Pictures from April DE at Jefferson

[dinomite]

I just put up my pictures from this weekend's drivers' school:
http://gallery.dinomite.net/main.php?g2_itemId=3467

Why isn't there a picture of your car?
- I hate you
- You hate me
- I hate your car
- You were at the beginning of a pack and therefore to fast (read: awesome) for my camera to capture

Why are there so many pictures of car X?
- The car is awesome and the owner should give it to me
- That car is my car and, I am awesome, ergo it is awesome
- That car is my brother-in-law's car
- Wagons on the track are funny, in a good way

Anyone else have pictures?

[mlytle]

omg, all that blue painter's masking tape on the red m3 is hilarious!!!

[KJ]

yeah that is my newb friend who was a poseur Manny

I give him credit for finally succumbing to doing a DE.

In our group of friends it was me (yellow turbo, B group), Bill (silver STi, A group), Romella (blue 350Z, B group), and Manny (red m3 with tape, C group).

Here's what we thought of the event:

http://www.karljay.com/main/index.ph...iewtopic&t=691

Manny was a bit scared but I hope he was not scared off doing other events in the future.. i think he had fun tho.

I even made a goofy video found in that link... got video clips of a bunch of people including that speeding Mini ;-)

Had fun, but I'm probably done with Jefferson for a while.. back to Shenandoah and hopefully VIR or other tracks.

[1996 328ti]

Had fun, but I'm probably done with Jefferson for a while.. back to Shenandoah and hopefully VIR or other tracks.

Jefferson is a funny track. I usually do not look forward to it the way I look forward to the Grand East. But at the end of the day the Jefferson is a ball. I like the repetition of a short track.

lap times?
Don't worry so much about lap times. Focus on driving.
We could use a nice little article for the dB if someone is inclined.
It's probably too late for this issue unless you really hurry up.

I was concerned about that tape flying off and distracting another driver.
There really isn't the need for that much tape.
There are more chips on the drive to the track.
Our paddock is paved so there really not that many rocks flying at you like at VIR sometimes.

[KJ]

the lap times are unofficial and just for fun...it does give an idea of improvement. Believe me I focus on what my instructor says, his word is law :-)

As for an article, I would love to. I did a writeup on my first event (at Jefferson as well with this club) that a lot of people enjoyed including my instructor then Adam Konrad:

http://www.karljay.com/cars/forum.php?postid=3566

I'm not sure what you're looking for but that's just a sample I made for fun. We can talk more later...

(edit) for the tape thing, we made fun of my friend Manny plenty... including his stalling out. He's a newbie, but at least he is eager and willing to go out there. I am trying to encourage him...

[1996 328ti]

I'm glad everyone had a good time. It was a good event.
I think people soon find out that there is more to driving than just flooring it on the straight. Wait until you do a few schools in the rain. That is when you really appreciate car control. Especially when everyone is tip toeing through the course and you just drive your line around everyone.

Driving schools are a slippery slope.
You start going further and further to look for new tracks.

[mlytle]

Driving schools are a slippery slope.
You start going further and further to look for new tracks.

oh boy, de's WERE a slippery slope. a slope that led to a cliff for me! stay on that nice blue square trail folks, avoid the double black diamond sign...

keep working on manny in the red m3....i hope he comes back for more de's with a huge grin on his face....and no more blue tape...

[Real M3]

Marshall,

A cliff! Yea you could say that. And it was the Yellow car curse that really did it to ya!

[Dirichlet]

I fear that I'm on the slope and looking over the cliff... fortunately I have the safety harness of being a graduate student - the old lack of fundage net catches me ever time

[mlytle]

I fear that I'm on the slope and looking over the cliff... fortunately I have the safety harness of being a graduate student - the old lack of fundage net catches me ever time

ahhh, you are a lucky man....my grad school safety harness was pulled a long time ago. now the racing addiction is forcing me to spend the college fund for the kids i don't have. <grin>

[mlytle]

Marshall,

A cliff! Yea you could say that. And it was the Yellow car curse that really did it to ya!

hey chuck! don't be calling it a yellow car curse....it was an UGLY yellow car curse..

but it was fast, and fun!

[KJ]

yeah I know, I'm slowly getting sucked in.. that was my 4th event, 2 at Jefferson, 2 at Shenandoah.. now i'm looking at VIR and OHIO..

i started DEs just to get better at driving these fine cars. Now I'm grabbing friends to join in.. currently at 7. I even got a friend to buy a sports car so he can join in haha.

As for control, yeah that's one thing I love about these small tracks.. it doesn't reward power. I find myself maybe making up a half a second on acceleration only to lose it on the turns..

I have now started to look for less powerful, but lighter cars. :-)

[1996 328ti]

now i'm looking at VIR and OHIO.

Mid-Ohio is only 7 hours away.
Northern Ohio BMW CCA has a school every Memorial Day weekend.
I like that one since I stay Sunday night and drive back home Monday morning. This will be my 5th time at Mid-Ohio.

[dinomite]

I have now started to look for less powerful, but lighter cars. :-)

Heh, you've got a great car there, but I feel the same thing. As you do more driver's schools, it's a lot more gratifying to become faster by your own skill than through mods.

[KJ]

Heh, you've got a great car there, but I feel the same thing. As you do more driver's schools, it's a lot more gratifying to become faster by your own skill than through mods.

that and I'm really afraid of crashing it... looking for something a lot less expensive but still competent.