C'mon guys, we need some Suby representation. $125 for 4 20-minute sessions. http://www.istrackday.com/ SS
Yep, and I already have other plans as well. Just, ugh, everything this month is falling through heh.
I really wanted to do this, but I'm not sure with the 1/2 tune I've got right now. I probably won't be going either.
My love for destroying tires has made me do this.... anybody else going to be there or am I going to be the lone wrxatlanta person there?
Milo, you can ride with me if you want. Two weekends ago at talladega I did make somebody motion sick in my car though .
YAY!!! Mere you are a savior. At least we will have some subie rep. Can you drag Brian along too? It would be a GREAT addition to your story to get some lap times, maybe each of you driving each car... SS
I may go just as a spectator. I would love to join in the fun, but I am low on funds and still don't have a helmet!
Brian is spending saturday putting the crx back together so we can get started on the super seven. Besides I can tell you two weekends ago brian was four seconds slower than me (with the s2k group). Brian paypaled the money to them last week but they are listing him as the driver (he registered my name). Both Brian and I have emailed them trying to get this fixed and gotten no real response, any ideas? I'm sure you can get a fun run with me, I have an extra helmet.... it's pink though .
i ended up going to this... and it was a BLAST. porsche's, vettes, viper, 240's, s2k, galant vr4, too many to remember. and you know what? a distinct LACK of rice. i'm so glad i went, i really hope to see more of you out there next time though (there were more vettes than subies) i mean this was one HELL of a CHEAP trackday/get-together. thank you siegel racing and dsm for putting this together. it was totally worth the trip, and i'll be there next time. hopefully scott will have a good write up for this soon. thanks to mere, and another cgm-sti gentleman (i'm sorry i totally forget your name, maybe mere can help) for sport'n the subaru crew it was awesome meeting everone else, to. very cool event.
Monk, which car were you driving. I was driving the white 240. I didnt realize anyone from the site was going or I would have introduced myself. Matt
ahh ok, I like the Bike rack, Yeah I talked to M-Chan for a second, really I was just commenting on the fact that I like her wheels. Matt
WHAT a great day. It started a little rough, with the track opening late, the ambulance coming late, and a mild disagreement about what direction to run, but went on BEAUTIFULLY. It was such a great day, I don't even know where to begin. First, I suppose we should thank GADSM for organizing it, then John Swain for taking pictures and giving scary rides Then to Mere and Monk for their "Tally Taxis" for taking noobs around and showing them the line. Except of course for the fact that they both enter the Carousel HARD and the noobs tried that and TOTALLY blew the corner-exit The Emory Sports Car Club was there with near 10 people. We (wrxatlanta) should get together with them, they were all cool people. Anyway, to the important points; what I got to drive Viper, big and wide and great to drive. Those cars always surprise me at just how nicely they steer... The power is expected, and really not "obnoxious" very appropriate power for the grip, fortunately GREAT brakes also. Customer was eager to get into the driver's seat, so I only got a few laps, should have asked to take him out during lunch... oh well. 997 Carrera C2S. With springs, intake, exhaust, shifter, steering wheel upgrade, and ContiSport tires. WOW! WOW! WOW! This is Kim Wolfkill's (editor for Road and Track, Porsche Cup Racer, driven EVERYTHING under the sun) favorite car, and I understand why. This customer would have been happy to have me lap until it corded the tires. Every time I get in one of these high-dollar, new, reputably "scary handling" cars I think, "I'm just going to ease it around, get on the right line, maybe push it a little in the U-turn and Skidpad." That generally lasts about a half a lap, sometimes less By the time I exited Turn 2 (out lap), the customer said "Ha, you're already driving it faster than I was." On lap two he said "Wow, I was only using maybe 15% of this car." Exiting the U-Turn, lap two, I realize that this thing will slide the tail BEAUTIFULLY, no snapiness, no scariness, just very smooth progressive oversteer, it could be rotated nicely under-lift throttle, and then powered out of the corner, balancing the car with the throttle. Same thing in the skidpad, 10% thottle "breathes" tucked the car in nicely with no indication of the tail swinging ANY more than desired. Rolling into the throttle showed less under-steer than expected with a rear-engine, and a VERY nice on-throttle (obviously) corner exit. Also the nicest pedal placement I've ever had in a Porsche. As easy to Heel-and-Toe as an STi So by lap 4 or so we're running pretty well and I give my standard "The car is WONDERFUL, I'm really enjoying driving it, this is pretty close to what it will run, I'm happy to do this all day, you just tell me when you want me to bring it in." He says, "No, this is great, keep going." By lap 6 I'm sliding it into and through the Kink at near 90, and using 99% of the brakes going into the Carousel. The owner, TURNS IN HIS SEAT and starts talking to me about tires, brakes, car clubs, track time, etc. I mean, I'm hitting ABS going into the 1-2 combo at 110mph, and he's NOT EVEN LOOKING AT THE TRACK :rofl: Talk about a cool cat... anyway, the car was absolutely fabulous. I think the customer is going to bring his whole family to a school, and then we'll go to Barber and RA... I'll do a write up about driving the C6 Vette, a SHOCKINGLY fun to drive RSX Type S A-Spec (yes a fwd...) S2k, and a few others later, gotta get back to work, but I had to share the 997 thing. SS
LOL, yeah i'm sorry about that dude. i promise, i won't "man-handle" the carousel with the newbs again they seemed to have fun though
Actually I think I scared more of my riders in the "kink" aka nascar turn (my foot never left the gas). Thanks again for giving me the extra runs hook up.
I wasnt confident enough in the new car to even think about trying that. Its really fun to go through that turn that way.
I'm not confident on my stock re 070s, but put some RA-1s on your car and your confidence grows alot in that turn. I <3 r-compounds .
OK, I still haven't heard any laptimes from the Time Attack. What/who was fastest? What kind of times were being run?
Okay, Am I missing the calendar? I really want to experience the track and my car is almost set up for it. When will the next one be? Maybe I can get my Dad a b-day present and bring him along...
Brandon from Batlground had fast time of the day, driving my car. Her ran a 1:12 flat. This was Brandons first track event. Not a bad time for a newbie.
Overall going counter clockwise. I felt like the 240 was capable(on this setup) of a very high 70 but its to early to push it, it was my first track day in the car. There were very few people there that had any track experince. As a matter of fact I think everyone in the last run group that had experince is on this forum. M-Chan, Monk, SS, One other guy in a STI, and Me.
Damn, sounds like I could have had FTD if conditions were similar to the last track day. Oh well, I'll be ready to run *sometime* soon.
68's going for it, 70s just running a fast pace. That was before the big turbo though. It'll be interesting trying to handle all that power while balancing the car. It's possible on a smaller track that my lap times don't change too much.
Wow, I'm def gonna go to the next one. I could take home a wooden trophy on street tires. lol Sounds like it was a lot of good cheap fun.