2012 Autocross/Track Videos

[M0nk3y]

I figured I'd start a new thread where I can post all my videos.

Here is my fastest run of today. Comments and Critiques welcomed:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcAnFz5xldo&feature=youtu.be

[danewilson77]

Great idea Kyle. Looking forward to it.

Sent from SIGFest 2012

[spencers]

Why is the sound not synced?

[M0nk3y]

Why is the sound not synced?

Great question. Ask my phone that. I have no clue...

Makes me want a GoPro even more.

[nike001]

Hows the new rubber?

[M0nk3y]

Hows the new rubber?

Grippy :)

It's like ice when they are cold, once they get up to temp they are crazy sticky. Never overheated, the grip was always there.

Hard to tell when you're loosing grip, not as loud as my previous tires.

[spencers]

Great question. Ask my phone that. I have no clue...

Makes me want a GoPro even more.

Oh. Guess Droid doesn't?

[M0nk3y]

Oh. Guess Droid doesn't?

Shush.

I'm going a go pro later this week...just getting the hero, no really need for hero 2 right?

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[ryankokesh]

Why is the sound not synced?

I was gonna say because he was going so fast the sound couldn't keep up. Then I realized the sound came first...

[bcleaver]

Course looked pretty dang tight but I know it's hard to get a feel by watching a video. Only thing I saw was you looked a little late in a few of the slaloms where it looked like you were turning right at the cone instead of just before it, putting you a little behind. But it was also hard to really follow with the sound issue. Looking forward to the go-pro :)

[danewilson77]

Dude... You were first place? Well done.

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[brettbimmer]

5' trophy?!? Congrats buddy!!!

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[M0nk3y]

Dude... You were first place? Well done.

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First place in my class that contained 2 cars...lol

The other car was a vette on rcomps though. So I'm happy


5' trophy?!? Congrats buddy!!!

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I got a shot glass, no huge trophy. Lol thanks though guys

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[ryankokesh]

I got a shot glass, no huge trophy. Lol thanks though guys

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I feel like a shot glass may not be the most appropriate of trophies for an event centered around driving... just sayin. lol

[SureShot434]

Shush.

I'm going a go pro later this week...just getting the hero, no really need for hero 2 right?

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I got a hero 2 :) i love it lol

But I also use it for snowboarding hehe

[M0nk3y]

Shots are still uploading...but why let people wait?

http://noraracing.net/wp-content/lg-gallery/2012/May%206%202012%20ASCC%20Points%20Event%203/ASCC%20Points%20Event%203%20Group%201/050612%20GRP1-91rz.JPG

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[danewilson77]

Dayum.

[elric]

Here is a AutoX from Spring of 2011 that I did with my previous E36 S52 325is ... GoPro mounted on top center of windshield. Ended up taking 3rd in SM class that day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dfE-fqotcQ&feature=plcp

[LivesNearCostco]

What kind of tires are they? I ask because when I bought my Hankook R-S3 tires in 2011, they seemed to have a lot of grip when warm but were pretty quiet, barely any squealing unless I got the car completely sideways. Whereas my Bridgestone RE-760 (and the 2 Continental ExtremeDW) tires seem to make more noise when close to the limit. I'll be doing AutoX tomorrow in San Diego, hopefully get to explore the limit of the tires (2 Conti ExtremeDW up front, 2 old Hankook R-S3 in back) more.

Here's my last track day, Buttonwillow on April 22nd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKoKtcmxy5Y


Grippy :)
It's like ice when they are cold, once they get up to temp they are crazy sticky. Never overheated, the grip was always there.

Hard to tell when you're loosing grip, not as loud as my previous tires.

[M0nk3y]

What kind of tires are they? I ask because when I bought my Hankook R-S3 tires in 2011, they seemed to have a lot of grip when warm but were pretty quiet, barely any squealing unless I got the car completely sideways. Whereas my Bridgestone RE-760 (and the 2 Continental ExtremeDW) tires seem to make more noise when close to the limit. I'll be doing AutoX tomorrow in San Diego, hopefully get to explore the limit of the tires (2 Conti ExtremeDW up front, 2 old Hankook R-S3 in back) more.

Here's my last track day, Buttonwillow on April 22nd.


Last year I ran Toyo T1Rs, which are now my DD tires. They were VERY vocal when grip was going

I run 235/265 RS3s now. It'll take time to get use to them

[LivesNearCostco]

Ah yes, RS-3s... before I tried them I heard they love the heat and don't grip as well as Star Specs in cold or wet conditions. But I didn't know they were the "strong and silent" type until I tried them.

[derbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wz8f-TFRV4

First video of this weekend :D

[LivesNearCostco]

I "won" the 6-mod class in AutoX yesterday in San Diego, but it was only a technical win, not a true victory of superior driving. The class is usually dominated by the Stoia family, a dad and his two sons all co-driving the same modifiedE36 325i, plus a really fast driver who wasn't there yesterday. In practice the Stoias' best times were 1-2 seconds faster than my best times. But in timed runs, apparently all 3 of them went off course in the same area and got "DNFs" for 11 of their 12 timed runs. Also 4 other 6-mode drivers (including at least one who was a lot faster than I am) left after practice runs.

So I won, but it's not very satisfying because I know the best I could have done would have been 4th place if everybody in class stayed and didn't get DNF'd. To add to my embarassment, at least 3 or 4 6-stock drivers were faster than me.

