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Seb, very nice course design. Had me going to 1st gear on the tight right-hander before the fast section. Thanks for the compliment, I didn't mean for that turn to be so tight, I also thought the slalom would be a little faster. The slalom was supposed to be "civic Straight", I wanted to ...

Nice win, Max! I was having the same little oversteer moment (at 0:29 in your video) on a couple of my runs. Great result, Jayson...on the podium! Seb, very nice course design. Had me going to 1st gear on the tight right-hander before the fast section. My best effort of 55.2XXX (in X-runs, though. :...

A well-prepped, extremely quick car (well, at least when Michael's driving it!).
Should sell instantly, or sooner. Good luck, Michael!

...with post count.

...why people are so obsessed...

I really don't understand...

Hey Mike,

Do you still have the MR2? If so, I hope you're enjoying it.

--Doug

You might talk to Mark DeShon. IIRC, he's a CNC machinist by trade. I'm not sure if his shop does one-off projects, but he could probably steer you in the right direction.

KJ looks like he's doing The Macarena in that shot!

keeping track of slalom paces will allow you to know what you can get away with speed wise IMO. For example when I drive the civic. 22 paces = steady speed slalom 23-24 paces = lift entry accelerate out slalom 25-more = flat entry, flat exit :lol: keep in mind paces are like tire pressures... go ba...

I think the biggest advantage to watching a video would be getting the cadence of inputs through a slalom, Chicago box, etc. So hard to tell on a course walk, so much easier to see in "real time" on video. you'd be surprised. If you count paces for every slalom you walk, within a year you...

I think the biggest advantage to watching a video would be getting the cadence of inputs through a slalom, Chicago box, etc. So hard to tell on a course walk, so much easier to see in "real time" on video.

Nice explanation, Mark. :thumbup: You might think of it in road racing terms. "Backsiding" is like late apexing, where Mike's suggested alternative approach is an early apex. If you early apex a standard 90-degree turn on a track, you run out of road at exit. Similarly, early apexing a sla...

Bottled water's overrated. I tried it for a while, but kept having to add a little chromium for taste.

Thanks, QV. I might try some from inside, and not have to worry about wind noise. With the transparent top, I've got a lot of latitude on where to postition the suction cup on the inside, and the Hero's got a mode to flip the video when camera is upside-down. Stock Vette exhaust is so quiet...it's n...

Thanks for the video, Jeff. Excellent quality on 1080p, and the frame size is workable.
Won my GoPro at a press-introduction autocross a few months ago (Civic Si, Washington, D.C.). This autocrossing stuff pays off!

Nice runs guys! The camera angle on the second vid makes me feel like I'm ridding some kind of cockroach shaped hover craft :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Yeah, I'm still experimenting with camera mounts & angles! But nice run nonetheless, Jon! Agree w/ Mark's comments about the course...very flowing, ...

Nice vids, Leonard! How'd you like the RX-8 compared to the Miata? Thanks, Doug! I was deliberating on whether or not to include the RX-8 lap, but I thought it a good comparison since I got almost the same time in both. Drove one at a ZoomZoom Live event, one on R-comps at an Evo School, a couple a...

My first run (Miata - 60.324) and my last run (RX-8 - 60.450) in SK2: http://youtu.be/ArfM6e3QzCg Broke the endlink mount on the driver's side front control arm on the Miata halfway through my 2nd run and switched cars for my 3rd and 4th runs. Thanks to Jeff Stuart for letting me finish out the day...

Here's my Sunday best, 58.016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQyohqTJx8U&feature=youtube_gdata" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Note the novel 11-and-1 hand positioning, the lumberjack finesse entering the Chicago Box, and the trademark Corvette seat-flops-forward-under-b...

George,

Did you like the #28 taquito platter? Mmm...deep fried cholesterol nirvana!

Nice runs guys! The camera angle on the second vid makes me feel like I'm ridding some kind of cockroach shaped hover craft :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Yeah, I'm still experimenting with camera mounts & angles! But nice run nonetheless, Jon! Agree w/ Mark's comments about the course...very flowing, ...

Here's a couple of vids: Taking my next-door neighbor for a ride, 58.6XX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifeQ-HKQHmg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Jonathan Hartendorp's afternoon run, 58.4XX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCfIgkfEws" onclick="window.open(this.hre...

Hi Kurt,

Put me down for Saturday, 6:30-8.
See you bright & early. Well, at least early.

--Doug

Welcome to the Left Coast, or what I like to call the Pacific Southwest! It's pretty hard to supply a definitive answer, what with the dire state of the economy and the stop/start nature of Great Park progress. Others on the board no doubt follow this more closely. But even if it's only for a year o...