[Jazzbass]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Chris, I have your old dizzy rotor if you still want it. Found it laying in the grass when we were packing up.

Nah, I don't want it - just bin it. But thanks for grabbing it just in case.

[Cliff Claven]

Originally Posted by Noah

BTW, we should all notice this picture:



That is Dr. Plasche driving an unmodified '78 911SC on hard tires with seats so worn out and split at the seams that a spring pokes him in the nuts. Look at him embarrassing those shiny new Porsches! There's a reason we call him "the bus driver" ...he takes everyone to school!

Awesome pic. I remember that moment. I had just flashed by all four of those cars at rocket speed and was teaching them the inside line. Lift right about ... here, and rotate the back of the car around the corner--whoa, son, yes I am using the whole track now--back in line, please, and pay attention.

[wludavid]

Originally Posted by TD in DC

Great Pics VU and Noah! To clarify, I didn't spin either, but my efforts to get everything out of the few ponies I have apparently killed them.

The pic Noah shot illustrates my new way to learn "zen" driving skills. By driving upside down, you cannot see the track and you are forced to rely upon your arse-o-meter and the "feel" of the car to drive quickly. You can develop sensitivity to pedal feel by using your hands rather than your feet. I must admit that the ISAAC harness was rather painful

Hey Todd, it was nice to (briefly) meet you on Sunday. I was the guy in the old bimmer who supplied you with a fuse. Presumably before you had engine trouble.

[TD in DC]

Originally Posted by wludavid

Hey Todd, it was nice to (briefly) meet you on Sunday. I was the guy in the old bimmer who supplied you with a fuse. Presumably before you had engine trouble.

Yes David it was nice meeting you as well. Thanks for helping me out. Yes, my motor went at the very end of the last session of the last day. I just watched the video again and it still makes me depressed. Oh well, it could have been the 996

[Cliff Claven]

Originally Posted by Kurt Mickelwait

Also good to see that the SC is becoming well liked and that other groups and regions are booking it. It has already opened up the track time available to an “almost all you want” number of days and with low entrant # lots of on track time. We are all going to be better drivers via the experience gained on this track. A true steering wheel track.

This was my first time there but I can easily see how it could become my favorite track. It seems as though somebody spent a lot of thought and time designing this track to make it interesting and challenging. Blind apexes, blind track outs, every kind of corner and challenge, multiple possible lines through corners, constant transitioning, and not a second to take a breather. Nice clean paddock area, and a great viewing spot from atop the bridge. And for all the hype about how this track might not be "safe", it seems there's runoff room nearly all around, plenty of tires, and no cars wrecked this weekend.

[cmartin]

x2

With 2 tracks at SP now I can see my track time going up, up, up next year. Considering that no one really knows the track yet, I'm sure new tricks will be learned over the next couple years. Quite an experience for me learning a a technical new solo, great experience.

While I'll agree there is runoff room at the track, some places are pretty tight. The pit straight is just scary. It looks like they are making some changes there, I for one question why they chose that spot for the pits.

[Cliff Claven]

While the pit straight and the corners leading into it are scary, it forces cars to slow down a lot right where other cars are entering the track. I don't know, maybe that's good. Maybe there were space issues.

[Eli]

Good times! Just posted some footage of "creative shuffle steering" in the track video section

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Jazzbass

* BTW, I really realized there is no excuse not to have spares of these things. Rotor, cap, throttle return spring, spark plugs, there's got to be more. But to let a $200+ weekend get ruined by not having a $6 part is inexcusable. Time to break out the crow bar, insert into wallet and stock up.

Let's build an official list of this stuff and make it a sticky.
In RL's case add spare oil cooler and torsion bars!

[wludavid]

Originally Posted by Jazzbass

* BTW, I really realized there is no excuse not to have spares of these things. Rotor, cap, throttle return spring, spark plugs, there's got to be more. But to let a $200+ weekend get ruined by not having a $6 part is inexcusable. Time to break out the crow bar, insert into wallet and stock up.

Cheap parts add up quickly when you have a spare of each one. My alternator died on the way to the track. It left me stranded (no kidding) 300 yards from the gate. Luckily there was a Spec e30 race at the main circuit and one of the guys had a spare to give me. An alternator isn't a $6 dizzy rotor, but my point is that it's so hard to know what's going to fail. Maybe I just need more experience in reading the early warning signs of something going bad.