O2GO

^^^^ agree. A Porshce (heh-social networkers will get that misspelling that's gone viral) driven on our back roads in anger also attracts cow **** and feathers.... Tarred and feathered :-)

gt38088

6 speed, might have to give up the gearbox cos Targa saying no sequentials in restrictor class. But the rules are now a complete mess. but that's another story.

gt38088

hmm have to look into that - is that a setting on the cam? or computer?

996tnz

Some cams allow you to choose their rate (I run my front and rear at 60p to avoid the curvy window wiper rolling shutter effect) but it's probably the software's save settings in whatever you used to cut/edit that clip. And/or YouTube misidentified the original framerate. Maybe just try cutting and uploading it again? What model of camera was it?

pcarplayer

Interesting what you say about the lease. You always have the skinny on these things Macca. I would think the "glamour" paint correction packages are really leaders to the maintenance washes. That work should be able to be knocked out in no time and the I would imagine they would get a goodly amount of regular clients here. Still the margins must be quite low.

Macca

SS9 Pumpkin Hill – Day 2 – Targa Bambina May 2015:

It was definitely our least trafficked stage (end to end), and one of our better ones although there were a lot of damp/wet corners in the shade and the back got away a little a couple of times. The GTR in front was being driven by John Hawcridge with Patsy as navigator and we seemed to keep up ok in the end. Total time was approx. 20% slower than Graeme’s Targa car…

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gt38088

looks fast with my nose on the windscreen Macca

gt38088

Its a Radcam
https://racerecall.wordpress.com/201...best-in-class/

996tnz

Good one Macca. That wagon at 3:35 just adds to the drama with a random 'is that a speed cam' double take.

So your cam is recording in 1920x1080, 30P - probably the most common format still. Very unlikely to be the camera's fault, but when you play your Pumpkin Hill run back directly from the video file on your computer, does it take 6m06 or 7m00 for you to complete the stage?

Did you use any conversion or video editing software on it before uploading?

If YouTube has stuffed it up at their end then someone else is probably better to advise, since I use DailyMotion (who are more than capable of their own stuff-ups).

Your earlier YouTube vids ran at full pace, so not sure what may have changed.

PHG

Doug
was thinking of you the other day, as did a run North to look at some property in Russell. Stayed O/N at Tutukaka, and did the Tut/Hikurangi road.. I had forgotten what a great bit of twisties that is..Had the handbrake on the whole time.. but she calmed down once we got to SH1.
I wasn't allowed past your place on the old road..!

nzskater

Great to watch. It almost looks as though the camera is being stabilised, or did that happen in post production?

Watching it makes me want to get out and drive. We need to organise another weekend run. The cold and wet have made the roads a little treacherous, but with a decent warm up run and a sunny day, along with some empty winter roads...

Macca

Jake. Good spotting. Some wonder why my GT3 videos look like the car is so smooth. Actually its the Sony HDR-AS100V camera I was using. I usually only use it in the GT3 for recording road trips these days. It has Image Stability option which I keep on. This brings the FOV from 170 degrees to 120 degrees and compensates for some vibration. I had planned to use hardwired GoPro Hero3 Black and had that set up on the cage but it failed last minute so I used my backup Sony. Unfortunately I had only a suction mount and a waterproof case so sound quality was muffled and mounting options limited. I usually run the Sony without the waterproof case in the GT3 and the sound is great (you can see this on my more recent Northland drives on youtube). On the track the stability is really useful as it allows replay viewer to read the instruments clear enough over the driver shoulder. Interestingly I tried mounting the Sony using the lovely KW engineering arm I have mounted to the cage on teh GT3 back in Jan but the mount was too firm and picked up "noise" from the cage and assembly. Interestingly this isnt the issue with the SmartyCam HD 2.0 I use on the track and for which the arm was purchased. That unit is a solid alloy body 250 gram camera and the arm actually soaks up and dampens as a mount for that weight but with the 80 gram Sony its too stiff and creates noise through the coupling...

O2GO

That brings back memories. We trailed the black merc with its amazing acoustic melody, similar to yours.

That's nice all right. Very scenic too as you go through sandy and wolleys bay (spelling?). I made a navigation mistake and took our intrepid gourd out to Wananaki North by mistake. That's another great road.

It's a bugger having the handbrake constantly pulled. The old Russell Road is brilliant on your own, especially either chasing Macca or having him or John M right up your **** :-P

We a heading up to Oakura for the long weekend. If anyone is around up around there or would like to come visit, I'm up for it.... Unless we end up taking the cayenne. Depends who in the family comes with us. At the moment it's looking like the RS60.

Sold my 18" set of MPSS tyres today to a nice Cayman S owner. He's interested in doing some track days and I told him a little about what we do. Will see if he takes the bait.

Macca

Douggie. I dream of that road after counting Pukeko's to get to sleep.....right now I seems a bit surreal when the drive home looks like this! (these are the good bits, the bad bits need low range transfer box after rain):

Welcome to the Jungle!

O2GO

That's pretty rough all right Macca. Counting Pukekos to get to sleep - Ha!