08/14/2010 - Autocross Points Event #6

[turbosporttsi]

That was definitely a challenging course; I really enjoyed it. So many different line possibilities... Nice job, Sam. Thanks to all the organizers for another great event.


Here's my 5th and fastest run. I believe it was a 39.856.

[Petrovich]

Where are the results for Event #6?

[flohtingPoint]

I have no real explanation for these results.

You can never go wrong with blaming stuff on graining. Or, when in doubt, complain to your race engineer until he lets everyone in the field know that "Fernando is faster than you."

I got all of a quarter of the way through one pass before having brake problems again. Coming into the first sweeper at the far right of the starting gate, I gave the brakes a dab to settle the car and got little to no reaction at all. My braking presence was there but EXTREMELY faint, by the end of the run I genuinely could not stop after passing through timing, I had to cadence brake and use my e-brake just to slow me down to make the right hand turn out of it. Driving home I had to pump the brakes at random intervals with my left foot just to be able to react to stops. Needless to say, I was extremely frustrated yesterday afternoon and considered shelving the car when I got home and begin tearing it down for my FSP build. There is a very strong chance I'll be in a different car next event.

[Petrovich]

I'm sorry to hear about the car troubles....especially after working your ass off at the starting gate.

btw cant believe you let me go with out my hat....I totally blanked on that one

[Petrovich]

Dr. Oz Precision spinout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJu_jlv7IEg

[flohtingPoint]

I'm sorry to hear about the car troubles....especially after working your ass off at the starting gate.

btw cant believe you let me go with out my hat....I totally blanked on that one

Yea, I crapped the bed on that one.

[SamB325es]

Thanks for all the positive comments on the course, I had a good time as well. The middle of the course was fun, sweepers rule.

One of my runs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9qwDJTp26A

One of Mike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDwkVUzId0w

Mr. Precision Biggins showing us how to stay close to the cones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duo5a5crzgs

Thanks Mike for letting me burn off your tires a bit! Also, Jon Moreland should get props, he was doing timing and announcing at the same time for awhile... Not easy to do.

Looking forward to Waldorf!

[irish44j]

Let's see...

40.3+1
40.0+1
40.8+1
39.6+2
39.7...+1?

I have no real explanation for these results.

[trackday comedy guy]
My race tires were heat cycled out and my shock settings were all wrong. My crew is installing fresh rubber as we speak.
[/trackday comedy guy]

Here's run #4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTUHMMMMzw

Jon had a 37.8 in the STi I think and I heard AJ had a 39.2.

lol....that's alot of cones

It was probably all that slower traffic keeping you from driving all-out.

[Biggins]

Thanks again for letting me use your car Adam, and thank you Sam for letting me slap the camera on it for what turned out to be my quickest run. I guess I need all that smack talk and a camera to put down a good run.

I wish i could have stuck around for the afternoon. It was good to see everyone including some old faces.

As for the "showboating," who cares if you're sideways going around the course? Not everyone is out there to win the F1 championship. IMHO, Any RWD car with power that isn't sideways at Bowie on at least one run just isn't pushing hard enough.

[irish44j]

If you had stayed for the afternoon, you would have seen a stock FWD Mazda Protege spending about half his runs sideways (and amazingly always recoverin!). Well, it looked stock at least, but the way it handled maybe he had a huge rear swaybar on there

[hepcatz]

Big difference between that and stepping out the rear. The drifting and doughnuts can easily get out of the driver's control which could result in unsafe conditions for the car and course workers. Yeah, any driver can loose control but why not minimize it by controlling the controllables since it is not necessary for ax? Just my opinion.

[Luda]

Results are posted.

As usual please post any corrections into the corrections thread and we will take care of them.

[flohtingPoint]

Results are posted.

As usual please post any corrections into the corrections thread and we will take care of them.

LOL! I ran a 39.3 on my only run with my brakes failing? Jeez, now I'm more upset the car crapped out on me =/ I didn't even look at the time when I was passing through the timing gate, I was too busy losing my mind over the fact that I was going to DNF the rest of the day.

[irish44j]

LOL! I ran a 39.3 on my only run with my brakes failing? Jeez, now I'm more upset the car crapped out on me =/ I didn't even look at the time when I was passing through the timing gate, I was too busy losing my mind over the fact that I was going to DNF the rest of the day.

thanks alot....I get beat by a guy with no brakes. bleh!

on the upside, the only cars that beat me in class were the wicked STi and two cars with R-comps (I assume that MR2 has rcomps since he's in that class).

[flohtingPoint]

thanks alot....I get beat by a guy with no brakes. bleh!

on the upside, the only cars that beat me in class were the wicked STi and two cars with R-comps (I assume that MR2 has rcomps since he's in that class).

lol, I wasn't at the point of having no brakes =P If I had no brakes, I'd have killed the run immediately. I had enough braking power for me to be comfortable that I could finish the run and not hurt myself or anyone, but that was it. After the top sweeper I was like, "Ok Jim, just finish the pass and bring the car home..."

The RX8's tires were R888's right? Wish I remembered to feel them, I'm debating getting those for my Club Racing car.