Corvette Club Autocross - Sat, July 19th
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Topic: Corvette Club Autocross - Sat, July 19th
Posted By: Patrick
Subject: Corvette Club Autocross - Sat, July 19th
Date Posted: 05 July 2014 at 2:32pm
Corvette Club Autocross - Saturday, July 19th
BCCC wrote:
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The second event in our 2014 series will be held at JIBC Pitt Meadows on July 19.
We have secured the full double pad for the event and are designing a fast and fun course.
We will also be running three run groups to maximize the time on the track and to ease the lunch line ups. Registration is capped at 60 drivers to give everyone lots of runs. Please do not wait to the last minute to register to avoid disappointment.
To help erase the memories from the June "waterworks" event all returning drivers can use the supplied discount code (in June 28th email) to receive $10 off the registration.
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Click http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/bccc-autocross-series-2-jibc-ypk-integrated-training-centre-british-192188#.U7htm5RdVgg - HERE to register.
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Replies:
Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 06 July 2014 at 6:14pm
Ok. I am in. I think I was #48/60.. space is filling up fast.
if it rains though, I may avoid getting my tires wet.. if ya know what I mean.
Lets see if I can avoid .. er, um "duplicate" my last result without incident
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 06 July 2014 at 8:15pm
Checking and hope to make it, won't know until Tuesday as we have staffing issues at work and may need to be there...targeting Aug 2nd with PCA:)
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 1:02am
karnak wrote:
Ok. I am in. I think I was #48/60.. space is filling up fast. |
Great... but why hasn't the boy signed up?
Brian, hope you can make this event. You're going to be rusty!
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Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 1:35am
OK, I'm in.
Not sure where 48/60 came from... looks like there's only 25 registered https://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.status/uidEvent/B4CAF7AA-A00B-9D9A-5415BFDFE19218B8#.U7pbbrFQ8VQ - so far .
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 7:40am
Patrick wrote:
karnak wrote:
Ok. I am in. I think I was #48/60.. space is filling up fast. |
Great... but why hasn't the boy signed up?
Brian, hope you can make this event. You're going to be rusty!
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Ya think...lol ...just to get out will be nice, car's still needs tuning as I am burning through gas, not even reaching 200km per tank.
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 11:53am
Cheese wrote:
OK, I'm in. |
About time!
Cheese wrote:
Not sure where 48/60 came from... looks like there's only 25 registered https://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.status/uidEvent/B4CAF7AA-A00B-9D9A-5415BFDFE19218B8#.U7pbbrFQ8VQ - so far . |
I think your dad got fooled because they list everyone twice and then use that total down at the bottom. It's an odd way to do it IMO.
Bassman wrote:
I am burning through gas, not even reaching 200km per tank. |
We don't call you Lead Foot for no reason.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 9:31pm
Gary, get Riley to sign up and have him co-drive the 914.
I'll be in ORP just before this event so I shouldn't
push my luck. Happy wife = happy life!
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 9:32pm
...oh, I'm eagerly awaiting the ANNIHILATING that Colby
will bring on Patrick. :)
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 07 July 2014 at 9:53pm
AllanJ wrote:
...oh, I'm eagerly awaiting the ANNIHILATING that Colby will bring on Patrick. :) |
Bring him on... bring on the Colbster!
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 08 July 2014 at 9:31pm
What class would I be now days?...help:)...lol
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 08 July 2014 at 9:35pm
SM it seems...chitty...lol
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 08 July 2014 at 9:42pm
Registered, see you all then
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 08 July 2014 at 10:48pm
Bassman wrote:
Registered, see you all then |
Excellent! Welcome back into the fold.
Bassman wrote:
SM it seems...chitty...lol |
Colby and I are in STR (instead of ES) due to suspension mods. Is your GT in SM because of your engine being a bit larger than the factory 2.8L?
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 09 July 2014 at 7:26am
I crossed referenced with a few sites, too many mods which has me in that class, wish the mods made that much of a difference other than my from my wallet:)
It will be fun, almost nervous...lol
http://forum.ubcscc.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3522&sid=347fb8cf09c29d993affd236e5946892 - http://forum.ubcscc.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3522&sid=347fb8c f09c29d993affd236e5946892
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: D_sensitized
Date Posted: 09 July 2014 at 10:19am
I will see about making it out to this one, but not sure yet.