[Hermes]

Congrats! I wanted to be there yesterday but I just got back to SD tonight, I guess I'll see you at the July one since there is nothing in June. I'm hoping by then the 2002 will be presentable enough to bring out

[M0nk3y]

Video/Results from today:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGJi4xh5HE&hd=1

[bcleaver]

Good looking runs. The course looked like a fun one.

[M0nk3y]

Thanks man, first time where I hit the limiter on a course.

Pictures from the AM Runs, PM I think is still uploading:

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[bcleaver]

Did you end up hitting that cone in the second pic from the bottom? Looks tiiiight.

[M0nk3y]

Did you end up hitting that cone in the second pic from the bottom? Looks tiiiight.

Nope, I swore I hit it though.

I hit a cone earlier in the run, so I checked my mirror real quick and it was standing up still. I swore I nailed it straight on though...it was that tight.

[LivesNearCostco]

M0nk3y, nice looking runs! I guess those Hankook R-S3 tires are not totally silent. Did I hear you say "YES!" at the end of the first run in the video?

Here are 2 of my timed runs from this past Sunday. I placed first in my class (6-cylinder modified) but there were only 4 of us in that class. I did beat 4 of the 6 "turbo stock" (135/335/535) drivers plus 2/10 "M-stock" and 2/4 "M-modified" drivers. But overall I was mid-pack, ranking 21st out of 42 drivers who got times. That's better than I typically do in San Diego CCA events, where I often come in 4th/7 in "6-mod" and 40th/60 overall. My rear tires are 255/40/17 Hankook R-S3 with about 12 track days and no tread on them; front tires are fairly new 245/40/17 Conti ExtremeDW.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDF5AtFVLag

[LivesNearCostco]

Derek, I just enjoyed watching your video. Probably the first time I watched in-car (or stuck-to-car) video of Sears Point/Infineon. Looks like fun, though I understand now what they mean by it having a lot more walls than Thunderhill or Buttonwillow. Was wondering for a moment why your GoPro HD video was sharper than mine, then noticed in title you have the GoPro HD Hero 2; I have the older HD Hero.

Was that a Honda S2000 without any roll bar that you passed?



First video of this weekend :D

[M0nk3y]

M0nk3y, nice looking runs! I guess those Hankook R-S3 tires are not totally silent. Did I hear you say "YES!" at the end of the first run in the video?

Here are 2 of my timed runs from this past Sunday. I placed first in my class (6-cylinder modified) but there were only 4 of us in that class. I did beat 4 of the 6 "turbo stock" (135/335/535) drivers plus 2/10 "M-stock" and 2/4 "M-modified" drivers. But overall I was mid-pack, ranking 21st out of 42 drivers who got times. That's better than I typically do in San Diego CCA events, where I often come in 4th/7 in "6-mod" and 40th/60 overall. My rear tires are 255/40/17 Hankook R-S3 with about 12 track days and no tread on them; front tires are fairly new 245/40/17 Conti ExtremeDW.

Thanks!

I didn't say YES! that soon, it was after I heard/saw my time and it was announced I took first for the AM session in my class (in RAW time). I was thrown into a index class because no one else was running A-Stock, so a bunch of other cars, including a Evo X in ASP I was battling against. I was throwing down 49.4s my first 2 runs, then got a 49.2 but coned it, so I was pretty happy when I broke 48.

The Evo X did own me on the PM session (darn AWD) and he got a 50.4. I got a 51.3

Anyways, my final time was 100.209, the ASP Evo was 99.724. But when it came down to PAX I beat him over a second and a half :)

[M0nk3y]

Lol...I hear it now...apparently I said it a couple times ;)

And yes...the RS3s talk back alittle...but still quite compared to my old tires

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[bcleaver]

Monkey, you'll be happy to know I finally broke down and got a go-pro so I'll post some video after this weekend's race.

[bcleaver]

M0nk3y, nice looking runs! I guess those Hankook R-S3 tires are not totally silent. Did I hear you say "YES!" at the end of the first run in the video?

Here are 2 of my timed runs from this past Sunday. I placed first in my class (6-cylinder modified) but there were only 4 of us in that class. I did beat 4 of the 6 "turbo stock" (135/335/535) drivers plus 2/10 "M-stock" and 2/4 "M-modified" drivers. But overall I was mid-pack, ranking 21st out of 42 drivers who got times. That's better than I typically do in San Diego CCA events, where I often come in 4th/7 in "6-mod" and 40th/60 overall. My rear tires are 255/40/17 Hankook R-S3 with about 12 track days and no tread on them; front tires are fairly new 245/40/17 Conti ExtremeDW.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDF5AtFVLag

Holy hell that location/course is amazing. Where is that? Move those rs3's to the front unless they're totally destroyed

[M0nk3y]

Finally got back out! 3rd gear fun on the back-straight :)

PAX: #28/151
RAW: #20/151
Class: #1/5


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKH8qpwWI0

[bcleaver]

Cool course. Nice drive

[M0nk3y]

Today was the day to beat-up on some Corvettes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nzgVdo30Zc

[M0nk3y]

Big weekend for me, 2 events!

Saturday, normal points event:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqT0OgjySWQ

Sunday, normal points in AM. Then a special event in the PM.

Special event took the top 64 PAX times in the AM and did a runoff. Then the top 32 PAX times from those got into the next field. It was then narrowed to the top 16, and a shootoff bracket then started until 1 remained. I only got to the top 32, but for running street tires in a R-Comp PAX, I'm pretty happy with it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uxgnqt4Zu0

[Beau B]

Great videos! Was this at OSU?

