NCM event at VIR, some of my fun.
Needed a vacation bad……….and this was the ticket!
No issues getting there, getting teched at the host hotel and getting into VIR, a nice drive out.
The VIR lodge was nice to be sure, the beer always good too
We did play with the karts Sunday after we finally got unloaded.
I think someone paid for my 1st carts DS spindle to be broken…………only cambered in at say 25 degrees! I drove it for 6-8 laps, LH turns were tough, rh & straights fine. I finally got towed in after I broke the throttle cable trying to make up for slow turns. The broke cart was fun to try and drive at WOT, but the next one was also fun making left turns. A good time for all
Onto the HPDE.
Once again the NCM crew, instructors, volunteers and VIR staff did another great job.
Last time I was at VIR was 2002, loved the track them…….but life got in the way of going back before now.

I knew I was in for a treat, Danny Popp as my instructor could only help me ………..mister “Throttle, just lift, Brakes to floor, and pointing the line” Does 2 crazies make a right
We proceeded to beat the old 97’ A4 for 2 days, and Danny took it for a spin for a couple of sessions. I told him no worries………..built to beat on.
Even shifted into 2nd just before the brake zone for Oak Tree…….for a quicker out
He definitely helped me get a good feel for the car and Hoosiers on this track.
We found the coefficient of friction limit in T10, T1, and a couple other turns on the final day.it was all good as recovery was quick and good practice
Highest oil temp……..last session on the last day 325!. Not a surprise due to a 6.0 iron truck block and the speed we carried the last day.
Highest Trans temp 274……..same session and not a surprise…..
Coolant never above 224
The big **** end of the C5 have a very thin film of Dex6 on it from the overflow tube doing its job. I only did maybe 3 slow laps the last day just to let the oil/trans cool a little
It was fun to see the regular cast of characters. Meet the new ones AND talk to the folks that had never been to an HPDE prior to this one……….let alone the fun they
had at VIR.

We were hitting 105+ in the climbing ssssss, threshold braking from 160+ and beating the hell out of my car in 90+ degree heat.



Yesterday I finished brake bleed, swaped tires, heat wrap some more exhaust, cleaning and modding the lower front ait damn to get more air to the trans coolers.......ready for the 1/4 mile Saturday:thumbs:
A few pics I got:

On the ferry to VIR



The karts..........





Bob and his bad belt………he’s lucky he made it in from the last session




My dirty butt……….the norm after 2 days of WOT



Our camp


This guy wanted to be a Ratpack member.........he is now both of them


Front is raised a bit..........must be near WOT


And my RAFT...........

 

looks like you had a blast! I wish I could trailer my car to track days

 

Tis fun to take a 10 second car road racing with nothing more than a swap of tires/wheels & bleed the brakes.................Z06 pads work just fine.


I just got my CD from the Photo folks that were there.........
http://www.fandsenterprises.com/vircar.htm
here are a couple I downsized from what they were
Not bad for a drag car
I will upload some more with other cars in the pics over the next week

Carving.........


WOT........

 

Yup. There are not a whole helluva lot of imports that can do that, and if they can you would still butcher them on the road course (drivers being of equal skill levels, of course).

 

and some more, larger ones in my CF albumn:

 

We had quite a large turn-out of C-6 Z06's at the NCM event.
I think the last count was over 80 !!!
One of my students was driving Tom Wallace's personal Z06 with the 08 leather interior.
She did very well... and on the second day was running towards the front of her class.
Most guys hate being passed by a Chick... but she blew by most everything that wasn't a C-6 Z06.

The new Z06's really shined.... especially on the front & back straights.
They just... Walked Away... from everything else on the track...
except for the Watts Brothers... driving raced prep'ed T-1 C-5 Z06's.

Some of us stayed over for the Chin Event... the following two days.
We had a great assortment of cars to play with... including:

Porsche GT Carrera.. the $440,000.00 track car

A bunch of Porsche GT3'S, a couple of Porsche TT's, and other assorted Porsche's

A number of "M" model BMW's

A lonely Viper... spinning his tires in the paddock

The C-6 Z06's were still the "Cream of the Crop" with the only exception being a Porsche...

a Tracked Prep'ed Cup car. That thing could really FLY !!!

 

Great snaps!

 

There were a lot of C6Z06s for sure...........I had fun with many of them

 

That track looks like a blast! Would love to run it some day...

That spoiler on the yellow vette - does it really create down force being that low and out of the tunnel zone? I would think a wing might be better?

 

There might be rule restrictions on spoiler height in that class, and he is taking all he can get.

 

ahhh very nice!!! i see you were running on the south course. i love racing there, tho i race the enduro karts on the north course.

if you ever wanna try an enduro kart on the north course lemme know i can get you a ride to try it out.

i wanna get my car on a road course so bad.

was this your first time out?

-brandon

 

Actually, we were on the full course
Only the 1st time for this car.
Karts would be fun.........never enough time though to get to VIR.
Slap some wheels/tires on yours........a 10 sec car is fun at VIR
Steve

 

ahh nice... ive ran the full course in the SB formula dodge series and in karts.

yeah id ;pve to get my car on a road course as i said, the gearing would be near perfect, only thing stoping me is the huge cam thats .600+ lift and my true duals that hang low, so when i hit a dip is gonna scrape

-brandon

 

Trim the exhaust and let it eat...............I did down shift to 2nd at oak tree and a few times at turn 1 to play