[N0tt0N]

He did the same thing to me at VIR. Don't go through corners with SpiffyJiff! Bad JooJoo!

[vranko]

Quick summary of the weekend for me.

Christened the track with some gravel and dirt on Friday. My gear linkage has been sloppy for a while. It finally caught me. Couldn't find the gear I wanted so...

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Thanks SSI for the stronger rods and rod bolts! As you can see I need them.

Then on Saturday I planted some groundhog firmly into the track surface on the front straight and followed up with some coolant. Sorry TryTryAgain/RubberDucky! I was driving his car for instructor mentoring. Earlier in the day I was instructing the green classroom students how it's best to not make any drastic maneuvers at high-speed to avoid wildlife. We'll, I demonstrated that well to the Green run group.

I also stared in my very own vanity cam production. GoPro Hero Session 5 rocks. Amazing video quality. Camera angle turned out to be pretty cool. I didn't plan for it to be at that angle but that's about the levelest I could get it with the mount I had.

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Vimeo

Repaved track was excellent. A bit diabolical under braking the first day but with warm tires it really felt great. Excellent job Summit Point!

Great seeing everyone. Had a blast and will be eagerly awaiting the spring.

[spiffyjiff]

Originally Posted by vranko

Quick summary of the weekend for me.

Christened the track with some gravel and dirt on Friday. My gear linkage has been sloppy for a while. It finally caught me. Couldn't find the gear I wanted so...

and there i am again center to left of frame, :16 - :18. hmph! maybe i AM bad juju!!!

[Modian]

This weekend was just okay from a personal level. I set a personal best the second session of Saturday (1'25.6) and then my times steadily increased the rest of the weekend until the final sessions Sunday I could only do 27s and 28s. I think my tires are finally going off, especially after my Sunday skidpad session.

The only thing I can say definitively from the data () is I was slower through 10 which caused me to be 6-8 mph slower at the end of the straight, and I wasn't being smooth through 8-9. I had to correct slides through all three of those corners and I wonder if that made me a little gun shy.

Anyway, here's a video of red/black. Not as exciting as the videos other people posted, but if you want to see yourself smoking by someone and taking off into the distance, I may have you. I thought I was pretty evenly matched car-wise with the Caymans and Boxsters, but some of them just pull hard on me. Maybe tires? A 3.91 diff with upgraded limited slip is the plan for next year.

YouTube

YouTube

And here's a bonus video taken at Shenandoah the weekend before. Some skidpad fun and a new personal best of 9+ laps.

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YouTube

[The boy]

As said before another great weekend. Thanks to Evan for making me look good at his data presentation. The new pavement is interesting, once some rubber was laid down grip really picked up and every session got a little bit better. My only complaint with the new surface is there is a bump at apex in 4 which can be a bit unnerving at times. The added camber and the mostly smooth surface really made my lap times fall. My previous best before the weekend was a 1.24.7 and consistent 1.25s but it was shattered with a 1.23.4 and was consistently in the high 1.24s which for a 150hp 944 on 30+ heat cycle tires is pretty freakin good. I think there is even a possibility of a high 1.22.x if the conditions are right.

And here’s what everyone wants to see... the video

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[Hunter]

Originally Posted by The boy

As said before another great weekend. Thanks to Evan for making me look good at his data presentation. The new pavement is interesting, once some rubber was laid down grip really picked up and every session got a little bit better. My only complaint with the new surface is there is a bump at apex in 4 which can be a bit unnerving at times. The added camber and the mostly smooth surface really made my lap times fall. My previous best before the weekend was a 1.24.7 and consistent 1.25s but it was shattered with a 1.23.4 and was consistently in the high 1.24s which for a 150hp 944 on 30+ heat cycle tires is pretty freakin good. I think there is even a possibility of a high 1.22.x if the conditions are right.

And here’s what everyone wants to see... the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xmWQuWuj-8

Holly Crap! Well done Robbie.

[SilverStreak]

The track on Sunday felt AWESOME. Saturday was interesting. And I missed out on Friday. I will say I got a bit spooked during the first session t1 was really inconsistent. Through the corner it was slippy then grippy then slippy again and then no grip coming out. 6 was another now where there was a ton of grip at turn in then nothing until about half way around. And 10. I will always hate 10. But 10 had a slippery spot right in the middle of the turn. Then it would go back to grippy. That one got in my head.

That was Saturday. Sunday afternoon the track started to feel like there was consistent grip everywhere. A sway bar adjustment helped as well. I saw high 23's in traffic which is at least 2 seconds faster than typical. That can only mean that the Punk might be right. There are 22's out there in race conditions. Maybe.

Anyway. Here's the Red/Black session form Sunday

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[N0tt0N]

Thanks for sharing, Hunt.

[Modian]

Thanks for posting your video, Hunt. I found it benficial.

[Der ABT]

Great vids everyone, glad to see your using them hehe.

Vranko, if you like the vanity cam, try the HOLY CRAP MY FEET ARE SLOW CAM....point it at your feet, watch your transition from brake to throttle, and downshifts etc......ALOT of time can be found there IMO....from good shifts, to really getting back to throttle and blending the braking zone into the corner (turning is braking)
first time i did it my mind was blown and really helped make a concious effort to either be braking or giving some % of gas (even if 5 or 10) rather than hovering or coasting.


Hunt i still cant get over how well the SPB does at turn in when on the brakes hard, its like they just wont understeer, Chris Drakes video was very similar...expected you both to understeer like mad into one at initial turn in and the car just turns.

did you ever look to see if staying in 4th and bouncing off the revs was faster then going 5th back to 4th? that shift point SUX for you guys