JohnPG

This video is from Nov. 3rd with NNJR, last session of the day. Last session of the year for me . Ran into Boinkus44 at the event, had met Steve the year before up at Calabogie. This was Steve's first time at VIR and he was doing great. Comments, critique from the VIR locals welcome. Any pointers will be put to good use this March. All winter to roll them around in the old head.

Cheers

Paseb

nice vid john, good car control,

hope to try that track someday

mkk62

Nice video. Hope to get there one day.

Our best events coming winter time in fl!
Mk

LVDell

Pro:
smooth driving

Con (both safety related):
Harnesses but no HANS?
Consistent running across blend line

Let's hook up at the March event and we can work on line, shift points, etc. overall, not bad at all and with a few tweaks to line, braking pts, shift pts, and larger attachments you'll be screaming around VIR

KLVA

2:15 at VIR is a very impressive lap

Mikelly

I don't mean to be to critical but 2:15s are not fast on VIR, not in a GT3. We were turning 2:12s in semi-stock 99 C5 corvettes. Dell has a good baseline for bonestock GT3 times, but I'd expect a 2:10-2:12 "average" consistant lap and that's not ***** out. His lap 2 was a 2:12 and that looked good. Third was a 2:12 is as well...

Like Dell Said, Smooth steering inputs but def. leaving a wholelot on the table in braking and throttle pick-up mid corner. Line was also the "safe" DE line.

Mike

ukrbmw

As other mentioned you are very smooth, but you are also very timid on throttle application. I've actually found GT3s much more under control while they are under throttle, especially in the uphill esses and coming around rollercoaster and hog pen.

Here is some of my video from VIR just as another point of view.
https://vimeo.com/24641103

Ken89911T

I couldn't go

Tried to sign up too late. Looks like you guys had a great time. Maybe March next year.

LVDell

Baseline for stock 6GT3 with entry level R-comp (NT01) tires is sub 210 with my best times in the 207's. My stock 6Turbo was 208's also on NT01s.

I will have the 7GT3 on track with similar tires (R888) for the first time next week. We'll see how that goes. Not expecting too much as she and I having are hard time getting to know each other

FFaust

Good to see you back in the saddle John

I love VIR.

John, I see you "coasting" into the esses and through Roller Coaster. Esses should be taken flat, with throttle steer to rotate the car. More gas on the way down RC, brake for 16, then on the gas through Hog Pen and all the way to T1.

Also seem to be a bit timid from 2 to 3, and through 5, 5A.

BTW, http://blog.axisofoversteer.com/2012...rackguide.html

LVDell

I'd like to see that video with data showing you are flat in your 6GT3.

FFaust

I'm working on it.

FFaust

Not the video part, the flat part.

Mikelly

Only thing I've gone flat out thru the upper esses in was my SpecMiata. Talk about a long slow lap... 2:30s in 105HP car... Was reading war and peace on the back straight.

LVDell

My bad, I assumed when you said they should be taken flat, that you were speaking from personal experience. The only way you are going to go flat in the esses in a 6GT3 is with a Cup, new slicks, and huge attachments. Even then, I'm not sure you can be flat. You have to breath to settle the nose going into T7 and then again you need to lift to settle nose between T8 and T9.

In a Rolex Continental car you could but not in these cars.

Ah, the good old days. I ran the Spec Boxster at VIR flat out from T5 all the way to Southbend. Flat in the esses was a time for me to regroup before southbend