Long story! They're back up now, though.

 

Here's a video of me (#151) at an event last week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJa9Q...&feature=feedu

 

Autocrossed with NASA today at VMP in Petersburg and had 8 runs and tons of fun! The was my 5th event on r-comps, and the first I've been able to get enough heat into the V710s to make them actually "sticky". Just wish I'd have been able to take better advantage of it. And that I drove better lines. Didn't realize until I started looking over the video just how poor my lines were today- I know that cost me a lot of time.

I threw my fastest run up on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5rgvN1HNpY

My dad was down for the weekend, and took a lot of great photos:

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Nice video - love the pic with one wheel up - new avatar???? :-) More Pics!!

Lines are not bad - it is hard to tell with a limited field of view and knowing exactly where your corners are. That is one weird course...seems like a sea of cones - maybe it was more logical in person.

Maybe tape some foam over the mic to help reduce that wind noise. I'd love to hear the engine more.

 

That is a GREAT photo!

 

It`s from last NER PCA event, it was quite fun fast course.
I could not nail down lines properly, and car was loosing rear end a lot. But it is a learning process anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6H_cuqM90

 

What telemetry system r u using?

 

aim smartycam with OBD2 bridge. mine is connected to ODB2 port, or you can hardwire it to ECU to get brake pedal as well. video it makes is 720 lines, not sure if they plan on HD version this season. for what I want it for it works fine.

 

That was at Devens right? Looks like a lot of fun I may have to come up there and do an event sometime before I do the Zone 1 autocross.

 

Today was one of the best courses we've ever had at pungo and a lot of fun. Was one of the first times I've been running on r-comps where I've actually been happy with my runs, and content that I didn't leave a whole lot out there. Much smoother and more consistent this week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0taJx8l35RA

 

License plate camera view, completely stock 2004 Porsche 911 C4S on street tires in AS.

June 4 (only half the normal lot, so looped around, not a fun course)


June 5. 9th in PAX


June 11. 5th in PAX (was 2nd after morning runs, fell to 5th after the 7 afternoon runs)


June 12. 4th in PAX (missed top PAX by 0.056 seconds, coned away the run that would have got it)


That last event especially was a hoot. The surface doesn't have much grip, so it's easy to get lots of yaw angle all the time, and the street tire cars (like mine unfortunately) make tons of noise all the way around. I was so close (0.056s) to taking top PAX over the big Hoosier-clad Corvettes (all the top 10 other than me were on R compounds). 5 others in the top 8 in PAX at that event are planning to go to Packwood so we'll see how they do. They'll like the surface better I'm sure

Edit: no videos, but we did a test-and-tune on Friday before the event -- 25 timed runs. I could have had plenty more if I'd wanted, but there's only so much I was learning on the same course, tires to think about, and people to BS with.

 

PCA-OCR - June 12, 2011
El Toro AFB, Irvine, CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBU4H9XJhc

I had cooling issues, and didn't do timed runs. This is an early practice run.

 

Winnemucca Challenge, Idaho / Reno SCCA event, June 25-26. There was a nice 996 turbo driven by someone who hadn't autocrossed in a while (and never in that car), a pretty 1958 356, a novice in a stripped and modified 944, and my 996 C4S. Also the usual collection of SCCA types: STis, Evos, Corvettes, more Corvettes, Mini, Miatas, Radical, Formula Ford, Spitfire, Tesla Roadster (driven by "battery boy"), etc.

My car is a factory stock 2004 996 C4S with Yokohama AD08 tires as the only change. My 11th autocross with this car (and this year). It's getting to be time for Evolution school I think. I doubt I'll get to any this year though.

Two unfortunate things about the event: (1) due to airport complications, right after Saturday's first group (mine) ran we had to pack the whole course up and make a new one in a different location. So the three run groups got different courses. (2) the surface was awful on Saturday: sand, grit, clag, sealant, etc. Sweeping helped for about the first 10 cars then it was all back again. My car handled differently than any other event I've done -- pushing like a pig in anything slow, twitchy rear in anything fast. I finally managed to spin my 996 on one run -- surprisingly the first time I've done it. If you followed everyone else's line it was ok, but try to take a different line or find yourself off-line by just a little and you had to shut everything down, slowly make your way back, and then get on it. Just awful.



My first run (of six) was my fastest. The later runs looked much better (especially in the back slalom) but I must have been dying in the tight first sections where I'd consistently plow like a John Deere on the tight corners and just wasn't able to put power down. Turns out that first run was good enough for 1st PAX and 2nd RAW through the first four runs in our group. A couple other drivers cleaned up on their 6th runs and I dropped to 3rd or so in PAX. Noting this was only the stock and street touring run group.




Much better traction. 14th in raw, 6th in PAX. Not sure if I should have held 1st gear through the inner section or not, and I was definitely too tentative and could have had a better line through the fast middle section.

 

PCA-Chicago Region Autocross #3
Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc, WI

Fun course for a tight space. Short times (high 30s average) meant we got in a LOT of runs (16!) HOT today though - low 90s and LOTS of humidity. Most folks didn't make all their runs, they were too hot. Nice thing about having it at a resort - pool access!

Fastest lap below. 1st in class, 5th overall.

 

Ohio Valley Region SCCA 7-9-11
Super Stock 996 GT3 on 2010 Hoosier R6s (245/295)



2nd in class, 7th in PAX. Commentary welcome. First time on R-comps.They are old, but I got them hot. Car had a lot of corner exit understeer. Usually run it with 235/285 Yoko AD08s, and it's more neutrally balanced. Trying to see if I should run a 255/295 setup for 2011.