In-car video from HOD/Devek track day @ Buttonwillow
07-15-2005, 12:28 PM
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In-car video from HOD/Devek track day @ Buttonwillow
I finally found a couple tapes from a track day we did a couple weekends ago. This is three laps of Buttonwillow, with Anders (sweanders) on board. We try to follow Arnaud for a lap in his Devek-prepped 996GT3 Cup car and then follow Marc in the White Car for two more.
Three hot(!) laps of Buttonwillow (40 MB)
Brutally hot day, someone reported seeing 117 deg F, and my pyrometer read 110 a little later in the day. I drank over 3 gallons of water in 8 hours and was still woozy.
On the drive back to the motel at the end of the day, I pulled into the gas station. For some reason, all the pumps at this Chevron in the middle of no-f-ing-where were occupied. So after driving all day on the track, I was stuck in my black, non-air-conditioned car in the blazing heat for another 10 min. It seemed people were moving especially slow just to punish ME.
Finally, one spot opened up and I had to maneuver to the other side of the gas station and reverse into a spot, all the while fighting my locked differential. I get out of the car but now I can't find the fuel filler. It's on the other side. Doh!
Slightly embarrassed, I get back in the car, see someone leaving another pump on the other aisle, drive to that pump and get out again. I look down and can't find the fuel flap. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! I swear I pulled in on the correct side. I was ready to walk back around and get in the car again when I realize I'm looking in FRONT of the rear wheel. It was like discovering gold when I finally found that fuel flap. I probably drank another gallon of Gatorade that night.
Three hot(!) laps of Buttonwillow (40 MB)
Brutally hot day, someone reported seeing 117 deg F, and my pyrometer read 110 a little later in the day. I drank over 3 gallons of water in 8 hours and was still woozy.
On the drive back to the motel at the end of the day, I pulled into the gas station. For some reason, all the pumps at this Chevron in the middle of no-f-ing-where were occupied. So after driving all day on the track, I was stuck in my black, non-air-conditioned car in the blazing heat for another 10 min. It seemed people were moving especially slow just to punish ME.
Finally, one spot opened up and I had to maneuver to the other side of the gas station and reverse into a spot, all the while fighting my locked differential. I get out of the car but now I can't find the fuel filler. It's on the other side. Doh!
Slightly embarrassed, I get back in the car, see someone leaving another pump on the other aisle, drive to that pump and get out again. I look down and can't find the fuel flap. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE! I swear I pulled in on the correct side. I was ready to walk back around and get in the car again when I realize I'm looking in FRONT of the rear wheel. It was like discovering gold when I finally found that fuel flap. I probably drank another gallon of Gatorade that night.
07-15-2005, 12:56 PM
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Hey Dennis,
That was a fun video, as always, and a funny story. About halfway thorugh the video, you lose some traction going around a corner and Anders looks over at you like "whoa, buddy!".
Dude, don't let yourself get so dehydrated that you can't think straight. Not safe on or off the track.
Anders, is that a cell phone that you're playing with during the ride?
D
That was a fun video, as always, and a funny story. About halfway thorugh the video, you lose some traction going around a corner and Anders looks over at you like "whoa, buddy!".
Dude, don't let yourself get so dehydrated that you can't think straight. Not safe on or off the track.
Anders, is that a cell phone that you're playing with during the ride?
D
07-15-2005, 09:19 PM
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Larry - Thanks!
Derek - Yep, I tried drinking as much as possible, but that last drive to the motel just got to me. Wearing a firesuit during the day didn't help. And what you saw was Anders calling his girlfriends. Actually, he was timing me with his cellphone. HOD didn't offer timing and my datalogger is broken, so I put him to work.
Peter - did you try right-clicking on the link, then "save target as"?
Jim - Car weighs ~3400 lb w/ me & full fuel. My ballast was my lap timer . . .
Derek - Yep, I tried drinking as much as possible, but that last drive to the motel just got to me. Wearing a firesuit during the day didn't help. And what you saw was Anders calling his girlfriends. Actually, he was timing me with his cellphone. HOD didn't offer timing and my datalogger is broken, so I put him to work.
Peter - did you try right-clicking on the link, then "save target as"?
Jim - Car weighs ~3400 lb w/ me & full fuel. My ballast was my lap timer . . .
