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In three open sessions I only passed you once and was catching up another time when the session ended.
The same can't be said for certain, ahem, moving road block minis and porsches.
You and me bothOriginally Posted by POS Racing
That would be be!
I'm glad Gary took off before I could ask him about the price of a supercharger kit for the car, all I needed was 90-100 more horsepower, the straightaways were a bit long in my all stock Miata.... But the cruise control helped.
Had a great time and it was really nice to meet many of you that I had only read about on the interweb!
Why?
In three open sessions I only passed you once and was catching up another time when the session ended.
The same can't be said for certain, ahem, moving road block minis and porsches.
i know that's why it was so funny when i passed you 2.
ya still sorry about that, my car tried to kill me and you. didn't leave the pits in any gear lower then 3ed the rest of the day, and maybe not for the rest of my life
True, but I still need more power, I couldn't even get by the renult on the straight.
Really wish I would have recorded though and seen what times I was running out there. Just want to see if the new brakes and suspension setup helped out any....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ld2C7DyIU
Ben, there's a video of me passing the GTO then you. You were staying well abreast of the GTO (bad driver) but were hanging with the other group in front of you through the twisty sections. It's hard to see on my video with a big ole chunk of iron in the way though.
Cool pictures - the fog made for a cool background. Looks like FUN (and yes, I still remember what FUN is).
Ken I got your black flag pass on video lol. That mini was slow, but you probably scared the crap out of them passing them between 3 and 4.
Yeah, I can stay with most in the twisties, but on the straights I just wave bye bye...
I'm just glad I had an extra pair of shorts in the car, and that the evo behind me had good brakes.
Just watched that video. I caught and passed that porsche and then later in the day he decided to come and talk to me about how I needed to work on my driving, trying to explain that the whole "whats the fastest way between two points? A straight line!"
Heh... found a picture on NTEC that sums up Miatamoto's 3rd session:
The guy in that silver Evo IX didn’t have the faintest idea what a passing signal was. I finally got a run on him coming out of 10 and passed him. Thomas was too polite to do the same, although he should have.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Here 'ya go - Linke
For those who were not there, the renult (SIC) looked like this.
It was a Renault 5 Turbo 2. I talked to the owner. He has had the car over 20 years. He is a road racer and was just taking it easy on his 30 year old classic.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
More foggy fotos.
HD is still processing on youtubes server (will be 720p when done)
added captions but they are not showing yet
Last edited by jeff_man; 12-14-2009 at 11:34 AM.
I saw him point, so I took the pass. I forgot the group I was running in. Some of the more advanced groups will pass everywhere. I pitted and told the chief I screwed up. He said no you're ok and sent me back out.
M3 is always the answer.
I found Saturday didn't suck all that much. The bikes dropped out, which opened up a lot more track trime. We had 4 sessions before lunch and I ran 3 more in the afternoon, could've run more but I was tired. Mostly I just marvelled at getting some "me time".
True, it was slippery in the morning but the afternoon runs were a lot better. Although the exit of #5 never did completely dry out. I only remember pointing 5 cars by; ken o and CosmosMpower plus a few rookies with more horsepower than brakes and 2 of those guys spun right after passing me. Major brake stink right after they went past. I chatted up a C5 vette driver at lunch and he eventually realized I was right behind him somewhat impatiently waiting for a point by for the entire previous session
I was quite pleased with my little car's performance. Brakes worked well but now my wheels need serious cleaning. I may have taken a few millimeters off the pads.
For those needing some data points, I recall hitting 95 mph at the 500' flag after the longest straight and just tickling the rev limiter in 3rd (72 mph) at the entrance of corner 3. Not exactly flying but I did my best not to slow down much in the curves. That's all I remember and it happened lap after lap after lap.
Last edited by Darron65; 12-14-2009 at 11:38 AM. Reason: forgot to add the speeds
The fog in the morning delayed the day, but we couldn't have asked for better weather in December. I had a great time, good to see everyone again in the "off" season.
Datalogging shows a 2:22.19 in my last session, unfortunately the video file got corrupted so I don't have a video to back that claim up. First time out on ECR and really enjoyed it. I know I left lots of time out there, can't wait to go back and go faster.
I will post up a video of my 3rd session, will combined bumper and cockpit cams with datalogging overlay.
Alan (red miata on silver 6ULs)
94 Miata R package RPF1 195 RS-R RB FSB FCM Bilstein Ebay Coilover 550/350
91 Civic Si Daily Beater
"Its more fun to drive a slow car fast, than it is to drive a fast car slowly".
Who was driving the red Miata with the sunflowers?
M3 is always the answer.
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