Beau

[M0nk3y]

Great videos! Was this at OSU?

Beau

Thank you! I finally have the car where I want it...I think. A little oversteer happy, which is what I aimed for.

Indeed it was, Ackerman Lot. One of the locations where OVR SCCA runs.

[M0nk3y]

Here is the video from my co-driver at the event on Sunday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uqgUuKsGVA

[M0nk3y]

2 pretty cool shots I liked out of the set...wheel lifting :)

http://www.incom-racing.com/images/gallery/OVRSolo20120708/images/solo0264.jpg

http://www.incom-racing.com/images/gallery/OVRSolo20120707/images/solo1081.jpg

[Beau B]

Those are some pretty cool shots, I thought that was where you were at.. I knew the SCCA used to run there, from seeing the lines in the parking lot when I used to go to OSU, but I never made it to an event..

[M0nk3y]

It's a nice lot, small but quick.

Toledo Express Airport Today on Concrete. It gave the car some troubles.

I really like this view though.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xfRNyNlIPI

[bcleaver]

It's a nice lot, small but quick.

Toledo Express Airport Today on Concrete. It gave the car some troubles.

I really like this view though.





I like that view too. it's the one I usually use so I can sort of see the course, check 'tightness' and watch my hands. Bad ass course, that looks like a blast.

[derbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLxFMJsi92A&feature=g-upl

wish I did more bumper cams! I love that the Gopro in its sealed housing and still get that much audio!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyMthzxb_B8&feature=g-upl


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLwyJMOzUb8&feature=g-upl


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dulM0RuyldE&feature=g-upl

[M0nk3y]

Nice videos Derek. I'm jelly you get Laguna Seca

Today was my best placement to date:

1/13 class
7/66 PAX
3/66 RAW


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAJGHhjMRrE

[Audi 0000]

I love the track and autox videos, I hope to contribute my own vids soon. My friend Greg sent me this pic of his 330 at a local DC region autox. The car is sicky and I thought the pic was bad ass so I have to share it. He told me he co-drives it with a Mafia member....2 wheeling it.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn32/REDGTIMK4/bmw/greg.jpg

[M0nk3y]

DSP 330s are no joke...they dominate that class when preped well. A columbus guy has a DSP 330 and is ungodly fast

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[HokieZHP]

Dsp?


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[Audi 0000]

Its a specific class for AutoX - D Street Prepared- DSP

[M0nk3y]

I learned alot of things today with the car.

First, I think I'm better off strapping ice stakes to my car somehow and giving it a go. Dear god the Hook suck like no other in the wet. UGH!

Secondly, the car is actually surprisingly easy to control with oversteer and throttle control. I didn't loop it, which I'm actually really surprised about. The last turn I found my self hammering down on the throttle with minor oversteer to carry speed through. I think it helped actually.

With that being said, I put down my fastest run when it was starting to dry up, go figure. 53.521


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvAT6v_uArA

[bcleaver]

Good looking drive Kyle

[derbo]

I thought i post this edited video since its nicer with data synced :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDwc-benMqo

[SC4ME]

M0nk3y, nice looking runs! I guess those Hankook R-S3 tires are not totally silent. Did I hear you say "YES!" at the end of the first run in the video?

Here are 2 of my timed runs from this past Sunday. I placed first in my class (6-cylinder modified) but there were only 4 of us in that class. I did beat 4 of the 6 "turbo stock" (135/335/535) drivers plus 2/10 "M-stock" and 2/4 "M-modified" drivers. But overall I was mid-pack, ranking 21st out of 42 drivers who got times. That's better than I typically do in San Diego CCA events, where I often come in 4th/7 in "6-mod" and 40th/60 overall. My rear tires are 255/40/17 Hankook R-S3 with about 12 track days and no tread on them; front tires are fairly new 245/40/17 Conti ExtremeDW.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDF5AtFVLag

I just registered for my first AutoX next month. It is a San Diego event and I was really looking forward to it until I read this post! Sounds like tough competition. I guess there is always hope for the novice trophy!!

[M3TA5IN]

Can you race year round in SoCal?


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[derbo]

Can you race year round in SoCal?


Sent from my fancy city machine.

Most of California you can race year round :) nye day trackday specials are awesome lol


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[M3TA5IN]

Most of California you can race year round :) nye day trackday specials are awesome lol


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Ugh another reason for me to despise the coast I live on :(


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[M0nk3y]

No autocross for the Z4M today, instead it was an E36 M3

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/62054_3945810771928_18958147_n.jpg

Mods included: DA Coilovers (400# front, 500# rear), Camber Plates, 255 Star Specs on Apex Wheels, Lightweight Single Mass Flywheel, 3.3x LSD Diff.

It was a fun car, and I'm hooked on a DA Coilover route.

Ended up 8/17 in the tire index. It was a challenge event, so other SCCA regions all came from around and joined, tough competition. Also tough to know the limit of a car in 5 runs when you never drove it prior!

And for people that actually understand this, you get a cookie. It was late night fun

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/206336_10151047021411497_971687688_n.jpg

[M0nk3y]

Finally bumping this up with a video from the E36 M3.

It's certainly a tough car to drive. The owner of the car said, don't use the brakes...just use the throttle to turn the car. I think I did alittle too much, but it resulted in my fastest run of the day (Had a 53.0xx but I had a phantom cone).

