5/3/09 GRA Event

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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Mako Koiwai wrote:NICE video quality!

What system are you using?

In the 2nd run, you reach over and down to what looks like make an adjustment? Did you? ... what did you adjust?

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I use a Sony HDR-TG1 that records to a memory stick, so it plugs in my laptop with no wires. Edit videos using Adobe Premiere Elements, and export them to 1080i (Elements doesn't support 1080p yet). Then to DivX for compression then to vimeo.com for sharing.

In my third run actually, I forgot to set the suspension to soft, there is too much compression on the hard setting, you notice the snap oversteer right after the start, I felt it through the run, switched back to soft, but already made three mistakes before setting to soft.

During fun runs I let it in hard, it worked better in hard, just needed to be aware of bumps and gas pedal input, but overall the car drove better. Tom Berry dropped 0.4 secs from my time in his first run, and I dropped another 0.2 secs from my time, the two of us left time out there. Not the fastest stock car, but plenty of fun, now I just want to make the driver and car better.
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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2009 Fiat Quattrocentotrenta S = Ferrari 430 ? :? :heyes: :gpower: :king:
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Here's my video driving Tom Dobyns SS Corvette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2XEyF3ils" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Mako Koiwai wrote:So how WAS that Prancing Horse ?!

Did you use the Paddle Shifter ... did it work for AX ?
It twas awsome!
And the paddle is a little hard to find since it is stationary. The wipers are much easier to find.
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Steve Abbott wrote:Here's my video driving Tom Dobyns SS Corvette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2XEyF3ils" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Nice driving steve!
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Steve Abbott wrote:Here's my video driving Tom Dobyns SS Corvette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2XEyF3ils" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think Toms Vette must be broken, at idle it sounds like a 2-stroke :P
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Eric Clements wrote:
Steve Abbott wrote:Here's my video driving Tom Dobyns SS Corvette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2XEyF3ils" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think Toms Vette must be broken, at idle it sounds like a 2-stroke :P
LOL. Was that you and Rick in the background?
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Re: 5/3/09 GRA Event

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Updated team and event results for the GRA event are now posted.
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