TA2 Camaro
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I've watched these cars race at Lime Rock several times and they all seem to "slide" around the track. I was watching them come out of West Bend and they seemed to have a lot of sideways movement. Almost like an old 911.
What can you say about their handling characteristics?
I love watching the TA races - they look like a blast to drive.
What can you say about their handling characteristics?
I love watching the TA races - they look like a blast to drive.
You can definitely slide them around a lot but it kills the tires. Best to keep it at modest slip angle. You may have been watching cars running the Hoosier bias plys rather than the pirelli radials. The bias plies like a lot of slip angle.
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#32
Ran my first TA event at Laguna Seca a couple of months ago. It was a lot of fun! 100 miles (about 70 minutes) in these cars is no joke! Very tiring weekend as it ended up being only my dad (who is in his 70's) and myself as crew and the car needed a lot of attention as I broke the shifter (luckily a paddock neighbor had a spare!), had problems with the starter (turned out to be a failing electrical connector) and made several setup changes between the practice sessions. We worked through everything but spending hours underneath the car is not the best way to be "fresh" for a long race! At least in typical Monterey fashion the weather was amazing!
Finally edited some video from qualifying. The field was over 20 cars in class with a few XGT and SGT cars as well. The car was handling very poorly in the practice sessions but I made a lot of setup changes before quali and was able to drop nearly 2 seconds to qual at 1:31.4 which was good enough for 12th which I was reasonably happy with. Another couple tenths and I think I would've been 8th - so the mid field was very tight. I was having a very fun race and moved up a few spots but about midway through I made a bonehead mistake and with target fixation on the car in front followed him off on the exit of 6 - managed to keep it off the wall but race was over after that as I watched the whole field go by before pulling back on track. Hard to stay mentally focused for the rest of the race after that one. Overall a really cool experience. I plan to do the combined National/West Coast race at COTA in November. That will be another adventure. Definitely need to line up a bit more crew help for that one!
Finally edited some video from qualifying. The field was over 20 cars in class with a few XGT and SGT cars as well. The car was handling very poorly in the practice sessions but I made a lot of setup changes before quali and was able to drop nearly 2 seconds to qual at 1:31.4 which was good enough for 12th which I was reasonably happy with. Another couple tenths and I think I would've been 8th - so the mid field was very tight. I was having a very fun race and moved up a few spots but about midway through I made a bonehead mistake and with target fixation on the car in front followed him off on the exit of 6 - managed to keep it off the wall but race was over after that as I watched the whole field go by before pulling back on track. Hard to stay mentally focused for the rest of the race after that one. Overall a really cool experience. I plan to do the combined National/West Coast race at COTA in November. That will be another adventure. Definitely need to line up a bit more crew help for that one!
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Sounds great! What type of tranny does it have?
I got a Mach 1 with all the track options and a 6 speed Tremec just to play with at a track "club" south of PHX. First real American car I've ever bought, other than pickups. Actually a blast and like nothing I've ever had. Big V8 sounds pretty good! And it is faster than I thought it'd be. Only issue is the weight...
This looks like fun as well!
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I got a Mach 1 with all the track options and a 6 speed Tremec just to play with at a track "club" south of PHX. First real American car I've ever bought, other than pickups. Actually a blast and like nothing I've ever had. Big V8 sounds pretty good! And it is faster than I thought it'd be. Only issue is the weight...
This looks like fun as well!
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Will do! November 2-5....if you know anyone local who wants to lend a hand I will provide the beer!
These cars have a NASCAR style 4 speed dog box (well formerly NASCAR until they switched to sequential boxes in the new cars this year or last). Mine is a Gforce GSR. Assume you mean Attesa? I am down in Tucson - almost joined but decided I didn't have the time to make it worth it.
I managed to stitch together a couple laps from one of the practice sessions where I had stuck a gopro in the footbox. Came out pretty decent! The LFB is fun and definitely takes some getting used to....I'm getting the hang of it but I have to use too much brain power and find myself not checking mirrors/etc as often as I should! Not automatic like RFB and heal/toe where I can think about racecraft and drive the car on autopilot at 95%. Need some more seat time.
Sounds great! What type of tranny does it have?
I got a Mach 1 with all the track options and a 6 speed Tremec just to play with at a track "club" south of PHX. First real American car I've ever bought, other than pickups. Actually a blast and like nothing I've ever had. Big V8 sounds pretty good! And it is faster than I thought it'd be. Only issue is the weight...
This looks like fun as well!
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I got a Mach 1 with all the track options and a 6 speed Tremec just to play with at a track "club" south of PHX. First real American car I've ever bought, other than pickups. Actually a blast and like nothing I've ever had. Big V8 sounds pretty good! And it is faster than I thought it'd be. Only issue is the weight...
This looks like fun as well!
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I managed to stitch together a couple laps from one of the practice sessions where I had stuck a gopro in the footbox. Came out pretty decent! The LFB is fun and definitely takes some getting used to....I'm getting the hang of it but I have to use too much brain power and find myself not checking mirrors/etc as often as I should! Not automatic like RFB and heal/toe where I can think about racecraft and drive the car on autopilot at 95%. Need some more seat time.