Olcha911

VR and George- you guys are killing me. This is better than Seinfeld reruns... VR- See you at Harris Hill in a few days- I'd lik to follow you around to learn the track. George- I'll be at TWS in two weeks also. I'll keep and eye on Dave for you...
-Keith

ervtx

Tom,

Great job! A fun track, huh? Now you're hooked!

I'll just tell you where I drive differently, may or may not be better...

T2 - I start wider and turn in a little later. I find that in my car, if I take the apex a little later, I can track out a little more straight, and stay longer on the gas. Then I brake a tad later, and much harder.

T6 - left some track out there on your right, before turn-in. Remember, this is the set up for the 2nd longest straight.

T7 - brake less, or just lift. You went to 100% throttle after the apex, but I'm usually there before the apex. The camber of the track is working in your favor at the apex, and you have more grip than you think. Plus you're waiting until you're going uphill before attempting to accelerate. Also, the hill will give back plenty of time to slow down before the next turn.

T8 - This is where I have the most problem with looking ahead. You have to really keep eyes left, anticipating T9 to finally become visible in order to get hit T8 - T9 well. At least in my car, besides T2 - T3, this sequence is where I seem to gain the most on comparable cars/drivers when I hit it right, but it begins with looking left as you come up the hill. Very easy to follow the guy in front of you here because you can't see it ahead of time as well.

You went wide in the carousel, and as a result, you decreased your turn radius on the next - and more important - turn.

Love the foot cam! Where did you mount the camera?

Veloce Raptor

LOL...Keith, I will not be bringing my car to HHR. However, please allow me to ride with you on Friday afternoon & I can show you where I think your car would do well. Deal?

redcar1

With the pavement tidied up, it'll be pretty tempting to go straight through T1 and fly around the oval a time or two!!

You're right, a 430 Stradale is technically a "Challenge Stradale".

George A

I think you are wrong!!! Let's get it on!!!

G.

Veloce Raptor

NOW you're talking!

himself

Roger that. Sometimes I just like to git 'er done. Patience daniel-san.

2:00 seems doable, since I felt like I was still hacking the track up and the conditions were terrible - it was pretty cold both days (not to mention I had mis-matched front/rear tires). As for the cornerning speed and extra brake-taps, I was still working out the pucker. I'm going to create a puckermeter for my next video overlay Come to think of it, all my excuses are going to work well with the pucker meeter, lol.

It's a sweet track, I do admit. Makes me want to go back again!

Thanks for the pointers. I have a load of video and data taking different lines that I'm going to analyze to see where I can find the most time. Add in a little Rfactor, better temperatures, and I'm hoping to break the 2:00 barrier.

As for the mount, I use a $3.00 electrical grounding clamp mounted to the seat pull up bar. Ultra cheap solution. Below is a pic, and here is a link to the whole setup (with a video link as well). Camera is mounted in the middle of the seat and does not interfere with driving at all. I kinda like it



We had a few in the lower run groups miss their braking points and gently roll across the banking to the other side. I heard that Nascar was out there recently, and someone ran 218MPH on the oval.


-td

TR6

Hey hey hey. Just make sure you keep that camera pointed the right direction.

TWS is a blast! I've been driving there for a year and I still have a ton to learn, but I always have fun.

BTW, how did you time-synch the two videos?

TRT41

VR and George- I get it, you guys are trying to get a reality show deal... road course version of Pinks?

ervtx

One more tip - as you near the end of the straight, while still up on the banking, look hard left and you will see the next 4 turns from a great vantage point. A good way to visualize your path thru the T1 - T3 sequence right before turn-in.

SG_M3

omg, the truth!!

Sadly its been nice knowing you George, soon you'll be banned from RL and have your PCA card revoked.

You did now bow at the alter of the pca god that is VR.

himself

Russ,

Sweet. I'll keep that in mind. Not sure if my hans will let me look hard left, lol

BTW, do you (or anyone driving a 996) have Performance box data files that I could look at? I'd like to get some comparison lap/sector times. If you some data, let me know and I'll pm my email addy.

-td

ervtx

Yes, but unfortunately, they are all from a CW DE.

Here's the video overlay from one of the CW laps.... http://www.vimeo.com/1200937 Let me know if you want the data files....

I'll get some CCW data in two weeks.

himself

Roger that. Much appreciated. Also, there is a "new" and better free overlay program: racechrono2avi. Customizable display and it works with PBox data. There are a few bugs being worked out, but for the most part, it's way better than VBO replay.

I may try to get on the waiting list now that I've got a taste of TWS But gotta clear it with the wife first.

-td

eclou

like the special footwell setup VR has in his car for female passengers...