Brian, I'm pretty sure SM class requires back seats, our cars get put in SSM instead. (I'm in that class too)
------------- -Harrison 88GT 3800 SC1 F23 5-speed Chilliwack
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 09 July 2014 at 10:26am
Patrick wrote:
AllanJ wrote:
...oh, I'm eagerly
awaiting the ANNIHILATING that Colby will bring on Patrick.
:) |
Bring him on... bring on the Colbster!
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I may need to do some phone coaching to ensure ANNIHILATION
#3!
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 09 July 2014 at 1:46pm
D_sensitized wrote:
I will see about making it out to this one, but not sure yet. |
Harrison, it would be great if you could make it out. Would be wonderful to see a good cross-section of Fieros participating.
AllanJ wrote:
I may need to do some phone coaching to ensure ANNIHILATION #3! |
Won't happen. Colby (in his nice heavy air conditioned Formula) will be getting spanked.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 10 July 2014 at 9:51am
Patrick wrote:
Won't happen. Colby (in his nice
heavy air conditioned Formula) will be getting
spanked.
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Just confirmed with the boss that she is busy on that Sat
afternoon. So I might need to come by at lunch and give
Colby some in-person tips where he can use that extra
weight as an advantage.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 10 July 2014 at 12:02pm
AllanJ wrote:
I might need to come by at lunch and give Colby some in-person tips where he can use that extra weight as an advantage. |
Al, come on by... it would be good to see you.
Hey, don't get me wrong. I want Colby to do well. I want him to beat as many Vettes as posible. But I'm going to smoke him.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 11 July 2014 at 9:37pm
Brian, I'm pretty sure SM class requires back seats, our cars get put in SSM instead. (I'm in that class too)[/QUOTE]
Awesome:)
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 11 July 2014 at 10:36pm
Just put some seatbelts in the trunk. That counts, right?
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 12 July 2014 at 8:45am
Cheese wrote:
Just put some seatbelts in the trunk. That counts, right?
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------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 15 July 2014 at 11:03am
The last BCCC autocross was a rather wet event. This one will be the exact opposite.
After all this hot dry weather (which will be continuing), there won't be any standing water on the track at all. Combine that with it being a double-pad event, and it's going to be FAST out there. Woo-hoo!
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 17 July 2014 at 6:45pm
Cooler wet day coming up...
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: D_sensitized
Date Posted: 17 July 2014 at 9:19pm
I'm hoping the weathermen are just up to their usual inaccurate shenanigans...
------------- -Harrison 88GT 3800 SC1 F23 5-speed Chilliwack
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 17 July 2014 at 9:49pm
I refuse to believe that after all these days of hot dry weather that it's supposed to rain on Saturday.
No way, no freakin' way... I simply will not allow it!
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 9:04am
Where can I find the time details, can't seem to find it?.
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 10:21am
Bassman wrote:
Where can I find the time details, can't seem to find it?. |
Found the following in one of the emails from MotorsportReg.
Gates open @ 7:00 am Tech closes @ 8:15am Registration check-in closes @ 8:30am
It will not rain, it will not rain, it will not rain...
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 12:13pm
If it's not raining this afternoon, I plan to go out to Pitt Meadows to help set up the track. I figure I'll be able to get few runs on a dry track either today or tomorrow.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 6:06pm
Trying to tell myself we will have fun in the rain...lol, who's all going?
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: D_sensitized
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 8:22pm
I am!
------------- -Harrison 88GT 3800 SC1 F23 5-speed Chilliwack
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 8:41pm
I will be there unless the rain is coming down sideways...
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 July 2014 at 11:13pm
I was out there at 5 PM today to help set up the track. I was very impressed with how organized the BCCC crew were. There were about a dozen of us. First we cleared everything off both pads... and then we measured off where every cone went going from a large drawn-up map.
You guys will love it. It's a course made for Fieros (and a 914/6). No tight corners, lots of places to open 'er up.
Not that there was any "official" testing , but I was really moving.
It will not rain, it will not rain, it will not rain...
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Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 12:39am
I could use a good undercarriage cleaning.
I'm just hoping that I've sorted out the car enough for it to make it through the day. Realistically, there's no reason for it not to, but I'm still nervous.
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 6:04am
It's cloudy out there, but so far any precipitation is holding off.
It will not rain, it will not rain, it will not rain...
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 6:41am
morning coffee...check, rain yet, no...check, car packed....check...see you soon:)
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 6:49am
Bassman wrote:
morning coffee...check, rain yet, no...check, car packed....check... |
After forgetting my helmet last time (and driving all the way back home to to get it), I put it in the trunk yesterday.
About half an hour ago it sprinkled lighly for about two minutes. Hopefully, that's it for the day!
