BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

[Oversteer]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Another favorite data point for Longitudinal accel:
Paul: 1.00g
Terry: 0.5g

Okay, that's just freaking amazing. I should NEVER, EVAR ride in Pauls car. It'll make me want to spend money.

[Dean!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Just looking through it this morning....

Paul: 1.07g
Terry: 1.08g
Sean: 1.00g
Dean: 1.10g!

Would driving a car a little 'loose' in the rear, exaggerate peak g-forces ?

I ran before 4:22pm, and after Paul's longitudinal accel run, so I may be 2nd from the bottom of your time stamps. Terry was the last to use the DL-1 that day and I only used it once, since Paul had to leave the corner station, he was assigned to work, 30 minutes early to get his installed in the 20 seconds it took to install in my car for the first time and wasn't able to return back to the corner station after installing it....

Car felt loose, but that might just be me....

[Paul]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Would driving a car a little 'loose' in the rear, exaggerate peak g-forces ?

I ran before 4:22pm, and after Paul's longitudinal accel run, so I may be 2nd from the bottom of your time stamps. Terry was the last to use the DL-1 that day and I only used it once, since Paul had to leave the corner station, he was assigned to work, 30 minutes early to get his installed in the 20 seconds it took to install in my car for the first time and wasn't able to return back to the corner station after installing it....

Car felt loose, but that might just be me....

HAHAHA, ya, we misjudged that by a little bit. I didn't leave until the last cars were on their second lap. Didn't think it would take them so long.

[Fair!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

The sick part is that on one of my afternoon runs (I took passengers on the first 2 - paul then sean) was on pace to be 2 seconds faster than my best morning run... right until the showcase turn at the end, where I spun the HELL outta the rears after the rear stepped out. And that was with carrying SeanT!!! That little stint of drifting boiled the rears and subsequent 2 last runs, w/o passengers but no "tire cool down time", were way off pace. You cannot ever, EVER spin a Falken. They require a total BATH in cold water or lots of air cooling time to come back to normal.

So, I threw away FTD and have no one to blame but myself. No more pimping and no more passengers - especially not Paul "no need to use those shoulder harnesses!" Maygar. That TOTALLY freaked me out... *BANG* *BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG**BANG* on the back of the seat. Banned for life!

[Paul]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

No *BANG* *BANG**BANG**BANG* for you, I don't go that way.

[Dean!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Anybody got Tire Trailer pics ?

[Fair!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Anybody got Tire Trailer pics ?

sheesh.. with the tire trailer pics I will post those in a separate thread soon...

[Fair!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/gallery/1186358/15

[Dean!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Thanks!! GREAT pics !

[hancheyb]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Are those exhaust tips on your trailer Dean??

[Dean!]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

Are those exhaust tips on your trailer Dean??

Have you MET me ?!????

[C3]

Re: BMWCCA Autocross @ TMS Bus Lot April 15th

he ain't the crazy asian for no reason...