point and shoot"...But it looked like some were "wander, point and shoot"...those guys can be a problem as I have seen them cut it too close to the edge and pull it back really quick which really upsets the car. You have to wonder what will happen if they put 2 wheels off or what they are going to do when you pass them. But who am I to talk about the problems with 2 wheels off
#864
I think they'd have to speed up to do that!
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Mark
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Watkins Glen recap. This event was run by NASA/PDA. The weather was the major issue. Fortunately, Friday held out with just cloudy conditions/dry track with temps in the upper 50's, so the R-comps warmed up nicely. Tons of track time that day, starting off with an hour session, followed by two 45 minute sessions, and then a 30 minute session to wind up. The car was handling beautifully, and I was playing with a couple of Porsches and Miatas. Couldn't quite keep up with the Ferrari Scuderia 430...Then my car lost power along the back straight, the service engine light came on along with the yellow triangle in the speedo. The car felt like someone put a giant rubber band around it. I limped back into the pits, cut the engine and popped the hood to see if I lost a belt or something else that would be obvious to me. Everything looked/smelled normal, so I restarted and the car felt back to normal. Went out again and took it relatively easy for the rest of the session. During lunch break I had the code read out: 304, which is a misfire in cylinder #4. So I pulled the spark plug from 4, and also from 1 just for comparison. The #4 plug had some carbon buildup on the tip that the #1 plug didn't have, so I bought a new plug and installed it. Same thing happened during the afternoon session, so I concluded it wasn't the plug that was at fault. Car was fine after restarting the engine, so I finished the day driving 6/10. Saturday was a complete waste, with a long fog delay in the morning, and steady rain throughout the day. Only got out twice, and one of those sessions was under yellow the entire time. Sunday started off wet and cool, but by the afternoon, things were drying up nicely, so the R-comps went back on for the last two sessions. No codes thrown at all, but I wasn't pushing the car that much, trying to keep it under 100 on the back straight. My plan is to have the compression checked, and maybe switch wires 3 and 4 and see what codes it throws at Lime Rock. After that, I'll have all winter to figure it out. Other than the crappy weather and the misfires, I had a decent time, but there were no other MINI's there to keep me company. Any other customers for Lime Rock on the 29th?