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aventari posted:Anyone interested in a track day on March 30th/31st at Buttonwillow? I've run them a few times. They're pretty good, except for for novices.
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# ? Mar 22, 2013 02:20 |
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ColdPie posted:Hmm, thinking about it more, some things I'd find particularly useful would be: Add in how to do a pit stop! We were like a half dozen monkeys collectively loving a football for our first few stops, but we got it nailed down by the second day.
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# ? Mar 22, 2013 02:45 |
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Pit stops are hard to execute if you don't have a plan. In Chump you can fuel and do a driver swap at the same time, but you can't work on the car. So a pit stop with gas would look like this: 0. Car radios that they're coming in 1. Car stops and turns off 2a. Driver gets out of the car 2b. Fueler and next driver hop over the pit wall; next driver has the fire extinguisher 3. When driver is out of the car, he takes the extinguisher from the next driver; next driver starts to get into the car 4. When fueling is done: any maintenance checks can be done by additional hands, previous driver helps next driver with belts and whatnot, and a radio check 5. Go back out there
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# ? Mar 22, 2013 22:13 |
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Is anyone coming to Destination Nurburgring 7 or Spa next week?
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# ? Mar 23, 2013 01:11 |
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Phone posted:Pit stops are hard to execute if you don't have a plan. In Chump you can fuel and do a driver swap at the same time, but you can't work on the car. Next driver can get in the car while fueling.
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# ? Mar 23, 2013 16:37 |
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Speaking of pitstops, I'm down to about 35 minutes at changing my front brakes. We can make that an even 30, boys.
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# ? Mar 23, 2013 20:46 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:Is anyone coming to Destination Nurburgring 7 or Spa next week? I'm going to Touristenfahrten on the 14th.
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# ? Mar 30, 2013 17:31 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:Is anyone coming to Destination Nurburgring 7 or Spa next week? At the DN7 right now.
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# ? Apr 2, 2013 17:58 |
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Kaakao posted:At the DN7 right now. What you in? Where you staying? Come to the V10 e46 tomorrow and ask for ash. Ill probably be throwing up from Alan the fastest lad outside of a Racecar.
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# ? Apr 2, 2013 22:22 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:What you in? Where you staying? Come to the V10 e46 tomorrow and ask for ash. Ill probably be throwing up from Alan the fastest lad outside of a Racecar. I was driving the black 996 turbo, only got few laps on Wednesday thanks to some issues, work and the snow. First time driving the ring while it is snowing, didn't slow down too much Too bad the weather was/is poo poo, last Easter it was +20C , now below freezing.
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 10:29 |
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Have a track day cued up for the 12th and surprise surprise the weather forecast is calling for rain. This will be the 5th time I've been to this NJMP Thunderbolt and would be the 3rd time its rained while I was there. Sometimes I wonder why I bother scheduling days before late May at a northeastern track.
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 16:07 |
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A couple years ago I had a Lime Rock event cancelled because of snow
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 16:34 |
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Cancelled due to snow I could deal with because then I would at least get my money back. Rain I'm out my entrance fee, track day insurance and the gas to get down there. All for a day of nervous slow driving.
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 21:32 |
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I'm putting together an '83 944 for 944 spec racing and they allow the seat to mount onto the cage. Anybody have a suggestion for a seat placed on a fixed mount like that?
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 23:18 |
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Kaakao posted:I was driving the black 996 turbo, only got few laps on Wednesday thanks to some issues, work and the snow. First time driving the ring while it is snowing, didn't slow down too much Ah cool man! British car? Yeah it was a real shame but that's how it goes! You getting to the next one too?
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# ? Apr 4, 2013 23:20 |
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kill me now posted:Have a track day cued up for the 12th and surprise surprise the weather forecast is calling for rain. This will be the 5th time I've been to this NJMP Thunderbolt and would be the 3rd time its rained while I was there. Rain just lowers the consumables costs.
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 06:05 |
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Dave Inc. posted:I'm putting together an '83 944 for 944 spec racing and they allow the seat to mount onto the cage. Anybody have a suggestion for a seat placed on a fixed mount like that? Kirkey are popular but anything will work, just buy a seat and some rails and have the fabricator integrate them. Sparco has adjustable side mounts that you just bolt into the correct position. What's your seat budget?
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 07:30 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:Ah cool man! British car? Finnish plates, the car is in Germany now but we will most likely be back in Finland by June so DN8 will most likely be passed.
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 13:27 |
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Stardotstar posted:Kirkey are popular but anything will work, just buy a seat and some rails and have the fabricator integrate them. Sparco has adjustable side mounts that you just bolt into the correct position. What's your seat budget? I really haven't looked at it much yet, and I was probably going to look to the cage installer for a hand on picking one out (they race 944 spec as well). For the seat I'm probably looking somewhere between $500 and $1000. I'm involving the cage installer really because the car's floor pan took a hit back in the day and warped the seat mounting positions (and I wouldn't trust the remaining bolts to hold anything in place).
