2/8/20 SCCA Video
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2/8/20 SCCA Video
Here is video of my best time: 70.85 Fastest guys were running 69 with a couple of 68.
I was happy after not having my car for 3 months (clutch and tranny R&R) and missing lots of events......was a little rusty.
DH
I was happy after not having my car for 3 months (clutch and tranny R&R) and missing lots of events......was a little rusty.
DH
- Anthony P.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
Here is mine 67.553, with an 8 tenths mistake entering the last slalom. Also, way too far off too many inside cones.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
I thought best times were 68.XXAnthony P. wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:30 pm Here is mine 67.553, with an 8 tenths mistake entering the last slalom. Also, way too far off too many inside cones.
Guess track got faster after I left early
Anyways 3 seconds faster than my time makes me feel old and slow.
I wish your camera was mounted mid car not on side as its hard to tell your line in comparison to mine.
Could you critique my video ??
Can I have a ride along !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
I prefer the video on the side even if it's 'lopsided' because you get a true picture of how close you are to the cones. The in car view is misleading - it's hard to tell if you are actually close to key apex cones. The line has limited benefit if you are missing your marks.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
Stephen, I understand your point of view. But you can't really see the track ahead like you can in my video. AND you certainly have no idea where the cones are on passenger side in Anthony's video.Stephen Yeoh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:26 pm I prefer the video on the side even if it's 'lopsided' because you get a true picture of how close you are to the cones. The in car view is misleading - it's hard to tell if you are actually close to key apex cones. The line has limited benefit if you are missing your marks.
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- Anthony P.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
Well on a miata it has to be mounted super low. Here is a video from a corvette. You can see his head and where he is looking, his hands, and his track placementHoward Kopel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:22 pmStephen, I understand your point of view. But you can't really see the track ahead like you can in my video. AND you certainly have no idea where the cones are on passenger side in Anthony's video.Stephen Yeoh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:26 pm I prefer the video on the side even if it's 'lopsided' because you get a true picture of how close you are to the cones. The in car view is misleading - it's hard to tell if you are actually close to key apex cones. The line has limited benefit if you are missing your marks.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
I always like being able to see the driver so I can study the hands and see how smooth they're driving. Although in this case we unfortunately see the driver GRABBING HIS OWN DOOR SEALAnthony P. wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:31 amWell on a miata it has to be mounted super low. Here is a video from a corvette. You can see his head and where he is looking, his hands, and his track placementHoward Kopel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:22 pmStephen, I understand your point of view. But you can't really see the track ahead like you can in my video. AND you certainly have no idea where the cones are on passenger side in Anthony's video.Stephen Yeoh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:26 pm I prefer the video on the side even if it's 'lopsided' because you get a true picture of how close you are to the cones. The in car view is misleading - it's hard to tell if you are actually close to key apex cones. The line has limited benefit if you are missing your marks.
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- Anthony P.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
In his defense, his kidney stones were bothering him. People of his generation weren't quitters!
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
A great mistake by SCCA was not registering the word "Autocross" as a trademark, because I can't even see the cones in that video for puretrack. It's like playing with a 1/2 size ball on a 9' hoop and calling it basketball.
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Re: 2/8/20 SCCA Video
Personally I dislike the 12" cones we moved to a dozen+ years go. I much prefer the 6" (guessing height)... you typically see in grid, which is basically all that's left of the old smaller cones. Our poor motorhome's suspension would probably prefer we switched back as well.
I believe the sole reason we initially switched, was Glenn Dunsing found a great deal on "seconds" cones. I recall some of them weighed as much a 3-4 normal cones, and were like hitting concrete if you made contact with them.
I believe the sole reason we initially switched, was Glenn Dunsing found a great deal on "seconds" cones. I recall some of them weighed as much a 3-4 normal cones, and were like hitting concrete if you made contact with them.