11-20-2017, 01:30 PM | #1 |
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First track day - FTD
Disclaimer - I've got "some" previous race experience.
First time on NOLA Motorsports' 2.75 mile track. First time with my 17 2SS. It's 100% stock, even down to the 9-month-old Goodyear tires and stock brake pads. Drove with several Z06s in my session, and a GT350. Unfortunately, I don't think that any of them really wanted to run hard, as I ended up passing nearly everyone, and even lapped one poor guy in a Vette (20 min sessions). I was especially looking forward to racing the GT350, but he wasn't driving hard. For comparison, my best was a 2:00.3, with many in the 2:00-2:01 range. The track has rental Mustang FR500C racecars. They're on Nitto RE11s. These are the 420hp vairants, but are gutted/caged racecars. They typically run 1:58-2:04, depending on the driver. One thing I was surprised at - the HUD was VERY helpful. I didn't look at it often, but it was nice to be able to glance at it mid-corner to see if I was pulling 1+ G or not. Helped me figure out if I was going as fast as I could. It also helped with analyzing lines mid-race (why did I come out of that turn 5mph faster that time?). With a black race surface, even in full sun, I could see the display fairly easily. All in all, a good day. Oh, one last thing. I'd love to know what my MPG was. I got there with 5/8 tank of gas. After just 2 20-min sessions, I was down to fumes. By the time I got to a gas station, I ended up putting 19.2 gal in the car (19 gal tank). |
11-20-2017, 02:29 PM | #2 |
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BTW, does anyone know of a good program to flip a video upside-down? I have an el-cheapo GoPro knockoff. The only way to get it attached to the windshield was upside-down. And now I can't get it flipped.
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11-20-2017, 02:39 PM | #3 | |
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VideoLAN will as well, but it's less user friendly. On Windows, I think Movie Maker might. If you're going to upload to YouTube, the Creator Studio will do that (along with many other tasks) as well under Enhancements. |
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11-20-2017, 02:54 PM | #4 |
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Which group or organization ran the track day? Were you in the beginner group?
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11-20-2017, 03:10 PM | #5 | |
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It was the first time that I've been racing since having a pretty bad wreck back in 2012 (kart racing, I was uninjured, but the other guy was injured badly.) |
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11-20-2017, 03:34 PM | #6 |
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Thanks - I'll see if I can get Freemake to do it.
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11-21-2017, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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Fantastic times. I need to get back out and do some more laps at NOLA. My fastest lap right now is a 2:08 but that was my second time on the track. I've run it a few more times but 1 was a different configuration, and the second was in a beginner group with heavy traffic. I am hoping I can get down around the 2:00 mark.
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11-21-2017, 08:56 AM | #8 |
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Nice and consistent, congrats
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11-21-2017, 04:17 PM | #9 |
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Those are great times, for sure. Anything under 2 minutes and you are running in the hot shoe class. Running the same setup as you are, my best is a 2:05 in a NASA event.
Most of the NASA instructors run in the 1:50-1:55 times. I typically average between 6.5 and 8.2 MPG in 4 - 20 minute sessions. The 93 octane real gas is usually around ~$3 per gallon at the track. I usually try to time things to fill-up on the Friday afternoon tech inspection, so I am ready for the start of things on Saturday morning.
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