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 7:03am
Good job Patrick! I was going to remind you to pack that thing.
Dry in Abbotsford...
On my way in a sec.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 5:48pm
And it didn't rain !!!!!
More to report in awhile. I'm just having a drink or two of champagne at the moment...
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 7:38pm
here Patrick.. something to look at while I upload my videos...
4 Fabulous Fieros were represented. All did the brand and the club proud.
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 8:00pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RunNPDoc4HM - Here is my Best Run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LM8lqi70w4 - Here is my Spin-out
The camera was outside the back window, above the engine so the sound is overwhelming at times.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 9:34pm
karnak wrote:
here Patrick.. something to look at while I upload my videos... |
Hey, the car looks great... from that distance. Thanks Gary!
karnak wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LM8lqi70w4 - Here is my Spin-out |
That was quite something to observe from trackside while it was occurring. You seemed bound and determined to take something/someone out. Al needs to have a word with you. I was screaming your name as you went sliding by my track station down the back stretch, but the roar of those angry German ponies drowned me out.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 10:01pm
Tank slapper!
Very cool, bro! OK, we need to talk.
Next autocross that you decide to let your @ss hang out,
try to sense the car's speed and/or the car about to
regain grip AFTER you dial in your countersteer. If the
car is slowing down, it'll start to get traction at the
rear at some point real soon. The thing is, the rear
will get traction when your front wheels are *not*
pointed straight. Now the car will want to turn and
you'll have a sudden reversal, aka, "tank slapper".
So what you want to do is to dial in your original
countersteer and then when the situation has changed a
bit and the rear tires are about to grab, start to slowly
undo your countersteering towards centering the wheel.
This is a very important skill to develop and it will
take some time to do so. I had to do this at ORP when I
was going 130km/h up a hill around a curve. Not just to
stay on the track - but also because a friend was right
behind me in his $250,000 car! No pressure.
When you can do this properly, it is smooth as silk.
Rear steps out, you counter and maybe add a little
throttle, short bit of time goes by, slowly undo the
correction and you're zipping along again. Now you're a
drifting king.
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Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 19 July 2014 at 10:58pm
I'm kind of sleepy. So for now, here's a video of my fastest run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdgjOg_gL0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdgjOg_gL0
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 9:46am
Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 9:58am
Well my vids I didn't set properly and barely viewable...yes I was rusty, hands all over the place:)
Had a great time and hope to make it to one of the next events, great seeing you all again also, should plan maybe dinner after next time:)
------------- Brian (Bassman)
86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
[IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png">
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 10:14am
Patrick, I had issues putting the picture in (had an error)
I will ask Colby for some instruction.
Al, I think my bigger issue was trusting the grip. By the time I got to the
point of the spin, the tires were very hot and unruley. I had not had that
issue there before at all and was definitely ill equipped. A fellow in grid
put some water on them for me but as it turned out, it was my last run.
Brian, looking forward to seeing you out there again. The PCA event is
coming up :-)
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 11:19am
karnak wrote:
Al, I think my bigger issue was trusting
the grip. By the time I got to the
point of the spin, the tires were very hot and unruley.
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Believe me, I definitely understand the issue of trusting
the grip (or lack thereof). My first few sessions at the
last ORP trip were exactly that and only became a little
better when I tuned the shocks a little to compensate.
With air temps of up to 39*C my Hoosiers would get
insanely slippery. I had to back off on many parts of the
track due to my lack of confidence in the grip. That
said, everything I wrote above about undoing the
countersteering as the slide progresses (whether expected
or not) still stands.
It will take time, but keep it in the back of your mind
next time you get the car sliding (expected or not).
Reality is that each time you use these tires, they will
lose a little more "peak" grip and become easier to
slide, so you will have many more chances to work on car
control.
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 11:26am
Ok. It is going to be interesting. Hopefully you can come out to the PCA
event and show me, first hand.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 12:12pm
karnak wrote:
Ok. It is going to be interesting. Hopefully you can
come out to the PCA
event and show me, first hand.
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I'm far from perfect at it but I'll do what I can. A good
example of it was the previous event when I did that
giant slide in your car in front of everyone.
Fortunately it ended well. I just need to keep bringing
horseshoes with me.
