Track days at Mission Raceway Park

If some of you were curious what the racetrack is like in Mission, here is a video I took last week when I was there for a track day.  I think Brian has brought up track days in the past, so consider this a reminder of what fun you can have out there and not worry about the police.  lol!

The best way to get on the track is to come to a few autox events first to get a feel for how your car behaves when really pushed and to learn some real car handling skills.  Then sign up with a track day group that has instructors and you will have a ton of fun out there.

This video is 3 laps of Mission Raceway and I'm taking it fairly easy in the turns.  I'm just getting a feel for the new suspension and enjoying the ride. 

I put a speedometer on the video but it's in mph, not km/h.  Silly US-based software developers....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-p2e3YOwI

Check back near the end of August. 

AllanJ wrote: New personal best lap

Man, I love that display with the video! It's great being able to see exactly where you are on the track with that moving red dot.

Is that long straightaway actually the 1/4 mile dragstrip?

I've quoted this from another thread, but it seems odd that nothing has yet been announced about the upcoming AutoX 101 which is now less than two weeks away. It was briefly mentioned Here, but that was 14 days ago. Anyone know anything?

AllanJ wrote: ...since you made me look at the UBC forum, I saw that the Autox 101 will be held on Sat, Oct 1.  You guys should sign up as soon as it goes online.  Check their forum everyday and sign up immediately.  It's good value and you will get a good amount of seat time.  If it is the same as when I taught it a few years ago, you will get three runs in the morning to establish a base time, then the course is broken up into a few elements.  You are put in rotating groups practicing these three elements several times each (with an instructor in your car) and then at the end of the afternoon, you get three more runs at the same course - which is combined of these same elements you've been practicing.  You will see your times drop considerably as you put all your training/practice to work. Don't think about the course - clear your calendar and do it!

Thanks Brian.

AllanJ wrote: If some of you were curious what the racetrack is like in Mission, here is a video I took last week when I was there for a track day.  I think Brian has brought up track days in the past, so consider this a reminder of what fun you can have out there and not worry about the police.  lol! The best way to get on the track is to come to a few autox events first to get a feel for how your car behaves when really pushed and to learn some real car handling skills.  Then sign up with a track day group that has instructors and you will have a ton of fun out there. This video is 3 laps of Mission Raceway and I'm taking it fairly easy in the turns.  I'm just getting a feel for the new suspension and enjoying the ride.  I put a speedometer on the video but it's in mph, not km/h.  Silly US-based software developers.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-p2e3YOwI

Imperial > Metric.

Bah, I hit the 'i' by accident. But foot-pounds is what's used to calculate muzzle velocity, and is comparable to measurements using joules. People mistakenly use it for torque measurements. Thus, ft-ibs is incorrectly used as well. Torque is measured in pounds-foot, hence, ibs-ft.

If it's easier to think of, consider that one is comparing a static force to the amount of distance it covers (Foot-pounds). The other is comparing a static distance to how much force it makes (Pounds-foot).

So, Colby, how many Nm of torque does the newer Porsche engine make? What's that, no one measures in metric, because it's an asanine system? Well, guess you better use ibs-ft then. And HP. And 0-60. And MPH.

Imperial > Rough estimates using body parts > Metric