Texas A&M Autocross 2/10/08

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02-08-2008, 10:04 AM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammm

Bring me back a present.

Crappers. Now I have to stop by The Czech Stop to get Sammm a gift.
02-08-2008, 12:01 PM
cone-cerned

ummmmm, a couple of dozen Kolaches sounds like a nice gift.
02-08-2008, 12:29 PM
Robert

Looks like I am still the only AStock:(. I think I am just going to run the street tires like BStock.
02-08-2008, 12:45 PM
onething

So I take a swing and hit 8 ::Clown:: at one time, figure I've done my job for the day and sign off to do some work.

Hours later, I log in, click New Posts, AggieAX, and the first thing I see is jrj512'snew avatar. I laughed for long time. He's the only guy I ever knew who would use a picture of his grandmother as his avatar.

This is gift enough for me, but you really should bring sammmmmyyyy a nice present.
02-08-2008, 03:38 PM
Darron65

Hey, I didn't know we were stoppin for Kolaches! Now that's tempting.

Have fun guys. Bring back some bling. :burnrubr:
02-08-2008, 05:01 PM
Rotgirl

Yeah, I'm stickin' the street tires on for this weekend too......need the 700's for the EVO school and don't think it's worth wasting the 710's yet.

Back to the basics on car handling this weekend! :burnrubr:
02-08-2008, 06:01 PM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rotgirl

Yeah, I'm stickin' the street tires on for this weekend too......need the 700's for the EVO school and don't think it's worth wasting the 710's yet.

Back to the basics on car handling this weekend! :burnrubr:

Yep, this will be a good warm up for the season. :D
02-09-2008, 07:56 AM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

Looks like I am still the only AStock:(. I think I am just going to run the street tires like BStock.

Not anymore. Is that Cody Case that signed up? I think he was some good competition for the 'old' Robert last season in ER. How will you do with the new car? It should be fun to watch. :snack:
02-09-2008, 08:36 AM
POS Racing

So far 66 folks signed up - http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/drive...x?EventID=3148 ::Banana::
02-09-2008, 09:12 AM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

So far 66 folks signed up - http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/drive...x?EventID=3148 ::Banana::

How many runs does that equate to with 66 ppl?
02-09-2008, 10:00 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

How many runs does that equate to with 66 ppl?

2 maybe 3!

Rest up it's going to be a busy day! ::Banana::
02-10-2008, 09:01 PM
jrj512

Too tired to type much, but it was a good time.
02-10-2008, 09:12 PM
jrj512

Results
02-11-2008, 08:10 AM
cone-cerned

I had a great time, well worth the trip, IMHO.

Congratulations to general default for setting FTD. And, to all the people that made the trip.
02-11-2008, 08:36 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Too tired to type much, but it was a good time.

I've slept and I'm still tired! ::Yawn::

But it was a fun day! ::Banana::
02-11-2008, 06:41 PM
Brad

Good times

Well the 2008 autocross season started where the 2007 season left off. I got beat by Mick and both of us got beat by Jarret :clap:

Good times, but no group pic :( from this event.
02-11-2008, 09:30 PM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

no group pic :( from this event.

Yeah, I thought about that, too. I forgot to bring my camera.
02-11-2008, 10:13 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Yeah, I thought about that, too. I forgot to bring my camera.

I think Lost216 took a few pictures this weekend.
02-12-2008, 07:47 AM
Miatamoto

First video (comparison) with more to come. Joe is getting the video from his camera that we mounted on the roof to me so I can splice everything together.

Video!
02-12-2008, 08:07 AM
jrj512

Good stuff. Man, you are one smooth driver.
02-12-2008, 08:53 AM
cone-cerned

Good video, thanks. (Which one is the Stig?)
02-12-2008, 09:21 AM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Good stuff. Man, you are one smooth driver.

Thanks!
02-12-2008, 09:22 AM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by cone-cerned

Good video, thanks. (Which one is the Stig?)

