I bettered my own best yesterday:

Date: 5/19/2013
Best Lap time: 1:59.6 (followed by 1:59.8)
Car: 2003 Performance 350Z coupe
Tires: 275 x 4 BFG R1
Brakes: Brembos with Raybestos ST43 front, Brembo rear with Raybestos ST45
Other Modifications: KW V3 coilovers, Wavetrac LSD, SpecZ sways, Shockwave Exhaust, ART pipes, NISMO lightweight flywheel, NISMO front and rear bumper and V3 wing, 3200# w driver
Lap Notes (Rain, heat, etc): None

The two laps starting at 2:16 (hot linked - if it works) are the 1:59s:

 

A lap around Circuit Mont Tremblant with a passenger. Dad in front with his 370Z and 50 whp advantage. Best record lap was 2.00.62 with a crappy transmission. Hope to do under 1:57 with hoosier and weigh reduction.

Nitto NT-01
Nismo LMGT-4 wheels
245 and 275 in 18''

246 whp and 3040 lbs (without driver and full of fluid)

 

A time attack class win.

 

Nice driving. Love the switch panel

 

Here's my first time out on track with NASA-SE at Road Atlanta.

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Great Job...tell me about T1 and T12...did you poop yourself during the weekend?

 

I didn't have a issue with T1. T12 on the other hand made me pucker the first time going down. I thought I was on track, but as soon as I got site of the asphalt, it was shooting right.

 

Summit point
Spec z
1:24
....before crashing, oops

 

any real damage?

 

Sorry to hear that - hope you're OK....


1:24 ... wish I'd been there.

 

Fairly minor../.
front bumper
drivers side fender
oil cooler
ps cooler
radiator support bracket
oil bung in oil pan
end links
undertray

it was all fairly minor. no frme or suspension damage.
car is fixed and will be supporting the wounded warrior track day at shanandoah circuit this weekend

 

someone wanna tell me how the f**k! to get this view without having a roll bar in the car?

I tried zooming the gopro and sticking the suction cup on the hatch but the view wasnt that good!

 

Make a headrest mount. get some 3/4" square tubing drill two holes for the head rest bars to go through and another hole at the end with a bolt then get the tripod mount for your gopro and attach it. I used to use that before I got my harness bar and mount.

 

Here's how I did mine:
https://my350z.com/forum/9902810-post110.html

I have since changed the end so that it uses a camera ball mount with the gopro attachment which allows for it to swivel/rotate freely.

 

My car doesn't have a roll bar, but I also don't have any trim on the roof, so I used the adhesive mount and stuck it center on the bulkhead before the hatch. I'll take a picture of it later.

The downside of having it here, as you can see, is that the mirror blocks a little of the view. You can also try sticking it higher up between the cubby's, but you won't get as much view out the window.

 

Here is my mount location. I shot that video with narrow FOV.

 

Date: 06/30/2013
Best Lap time: 2:11.1
Car: 2007 350z coupe
Tires: 18x9.5 - 275/35/18 - 18x10.5 - 285/35/18 Hankook RS3
Brakes: OEM 2 piston calipers with Raybestos ST45 front ST43 rear
Other Modifications: swift springs, tokicko shocks, hotchkis sways, dual exhaust, tune, os giken diff.
Lap Notes (Rain, heat, etc): hot as hell (90ish degrees)

notes - tires had 3 prior track days on them, plus 5k street miles, pads also had 3 prior days. Had a 250lb passenger, and I had not been to Thunderhill since July 1st 2012. It was my first hot lap of my first session of the day. I was able to do one clean lap and the other few I got in were in traffic, and then I had some problems (what is believed to be a thermostat getting stuck shut? According to the shop at the track idk but the car seems to work fine now lol...maybe got stuck but freed itself back up?) and my car overheated. Had to get towed off the track, and ended up leaving after one session. Oh well it happens I guess. Video will be up later, regardless fun to be back at Thunderhill for the first time in a year.

heres one of the few laps I got in on Sunday.

 

Track: GingerMan Raceway (with extension)
Date: 6/29/2013
Best Lap time: 1.50.734
Car: 2005 Enth. 350Z
Tires: 265/40 18x9.5 RPF1
brakes: OEM Brembo Carbotech XP10/XP8
Other Modifications: Koni Yellows with tein lowering springs, hotchkis sway bars, hks exhaust, stripped in preparation for caging. 3093lbs with my ~200lbs in the car and a 3/8ths tank of fuel.

Pic on FB

Second trip out for my new race car and first time on a track where I can compare myself to a SpecZ car! Looks like I'm right on the pace since I'm only 2s slower than the one SZ car there the weekend before. I'm pretty sure I would have broken into the 1:49s if I had another session before a surprise thunderstorm left standing water everywhere. Next trip out I'm throwing the stock suspension on and maybe a set of 295/40 A6s if I can get them to fit under the front fenders without rubbing. Cage should hopefully be in by my next event.

After the rain I ran a 1:41.353 on the short course with some standing water still on the apex of 10 and 11 but the rest was drying really quickly. I'll post some video later today or tomorrow!

 

Lap 2 from the morning warm up from last Sunday before the SCCA Majors. Not the greatest lap, but enough to get re-acclimated to the track.

Track: Watkins Glen Long Course
Date: July 7, 2013
Best Lap time: 2:12.071
Car: 2008 350Z
Tires: BFG R1-S 275/35/18 Stickers
Brakes: Brembo
Other Modifications: SCCA T3 Spec - 3400+ lbs.

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My best lap of the day at The Ridge Motorsports Park with Hooked On Driving