[slick3]

Originally Posted by SPORTBIKES

The adrenaline keeps you from feeling the Heat while driving, and this year I cheated by running the air conditioning, which obviously pulled from my available power.

I started at Willow Springs in the summer in ran and similar Heat with open windows, no air conditioning, in a car incapable of speeds over 90 and I don't know if it was so dry I didn't sweat, or if it was so hot the sweat dried before you can notice it.

Here is my 1LE same track a few weeks prior to your outing. The track is a blast.

[SPORTBIKES]

Originally Posted by slick3

Here is my 1LE same track a few weeks prior to your outing. The track is a blast.

Very nice your car has some get up and go. Although you were powering through the corners much faster, your acceleration on the straight line looks like it would destroy my standard to SS.

[slick3]

Originally Posted by SPORTBIKES

Very nice your car has some get up and go. Although you were powering through the corners much faster, your acceleration on the straight line looks like it would destroy my standard to SS.

My car isnt stock either so not exactly apples to apples. Can you believe Randy P ran a lap 7 seconds quicker than mine. In a BONE STOCK CAR? I guess there is a reason we all have normal 9-5 jobs and he drives for a living

[SPORTBIKES]

Funny I tried to hold myself to Randi level as well.

your Fear Factor is much lower than mine. I'm still fighting the fear of speed. You can decrease your time drastically. Just be a little bit smoother on the throttle every time the nanny's kick in it's slowing you down, and if you analyze the video you can see it's because of the quick punch to on the throttle. Smooth that out and I think you'll drop a few seconds automatically

[OminouSS]

Originally Posted by slick3

Here is my 1LE same track a few weeks prior to your outing. The track is a blast.

That car sounds incredible.

[OminouSS]

Originally Posted by rotis

Here is a good video, #1 overall index at the SCCA Packwood Championship Tour-

https://youtu.be/Kmf2qO8KxPs

Cool beans. Haulin.

[PinHead]

Originally Posted by SPORTBIKES

The adrenaline keeps you from feeling the Heat while driving, and this year I cheated by running the air conditioning, which obviously pulled from my available power.

no air conditioning, in a car incapable of speeds over 90 and I don't know if it was so dry I didn't sweat, or if it was so hot the sweat dried before you can notice it.

Be careful as adrenaline also masks the first stage of Heat Exhausting/Heat Stroke. Happened to me a few times.

Make sure you're hydrating. I FORCE drink a bottle per run and monitor my output.
Clear=Good
Yellow=Bad, not enough Hydration

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by PinHead

Be careful as adrenaline also masks the first stage of Heat Exhausting/Heat Stroke.

This ↑↑↑ .

Maybe even con you into thinking you can suck it up and run just one more lap or one more autocross run when you shouldn't be out there at all.

Long story short, experience can be a harsh teacher indeed. I know all day out in the sun at 86° puts me at risk. In serious trouble at 96°. Don't even want to think what 106° might mean.


Guys - be careful with this. Your tolerance for heat stress diminishes with age and the number of significant heat-related episodes you've accumulated.


Norm

[OminouSS]

Well, I went out for the SpeedSF Challenge on Monday and learned a valuable lesson. Saving your 'good' track tires for the event may not always work out for the best. I struggled all morning trying to get the most out of my old shoes and qualified for the 'race' in the 4th position with a 1:57.50. Thinking I'd be all sneaky-like, I changed to my new tires in 105 degrees knowing nobody else would be that stupid. Man I stunk like a rat after sweating my bearings off. Anyway, the damned separation at the start of the challenge was ridiculous! I think the front car had a quarter mile on us. So, with new shoes on I started picking them off, one-by-one...only to be red flagged the minute I had a clear track...hahahaha

I swear I learn something every time I push the ignition button. Still pretty happy with the 1.57 on street tires though.

[apexit53]

autoX from this weekend at miller park with the milwaukee scca. my first event with the strano parts sway bar on the car, and took a few runs to get used to it.

This was my fastest run in the morning, gopro issues means i didnt get my fastest run of the day. 58.442 was this run, I had a 57.954+1 and ended up with a 58.048.

Another hard fought battle in F street. Ended up 2nd by .1 in class and 3rd on PAX. Just cant get that illusive local win yet, though I cant complain my competition in the class is probably picked to win FS at nationals this year and is a top level racer and good guy. you wana get better you gota race the best!

[Norm Peterson]

Get closer to the cones.


Norm

[apexit53]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Get closer to the cones.


Norm

lol trust me I know. Like i said this wasn't my fast run and getting used to the new sway bar.

[OminouSS]

Originally Posted by apexit53

lol trust me I know. Like i said this wasn't my fast run and getting used to the new sway bar.

Well if it were me, I'd be saying 'what cones'?

There wouldn't be any left on the course.

[glamcem]

Originally Posted by Vileintent

Had a nice day lapping yesterday at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA. First time back to the track after my HPDE course a few weeks ago.

Driving my 2017 ZL1 A10. The car did fantastic, the brakes on this thing are insane, you can really fly hard into the corners harder than any car I've ever owned

There were quite a few students on the track and we were warned off from tailing anyone too closely. There is a ton left in the car, can't wait to build up to it and see what it can really do out there.

I would pay a bit attention to Turn 1 and Turn 5a-5b at Pacific Raceways. Ridge and ORP are also other great tracks, if you've never been to

Originally Posted by slick3

Here is my 1LE same track a few weeks prior to your outing. The track is a blast.

Car pulls like crazy on 3rd gear, I will eventually modify the engine (hopefully GM head and cam package down the road) if the torque can be a bit more flatter after 4500 rpm (like an LS7) this would be the "perfect" car