I don't know why Top Gear changed, but I always liked the Stig in black better.
02-12-2008, 09:28 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Good stuff. Man, you are one smooth driver.

http://www.xmere.com/forums/style_em...lt/asskiss.gif = jrj512

;)
02-12-2008, 02:39 PM
general default

Ok here is my video. No motor sound for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4CLl0vV8k
02-12-2008, 03:35 PM
onething

Wow - you're smooth and your video was 10 sec quicker than the yin and yang of Stig video

No wonder you had FTD

:clap:
02-12-2008, 07:22 PM
cone-cerned

And now for something completely different.

video of my first run.
02-12-2008, 08:04 PM
general default

No one shows their first run. :oops:
That finish got a lot of people sideways. (cold tires)
I can say your other runs looked much better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cone-cerned

And now for something completely different.

video of my first run.
02-12-2008, 09:02 PM
Miatamoto

Quote:

Originally Posted by general default

Ok here is my video. No motor sound for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4CLl0vV8k

Nice run. Wish I would have brought the R-comps.

Have you had a lot of problems with your chase cam??? Last time I remember you posting a vid, there was a pretty big delay in the sound.
02-12-2008, 11:09 PM
Brad

My video

well here is the link to runs 2-5, the starter who liked to talk too much distracted me and I forgot to start the camera on run #1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Y6b0iZpT8

Enjoy.
02-13-2008, 07:15 AM
jrj512

Nice job driving, Brad. You really should try to hit as many of the Divisional events as you can, since they will have a Tire class in each.
02-13-2008, 12:44 PM
general default

It is not the Chase Cam. It is more an Apple issue converting things in a Windows world. Youtube does not like my Quicktime videos after they have been edited. It could be a QT thing. When you edit out the waiting in line to go video it crops the video ok but the sound is unpredictable when uploaded to Youtube. Works just fine as a QT file. Something happens in the Youtube/Google conversion process. (flash files) Example of the last video is the start of the video is blurred. Not like that on the originals. I uploaded a wmf file to finally get some sound. Again the camera does fine. I am not using the Chase Cam recorder.

For this event I think something got unplugged or I broke the microphone.

I like your side by side show. I have done that with National runs. I put all three runs side by side and compared. I have also compared side by side other drivers to see where one is faster than the other. As you know the sound tells the true story if you drove well or not. To me video without sound is worthless as far as a learning tool. That is why I will keep the RB exhaust as you can sure hear that! :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miatamoto

Have you had a lot of problems with your chase cam??? Last time I remember you posting a vid, there was a pretty big delay in the sound.
02-13-2008, 01:04 PM
general default

Thanks for Sharing Brad. After working the corner with the pivot cone we all thought that we should have given the wider line a shot to see how that worked. It was good to see a few try it. There were a few that even tried a wider line into that corner.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

well here is the link to runs 2-5, the starter who liked to talk too much distracted me and I forgot to start the camera on run #1.
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Y6b0iZpT8[/URL]

Enjoy.
02-13-2008, 01:37 PM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by cone-cerned

Good video, thanks. (Which one is the Stig?)

So if 'moto is the Stig, does that make Cosmos the Stiglet? :mrgreen:
02-13-2008, 01:40 PM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

So if 'moto is the Stig, does that make Cosmos the Stiglet? :mrgreen:

Go play by yourself at the track, this is the Autocross events forum ;)

General, my camera also uses quicktime and I found a program to convert the files back to MPEG and then edit and upload to google video or youtube and I find that works better.
02-13-2008, 01:42 PM
Titus

:snack:
02-13-2008, 02:49 PM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

So if 'moto is the Stig, does that make Cosmos the Stiglet? :mrgreen:

Nope. J-Ka.
02-13-2008, 03:53 PM
general default

Well my recorder uses ASF format. I use ffmpegx to convert to almost any format. Sometimes I have to adjust the audio channel to get the sound in some formats. I like free software solutions. I only have the QT editor. What do you use?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

G
General, my camera also uses quicktime and I found a program to convert the files back to MPEG and then edit and upload to google video or youtube and I find that works better.
02-13-2008, 03:55 PM
Magma

If you are editing QT on a mac, export it to MPEG 4 using the h.264 codec and things should be fine on YouTube. you can also ann 1-2 seconds of black to the beginning to keep everything smooth, or just send me your videos.
02-13-2008, 04:03 PM
general default

Thanks for the suggestion. I think I have tried the h.264 codec but it seems like the quality was poor. But I will make a note to try to do that next time.
Thanks :salut:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magma

If you are editing QT on a mac, export it to MPEG 4 using the h.264 codec and things should be fine on YouTube. you can also ann 1-2 seconds of black to the beginning to keep everything smooth, or just send me your videos.

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