Yes and so was Michael's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
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Yes and so was Michael's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
JJ
It was the wind, I promise. ;^)Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
Oh, boys! Y'all clearly can't do math...if it's a Hallett baby, then the due date would be in March...not April... ;-)
And Gary, Were ya creapily watching our tent through the night?? ;-)
and thanks for all the congrats! we are very excited!!
Watched 2009 ECR in the rain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GhtoiwWcis
It wouldn't hurt my feelings if it stayed dry next month!
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Originally Posted by HoustonNW
Rain baby rain.
Watch JG and JK make me the meat of the sandwitch on the restart at then end.
http://vimeo.com/7053852
JJ
That was awesome! I can tell you that the hay bales waaaayyyy off track at the last corner can get big in a hurry.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
Hey, that my first race weekend! ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
Yes it was and yes they do... I made a run for the hay bales during my first hot lap in Q2, left the track with my tail tucked and an extra 50lbs of mud on the car. I think a black/red new edge mustang found the hay bales the next lap, no names.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fbody383
That was a fun weekend - I was pretty good everywhere except T10 and T11 - kept thinking I could put the power down sooner than I should.
I think I have video somewhere of me doing a 720 coming out of T10 right down the middle of the track and then off at T11, spinning through the mud and coming out to continue...the entire underside of the car was pancaked in mud as I found out later, but no black flag so I continued.
Came back around T10 next lap and I repeated the 720 but this time I managed to get it under control just before T11 and wound up pointing in the right direction going into T11, stayed on the track and continued.
For an encore later on I spun on the front straight, got stuck facing the hill and inched my way back out...I think I saw the spectators do the wave a couple of times :)
So 2 official offs, but no tow no foul ? Muddy mess but it was fun.
So whad'ya think now Wayne?Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
And there was plenty of fun Saturday night with 50-60 of us eating BBQ under about 10 ezups... that held copious amounts of 60 degree water you could dump on your favorite unsuspecting AI driver.
Honed my instructing skillz by watching this video over & over.
http://www.youtube.com/v/ZptobZNMEyo...dded&version=3
*side note - over the weekend I instructed in some cool cars - heavily modded GTR (on Hoosiers) & a ZR1 with only 800mi on the clock. I almost crapped my pants when the GTR hit 165 on the front strait (CW) then threw the 4000lb car across the transition and into T15 ... WHILE threshold braking --- thank you Nissan engineers for saving my life. Needless to say, we had some bad habits to break.
You said you weren't going to tell anybody about that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Crumpacker
The video sounds like the internal conversation I have every race.
No kidding...it was pretty funny. I would guess these guys had to be friends to talk to each other in this manner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fbody383
I pictured Mitch instructing Glenn in this video. :D
Too funny. He must work at my local Lowe's.
What the heck was that... It looks like a 3rd gen rear glass window loover on the hood. I would like to see a picture of the owner.
Had a good day at the dyno. After 10 pulls trying to figure out why the MAF voltage was pegging at idle ended up being a bad jumper harness from Granatelli... Oh well. Fixed that and we were off and running. Ended up tuning to 381/395 before checking to see if SAE Smoothing 5 was selected. Of course, they are running their dyno on STD so it looks better for their customers. As soon as it was "reset", that number dropped to 347/359. We started pulling timing from the high points and ended up at 316/335 for my cert pulls. Water temps were 180/210/210, so it was representative of what I'm going to run on track. Also, it was pull #22-24 for the cert, so the motor and driveline were WELL warmed up.
So, my new minimum weight is 3015. I'm expecting 2 45lb elevator plates to be added for ECR.
Took the wife and kids to In-n-Out Burger in Fort Worth. It was my first time (as was the kids), and I just don't see what the big deal is. It was good, but not cry on TV, stand in line for days (or even minutes - as was the case today), top news story good......
But I have at one time driven from Yuma, AZ to Phoenix, AZ (2+hours) for a Whataburger before. I guess I understand the desire, but not to the degree I've seen for In-n-Out.
I love me an "animal style' In-n-Out double double from time to time but I find the hype here in Texas just ridiculous and an indication of one of a number of things (just how lemming-like people can be, how the pace of transplants (yes I am one - but my son reminds me all the time that he is a Native Texan :) ) has increased over the last few years - used to be just N. Dallas but now FW is seeing it too)...I hate lines of any sort and a 2+ hour line for a pint size burger with just-OK fixin's is just silly - same people that want to pay more taxes I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by GlennCMC70
One of my clients HAS to stop at that place everytime we are in SoCal but there really are no lines there...it really is in-and-out even at a busy time of day.
I like 5 guys burgers better than In-N-Out and I like Whataburger as far as a "fast burger" better than either of those. My favorites in town include Kincaids, Dunston's, Scotty P's...several others that had great burgers but went out of business include Rooty's (about 10 years ago) and Island Burgers (I heard there is one around town but have not found it).