PS - Watch the whole video...even after the finish, you'll hear a couple funny comments from a person that we were convincing to go Auto-X with us, this was his first run ever.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtTpfsn3baI

[M0nk3y]

Got an offer to co-drive a 01 Honda S2000 today...fun car!

Ended up #3/71 in PAX.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1giZwpKcrnM

[M0nk3y]

This is how I ended my season...with some drifting competition with the owner of the car ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SticGoWNmTY

[M0nk3y]

And finally my best run of the day + Pictures:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4pmKLpOgyg

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/398205_4131775940941_143085912_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/320429_4131779861039_544112361_n.jpg

Doh!

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/379128_4131780381052_136151574_n.jpg

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/557576_4131782701110_753939175_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546972_4131784461154_543183494_n.jpg

I love this picture...Looking way ahead FTW (something that i've had trouble with prior)

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/534579_4131785341176_1272472481_n.jpg

[bcleaver]

Fun looking course and great drive/results. Any spins on the day? Those s2000s can be a handful

[M0nk3y]

Fun looking course and great drive/results. Any spins on the day? Those s2000s can be a handful

The S2000 I spun my first run out...very tail happy.

The E36 M I spun twice...

I figured out (via help with the co-owner of the E36 M driver) that I put in too much steering inputs that is killing my time. I need to maintain a single steering input and modulate the throttle more.

[Audi 0000]

Nice pics Monk3y. Looks like you had alot of fun.

I posted this video in my build thread too. This is one of my two sessions that I was able to film at the BmwCcca HPDE at Summit Point's Jefferson Circuit in Sept. I also have a vid from the instructors session in a very fast E30 M3. I will hopefully be on Summit Main Circuit in a couple weeks. Main is a much bigger faster track. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDHbApTf9ao&feature=g-upl

[danewilson77]

Nice pics Monk3y. Looks like fun.

I posted this video in my build thread too. This is one of my two sessions that I was able to film at the BmwCcca HPDE at Summit Point's Jefferson Circuit in Sept. I also have a vid from the instructors session in a very fast E30 M3. I will hopefully be on Summit Main Circuit in a couple weeks. Main is a much bigger faster track. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0dSQb3eSE&feature=plcp

P.S. How do you guys get a direct link with your videos, like above. It seems like a better way to do it. Thanks :)

Post the link in either the "pic" tab or the "film" tab above text box. Sometimes you may need to go to "advaced" to see these.

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[LivesNearCostco]

Friday November 16th at Thunderhill, my 4th day on this track but first time returning there in 2 years. Sporadic rain so I got 4 wet sessions and 1 dry. This was the dry one. Light turnout, only 14 people in our run group and fewer than that after lunch. I was relaxed on track with no drama--no spins, no offs, very little passing. Maybe too relaxed, as video shows I was no faster than my last time 2 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV_zZsMTPqw

[danewilson77]

You have a pumpkin on your back window.

Looks like fun.

[M0nk3y]

Thunderhill looks like an awesome course. How do you like those gloves?

[LivesNearCostco]

Gloves are fine but I've never tried any other driving gloves, so can't compare! Was part of a cheap "Lemons Package" that came with single-layer suit, Nomex underwear, driving shoes, and basic Snell 2005 helmet. Here's the same track later that day with some rain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEy02_Q016Y

[LivesNearCostco]

Pumpkin? Are you sure? :eeps

You have a pumpkin on your back window.

[derbo]

Thunderhill is awesome! I need to make a trip up there again soon. My best there so far is 2:11.xxx






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztl6BAQsS_0

Buttonwillow CW13 Black Friday :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c-Wez39pAA

[LivesNearCostco]

Derbo, my friend, you are far faster than I am! I could see if I drive more aggressively and improve my line on each corner, I *might* be able to do Thunderhill in 2:20 on a warm dry day. No idea how I could get down to 2:11 territory.

At Buttonwillow you (or somebody) ran the E39 around in about 2:12, which is 5 seconds faster than my best time there in the ZHP (2:17).


Thunderhill is awesome! I need to make a trip up there again soon. My best there so far is 2:11.xxx

[derbo]

At Buttonwillow CW13, my personal best is 2.08.xxx in the first video. The 2nd video I was just playing around chasing the E39 to see what his average times roughly were. I wish I had thunderhill footage but I didn't get a Gopro then.

Thunderhill is a fun course and its definitely one that requires a little more balls on a few corners (turn 5, turn 8)



My first time at Thunderhill I was driving a 2:20. There is definitely plenty of places to work on to get up to that kind of speed! I think mainly the focus is to look at the corners individually and see which ones you want to work on. ie. Turn 6. This corner setups for turn 7, 8 all the way to 9. If you lose too much speed on turn 6, you end up screwing up the speeds of 7,8, and entry of 9. Exit of 9 is also important since it is a downhill straight towards turn 10. I think working on those exit speeds before straights will shave the most time off the lap times since entrance speed of the straights affects how fast you enter the next corner dramatically.

[LivesNearCostco]

AutoX video from the Sonoma Raceway (Infineon or Sears Point) parking lot on November 17, 2012. Tight course, no timing--just practice.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhbv1ZBONUI

[LivesNearCostco]

It's no longer 2012, but here's my first AutoX of 2013, BMW CCA Golden Gate chapter at Marina Airport. No car classifications or points yesterday but they did have timing. My best time was 53.002. Best drivers with similar cars were running around 51. Best BMW M3 drivers (E36 and E46, coilovers, and stickier tires) were running 47 or 48 seconds. This was my best lap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgvToMrLVLo

[M0nk3y]

Gotta love concrete, and the massive understeer that comes with it


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[LivesNearCostco]

I think a lot of the understeer is the nut behind the wheel. I should be back there 4/20 hopefully with better driving technique.

