gums

interesting about the rubber.

Not recognizing that avatar, spg993tt. Is that you, SG, trade manage?

ZSA Motorsport

yupper . here is a basic vid of the start and first few escape laps. had some good times but we suffered some exit understeer all weekend and a few more sessions im guess we'd have dialed it out though only so much you can do with that stock spec imsa car.

p2 and p3 both 4.0l ex-rolex cars, big times big motors. but i think they sort of got a bit too preoccupied with one another, held themselves and everyone else up and off we went. i settled in quick and just wanted to maintain and extend when possible without burning up the car. any yellow and you can say goodbye to that gap when the pace car gathers the field. my guess is next time out, all things being equal, i think i can get down in the low 25s.just taking my time getting used to the 997 cup.

overall between lime rock and njmp, its been a great learning experience getting used to that car, the non-abs, the speed, the grip levels.
neat car.


https://vimeo.com/42144527

93 FireHawk 968

Love the 4 screen shots, I thought 2-3 was good. Never mind 4.

GTgears

Are the weekend's results posted anywhere yet? PCA site isn't updated and mylaps is coming back with some error message when I try to load it...

gums

Pretty sick!
I couldn't help noticing; there's no one in the rear facing shot!

ZSA Motorsport

there should have been. the two other strong 997 cups were 4liter rolex cars and got too involved with one another, and good for them, they had a nice battle for probably the full race. it let me slip away just about the same time i threw down 4,5 of my best laps of the weekend.

thats the racekeeper system. pretty nice. great for that PCA 13 defense team.
someone asked about blocking and infractions. ..form what i was told, because this wasnt a 'pca' run race, the corner workers were grand am, scca guys and were not calling blocking since well, those organizations dont invoke such ludicrous rules.
in one of the sessions, i was behind a cup, IN PRACTICE, that literally threw blocks on every single turn. every single one for 2 laps. you would have thought it was the last 5minutes of the race. really dude? jsut let me by and lets get on with setting up the cars and learning the conditions. no avail. i pitted, waited 40 seconds and went off in search of clean track.

BostonDMD

I did all I could, and "then some" to get out of your way Bob.....

I would be interested to see your video......

bobt993

PaOlo, The "core group" of PCA racers (which includes you of course) were great. The only funny moment for you was your grass spin after a double brake manuever. I wish my camera was running since you did a good job of not shooting back across the track.

I had very little issues. Some other racers struggled a bit. The one Cayman that was DQ'd nearly took me out in race1 after he dived bombed the start (ballsy move which I applauded). It took me 4 laps to clear him then he had good bump with a J car behind me which ended the race for both of them.

sleder

It was the tightest racing I've had in PCA that I can remember. Never a moment you weren't racing hard. My thanks to an absolute gentlemen Pablo! I only wish we met under different circumstances.

BostonDMD

Bob, I assume you referring to me and not the "rocket ship" driver......

I seemed to have a hard time in turn 5 all week-end long, but I am glad I didn't affect your race...... much......

bobt993

FIXED IT.

DDun911

Gotta get me one of those cup cars. That is way cool.

fuenfer

Thank god for that - that was the only reason I could keep up with you!

BostonDMD

Looking forward to racing with you at the Glen.....

bobt993

Paolo,

We went over T5. Going to power too early with the wheel pinched puts you into a tank slapper. Better to use a wide radius and drive to the outside curbing rather understeer to the edge. I made up a ton of ground in T5. You can still get over 60mph min apex speed there using the inside line if your patient on power.