But if you want the BEST burger in DFW - heck, anywhere in my not so humble opinion ;) - come by Casa del Calder. Maybe for ECR I should add some 'Calder Dubbles' to the menu...double patty "sewn" together with onions, mozza, pepperoni inside, wrapped in bacon and topped with cheddar - the burger meat mix is a secret family recipe but includes fresh ground rosemary from our garden. ;)
Best burger, for me.....Chester's in San Antonio. Best Hamburgers both sides of the Pecos. You can even get 180 different kinds of beer with your burger. Great burger and home cut fries. My fav.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueFirePony
JJ
Watched my Aggies lose a second straight 17+ point halftime lead.
I'm putting the Camaro, the trailer, and the F250 out on the street for sale at $500 each.
Dammit!
Great stuff. And the Bears are winning right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
JJ
RG3 is going to light us up!Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowBolt
$1250 for all three, cash.
Wayne, if you think it's bad now just wait until you're in a real confrence (ohsnap!)
meanwhile Clemson (my alma mater) keeps knocking off ranked opponents one after the other and is 5-0. Might crack the top 10 this week... Oh and the Texans are finally looking good too, best football team in the state right now ;)
Not a reason to stop racing, and not really a good reason to stop giving money to the Association of Former Students. Not having bonfire on campus IS a reason to stop giving money to the Association.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
Besides, that car has been on fire and is only worth $425; we done?
And next year.... you will be happy to have even led a game. The Aggies will be everyone's homecoming matchup. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HoustonNW
I like the mirrors. Here's another I saw just this w'end.Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
They must have thought they had a Nissan Fairlady Z. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffburch
http://nissan-datsun.ru/wp-content/u...y-Z-1969_1.jpg
Put new front hubs on the M3 this weekend; you would think the Germans could design something that would last more than 233k miles.
Took about an hour and a $10 46mm socket. I did have to borrow a 250lb/ft torque wrench.
Saved $500 doing it myself vs. having my BMW shop do it.
I think in Japan (spent 1.5 years there), it was at one time required to have your mirrors up there. The also had to have little lights up there that flashed w/ the turn signal so you would see when you left it on. You see this alot over there - mostly on older cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by AllZWay
I couldn't be bothered with the German Engineering, so we just sold our E46 M3 this past weekend :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fbody383
Was that because it was faster on the track on sorry tires than your race car? Sold my 5 series on ebay a few weeks ago, too. But I would have kept a E46 M3 unless it was to get a newer M3 or M5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
Just had EFI Live installed on my truck. I'm betting its faster than my race car now. It will hit the dyno with the race car next year. I know it will double the torque of the race car but the goal will be to double the hp but that won't be till the tranny gets built.
Instructed in a GTR this weekend... The car was all over the place even after intense instruction... got really frustrated with the driver and he replied that he was "easy on the throttle", I just gave up talking to the guy and told him to "drive any way he wanted"... Got out of the car and looked at the tires, TOYO 888s!?!?!? my first reaction was "WHY"!?!?, he said that was all he could find to fit his rims at the time..... Where is the "rolling eyes" icon when you need it?
Nah. Bought it from a coworker. Needed a clutch and probably a hydro pump for the SMG, Flappy Paddle Gearbox thing. Was going to attempt to fix it myself and sell it, but after having it for just over a week (cleaned it up, hadn't even had a chance to get it up on jackstands), I had an offer for it AS IS that would save me the work and the potential for the repair cost to escalate.
Hey Dave (Neary), you know a guy named Paul who tracked a yellow E36 M3? :)
What car(s) do you not have? Besides the 46 is a pig. E36 baby!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
Yes sir, I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien
One week 'til Eagle's... I've had all summer to freak out because it will be my first track weekend with my own car. Now, I'm totally excited and today, my mind is working to pin down what things are most important to me to work through on the track.
So, do you have any bits of track day advice for me? Maybe something that an instructor or pal suggested that has stuck with you?
I understand that you are busy getting ready and there's maybe a better forum to ask (I've read lots of the others) but I would rather hear from you guys.
Mindy
Here is a thread on corner-carvers that I participated in when I first started (same user name):Quote:
Originally Posted by MPHoldway
http://forums.corner-carvers.com/showthread.php?t=33775
You can see the progression in my posts as I learn a little more about driving on the track.
Mindy, two things have stuck with me since day 1...."have fun - it's a hobby" and "respect the track - it does not play favorites"
What I tell my students is, "You paid to use the track. Use everything from one side to the other for turn-in, apex, and track-out..." Also, don't overdrive and be a hero, the track and car will come to you in small incriments.
I posted a video of my first ever run at MSR-C in my AI car. I think I was running 1:30's. Now that is down in the 1:21's. The time will shed, it just takes time...
Mindy....Have fun.... go at a speed comfortable to you. You will get faster with the comfort level you gain.
Work hard at learning the line first...speed is not important until you learn the line.
Good Luck...you are going to have a blast.
Have fun. If it's not fun why do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MPHoldway
I like Marshall's observation... you paid for the whole track, use all of it that you need to.
Learn the line and let the speed develop. You'll know when you get a lap "right," it will have felt effortless.