This is not quite AutoX or track but probably fits here. Electric kart at K1 Speed. I try to pass the guy in the green shirt at 3:27 but he whacks me a few seconds later to get back in front. Not sure if that was my mistake (incomplete pass) or his mistake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyhF9mPyO8

[M0nk3y]

Regarding hit...you had the line and he didn't, simple as that.

It was a dirty hit on his part...give up the line and overtake later in the course by later braking or late apex....etc

[LivesNearCostco]

Thanks, M0nk3y. Here are some pics I took of the drivers getting ready for the enduro. Extra few of the Saturn because it's still the only Saturn race car I've seen at the track and heard it does reasonably well for its class. (No idea what they class it against, since it's the only Saturn.)

Plastic 4-cyl race car
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Camaro next to a BMW -- red state or blue state?
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Most of the enduro field. Some more cars out of view to the right. About 28 cars started the race.
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Some very low race cars. Not open wheel, but low fershure
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[danewilson77]

Thanks, M0nk3y. Here are some pics I took of the drivers getting ready for the enduro. Extra few of the Saturn because it's still the only Saturn race car I've seen at the track and heard it does reasonably well for its class. (No idea what they class it against, since it's the only Saturn.)

:dunno

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[LivesNearCostco]

Looking at the pictures again, it appears the Saturn races in E3/PTE. The PT (Performance Touring) classes range from PTB to PTF, so PTE must be on the slower side. E3 is one of 6 endurance racing classes E0-E3 plus ES & ESR. Just took a quick look at the NASA "race car classing for dummies (http://www.nasaproracing.com/proracing/Which-Class-To-Choose.pdf)" document.

Edit--Why do I care? The first car I bought was a Saturn S-series and I still have it. If it had a 5-speed MT, I'd consider putting in a roll cage and turning it into a dedicated track car. Dent-resistant plastic body panels!

And finally, here's a video from Sunday's last session. Both my Saturday and Sunday instructors drive 1988 Mustangs at the track, one races in the American Iron class while the other does Time Trial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E1D_UEFBtc

[Audi 0000]

I posted this in my project thread also. This is last weekends BMWCCA Hpde at Summit Point Main in WV. It was a great day. Car was awesome. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_QEKJICKDM

[LivesNearCostco]

Autocross on May 25th with BMW CCA Golden Gate Chapter, at Marina airport. This is my 6th and fastest run at 53.5 seconds. The event organizer drives a ZHP and his best time was 50.5 seconds, a 3 second gap. I know he's a better driver and he has a few more mods, but I can never figure out how much of his faster time is driver vs. car, maybe 1.5 seconds driver, 1.5 seconds car? (He was on the new Star Specs and claimed they didn't really stick until his 4th or 5th run; I'm on Continental ExtremDW. He's also got stiffer swaybars and a 3.46 diff, and an upgraded stereo!)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiWYO_M_rt8

[LivesNearCostco]

and I noticed the best times of day were just at or above 47 seconds, which was discouraging to me to see drivers going 6 seconds faster on a 53 second course. I know those drivers have stickier tires and usually more mods, but still frustrating. Oh and of course watching their videos I see they are better drivers than I am. Here's someone doing 47.8 seconds on the same course that took me 53.55s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5P5G8aodY&feature=youtu.be

[LivesNearCostco]

Yesterday at Buttonwillow with the BMW CCA. Hadn't been to a BMW driving school since December 2011 and the instructing style was different from the NASA HPDE1, or ExtremeSpeed/SpeedVentures which have no in-car instruction unless you pay extra for it. Temp was 100F, hot and dry. Forgot to turn on the camera until about 3rd lap of my last session, here.

I was in B group but the last session blended the A and B groups. Both were relatively small so A+B together was probably fewer cars than a fully-subscribed NASA HPDE 1/2 group. Back steps out at 7:00 in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeTw8h6kqBc

[LivesNearCostco]

My first visit to Sonoma Raceway (formerly known as Infineon or Sears Point). Ran with NASA Nor Cal, HPDE 1. GoPro had dirty lens and dirty case, so all videos have blurry spot in center until I cleaned lens and housing last session. There were walls everywhere!

4th session, instructor in car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-6KTDbvDJ8

5th and last session, following instructor in black Mazda 6 (and then he was following me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAR4mXPNUq8

[M0nk3y]

Nice videos, but it isn't 2012 anymore ;)

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[LivesNearCostco]

yesterday's AutoX with BMW CCA at Marina Airport near Monterey (near Pebble Beach for you golfers). Course designer built a faster course in response to complaints that last month's course (which I missed) was too technical and didn't give high-HP cars room to play. This course was fast... my normal times on this lot are around 53-55 seconds. Yesteraday my best was 41.3 seconds. Of course the better drivers were still faster than me, getting times times in the 39.2 range, or 36 seconds for the fastest/best BMW driver. One guy had a 1988 Van Dieman on Hoosiers and ran about 34 seconds.

