Chasing down a GT-R at NOLA
Chasing down a GT-R at NOLA One more lap he would have been mine I think, if the Lotus would have let me by earlier I would have gotten him also. The Lotus is supercharged on R comp's.
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Nov 30, 2014 at 10:57 PM.
GTR's are my favorite cars to run down. Can't hang on the straights but they get pissed when you chew them up in braking zones and hang with them mid corner. I think you need to fail a driving test to buy a GTR though. A solid 75% of them have no business being on track. Nice catch at 7:20.
GTR's are my favorite cars to run down. Can't hang on the straights but they get pissed when you chew them up in braking zones and hang with them mid corner. I think you need to fail a driving test to buy a GTR though. A solid 75% of them have no business being on track. Nice catch at 7:20.
I have been trying to teach myself to turn the wheel loose when it tries to come around, the CPR method(Catch, pause, release).
I got much better at looking ahead, lowering the panhard bar gave a lot of confidence which in turn helped with looking ahead.
Car has a good bit more speed in it.
Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Orlando, FL
One of my fondest memories was when I still had an instructor in the car and we were working on catching a Maseratti at Roebling Road. He was encouraging me to to press it harder on Sunday and I finally started reeling him in. We came into turn six and the Maseratti spun hard off into the grass and I can remember my instructor and I high fiving through turn 7. That was one of my huge confidence boosting moments and really helped me show that I was capable of pushing myself.
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Sure is fun ain't it? you should see the look on the guys faces in the paddock when they find out I'm the guy driving the 47 year old Camaro that just ran them down! If half the guys on this forum would come out and try road racing they'd be hooked for life!
I'm an instructor also, sure is fun when my students run down and pass the "super cars"
I'm an instructor also, sure is fun when my students run down and pass the "super cars"
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Verdad Gallardo I love when instructors encourage you to go after the exotics. One of my fun memories involves catching a new 911 and hanging behind him. I wasn't sure if I had the speed to stay in front of him so I didn't pass. The instructor yelled at me in an encouraging manner "What are you doing! You're way faster than this guy, get up in his mirrors and get around him!" Another good one involved a new 660hp GTR that could BARELY stay in front of me. After the session the driver approached me and asked what's done to the car. His ego was severely bruised when I told him the motor was stock and it only had bolt on suspension pieces.
And beachcruiser is right, if the guys here tried it they would never stop. I used to do some straight line stuff, but after a couple seasons of road course action, I can safely say I have ZERO desire to ever go back to a drag strip.
I love when instructors encourage you to go after the exotics. One of my fun memories involves catching a new 911 and hanging behind him. I wasn't sure if I had the speed to stay in front of him so I didn't pass. The instructor yelled at me in an encouraging manner "What are you doing! You're way faster than this guy, get up in his mirrors and get around him!" Another good one involved a new 660hp GTR that could BARELY stay in front of me. After the session the driver approached me and asked what's done to the car. His ego was severely bruised when I told him the motor was stock and it only had bolt on suspension pieces.
After the session, 4 of us were standing around BSing and the guy walked up to us. He didn't say anything until they all walked off...he said "Whats done to this car"?? I said, stock engine(didn't divulge it was a stock LS6 lol) and it had bolt on suspension.
Amen to that. Sitting around all day to get a few runs at the drag strip just doesn't appeal that much to me anymore. Love the fact that I can burn a full tank of gas (and part of another) ripping around a road course and still be home for dinner!
Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Orlando, FL
I had a guy in a GT3 RS at Roebling do that. I passed him and he couldn't catch me. I was an intermediate guy then and was leaving the car in 4th gear to teach myself momentum.
After the session, 4 of us were standing around BSing and the guy walked up to us. He didn't say anything until they all walked off...he said "Whats done to this car"?? I said, stock engine(didn't divulge it was a stock LS6 lol) and it had bolt on suspension.
After the session, 4 of us were standing around BSing and the guy walked up to us. He didn't say anything until they all walked off...he said "Whats done to this car"?? I said, stock engine(didn't divulge it was a stock LS6 lol) and it had bolt on suspension.
After the session I have a Corvette driver approach me to see what I had done to the car. He was on huge R6's and the motor was very healthy. I just smiled and explained that I was an instructor and a great deal of it is just seat time. I never told him the damn car was stuck in 4th gear, I just didn't have the heart.
I had a guy in a GT3 RS at Roebling do that. I passed him and he couldn't catch me. I was an intermediate guy then and was leaving the car in 4th gear to teach myself momentum.
After the session, 4 of us were standing around BSing and the guy walked up to us. He didn't say anything until they all walked off...he said "Whats done to this car"?? I said, stock engine(didn't divulge it was a stock LS6 lol) and it had bolt on suspension.
David Fly Bye 3 with the GT.AVI - YouTube
After the session, 4 of us were standing around BSing and the guy walked up to us. He didn't say anything until they all walked off...he said "Whats done to this car"?? I said, stock engine(didn't divulge it was a stock LS6 lol) and it had bolt on suspension.
David Fly Bye 3 with the GT.AVI - YouTube
On The Tree
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Nice videos and driving. How is NOLA I've never been there? Who were you driving with? Just a bit of constructive criticism, if you're going to warm the tires on the first lap, doing gentle switch backs does little to nothing. Be violent about it or don't bother. For HPDE where they sometimes get bent about it, best way is early to mid corner on the slower turns do a fast and hard pull on the wheel to the inside while simultaneously stabbing the gas. I know that sounds nuts, but it will induce understeer (if you pull hard and fast enough), pushing the front while spinning the rear. Much better for warming up the tires. Try it in an empty parking lot.
Nice videos and driving. How is NOLA I've never been there? Who were you driving with? Just a bit of constructive criticism, if you're going to warm the tires on the first lap, doing gentle switch backs does little to nothing. Be violent about it or don't bother. For HPDE where they sometimes get bent about it, best way is early to mid corner on the slower turns do a fast and hard pull on the wheel to the inside while simultaneously stabbing the gas. I know that sounds nuts, but it will induce understeer (if you pull hard and fast enough), pushing the front while spinning the rear. Much better for warming up the tires. Try it in an empty parking lot.
I am butt puckered on Rcomps anyway, I don't start driving hard till 2 or so laps in when I feel they are warm.