07-15-2005, 10:28 PM
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So was that with a double clutch for downshifting? Were you heel and toeing the gas and brake? I was trying to get the feel for your motions at the pedals.
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07-15-2005, 10:29 PM
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Boy, I'm not sure if I will be able to drive in gloves.
07-16-2005, 01:32 AM
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cool video! what kind of times were you running with alll that balast??
one of the guys we run with, had his car out for that configuation (star mazda turn, bus stop, etc) he was running 2:01 out there. I know thats fast, but those old M3 e36s with the euro 3.2 liters are quick, especially there. pretty good at T-hill, but managable at Laguna seca.
Brendan, he is just reving the engine to match gears on down shift. double cluching is an old term where you used the clutch to put the car in neutral and then put the clutch in again to get it in gear. no real purpose these days. he my be doing some heal toe. usually, a pretty good technique on some turns is to just brake, in gear and when you are neutral on the gas, a quick blip, gear change and on the gear from the apex out. heal toe is really essential with sequencial gear boxes, but not so much for H patterns. (many of the nascar guys are doing this now on road courses)
Mark
one of the guys we run with, had his car out for that configuation (star mazda turn, bus stop, etc) he was running 2:01 out there. I know thats fast, but those old M3 e36s with the euro 3.2 liters are quick, especially there. pretty good at T-hill, but managable at Laguna seca.
Brendan, he is just reving the engine to match gears on down shift. double cluching is an old term where you used the clutch to put the car in neutral and then put the clutch in again to get it in gear. no real purpose these days. he my be doing some heal toe. usually, a pretty good technique on some turns is to just brake, in gear and when you are neutral on the gas, a quick blip, gear change and on the gear from the apex out. heal toe is really essential with sequencial gear boxes, but not so much for H patterns. (many of the nascar guys are doing this now on road courses)
Mark
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So was that with a double clutch for downshifting? Were you heel and toeing the gas and brake? I was trying to get the feel for your motions at the pedals.
, few more HP or loose the passenger I would loved to see you pass Marc 
Let me know when is the next 928 SHOOT-OUT I will be there 
07-16-2005, 11:54 AM
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Dennis
Nice work....impressive to stay with the Devek white car (928)....nice driving....that 996TT sure has some power! Too bad Marc didn't let you take a couple laps in the white car!!
Brian
Nice work....impressive to stay with the Devek white car (928)....nice driving....that 996TT sure has some power! Too bad Marc didn't let you take a couple laps in the white car!!
Brian
07-16-2005, 03:07 PM
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Nice video and nice driving Dennis. I still enjoy this in-car footage of you around Sears Point the best.
Keep 'em coming!
Cheers,
Pierre.
Keep 'em coming!
Cheers,
Pierre.
07-16-2005, 04:38 PM
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I am downloading the video now, sitting in a Casino in Nevada typing this, navigating for Bill Ball this weekend in the Gamblers Run (why do I end up riding in these fast 928's?)..
The lap timing ballast weighs about 240 lbs so that must be worth about a minute on the track right?
It wasn't strange that Dennis could keep Marc behind him, I drove the white car later in the day and the rear was acting really funky when not loaded.. I got some interesting tail wags during braking from about 150 or so mph that was pretty interesting.
The lap timing ballast weighs about 240 lbs so that must be worth about a minute on the track right?
It wasn't strange that Dennis could keep Marc behind him, I drove the white car later in the day and the rear was acting really funky when not loaded.. I got some interesting tail wags during braking from about 150 or so mph that was pretty interesting.
07-16-2005, 05:53 PM
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While very impressive, the video does not reallly tell the full story about a lap with Dennis.
I had the privilege to ride with him later that day: The g-forces from accelerating, braking, and cornering are just fantastic to experience live! Dennis is an awesome driver, with consistent style and quick reactions. And between all this he still finds the time to double clutch while shifting.
Amazing!!!
Anders: Hope you guys have a safe and successful run!!! Some day you'll drive your own car there...
I had the privilege to ride with him later that day: The g-forces from accelerating, braking, and cornering are just fantastic to experience live! Dennis is an awesome driver, with consistent style and quick reactions. And between all this he still finds the time to double clutch while shifting.
Amazing!!!
Anders: Hope you guys have a safe and successful run!!! Some day you'll drive your own car there...