This is my 6th run, 2nd fastest time. Carrying 3 people--instructor plus two guys in back. Cell phone rings during the run. Tips and advice welcome, though I watched video from the 36-second BMW guy and he has better lines, sharper turn-ins, and better turn exits than me, plus a more aggressive start (better launch plus lighter car). So I have some ideas of how I could improve.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIBGYiLnflQ

for comparison, here's the fastest BMW time of the day. In fact I think it was the FTOD for any semi-normal car (this is a highly prepared BMW E36 on Hooser A6 tires). He is a very skilled driver but was beaten by a 1988 Van Diemen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUZFaEt_6E&

[M0nk3y]

yesterday's AutoX with BMW CCA at Marina Airport near Monterey (near Pebble Beach for you golfers). Course designer built a faster course in response to complaints that last month's course (which I missed) was too technical and didn't give high-HP cars room to play. This course was fast... my normal times on this lot are around 53-55 seconds. Yesteraday my best was 41.3 seconds. Of course the better drivers were still faster than me, getting times times in the 39.2 range, or 36 seconds for the fastest/best BMW driver. One guy had a 1988 Van Dieman on Hoosiers and ran about 34 seconds.

This is my 6th run, 2nd fastest time. Carrying 3 people--instructor plus two guys in back. Cell phone rings during the run. Tips and advice welcome, though I watched video from the 36-second BMW guy and he has better lines, sharper turn-ins, and better turn exits than me, plus a more aggressive start (better launch plus lighter car). So I have some ideas of how I could improve.


Couple things I noticed off the bat.

1. If you can, try to re position your start, so the car is facing that first pointer cone. It almost seems that you lined yourself up with that left wall, which means you have to turn more and have to let up on the throttle a bit.

2. Get on the throttle and rev that sucker up to redline, you need and and especially at the start it is essentially a drag strip, there doesn't look like there is a need to short shift to gain torque.

3. There is no need to go wide on that opening slalom. Stay close to those cones, as those are huge gaps and you can approach the next set as a lane change where you just jerk the wheel real quick to shimmy the car over. Making it an arc is smooth, but slower than hugging all of those cones and staying close.

4. Giving it up, like the passenger said in the video. You'd be amazed at how much time you can shed from just braking a bit earlier. It helped me so much this past weekend. I have the same problem. If you can get on the gas way before you apex, especially with your car you should be doing so, you'll carry so much more speed into the next section vs trying to carry speed through the corner, and getting on the gas late.


Another note, try and find videos of the Top PAXing or other good drivers and see what lines they take, how early they get on the throttle...etc

[LivesNearCostco]

Thanks for the tips, M0nk3y! I am editing my post to include a video of the fastest driver of the day (not counting the open-wheeled race car).

Separately I did some track runs at Buttonwillow. I find in at least 3 or 4 spots on track, I'm being held back by my fear as opposed to by the limits of the car or tires.
This is Sunday (2nd day), 1st run of the day before it got really hot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1LYtBFdfuA

[LivesNearCostco]

My first time at Laguna Seca, driving at Oktoberfest 2013. 2nd session of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osqSXde_2WU

[derbo]

Looking good there John!

[LivesNearCostco]

Thanks, Derek. Here's the 2nd session of my 2nd day (Saturday). I went off track one time each day, but didn't have the camera running when it happened in the 3rd session on Saturday. My best lap time Friday was about 2:00 flat. Not sure what my best Saturday time was since in-car timing is not allowed during the session.

One of the best San Diego CCA Autocrossers was in my run group with a highly modified and over-boosted 135i on Hankook R-S3 tires. He was very fast when he could get a clean lap and the car didn't go into limp mode. In the first session he ran like a 1:54 and I know he got significantly faster by the last session.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N41ySWyEVXA

[Hermes]

^did he have yellow wheels?

[LivesNearCostco]

don't remember, but his 135 is dark blue and his initials are AE.

[Hermes]

Different people, but I know who you're talking about. I think he won his class at the last autoX

[derbo]

Thanks, Derek. Here's the 2nd session of my 2nd day (Saturday). I went off track one time each day, but didn't have the camera running when it happened in the 3rd session on Saturday. My best lap time Friday was about 2:00 flat. Not sure what my best Saturday time was since in-car timing is not allowed during the session.

One of the best San Diego CCA Autocrossers was in my run group with a highly modified and over-boosted 135i on Hankook R-S3 tires. He was very fast when he could get a clean lap and the car didn't go into limp mode. In the first session he ran like a 1:54 and I know he got significantly faster by the last session.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N41ySWyEVXA

Looks like you had a lot of traffic!

That 135i sounds like he should've ran at least a 1:4xx with that kind of power. Heck my 330i is at 1:50s :X

How is your Go Pro mounted? I'm curious as I like the camera angle for reviewing purposes.

[Audi 0000]

9/28/13 BmwCca Hpde on The Jefferson at Summit Point.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noha27ccrZ4

[LivesNearCostco]

Buttonwillow in the 13CCW configuration, running in NASA HPDE 3. This is the 4th and last session of the day, so several other drivers had already gone home.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLngpuksT1c

[M0nk3y]

Buttonwillow in the 13CCW configuration, running in NASA HPDE 3. This is the 4th and last session of the day, so several other drivers had already gone home.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLngpuksT1c

Last session is always the best. Much more room to play around.

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[Lanister]

Buttonwillow in reverse seems nice and flowing. I wonder how the lap times compare to the clockwise direction?

[LivesNearCostco]

I'm not sure but I think 13CCW (reverse) is 3 seconds slower than 13CW. Or maybe that's just hopeful thinking on my part!

[derbo]

I'm not sure but I think 13CCW (reverse) is 3 seconds slower than 13CW. Or maybe that's just hopeful thinking on my part!