Not sure what's going on that weekend. We have a sick
friend staying with us then so I won't know my plans for
a while.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 2:01pm
I made the "mistake" of mounting the camera behind me (so Al could see how badly I was screwing up ), and it basically destroys the audio quality due to wind buffeting the camera mic. The audio "auto-gain" of the camera goes crazy when this occurs, and the end result is audio that really sucks (or blows or whatever). IMO, the sound is just as important to a video as what we see, so next autocross the camera's going back to the inside of the windshield where the camera is protected from the wind and the audio comes out fine.
Anyway, having said all that...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db18lVH5kew - HERE is my second run of the afternoon. It's not my fastest run... it's one of I believe three runs that were all 53.8, whereas my fastest run ended up being 52.5 something. This video has the least screwed up sound of all the videos I shot, but it's still pretty bad.
I was very impressed with how the Corvette Club is really trying to improvise and improve the event. Yes, they were having some problems with the timing equipment yesterday, but it's obvious that they're quite eager to change how their autocross has been run in the past. I was telling Brian that even the day before when I went to the track to assist with the setup, everyone who was there was so friendly and openly expressed their appreciation that I came out to help. I think they actually enjoy having our Fieros come out to their events. We're part of the same family.
And talking about making improvements, I'm hoping Colby is going to get a chance to update this forum in the near future, hopefully before he's running back to Saskatoon. Not only will we be able to upload images easily again, but we'll also be able to embed YouTube videos right in our posts. That'll really bring our autocross threads to life.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 3:28pm
Hey Patrick,
I'd love to see the video of your fastest run to compare.
Generally speaking though, you're a bit late with
your turns so your speed must be lower in order to hustle
the car around the cones with each hard/fast half turn of
the steering wheel.
Great to hear about the Corvette club! Good stuff.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 5:37pm
AllanJ wrote:
Generally speaking though, you're a bit late with your turns so your speed must be lower in order to hustle the car around the cones with each hard/fast half turn of the steering wheel. |
Yes, that's something that several experienced drivers have told me over the last couple of years. For whatever reason, I often have trouble getting myself to commit to turning the steering wheel sooner. So yes, I'm aware of this issue... and I'm still continuing to work on it.
AllanJ wrote:
I'd love to see the video of your fastest run to compare. |
I've uploaded the video of my second fastest run, which is only 3/10ths of a second slower than my fastest run. I uploaded this one because during my fastest run I had both windows open, and basically there is no audio (worthwhile hearing).
I'm just in the process of using YouTube's online editor (doesn't work too bad), and I'll post a link when I'm done. It's a 3D video (as Gary and I like them ), but it can be viewed in 2D as well if you prefer.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 7:00pm
Okay, the 3D video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1fXeXJE7_A - HERE .
Gary and I like to use the "No glasses" option when viewing in 3D, but it takes some practice (especially if you wish to watch an image larger than a postage stamp). This'll make sense if/when you try.
Remember, the 2D option is available at YouTube for this video as well.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 7:56pm
Patrick wrote:
AllanJ wrote:
Generally speaking
though, you're a bit late with your turns so your speed
must be lower in order to hustle the car around the cones
with each hard/fast half turn of the steering wheel.
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Yes, that's something that several experienced drivers
have told me over the last couple of years. For whatever
reason, I often have trouble getting myself to commit to
turning the steering wheel sooner. |
Maybe try this: on sections of the course where you have
a set of linked turns, try thinking of altering your line
so you start your turning earlier. So your turn occurs
over a larger distance. ex: 1 degree per foot for 100
feet rather than 2 degrees per foot for 50 feet. The
reason is that you can maintain a higher speed when you
are turning less.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 9:20pm
AllanJ wrote:
...try thinking of altering your line so you start your turning earlier. So your turn occurs over a larger distance. ex: 1 degree per foot for 100 feet rather than 2 degrees per foot for 50 feet.
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In other words... turn sooner, and not so sharply... in order to maintain a higher speed.
Makes sense, sounds simple enough.
Thanks Al.
Colby and I were saying after the autocross yesterday that we'd both be interested in having you take our cars around the course at one of these events. It would give us an idea of what our cars are actually capable of when in experienced hands, and what we need to strive for. I think it's helped Gary a lot when you've done this with the 914/6.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 20 July 2014 at 11:04pm
Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 21 July 2014 at 2:44pm
I remember a few years ago, driving the duke at a PCA event, there was a tight slalom leading into the stop box. Back then my hands were all over the place and I was steering way more than I needed to. Eventually that issue just disappeared because I started turning sooner. I'm still somewhat late in slaloms, but nowhere near as late as I was back then. Looking at my video from this event, I can see that I'm later in the first slalom than I am in the last one.
