Trackrat High-Desert Invitational DE/TT Oct 26-28 Registration is Open.
07-24-2012, 09:28 AM
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We need to put together a training video like the one below and have a guy with German accent do the narrating ... "when you leave the stright right away it gets tight, first Fernley corner, do not touch the inside, you can use the curb on the outside slightly. two right hander, be careful, second one is tighter ... before T6, brake and one steering angle through 6 apexes .... 
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07-24-2012, 10:48 AM
#32
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The BMW video was shot in 2007, so 5 years give or take. Considering todays track surface, figure he would be approx 10 secs slower, maybe more. His line is very good though. A guy who does SCCA events with me posted a video with annotating text as you suggest but it is with a Miata so line is in many places much different than the line for a GT3 or Vette. When he suggests lifting Mr. GT3 needs a big honking stomp of brakes...haha, so I don't want to post it.
You just have to accept it will take all weekend to figure out the segments and string it all together. Fun is in the learning
Some of my local SCCA run buddies will be signing up and will be good rabbits if you get behind one of them.
07-25-2012, 04:22 AM
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Bald...lol.
The BMW video was shot in 2007, so 5 years give or take. Considering todays track surface, figure he would be approx 10 secs slower, maybe more. His line is very good though. A guy who does SCCA events with me posted a video with annotating text as you suggest but it is with a Miata so line is in many places much different than the line for a GT3 or Vette. When he suggests lifting Mr. GT3 needs a big honking stomp of brakes...haha, so I don't want to post it.
You just have to accept it will take all weekend to figure out the segments and string it all together. Fun is in the learning
Some of my local SCCA run buddies will be signing up and will be good rabbits if you get behind one of them.
The BMW video was shot in 2007, so 5 years give or take. Considering todays track surface, figure he would be approx 10 secs slower, maybe more. His line is very good though. A guy who does SCCA events with me posted a video with annotating text as you suggest but it is with a Miata so line is in many places much different than the line for a GT3 or Vette. When he suggests lifting Mr. GT3 needs a big honking stomp of brakes...haha, so I don't want to post it.
You just have to accept it will take all weekend to figure out the segments and string it all together. Fun is in the learning
Some of my local SCCA run buddies will be signing up and will be good rabbits if you get behind one of them.
Ariel Atoms took the twisties but another old video ...
07-25-2012, 11:09 AM
#35
Drifting
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Oh hey, I just dug around and found a video of me driving C in ole' Blue! Quality is crap but it shows you a good but not great line
http://youtube.com/PVy8OT9RWIk
07-25-2012, 04:45 PM
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Aside from front straight those two videos show different configs. Good lines but not showing 2x-3x extra track we will be on. Two more SCCA events here before the Trackrat event, hopefully they will chose config C for one of them and I will post some video of my line.
Oh hey, I just dug around and found a video of me driving C in ole' Blue! Quality is crap but it shows you a good but not great line
http://youtube.com/PVy8OT9RWIk
Oh hey, I just dug around and found a video of me driving C in ole' Blue! Quality is crap but it shows you a good but not great line
http://youtube.com/PVy8OT9RWIk
07-27-2012, 11:30 AM
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Pete has picked the best config for the track.
BTW, Brian Redman consulted on the design of the upper track. It is busy.....but fun.
07-27-2012, 12:33 PM
#38
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will be one of the rabbits for the non-locals in the Oct event 
I picked the config that most groups don't want to run because they say their drivers "get lost" on the course because it has too many corners
Wow, interesting background there about Redman, I did not know that? I had to go look him up on Wikipedia. Explains why that upper half is so darn challenging.
07-28-2012, 09:18 PM
#39
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I tried to read the configuration c map. it's worse than Disneyland. I will put gps on car so I know where the hot pit is.
I'll be there for the BBQ. make it good!
looking forward to meet some good fellowvRLster and earn a new trk. give me two years, I think I can remember how any turns for config c by then
I'll be there for the BBQ. make it good!
looking forward to meet some good fellowvRLster and earn a new trk. give me two years, I think I can remember how any turns for config c by then
07-29-2012, 12:16 AM
#40
Burning Brakes
Here a track map & notes that I have from a previous trip to Reno-Fernley several years ago. It's shows the line for Configuration A, a slight deviation from the one Savyboy has selected but still some good information.
A few of us Canuck's are still looking at this but it looks like it conflicts with a NASA race date at Miller, not sure I can make it, looks like it will be a hoot.
Cheers
Russ
RFR_theline.pdf
A few of us Canuck's are still looking at this but it looks like it conflicts with a NASA race date at Miller, not sure I can make it, looks like it will be a hoot.
Cheers
Russ
RFR_theline.pdf
08-07-2012, 11:04 PM
#41
wow, so the M3 guy in the above video was hauling ***. The config C with all the tight turns reminded me of Nürburgring ... except it's bald
We need to put together a training video like the one below and have a guy with German accent do the narrating ... "when you leave the stright right away it gets tight, first Fernley corner, do not touch the inside, you can use the curb on the outside slightly. two right hander, be careful, second one is tighter ... before T6, brake and one steering angle through 6 apexes ...."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lqt8TioEDc
We need to put together a training video like the one below and have a guy with German accent do the narrating ... "when you leave the stright right away it gets tight, first Fernley corner, do not touch the inside, you can use the curb on the outside slightly. two right hander, be careful, second one is tighter ... before T6, brake and one steering angle through 6 apexes ....
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lqt8TioEDc
08-07-2012, 11:43 PM
#43
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I tried to read the configuration c map. it's worse than Disneyland. I will put gps on car so I know where the hot pit is.
I'll be there for the BBQ. make it good!
looking forward to meet some good fellowvRLster and earn a new trk. give me two years, I think I can remember how any turns for config c by then
I'll be there for the BBQ. make it good!
looking forward to meet some good fellowvRLster and earn a new trk. give me two years, I think I can remember how any turns for config c by then
08-08-2012, 12:31 AM
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08-08-2012, 01:32 AM
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Burning Brakes
