Reply With QuoteHow many times have you been on track?Originally Posted by jeff_man
<<<<intermediate and i run hallett every month =)
How many times have you been on track?
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
75min CW 100min CCW hallett, 4 autox runs miata / 20-25 runs 88rx7. i was more defending the fact that i will be at the track more then just this weekend and i didn't go out and spend 2-2.2k for 4 runs at MSR
... so you're saying your a rookie.75min CW 100min CCW hallett, 4 autox runs miata / 20-25 runs 88rx7. i was more defending the fact that i will be at the track more then just this weekend and i didn't go out and spend 2-2.2k for 4 runs at MSR
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
but not novice group rookie... so you're saying your a rookie.
Jeff, with three total hours of track time under you're belt, you're definitely still a greehorn rookie. In fact, you're probably more dangerous than someone with no track experience, because you've got just enough experience to think you know it all, but not nearly enough to know what to do if something really goes wrong.
Good luck out there this weekend. Keep it shiny side up.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
ditto
some people say you wont learn but all i had for the event was run my 340s or go buy some 200s and also daily drive them. a deal on Rs and rims cam up so i took it. on top of that i plan to be at the track enough for the rest of the year to just have a set of track tires. when it's time for new tires on my daily I'm going to get some nicer rubber and do some apex events on street tires. not trying to get Rs and say I'm a better drive because i have more grip.
That's all fine and good, and no one is telling you what to do. But what concerns people is for relative track newbies to hit the track with R-compounds, ESPECIALLY in a less advanced run group. Nothing good can come from that.
1. You will learn next to nothing about your driving skills, since the R compounds will mask most bad habits and make you think you're a much better driver than you really are.
2. Once those R compounds do let go, good luck trying to keep your Miata on the track.
3. Above all, running those tires in a novice or even intermediate group will allow you to run deeper into corners and possibly crowd other not-so-experienced drivers on less sticky tires. That's a recipe for disaster.
My advice to you: Keep your ego in check and don't rely on your tires to make you a hero. Give all other cars in your group enough room to drive to their capabilities.
Speed
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
more concerned with not wrecking my car then anything else
If that's truly the case, leave your RA-1s at home.
Speed
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
I have been meaning to up the rear rates to 350-400lb springs since I put the SM 325lb springs in. I really like the 700lb front SM springs, but always thought the rear was way too soft.
Learn on slower, less-forgiving tires and you'll be even faster with the sticky rubber.
Wealth, power, and experience are apparently not enough to save us from social influences. Groupthink, as described by I.L.Janis, is the tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid (Janis 1982).
i plan to run the 1st section and maybe even the 2nd on my pos street tires just so i can see how mush the flexes and alignment really changed the car but then off to the Ra1s so i don't run my street tires dry, i don't have any more money for tires for at lest 2 months.
I can see the headlines now... "You heard it here first!"
ya right after the most famous words anyone can say, hey guys watch thisI can see the headlines now... "You heard it here first!"
No No No...ya right after the most famous words anyone can say, hey guys watch this
Its hey guys, hold my beer and watch this
Blah blah blah!
In my experience, these moments of poor judgment are more often preceded by "I betcha can't...". Some common examples include "I betcha can't beat me", "I betcha can't jump that gap", or my personal favorite, "Hey Jon... I betcha can't fit in that trunk".No No No...
Its hey guys, hold my beer and watch this
It's going to be a high of 96 on Saturday.....wooooowheeeeee
Better have that radiator and hoses in tiptop shape.
BTW....23 sessions at MSR, 4 sessions at Hallett and I am NOT using R compounds. My Azeni's are just fine
Last edited by Tim the Teacher; 06-18-2007 at 08:35 PM.
I live where even the coyotes won't go...
I guess I can add a coolant flush to the list of stuff I have to do this week. What is the optimum coolant/water ratio? And which coolant?It's going to be a high of 96 on Saturday.....wooooowheeeeee
Better have that radiator and hoses in tiptop shape.
BTW....23 sessions at MSR, 4 sessions at Hallett and I am NOT using R compounds. My Azeni's are just fine
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
I use the standard 50/50 but I also have a dual core radiator and a 160degree thermostat.
I live where even the coyotes won't go...
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