Laguna Seca in July Anyone?

S4to335 · 07-16-2009, 09:22 AM

Dave from Speedventures called me yesterday and left me a voicemail that I can instruct...but with absolutely no warning. I dont know if I can go. I know Mr. 5 is on Friday..but are you other guys on Saturday? I dont think I can swing it..but you never know.

BTW, Aaron at Speedventures is the one that said they didnt need me, or more specifically, that I would have to pay to drive.

HP Autosport · 07-16-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

Dave from Speedventures called me yesterday and left me a voicemail that I can instruct...but with absolutely no warning. I dont know if I can go. I know Mr. 5 is on Friday..but are you other guys on Saturday? I dont think I can swing it..but you never know.

BTW, Aaron at Speedventures is the one that said they didnt need me, or more specifically, that I would have to pay to drive.

Aaron and Dave asked me to instruct on the day of one of their events in SoCal, cut I was already signed up as a driver and there is no way I could have done it. I bet you an instructor couldn't make it and you are their backup!

S4to335 · 07-16-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HP Autowerks

Aaron and Dave asked me to instruct on the day of one of their events in SoCal, cut I was already signed up as a driver and there is no way I could have done it. I bet you an instructor couldn't make it and you are their backup!

I havent called him back yet...but he is at the track right now..and running an event.

Mr. 5 · 07-16-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

I havent called him back yet...but he is at the track right now..and running an event.

I'm sitting in the hotel room getting more and more excited for tomorrow.
Hopefully you'll go tomorrow so I can meet you.

S4to335 · 07-16-2009, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. 5

I'm sitting in the hotel room getting more and more excited for tomorrow.
Hopefully you'll go tomorrow so I can meet you.

I cant on Friday..I am mega swamped at work..and my boss wants to yell at me for at least an hour...I was gonna try for Saturday..but I now have to meet someone at ClubSportiva [http://www.clubsportiva.com] about a part time marketing position side job...on Saturday morning in San Jose. Ugh.

Mr. 5 · 07-17-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

I cant on Friday..I am mega swamped at work..and my boss wants to yell at me for at least an hour...I was gonna try for Saturday..but I now have to meet someone at ClubSportiva [http://www.clubsportiva.com] about a part time marketing position side job...on Saturday morning in San Jose. Ugh.

Well, it was a blast.
I went for a ride a long in a Lambo LP560-4 to get things started.
Then I went out with an instructor for my first session and bettered my time by 5 seconds in the second session.

To top it all off, I completely lost it on turn 4--doing a complete 360 and got stuck about a foot deep in the gravel.
I spent the rest of the day pulling rocks out from between the wheel rim and the tire, and the thousands of them embeded underneath the car and brake air ducts.
I got the whole thing on video too.
I'll load it when I get the chance.

My fastest time of the day was a 1.56 (on street tires)

S4to335 · 07-18-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Well, it was a blast.
I went for a ride a long in a Lambo LP560-4 to get things started.
Then I went out with an instructor for my first session and bettered my time by 5 seconds in the second session.

To top it all off, I completely lost it on turn 4--doing a complete 360 and got stuck about a foot deep in the gravel.
I spent the rest of the day pulling rocks out from between the wheel rim and the tire, and the thousands of them embeded underneath the car and brake air ducts.
I got the whole thing on video too.
I'll load it when I get the chance.

My fastest time of the day was a 1.56 (on street tires)

check out my T4 lap on this youtube video..I think its the second lap...look how far I go out on the exit berm...oops..

totoro · 07-18-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

check out my T4 lap on this youtube video..I think its the second lap...look how far I go out on the exit berm...oops..

WOW, very nice & smooth!

Is this a good way to shift?
I sometimes stayed in 3rd from T5 -> T6.

Mr. 5 · 07-18-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

check out my T4 lap on this youtube video..I think its the second lap...look how far I go out on the exit berm...oops..

Here's mine. The wipe out is on the end.
From what I found in all of the vids, this is the best lap:

xsb00st · 07-18-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Here's mine. The wipe out is on the end.
From what I found in all of the vids, this is the best lap:

Man, the last 30 seconds of that video are nuts! I didn't think it would be that bad when I spoke with you earlier today, but that spinout was scary crazy. I would have shat my pants. Glad to see the car was okay, except for the gravel stuck in the nooks and crannys.

S4to335 · 07-19-2009, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Here's mine. The wipe out is on the end.
From what I found in all of the vids, this is the best lap:

Whoa..you were really really close to hitting a tire wall...which woulda been a very hard ouch. You are taking T2 too tight...that is more of a spec miata line...but not for our cars. You really cheated in on T3...and I was really surprised at how much your car got outta whack at T4...did you lift?

S4to335 · 07-19-2009, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by totoro

WOW, very nice & smooth!

Is this a good way to shift?
I sometimes stayed in 3rd from T5 -> T6.

I am pretty sure I never hit 5th in the main stretch...I stay in fourth..and I use to play around with staying in 3rd thru the corkscrew...since the 2-3 shift going at the bottom of the corkscrew when you are turning..is a biotch. I think I mostly go to 4th going from T5-T6...depending on traffic.