John,

Do you have a picture of your helmet attachment? I'm curious to add that angle. :)

[Audi 0000]

11-3-13 BmwCca HPDE on the Shenandoah Circuit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_FaaZRLGU

[LivesNearCostco]

Oh yes, lots more room. As long as I had enough sleep and drank enough water, I'm good for the last session of the day.

Last session is always the best. Much more room to play around.
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Will take a picture and post later. Just one of the GoPro curved sticky mounts on side of helmet then the GoPro 3-pivot arm on there. Camera is not perfectly vertical since side of camera case hits visor, but with the super wide angle lens, it's close enough.

John,
Do you have a picture of your helmet attachment? I'm curious to add that angle. :)


Thunderhill last Sunday (Nov 10th), 3rd session and my only one without an instructor. Also had my fastest time of the day, 2:14 (Turn 5 bypass, not Cyclone). Got to pass a Ford Mustang Boss (bright yellow) and an Audi R8. In 4th session, with car back on street tires and one brake pad gone, they all passed me instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzDdg5-hJMU

[az3579]

You also run with CCA yet they allow cameras stuck onto your helmet? That is not fair! Our chapter won't allow cameras unless it's hard mounted (roll bar, head post mount, etc.) AND tethered. :(

They say it's a CCA rule, not a CVC (Connecticut Valley Chapter) rule. I call BS.
I don't understand why it's a double standard with the CCA. They tell certain chapters they can do it and tell others they can't...

[derbo]

That's a terrible rule lo

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[LivesNearCostco]

Botond, the first time I went to a CCA event I rented a GoPro from the trackside photographer and they stuck it to the inside of my windshield with a suction cup. Nobody said boo. My 2nd CCA event was at Thunderhill in 2010 and they told me exactly the same thing you heard--no cameras unless hard mounted and tethered! Made me take my GoPro camera off its adhesive windshield mount. I was so mad! The next day I got some safety wire and tethered it to the rear view mirrror, in addition to the adhesive mount, and then they allowed it.

Last weekend at the first drivers' meeting, they specifically addressed this and changed the rule, saying that "small" cameras (including GoPros) could be suction-cup mounted without a tether and "small" phones would be allowed if in a dash mount specifically designed for that phone to ensure a tight fit. It was not clear to me if this was a CCA rule, Golden Gate CCA chapter rule, or Thunderhill track rule. At Oktoberfest in August at Laguna Seca, I did not hear any concerns about cameras as long as they were not hand-held. All the concerns were about sound limits, keeping front windows down, and passing rules.

[derbo]

John,

you need to post a pic of the helmet mount! :)

Do you use the open back? or the sealed back?

[derbo]

edit: reuploading.

edit2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMztcPU_lYA

Here is 1 video so far of my buddy chasing me on T-hill. I will start sifting through the other videos hopefully tonight.

[Lanister]

making popcorn...

[Lanister]

Strange, this video goes half way and then repeats itself. How do your guy's cars compare? You seem to be killing him on corner exists, especially on the exit of T2.

[derbo]

He is much faster. he opt to stay behind me. He is actually letting other cars faster pass which is the reason you see me pulling away. Currently it seems my car is around 2:10 zone while he is much closer to 2:01.


edit: I noticed the error. I will fix that. :)

[LivesNearCostco]

Wow, you're fast compared to me. My best lap last time out was 2:14 and that's with Continental slick takeoffs. You're doing 2:10's on summer tires (though presumably the Rivals, which are very sticky for street tires). I looked at my old Thunderhill videos from November 2010, 3 years ago, and was excited that I'd taken a huge 26 seconds off my best lap time (2:40 best lap in 2010, 2:14 best lap Nov 2013). But you've still got 4 seconds on me.

And the guy following you is faster yet, but all those other guys are in S2000s, presumably modified ones.

My only excuse is I was not pushing my tires to the limit last time out, especially on turns 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. So if I had some better skills and bigger balls, I should be able to best 2:10.

[Lanister]

So hard to fathom such lap times after having been doing 1:54s on my race bike (1:53:7 is my pb). I bet if I take my zhp to the track I'll go home very depressed. :facepalm

[derbo]

Wow, you're fast compared to me. My best lap last time out was 2:14 and that's with Continental slick takeoffs. You're doing 2:10's on summer tires (though presumably the Rivals, which are very sticky for street tires). I looked at my old Thunderhill videos from November 2010, 3 years ago, and was excited that I'd taken a huge 26 seconds off my best lap time (2:40 best lap in 2010, 2:14 best lap Nov 2013). But you've still got 4 seconds on me.

And the guy following you is faster yet, but all those other guys are in S2000s, presumably modified ones.

My only excuse is I was not pushing my tires to the limit last time out, especially on turns 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. So if I had some better skills and bigger balls, I should be able to best 2:10.

John,

I've also added an interior view to a 2:11 lap.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BevKoGMixjM


I'm actually running on star spec 1 tires 245/40/17.

I have plenty to improve on the whole lap IMO. Specifically Turn 1, 6 and 10-12, I can see I have plenty of room for improvement. This is my first time out this whole year and I was uncomfortable on my brakes until the 2nd half of the day. I'm still not used to the rear end and the front sway bar on full stiff. I feel the car can corner harder but I have to gain some confidence in doing so. Turn 1 seems like I should be able to take it at 100..but I haven't had the balls to.

