Video from last weekend at Watkins Glen
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Video from last weekend at Watkins Glen
I went with TracQuest last weekend to Watkins Glen for a DE. They're passing rules are much more open, with fully open passing in the fast group. This was my 5th DE and my 3rd at the Glen. In the second day, I was bumped to the Fast group. There were some wicked cars there and you can see some in the video. One video is of a 2:22.10 with virtually no traffic. It wasn't my absolute fastest run, but I think it's a good representation. The other video is a few laps when I was passed by some seriously fast/exotic cars. We couldn't have asked for better weather for the end of October at the Glen. The 2 new videos are named 2005-10-xxxxxxx.wmv.
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http://www.scottbarton.net/anthony/TheGlen/Videos
Enjoy!
http://www.scottbarton.net/anthony/TheGlen/Videos
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Originally Posted by BlueEyes
Nice videos man. Looks like fun. Passing is the most fun part of racing IMO.
How did you have your camera mounted?
How did you have your camera mounted?
Yeah, my favorite part is having to go into the turns off-line. I plan on doing the BMWCCA Racing School next year, which teaches every line EXCEPT the driving school line.
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Originally Posted by RX8SpdDmn
With a tripod and bungee cords!!!
Originally Posted by RX8SpdDmn
Yeah, my favorite part is having to go into the turns off-line. I plan on doing the BMWCCA Racing School next year, which teaches every line EXCEPT the driving school line.
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Hey, I live just 20 minutes from Watkins Glen. In fact, I'm up in Watkins every Sunday and I drove through Watkins Glen this Tuesday. Next time you're in the area give a shout - perhaps we could get together for lunch or something. At the very least I'd bring my RX-8 up for some introductions.
This past weekend at the AutoZone a guy from the Audi club invited me to attend their driving school / event weekend at the Glen. Something like that happens every weekend when I have the RX-8 out around town. Nothing wrong with any weekend at the Glen, but I'd really enjoy an event with some other RX-8 owners.
This past weekend at the AutoZone a guy from the Audi club invited me to attend their driving school / event weekend at the Glen. Something like that happens every weekend when I have the RX-8 out around town. Nothing wrong with any weekend at the Glen, but I'd really enjoy an event with some other RX-8 owners.
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Rx8SpdDmn you had much better weather than I had last month, rain all three days. What was your speed before hitting the Bus Stop / Chicane?? My nerves would only let me hit 110 on a wet track.
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[QUOTE=expo1Rx8SpdDmn you had much better weather than I had last month, rain all three days. What was your speed before hitting the Bus Stop / Chicane?? My nerves would only let me hit 110 on a wet track.[/QUOTE]
I was hitting almost 120 mph (I think) on the front straight, and 130 mph on the back straight. That was up from 124 mph in May, when my car was fully stock.
I found trailbraking into the bus stop could be pretty dicey. The tail would start coming around pretty quick. Several times, I ended up taking the first turn of the bus stop with the wheel virtually straight, allowing the rear tires to do the turning!
I was hitting almost 120 mph (I think) on the front straight, and 130 mph on the back straight. That was up from 124 mph in May, when my car was fully stock.
I found trailbraking into the bus stop could be pretty dicey. The tail would start coming around pretty quick. Several times, I ended up taking the first turn of the bus stop with the wheel virtually straight, allowing the rear tires to do the turning!
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Originally Posted by dmp
Can you get a pic of how you've got it hooked in??
I tried and failed doing that
I tried and failed doing that
The bungees must have enough tension on them to keep the tripod/camera pulled down. I use either one long one (ie, from one child seat anchor, around the low point of the tripod center, then to the other child seat anchor) or two hooked together, and doing the same thing.
I don't think this would hold it in place in an accident, but I guess that's what the helmet is for! It works fine for the loads that I've put on it.
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Originally Posted by RX8SpdDmn
I probably could, but I could just explain it, too. I have 2 legs extended to the rear floor, straddling the center console, and the 3rd leg pointed toward the rear, almost fully compressed, sitting in the center console tray (the lid is up). I then have bungee cords going from the low point in the center of the tripod back to the child seat anchors and forwards down to holes in the seat rails (this often gets caught up with the seat when I try to adjust it, though).
The bungees must have enough tension on them to keep the tripod/camera pulled down. I use either one long one (ie, from one child seat anchor, around the low point of the tripod center, then to the other child seat anchor) or two hooked together, and doing the same thing.
I don't think this would hold it in place in an accident, but I guess that's what the helmet is for! It works fine for the loads that I've put on it.
The bungees must have enough tension on them to keep the tripod/camera pulled down. I use either one long one (ie, from one child seat anchor, around the low point of the tripod center, then to the other child seat anchor) or two hooked together, and doing the same thing.
I don't think this would hold it in place in an accident, but I guess that's what the helmet is for! It works fine for the loads that I've put on it.
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[QUOTE=RX8SpdDmn]
I was hitting almost 120 mph (I think) on the front straight, and 130 mph on the back straight. That was up from 124 mph in May, when my car was fully stock.
I found trailbraking into the bus stop could be pretty dicey. The tail would start coming around pretty quick. Several times, I ended up taking the first turn of the bus stop with the wheel virtually straight, allowing the rear tires to do the turning!
What speed are you shifting into 5 at?