I think a few of those my laps are 1:49s...I have done 1:47s before.

S4to335 · 07-19-2009, 02:26 AM

Here is a friend of mine in an Audi A4 race car with a very modified VW VR6 engine...in a Redline Time Attack event at Laguna

Mr. 5 · 07-19-2009, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

Whoa..you were really really close to hitting a tire wall...which woulda been a very hard ouch. You are taking T2 too tight...that is more of a spec miata line...but not for our cars. You really cheated in on T3...and I was really surprised at how much your car got outta whack at T4...did you lift?

I definitely lifted when I was going sideways.
Thanks for the tips on the other corners.

uberschnell · 07-19-2009, 11:44 AM

Yesss

That was entirely too fun. First sessh of the day and someone spins out on the warm up lap and spent practically the whole sessh under black flag. My group (blue ) was so packed it was a conga line, so I bumped back to white with 8 other cars! My next three sessions I dueled it out with a white M3 almost all alone, I even got black flagged for passing in 9 (but sir, it I was pointed by!!)

A ton of people left early, and I got to double sssion at the end of the day, 50 minute sesh

The White M3 had a nasty spin out of 3, glad he missed the wall but damnnn!

I got my best time so far 1:55.44 - Street tires and no tune

The M3 managed a 1:54xx. All in the white group..

M3 is no joke, out of the box that car is potent and beautiful.

Harold, sorry you didn't make it, but the suspension worked out killer.

NCRC, Laguna in Dec for 170!!! who else is there??

Mr. 5 · 07-19-2009, 12:27 PM

Congrats man!
It's obvious that I have a lot to learn but it was a lot of fun regardless.
This was my 3rd track session so hopefully I'll get better before I wreck my car.

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Yesss

That was entirely too fun. First sessh of the day and someone spins out on the warm up lap and spent practically the whole sessh under black flag. My group (blue ) was so packed it was a conga line, so I bumped back to white with 8 other cars! My next three sessions I dueled it out with a white M3 almost all alone, I even got black flagged for passing in 9 (but sir, it I was pointed by!!)

A ton of people left early, and I got to double sssion at the end of the day, 50 minute sesh

The White M3 had a nasty spin out of 3, glad he missed the wall but damnnn!

I got my best time so far 1:55.44 - Street tires and no tune

The M3 managed a 1:54xx. All in the white group..

M3 is no joke, out of the box that car is potent and beautiful.

Harold, sorry you didn't make it, but the suspension worked out killer.

NCRC, Laguna in Dec for 170!!! who else is there??

uberschnell · 07-19-2009, 04:01 PM

Well, the LSD helps in the turns, but stock I'm getting walked on the straights.

HP Autosport · 07-22-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MteK

Well, the LSD helps in the turns, but stock I'm getting walked on the straights.

We will have to get you that flash soon!

Mr. 5 · 07-24-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MteK

NCRC, Laguna in Dec for 170!!! who else is there??

I just got the OK from my wife!

That's my birthday too.

vwong · 07-24-2009, 05:35 PM

Link to more info?

edited: nevermind, I found their website, http://www.ncracing.org. Very tempting, but need wifey's approval.

uberschnell · 07-24-2009, 08:27 PM

Don't let the price fool you, NCRC is a very well run operation

Hit_Apex · 07-24-2009, 10:28 PM

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Don't let the price fool you, NCRC is a very well run operation

Be sure to ask how much a tow out of the gravel will cost you.

07-16-2009, 09:22 AM	#67
S4to335 Brigadier General 434 Rep 4,380 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi A4 / 91 Track Miata Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i sedan [8.00]	Dave from Speedventures called me yesterday and left me a voicemail that I can instruct...but with absolutely no warning. I dont know if I can go. I know Mr. 5 is on Friday..but are you other guys on Saturday? I dont think I can swing it..but you never know. BTW, Aaron at Speedventures is the one that said they didnt need me, or more specifically, that I would have to pay to drive. __________________ Car is now gone .... :-(
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uberschnell Brigadier General 675 Rep 4,080 Posts Drives: Wide Body 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (48)	Yesss That was entirely too fun. First sessh of the day and someone spins out on the warm up lap and spent practically the whole sessh under black flag. My group (blue ) was so packed it was a conga line, so I bumped back to white with 8 other cars! My next three sessions I dueled it out with a white M3 almost all alone, I even got black flagged for passing in 9 (but sir, it I was pointed by!!) A ton of people left early, and I got to double sssion at the end of the day, 50 minute sesh The White M3 had a nasty spin out of 3, glad he missed the wall but damnnn! I got my best time so far 1:55.44 - Street tires and no tune The M3 managed a 1:54xx. All in the white group.. M3 is no joke, out of the box that car is potent and beautiful. Harold, sorry you didn't make it, but the suspension worked out killer. NCRC, Laguna in Dec for 170!!! who else is there??
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