My first autocross video, beware of sucky filmography
03-31-2008, 04:16 PM
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My first autocross video, beware of sucky filmography
My first autocross video was awesome and I'm definitely hooked so I'll be making every race I can. For the next one I plan to have a in car camera mount on the rollbar so I can actually see what i'm doing.
I improved my time substantially through the day and gave it hell on my last run. Got ballsy, hit four cones and understeered too much in both turnarounds. In the last turnaround I actually had to come to a stop to keep from going off course with a DNF, caught it in time, put it in first and went at it again quickly. Would have been 3 seconds faster if I hadn't sucked in the turnarounds and then came to a stop.
It was a blast though and I suggest anyone who has never done it go to a local autocross if they can. We're really fortunate to have big wide open lots for a huge track compared to other's apparently.
I also got to watch sbrian race and he is one seriously fast individual, I need to beg him for a ridealong next time.
Here are the results: http://www.trscca.org/results/033008_fin.htm
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I improved my time substantially through the day and gave it hell on my last run. Got ballsy, hit four cones and understeered too much in both turnarounds. In the last turnaround I actually had to come to a stop to keep from going off course with a DNF, caught it in time, put it in first and went at it again quickly. Would have been 3 seconds faster if I hadn't sucked in the turnarounds and then came to a stop.
It was a blast though and I suggest anyone who has never done it go to a local autocross if they can. We're really fortunate to have big wide open lots for a huge track compared to other's apparently.
I also got to watch sbrian race and he is one seriously fast individual, I need to beg him for a ridealong next time.
Here are the results: http://www.trscca.org/results/033008_fin.htm
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03-31-2008, 04:38 PM
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Yeah the g/f doesn't understand how to use it apparently. It was a small casio exilim so it isn't really designed to take awesome video to begin with.
This was at Nashville Superspeedway with the Tenessee Region SCCA. I might have had a 80 second lap time but a couple people ran 65-70s. They're nuts. I can just pray that one day I get they're skills.
This was at Nashville Superspeedway with the Tenessee Region SCCA. I might have had a 80 second lap time but a couple people ran 65-70s. They're nuts. I can just pray that one day I get they're skills.
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03-31-2008, 06:03 PM
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As I said in the other thread, It was good to finally meet you. Find me in one of the first runs at the next event if we are in the same run group and I'll take you for a spin. I try not to take riders on my last runs so I gan get a good time, but earlier in the day is no problem. My ES car might not accelerate that great, but you don't have to slow it down much for the turns. 
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03-31-2008, 07:57 PM
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As I said in the other thread, It was good to finally meet you. Find me in one of the first runs at the next event if we are in the same run group and I'll take you for a spin. I try not to take riders on my last runs so I gan get a good time, but earlier in the day is no problem. My ES car might not accelerate that great, but you don't have to slow it down much for the turns.
On the topic of my own car, having never pushed it I had no idea how it would handle the auto-x course. It handled very well considering it has a tire friendly allignment and 100% stock suspension including open diff. I'm going to install my sway bars first just because I have them laying around so we'll see what that does for me. I'll see if I can test them locally before the next race. If I don't get time to do that i'll just leave it the way it is until I can afford some serious suspension. Then i'll be talking to the fellow in Murfreesboro or Smyrna (can't remember which) that does the awesome allignments.
The RT-615s are also a great tire, i'm really happy with their performance on the street in all weather as well as yesterday during the autox.
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03-31-2008, 09:08 PM
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Yeah we are lucky here in houston. We usually have 12 events a year, and we have an open space. Our course yesterday was around 51 seconds for FTD, my car pulled a 55.xx with my co driver and about 1 sec slower with me. 60 sec course are not strange for us either.
Matt's 270rwhp miata BEGI car at sundays event
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Matt's 270rwhp miata BEGI car at sundays event
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03-31-2008, 09:26 PM
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03-31-2008, 10:36 PM
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My tial sounds nothing like that it's more like a whip cracking than a whistle chirp.
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03-31-2008, 11:46 PM
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Matt's car looks like fun, i love the orange wheels. One day, when i'm all grown up out of my novice standing and have some clue of what i'm doing maybe i'll get some v710s or similar on some autox dedicated wheels.
For now, i'm going to work on the driver. Its too much fun for me to get real deep into messing with alignments and things of that nature. I'll work with tire pressure some, though didn't add or let any out from what I run on the street with the RT615s and they're wearing about perfect, hardly any roll.
If anything I might do the m2cupcar trick of doing one full turn on one tierod to get a little more turn in. I have a feeling my toe settings are a little toe'd in for the street. I'm to cheap to pay for an alignment right now. Need to go read up on DIY alignments with string boxes, rulers, and bubble levels.
For now, i'm going to work on the driver. Its too much fun for me to get real deep into messing with alignments and things of that nature. I'll work with tire pressure some, though didn't add or let any out from what I run on the street with the RT615s and they're wearing about perfect, hardly any roll.
If anything I might do the m2cupcar trick of doing one full turn on one tierod to get a little more turn in. I have a feeling my toe settings are a little toe'd in for the street. I'm to cheap to pay for an alignment right now. Need to go read up on DIY alignments with string boxes, rulers, and bubble levels.
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04-01-2008, 08:55 AM
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Yeah it was good to meet you as well. I was also pointed to the build thread of Dan's RX7 and that thing is going to be mean. I'll definitely be in line for your 1st or 2nd run for a ride along. If I thought my friends 76second run was fast I can't imagine what your 68.7 would feel like. I'll bring my diaper.
Then i'll be talking to the fellow in Murfreesboro or Smyrna (can't remember which) that does the awesome allignments.
Then i'll be talking to the fellow in Murfreesboro or Smyrna (can't remember which) that does the awesome allignments.
Matt's car looks like fun, i love the orange wheels. One day, when i'm all grown up out of my novice standing and have some clue of what i'm doing maybe i'll get some v710s or similar on some autox dedicated wheels.
For now, i'm going to work on the driver. Its too much fun for me to get real deep into messing with alignments and things of that nature. I'll work with tire pressure some, though didn't add or let any out from what I run on the street with the RT615s and they're wearing about perfect, hardly any roll.
If anything I might do the m2cupcar trick of doing one full turn on one tierod to get a little more turn in. I have a feeling my toe settings are a little toe'd in for the street. I'm to cheap to pay for an alignment right now. Need to go read up on DIY alignments with string boxes, rulers, and bubble levels.
For now, i'm going to work on the driver. Its too much fun for me to get real deep into messing with alignments and things of that nature. I'll work with tire pressure some, though didn't add or let any out from what I run on the street with the RT615s and they're wearing about perfect, hardly any roll.
If anything I might do the m2cupcar trick of doing one full turn on one tierod to get a little more turn in. I have a feeling my toe settings are a little toe'd in for the street. I'm to cheap to pay for an alignment right now. Need to go read up on DIY alignments with string boxes, rulers, and bubble levels.
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