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 15:15 |
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Kaakao posted:Finnish plates, the car is in Germany now but we will most likely be back in Finland by June so DN8 will most likely be passed. That's a shame man. We had a lot of fun in spite of the weather anyway. Are you in this anywhere? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk1uC5ujex4
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 15:17 |
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kill me now posted:Cancelled due to snow I could deal with because then I would at least get my money back. You're looking at rainy track days all wrong. Rainy days are great because you can work on playing with your car at the edge of traction at lower (less expensive) speeds. Go slide around for a day in the rain and have a great time while everyone else is sitting in the pit bitching about the weather. I always love rainy days because I'm usually one of the few cars out there playing with the STI/EVO guys.
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# ? Apr 5, 2013 15:38 |
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Dave Inc. posted:I really haven't looked at it much yet, and I was probably going to look to the cage installer for a hand on picking one out (they race 944 spec as well). For the seat I'm probably looking somewhere between $500 and $1000. Are you looking for a halo seat or a regular seat?
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 02:25 |
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South Jersey Region SCCA Test Day tomorrow at NJMP. Time to dust off the cobwebs and wake up the car. There are 12 cars registered for a $200 test & tune day. loving steal of a price.
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 03:00 |
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FatCow posted:Are you looking for a halo seat or a regular seat? Probably not a halo, I think that would drive me crazy. I'm thinking about getting a HANS, though, so do I need a halo for that?
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 18:30 |
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Dave Inc. posted:Probably not a halo, I think that would drive me crazy. I'm thinking about getting a HANS, though, so do I need a halo for that? Nope, but consider getting 2" belts so it rides on the HANS properly. I'm wholly impressed with my Schroth Profi belts.
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 18:36 |
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No but you should, the HANS is designed to work with a halo seat, it does little for side to side movement. (And at least one of the tests said it made it worse) FWIW I use a HANS without a halo seat. Whenever I stop autocrossing this car I'll upgrade to a halo.
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 19:19 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:That's a shame man. We had a lot of fun in spite of the weather anyway. That completely awful harness mounting is terrifying, and about as wrong as you can get. What kind of cage builder is so inept that they don't put in a harness bar?
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 21:04 |
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DJ Commie posted:That completely awful harness mounting is terrifying, and about as wrong as you can get. What kind of cage builder is so inept that they don't put in a harness bar? What are you on about? Where do you think those harnesses are going?
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 21:21 |
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Wait, does that cage also lack a diagonal on the main hoop? What would that ever be legal for? I don't even think that meets drag specs. Someone could make the point that this car would be safer in stock form.
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 21:59 |
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Ya it kinda freaked me out too, but didn't want to say anything. There's no diagonal and no harness bar, but those two things are like, the point of the cage Is this so the rear seats can still be used or something? The belt mounting angle is the most worrisome--the seat could very well be rated for some angle, but that seems pretty steep for anything I've seen. Zlatan, have you double-checked all the installation specs for the belts?
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# ? Apr 6, 2013 22:47 |
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Does anyone know what the deals are with HPDE bodies and showing up with a vehicle that has a total loss title? I have a miata that is road-going but I've got my eye on one at a auto auction house. It was totaled but it's all superficial body damage. It still runs and drives. In the grand scheme of dedicated track cars it would be dirt cheap to fix the body damage enough to race, strip it, and rebuild the engine, suspension, and all the stuff you'd have to do anyway with a miata.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:12 |
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My Miata is a total loss vehicle.. what's the question exactly?
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:25 |
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Phone posted:My Miata is a total loss vehicle.. what's the question exactly? I didn't know if there was anything prohibiting them from racing in the event.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:27 |
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I have found HPDE inspections to be almost the same (maybe a bit more through) than autox. I have never seen papers other than a drivers license requested. That being said, every club makes their own rules and do pretty much anything they want. Do you know what org/events you would be interested in?
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:33 |
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As long as the car's not unsafe no one cares. Plus usually it's "self tech."
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:34 |
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parid posted:I have found HPDE inspections to be almost the same (maybe a bit more through) than autox. I have never seen papers other than a drivers license requested. That being said, every club makes their own rules and do pretty much anything they want. Not really it'd be awhile before I competed in anything I'd just like to get more seat time at the track and some instruction. I know the Florida International Rally & Motorsports park has cheapish track days, Porsche Club does events for all at Daytona maybe travel up to Road Atlanta.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:50 |
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:What are you on about? Where do you think those harnesses are going? It about checks every single box for improper harness mounting. The mounting angle is completely wrong, its touching the seat, etc. That seat breaks in a crash (as it will as its unbraced) that harness will break your clavicles and your spine. jamal posted:As long as the car's not unsafe no one cares. Plus usually it's "self tech." Which is why people still buy Cusco cages and eBay 4 point harnesses.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 03:50 |
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DJ Commie posted:Which is why people still buy Cusco cages and eBay 4 point harnesses. It's not like you're skimping on something that will prevent you from being a giant vegetable or a smear on the pavement. Oh wait.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 08:25 |
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I actually know a guy that was in a rollover at the track with a cusco bolt in cage and swears up and down that it saved his life. Thing is, the OEM crash structure didn't even deform down far enough to contact the main hoop.
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# ? Apr 7, 2013 08:35 |
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jamal posted:I actually know a guy that was in a rollover at the track with a cusco bolt in cage and swears up and down that it saved his life. Thing is, the OEM crash structure didn't even deform down far enough to contact the main hoop. Or this happens.* *Installed by a "professional shop".
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