weekend report 5/20/12

[GaryS]

Wow, that sucks! I started using that little seat belt clip thing I have because I got tired of bouncing my helmet off the headliner on Shenandoah. I remember you and I were talking about sore shoulders from that track, but damn, bruising your kidneys?

[pixelblue]

Gary,
what seat belt thing? I need to think of something before my next event. I was thinking of getting some foam and shaving a piece to wedge in. what do you guys think?

[GaryS]

Originally Posted by pixelblue

Gary,
what seat belt thing? I need to think of something before my next event. I was thinking of getting some foam and shaving a piece to wedge in. what do you guys think?

I use this thing to lock my seat belt, costs $5. Tt doesn't hold my torso, just locks the lap belt so I can't slide around or bounce. Basically like a CG lock that doesn't fall apart. I also straighten my seat back and inflate the side cushions on track.

http://www.amazon.com/Graco-4045-Sea...7885428&sr=8-1

There's always a Schroth 4-way harness. I'm still checking to see which clubs will allow it.

http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/store/s...allye/rallye-3

[pixelblue]

Gary,
thanks! may get the Schroth harness. what happens to the seat belt warning sound?

[GaryS]

Originally Posted by pixelblue

Gary,
thanks! may get the Schroth harness. what happens to the seat belt warning sound?

This thing is $6 for two.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=160682651476

Or maybe you can wear both belts.

[pixelblue]

Originally Posted by GaryS

This thing is $6 for two.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=160682651476

Or maybe you can wear both belts.

genius

[MINI135i]

What rebound settings for the Ohins did you settle on for the track?

[pixelblue]

Originally Posted by MINI135i

What rebound settings for the Ohins did you settle on for the track?

I started with 5 clicks from hard front and 7 clicks back. later changed to 2 clicks from hard front and 5 clicks back

[pixelblue]

here is another video shot from my friends car chasing me. love how the 1er looks in action from behind. there's a lot of bounce. I come in at 37 sec. you can see me practicing my trail braking technique on the off camber turn leading into the bridge straight. this turn frustrated me

[joeo]

Buddy of mine was in the GT3 - he just got the car - very fun! Too bad I missed on the event...but can't complain was on vacation. I've tried a method where you put the seat back some, pull on the belt hard so it locks and then use the seat motors to put the seat back up which tightens the belt. This holds you in place pretty well.

Thanks for sharing the videos - hope you feel better!

[BiscottiGelato]

Originally Posted by pixelblue

I wasn't kidding when I said this track is tough. just got back from the hospital. noticed a lot of blood and blood clots while urinating in the past few days. so stopped by and gave them a sample and got a ct-scan. waiting for the results. I always said after a day on this track you feel like if you have gone a few rounds of boxing and received a lot of body blows. I guess the track won and I lost. need to figure some sort of extra padding on the bolsters. going back in a month and I know I will be digging harder next time

i've never heard of internal bleeding from tracking. that's crazy!

[pixelblue]

Originally Posted by joeo

Buddy of mine was in the GT3 - he just got the car - very fun! Too bad I missed on the event...but can't complain was on vacation. I've tried a method where you put the seat back some, pull on the belt hard so it locks and then use the seat motors to put the seat back up which tightens the belt. This holds you in place pretty well.

Thanks for sharing the videos - hope you feel better!

Joe, the blue 996 GT3 that passes me in the video? he was one of the fast ones in the black group. next event is on 6/20 with scca in shenandoah. just signed up and surprisingly very few people have registered. very strange since a month in advance is usually almost full. hope you vacationed somewhere with surf and sand

Originally Posted by BiscottiGelato

i've never heard of internal bleeding from tracking. that's crazy!

that's why 5 point harness' are made for. looking into picking up the schroth harness. already ordered a kidney belt for off road bikers. that should keep the internals nice and tight

[GaryS]

Originally Posted by pixelblue

next event is on 6/20 with scca in shenandoah. just signed up and surprisingly very few people have registered. very strange since a month in advance is usually almost full.

Well they probably all want to join me at Lightning with TrackDaze that weekend.

About the harness, I'm not clear on whether the rallye-4 or rallye-3 is best for our cars. I've called HMS and got different answers. There's a DIY for Rallye-4 install here somewhere that says the Rallye-4 fits but you have to pull the rear seat bottom to use it. I told the HMS guy that, and he said no, you can leave the seat bottom in after you get it installed. So I don't know. The main guy at HMS is Joe Marko. Maybe talk to him to get it straight.

[pixelblue]

Gary,
I saw you've already registered for trackdaze july event at summit main. mike skeen is offering personal instruction class. I signed up for it last year but he was a no show. guess not enough people signed up. would really like a personal instruction with him.

[int2str]

pixel,

very cool video! Lucky that your buddy was behind you that long. Not often does one get such a comprehensive 3rd person view!

A few comments:
- That turn before the bridge straight as you called it, why are you pinching that off so much? It's the turn before the biggest straight on the track, you have to make that work. The camera car seems to have a much nicer line through there. I'd try that line. Slow in, fast out... Use all the track in that turn.

- Have you tried softening up the rebound on your shocks? Your car does seem to be bouncing way too much.

- It looks to me like you're over-driving the car just a bit. Do you have any inside views of your driving? Have you checked whether you're sawing on the wheel or holding steady radii through the turns?
Edit: LOL, totally forgot about the videos on the first page
You're not sawing the wheel per se, but you're shuffle steering. I'd definitely switch to 9&3 and try for smother cornering.

- Awesome slip angle @ 0:45

Nice video - thanks for sharing!

[pixelblue]

@int2str, yeah that one turn was a bit frustrating. I kept wanting to carry more speed there but like you said slow in, fast out. that turn is a little tricky because of it's progressive positive camber. the least amount of camber is coming in tight, hence me pinching that turn. I was trying trail braking through it which helped rotating the car but I wasn't doing it perfectly. I started the day with a softer rebound setting (first video) and that yielded my fastest times. as I stiffened the rebound my times started to slip plus I was trying too hard , and I had a hard time dialing the right amount of tire pressure all day. I should be able to shave off a few more seconds if I run with no errors. will give it another shot in a month thanks for the input!

[joeo]

Joe, the blue 996 GT3 that passes me in the video? he was one of the fast ones in the black group.

Yup - that's him, and yes - he's very fast.

Anyone going to VIR with Trackdaze?

-Joe