[derbo]

So hard to fathom such lap times after having been doing 1:54s on my race bike (1:53:7 is my pb). I bet if I take my zhp to the track I'll go home very depressed. :facepalm

Its a whole new ballgame with a heavy boat ;)



edit:

Also I have a Gopro from behind to hear the TSE3 exhaust on the track. Hopefully I can get to it tomorrow. :)

[Lanister]

I know, but I gotta say that after zipping around down hwy 9 this past Saturday, I gained a whole new appreciation for my zhp. The thing handles like a dream, and it's all stock too. I can see how it can really come into its own on the race track.

[derbo]

One thing I will say: it lacks power on the track with all these monsters out there. I'm left wanting more.

[Rovert]

I have my car's suspension dialed in to be faster than the engine itself so I can feel you for wanting more power to put a quick suspension to full use. Often I can hammer a 270º highway on ramp at enough force to make my passengers and myself feel dizzy after shooting out of apex onto the straight-away. The level of acceleration isn't nearly as impressive as the car's tenacious asphalt gripping abilities!

[M0nk3y]

One thing I will say: it lacks power on the track with all these monsters out there. I'm left wanting more.

Don't worry...when a VW Jetta TDI can pull away from you and it takes until 5th gear to gain any ground...you think there are a lot of hidden monsters on the track too

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[Vas]

one thing i will say: It lacks power on the track with all these monsters out there. I'm left wanting more.

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[LivesNearCostco]

Open back inside the car, sealed back if I take the camera into the ocean (without the car). Took two photos this morning just for you:

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John,
you need to post a pic of the helmet mount! :)
Do you use the open back? or the sealed back?

[derbo]

Thanks John! I had it similar for an inside view too. I will see if I can upload. I like the sunroof mount since it seems to see my tachometer better.

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[LivesNearCostco]

I did suction cup to the sunroof glass once (upside down, inside the car) and the results were pretty good. Can't remember why I went back to helmet cam... maybe so I can see which way I'm looking during AutoX... I had a bad habit of not looking all the way across big turns to turn exit, and mounting it on the helmet helps me see if i was looking over or not.

[derbo]

I always thought my head moved around too much and it definitely made me dizzy watching the raw video at 60fps.

[Asiah119]

My first HPDE. This is at VIR full course. This is a lowdef cut that I made, I'm working on getting a better quality up. This is the last run of the first day. I'll get a vid from the second day up as soon as I can get it cut.

There was a '13 M5 in my run group. I'll try to get a clip of when I was behind it. The guy driving had no confidence in the corners but was dropping the hammer on the straights. The engine was so loud that I was having trouble hearing my engine over it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWPmfivdEcw Day 1 Run 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhyeu-ZhY04 Day 2 Run 2

and I don't know why its not embedding

[derbo]

nice!! what are you using for capture and editing equipment/software>?

[Asiah119]

Capture is all through the torque app. I know it's on android, not sure if its on the apple store. The app connects to a odbII reader through bluetooth and, basically, if I have a sensor for it I can set up a meter on the track recorder for it. The recorder lets you select low, medium, high, 720 and 1080 for vid quality. There is an application made by torque that connects to the app on the phone through your home wifi and pulls the video and metadata over and then weaves it all together. The process to pull the data over is slow and clunky, but if you find where it is saving the files, you can plug your phone in to your computer and just copy them over and save yourself some time. For editing I'm using VideoPad. It's not the easiest to use, but it's free, and is letting me change from mp4 to avi (thus changing a 4 gig file into a 400 meg file).

I made some decent progress at the event. Aparently I need to work on not fixating on a point, and get just a little more comfortable with speed. But my instructor did say that he was pretty impressed for this being my first event.

[derbo]

Looks like a very fun track! I will have to take a look into it. Which bluetooth adapter are you using?


Does it have oil temperature as an option? :) Sorry for all the questions, I am more interested in data logging and learning new things.

[Asiah119]

I just thumbed through the app and I didnt see oil pressure or temp. The app will let you set up a dial for anything that an odb2 could have a reading for. There are a shit ton of options for fuel pressure, and fuel rails, cat temps, o2 sensor voltage, all manner of things that my car doesn't give data for.

It also claims to do roll, and x,y,z accel but I'm not convinced of their accuracy since it is dependent on the acceleratorometers in your phone. There is a accel 'widget' that it wont let me place on the track recorder that is the circle with a dot that moves corresponding to your accel.

Torque reads and clears fault codes too, which is the main reason that I bought it.

I believe that this is the one that I have. Rumors are that the more expensive ones have a better transmit rate.
http://www.amazon.com/ELM327-Bluetooth-Scanner-TORQUE-ANDROID/dp/B00AAOOQJC/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1385424260&sr=1-3&keywords=odb2+bluetooth

And VIR is a hell of a lot of fun. They're about do do some work on the track. The flat and uphill esses before and after the bridge are going to be widened at the apexes which some people are quite unhappy about. Rumor is that the track may be trying to bid a NASCAR race soon.

[LivesNearCostco]

I am also interested in data acquisition that could monitor oil temps and oil pressure, but I have not seen any app or device that can easily get oil temps on the E46 non-M. I think oil temp is just not available via OBD-2, and the oil pressure only goes to the warning light on the dash not to the DME. I think coolant temps are available with the right app, and definitely intake air temps. But to get oil temps and pressure, AFAIK one must install extra sensors, unless you redirect the wires from the existing oil temp and pressure sensors. The E46 M3 might be difference since it displays oil temps on the dash.