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 21 July 2014 at 6:50pm
Here's the standings. There were a whole bunch of different spreadsheets sent out to the participants, but this one is the most basic and shows us ranked according to RAW time. I wish it listed the types of cars on this page though, as it's interesting to see what (more so than who) we've beat.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 21 July 2014 at 7:34pm
Just for fun, I've tried lifting a couple images from video that I shot. I'll do a couple more later.
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 21 July 2014 at 8:59pm
I must tidy that bumper up a bit...
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 21 July 2014 at 9:38pm
karnak wrote:
I must tidy that bumper up a bit... |
That's what Photoshop is for.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 1:25am
Two more images taken from video footage.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 9:59am
Gary, I just saw the spreadsheet. You were only 3.6
seconds behind Robert Lu. He's an amazing driver so you
really kicked butt! I'm very proud of you!
I'm curious what Colby's time would have been if he had all
the practice Patrick had during setup.
Brian, you're right. You are rusty.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 11:58am
AllanJ wrote:
I'm curious what Colby's time would have been if he had all the practice Patrick had during setup. |
PCA-CWR and BCCC could both use more help the day before to help set up.
AllanJ wrote:
...Robert Lu. He's an amazing driver |
Couldn't find a video from the autocross by Robert Lu, but I did find one by Nicholas Chu (top PAX of the event)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcuo8W9kPX0 - HERE .
Come on Colby, let's get this forum updated/fixed so we can embed videos!
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 1:04pm
Curious what Patrick's best time was by lunch to kind of
equal the number of runs Colby had all day.
Robert Lu spends more time at the racetrack than autocross.
If we were driving the same car and I beat him, I'd
probably go buy a lottery ticket since it was my lucky day.
Thanks for posting Nicholas' video. See how his hands are
smooth? Burn that into your brain.
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 4:23pm
AllanJ wrote:
Curious what Patrick's best time was by lunch to kind of equal the number of runs Colby had all day. |
Al, it's possible you believe that I had unlimited runs on Friday night. Honestly, that wasn't the case. I had one leisurely drive through the course with Giff in the car after we set things up, where we stopped a couple times to move cones... so I'm not counting that one. I then had two 90% full speed runs. On my final run before lunch (my fourth run), my time was 53.880 with no penalties. So let's say it took me six runs then to record that time.
If Colby wants to, he can post how many runs it took him to beat that.
Come on Al, I think I deserve a little credit, eh? It's kind of a thrill for me after struggling with a 90 HP car for four years to now be a lot more competitive with the '88... and its formidable 140 HP.
I want all the Fieros (as well as a certain 914/6) to do well at these events. I think we're starting to be noticed, and maybe even respected a bit.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 5:23pm
Patrick wrote:
Come on Al, I think I deserve a
little credit, eh? |
You definitely do!
Patrick wrote:
It's kind of a thrill for me
after struggling with a 90 HP car for four years to now
be a lot more competitive with the '88... and its
formidable 140 HP. |
I definitely understand! It's fun.
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Posted By: Colby
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 10:30pm
I was just happy that my car made it through the day after being all apart. It took me until the afternoon to really feel comfortable with the car.
AllanJ wrote:
Curious what Patrick's best time was by lunch to kind of equal the number of runs Colby had all day. |
If you only omit Patrick's last run, I would have ended the day with a quicker time. He also got a re-run for the last run due to timing issues. I'm not complaining, just pointing things out.
------------- 88 Formula 5 speed
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 23 July 2014 at 12:09am
Cheese wrote:
If you only omit Patrick's last run, I would have ended the day with a quicker time. |
Okay, two can play this game. Tell everyone who had the quickest time between us if we both omitted our last runs.
Cheese wrote:
He also got a re-run for the last run due to timing issues. |
I actually felt that the run that wasn't timed properly was my quickest, so thanks for pointing that out.
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Posted By: AllanJ
Date Posted: 23 July 2014 at 8:20am
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 24 July 2014 at 1:33pm
Lots of images https://www.flickr.com/photos/bccorvetteclub/sets/72157645931774233/ - HERE of the event.
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 25 July 2014 at 7:23am
Brian, you're right. You are rusty. [/QUOTE]
Yeah ...
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86 GT Fastback 3.2L
2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive
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Posted By: karnak
Date Posted: 25 July 2014 at 4:45pm
Nicholas was quick. his video makes it look easy.
i ranked fairly well and i am happy with that. i will work to improve my lines and speeds. Patrick, i do believe that last can of whoop-ass i put in helped. Brian's old tires were truly icing on the cake!
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