Originally Posted by expo1Rx8SpdDmn you had much better weather than I had last month, rain all three days.:cussing: What was your speed before hitting the Bus Stop / Chicane?? My nerves would only let me hit 110 on a wet track.[/QUOTE
I was hitting almost 120 mph (I think) on the front straight, and 130 mph on the back straight. That was up from 124 mph in May, when my car was fully stock.
I found trailbraking into the bus stop could be pretty dicey. The tail would start coming around pretty quick. Several times, I ended up taking the first turn of the bus stop with the wheel virtually straight, allowing the rear tires to do the turning!
What speed are you shifting into 5 at?
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
What speed are you shifting into 5 at?
I usually stayed in 4th through the bus stop and down to turn 6. However, I was trying a different line by turning in harder for the 1st left of the bus stop and then accelerating straight across the 2nd left and the right, clipping the rummble strips, and then just letting off for the outer loop. To make full use of this, I needed 3rd gear, but then I'd be upshifting during the track-out of the outer loop. It was probably faster, though. By staying in 4th and taking each inner loop turn individually, I'd end up coasting into the outer loop, whereas I could've accelerated and decelerated back down instead. I hope that makes some sense!
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You're doing some pretty decent ... no make that very decent lap times at the Glen! How is your 8 setup/what mods do you have/tires...stuff like that? You're an excellent driver from the vids you show.... the Glen is a real test of a car and the driver and you've got it down pat!
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Originally Posted by Spin9k
You're doing some pretty decent ... no make that very decent lap times at the Glen! How is your 8 setup/what mods do you have/tires...stuff like that? You're an excellent driver from the vids you show.... the Glen is a real test of a car and the driver and you've got it down pat!
My car has Dunlop SP SS Race 255/35/18 tires, Hawk HP+ front pads and HPS rear pads, Ate SuperBlue fluid, and a B&B midpipe (no cat) going into the stock muffler.
The clear corner markers and '06 MX-5 Miata shift ****, as well as a few vinyl decals give me that extra visual horsepower that I need. Oh, and the flames!!
www.scottbarton.net/anthony/misc
Select FlameThrower!.wmv
Oh, my alignment is at -.9 deg camber front, -1.4 deg rear, 0 front toe, .12 rear toe. -.9 was all I could get out of the front
My car has the check engine light on right now. I've reset it a few times and it seems to make a little better power when the light is not on. I've gotta get that O2 sensor a little furthur out of the exhaust stream...
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Good stuff. Best I did was 2:38 on the OEM bridgestones & stock pads, RB Sway Bars... Yeah, I know I am a newb on the track. But you know what? My grin was as big as yours
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
Hey Spin, do you have any videos from Sept at the Glenn?
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
Hey Spin, do you have any videos from Sept at the Glenn?
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Originally Posted by willhave8
Good stuff. Best I did was 2:38 on the OEM bridgestones & stock pads, RB Sway Bars... Yeah, I know I am a newb on the track. But you know what? My grin was as big as yours
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
Hey Spin, do you have any videos from Sept at the Glenn?
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
Hey Spin, do you have any videos from Sept at the Glenn?
Hey what is up with the timing posted for my post? I am writing this at 11:17PM on Thursday. I wrote the post above at about 10:50 on Thursday... Site is operating ~23 hours behind reality
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Originally Posted by willhave8
Good stuff. Best I did was 2:38 on the OEM bridgestones & stock pads, RB Sway Bars... Yeah, I know I am a newb on the track. But you know what? My grin was as big as yours
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
Anyway, I was comparing your line to mine and I was usually on it but you were smoother in the left hander leading into right hander that contains the pit lane entrance (radius 10?). The other place I know I sucked at was in the last turn coming out of the boot (radius 18). I never was got the hang of getting up on top of the flat part of that corner before turn in. That caused me to exit early and I lost speed every time I went into that corner. Part of that might have been the 'blue bushes' at track out...That is not a corner to exit early in.
Cool to watch your videos and compare them to mine.
Guess I need to do more time on the track
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Hey Spin, do you have any videos from Sept at the Glenn?
RX8SpdDmn has it all over me - like I said - some great driving and lap times he produced there.
I was totally off my pace after (arriving late due to construction delays) then spinning in T1 on the 1st session on Saturday freaked me out. My travel times are similar to RX8SpdDmn - 6-7 hrs, i.e., way too long , plus the approx 1K+ cost - I doubt I'll do the Glen again real soon.
Fortunately, a few weeks afterwards I fell in love with the track at Mont Tremblant in Quebec w/the NE Audi Club holding a North American super HPDE there - what a beautiful, smooth as a baby's bottom, more fun track, better location, nicer town, great French style food, not quite so far, cheaper - that kind of thing. Gonna go there AMT AP next year. I DO have vids from there on my site where I had a great experience, start to finish!
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
is there any way you can have a little camera looking directly at your speedo? I have a Sony minidv and would like to have my speeds too....
That's why I got the Traqview unit...GPS accurate speed every foot of the track replayed at your convenience....no tire or speedo innacuracies and sw is in the works to superimpose that on the video taken at the same time...now that's more like it!
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
how much was the traqview thinger?
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after watching the vids, you are a damn good driver, and there is pretty close to no runoff at teh glen. I would be afraid the first couple times I drove there. You have 6 ft then concrete? Ouch
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Expo ! ...Are you Beetlegeuse? ...Man I think I saw you at Blockbuster video in Lumberton NJ.
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