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Originally Posted by oneday
Hah...knew I recognized the voice. He is excellent--does he still have the Monster Miata?
As Nick said, you were patient and did a decent job driving the line Morris was directing you to--which is hard, especially in the Devil's Elbow when the car in front of you is driving a different (wrong) line. There are a couple of spots I'd have had you doing some different things, but that is a another discussion.
Next time place the camera so you can also see your hands (if possible so you can see your head too) as you can learn a lot about what you are doing from that--right now we only know you are on/close to the correct line, but no idea how you are getting there. There are a couple times you can hear the tires starting to squeal but I am not sure why (is it too much input? if so is that b/c you aren't looking ahead enough?) seeing steering inputs and your head would be very telling.
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I don't recall my tires squeeling that much or at all, but maybe, there were a lot of inputs that day lol. I barely saw those flags haha. I received good marks for my steering input so no sawing or anything... I definitely need to learn to look far ahead enough... I catch myself trying to find the same spot before the turn....
EDIT: Also, I don't know where to mount the camera so it's not in the way.... back window perhaps?
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Originally Posted by c7scayman
That is awesome. My first track day was 1 week before yours at Thunderbolt. I am also hooked and I am sad that I am hooked because it is an expensive sport.
Here is my second session. No instructor-They did not have enough for everyone so we shared instructors between sessions. My goPro ran out of memory so I did not record 3rd and 4th sessions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGHDFmS_Lg
I shaved off at least 33 seconds from my first lap in the 1st session to the last recorded lap in my 2nd session. The instructors instructions made a huge difference. I had normal street tires and oem brakes. Just exhaust system, intake, and eibach lowering springs.
I was also trapping 105-115mph at the end of the straight and that octopus was annoying. Always messes me up. Almost went offroad at one point from understeer.
Let me know when you go to more events. I will come along. And like you said, it is an eye-opening experience. I was so surprised by what my car was capable of and I know it can do so much better in the hands of the stig. haha. |
I'm signed up to go to NASA Pocono on July 14-15. I might be bringing my G or a brand new-to-me car I'm picking up very soon!
