John D. ask that I host his video of him in his 350Z from the recent Rockingham event. So here it is....enjoy the ride!

johnrock

 

yowza

 

Just curious, what kind of speeds on the straight?

 

Holy stiff suspension batman!

 

T2 for ya.



Don't know what his speed was, he should be on here at some point.

 

kind of a pocono south, writ large. there's a couple extra turns on the infield which take you back onto the bowl, but very similar. unrelated to his driving, but i get bored on these courses. car sounds good though!

i am surprised at the short sleeves - no one i run with allows that...

come to VIR and discover elevation change

ahm

 

Killer vid!!! Is that an AT????

 

Come to Texas World Speedway. Half the time they let us run in shorts and t-shirts!

 

Well, that's the first time I've ever seen myself on track. I'm the LS directly in front of John, the one he passes on the back straight. He was quick.

After I let him by I tried to keep up, but it wasn't easy. I could close a little space on him in braking, because he has the stock Enthusiast brakes, and I have the Brembos. But he kept pulling away everywhere else. (He also has the advantage of knowing the track a lot better than I do. It was my first time there.)

My top indicated speed on the straights was around 110. John said after his incident that he had been trying to bump up his entry speed into NASCAR turn one from 120 to 125.

No, you can see him shift several times.

Mike, this may be a little indelicate, but I thought we were going to see something a little more interesting. Any chance?

 

I must have been blind!!!

 

I've been thinking about that since that's about the closest one to me in LA. You guys need to coordinate something for next August when the Z Convention meets in Dallas.

 

I've talked to Jack at TWS and he says there is a Drivers Edge event tentatively scheduled for the weekend ending the Z convention. I need to see how many people are interested. He said a one day event might be possible mid week also, but that would be a pain to get organized i'm guessing. I'm heading to MSR in Dallas tomorrow for my first time, but i'm guessing TWS is going to be a more exciting track. I have a blast every time I go there. It would be nice to get a big group of Z cars there during the convention.

 

Mike, this may be a little indelicate, but I thought we were going to see something a little more interesting. Any chance?[/QUOTE]

Well have to wait on John's permission on that.

 

On the short sleeves issue...

Basically it comes down to the track rules and the event organizer's rules. Rockingham and Roebling Road are the only tracks that allow us to run in short sleeves. They both, depending on weather conditions, will also allow shorts (let me tell ya, June at either track requires both!)

And yes... John's car is one of the best sounding cars out there... very 'italian' sounding to me.

James... are you serious that John only has enthusiast brakes?! That makes his lap times even more amazing (and a little scary lol), especially considering the hoosiers he's running.

 

off the shelf Koni SA's right?

 

Well stock calipers, next time you talk with him ask him how long it took to fix those brakes good thing he has a friend.

 

yes

 

Nice video! Getting on and off the banking seems harsh.

 

what kind of exhaust system does John D. have? It sounds awesome!!!

 

It sounds even better inperson, and outside the car... sounds very italian... VERY cool. Most 350Zs out there sound german to me... but John's has that very distinct Ferrari sound IMO