Here is my video from the weekend's two sprint races. The first video is exciting from green to checker. I get caught behind a white FR500 who holds me up for 10 laps, despite he was 4 seconds slower a lap than what I could do. At the end, the S2000 thinks the race is over and coasts the car around. I pass before the last turn and retake 2nd. I ran a faster time than the winner, so if not for the traffic, I would of had a great shot at winning.

Now with 16 or so races under my belt, I need to start being more aggressive on these starts, as I am quickly learning determine 90% of the races I have been in. I braked way too early into the first turn, and let the Mustang and S2000 back around me...cant let that happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omIqQwvtyM


This is a video from the Sunday race that was inevitably cancelled due to track conditions..watch this and you will see why..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GS2xWq7yrA

 

My favorite part of the video is when the GT3 comes to play about half way though...the Z took him down!

 

Lookin sharp mannnn

 

wow you got ***** to go that fast on rain with the windshield fogged up:O

 

Sweet video. Nice driving!

 

Man, that Mustang was all over the place. Wiggle, wiggle...

 

that video made my heart pumping real fast!!

 

Awesome man! I need to get into some of that W2W stuff.

 

Great video

 

Is that #140 Stacy Tucker??

If so that is a girl who is a rookie, she almost took me out 2 times @ CMP

 

Thanks man!

Nope, no Stacys here in Florida

 

Great videos!!! I can't wait to get out

 

@ the S2000 driver.

 

Ha, that was me. I'm kinda known for doing that (both the pass on the start and ending the race one lap early, I did it in an ITB race in a Protege 3 years ago, Saw the checker and had a brain fart moment and pulled in the pits before actually crossing the start finish line). The car often qualifies around cars much faster in a straightline then it so I've had to do that same thing on a couple starts. Here are two caught on video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysoyMm3TWTk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtRdtKCcm6M

 

lol, we all have those brain fart moments.

My lastest was going out on the first practice laps at RA after not being there for about 8 years. Did an orientation lap with no issues, then on the first hot lap I came out of turns 10-11, was nice and centered under the bridge like I remembered...over the hill, and then prompty found myself on the left hand pit entrance road.

Nothing like the drive of shame as your slowly cruise through the wrong side pits and have to ask to get back on.

 

In my defense I race SCCA and White Flag means slow vehicle on track. My windshield was dirty and it was late in the day so a white and a checkered looked the same to me. The guy in the 944 who caught me while I was Coasting slowly also is an SCCA guy and saw the white flag then saw me going slowly and figured I was the slow moving vehicle on course. When he passed me I figured wait a sec maybe that wasn't the checker so I spend up a bit. He saw me speed up a bit and figured I wasn't the slow moving vehicle and that must have been race over so he slowed down. I saw him slow down and didn't want to get yelled at in my first NASA race for doing an extra lap after the checker so I figured I'd follow him, if he pitted in, I'd pit in. Well what I didn't know was he was trying to do the same thing with me. So the two of us were curising around the track at 10 mph trying to figure out what to do. Then 2 mins or so later Joseph came by a race pace and it was obvious. OOPS.

For the Protege pitting in before the checker it was at PBIR and the same flag stand is used for the front straight and the back straight. All weekend they checkered Practice/qualifying and the green for the race from the back straight. I did a cool down lap in qualifying and was promptly pulled into the stewards office for doing an extra lap after getting the checker on the back straight (myself and like 5 other guys I mind you). Apparently they wanted you to take the checker for the session and pit in 100 yrds later. So for the race we got the green on the back straight and with the sun low on the horizon I saw a checker when coming down the back straight (not realizing it was from the other side of the flag stand) and then I promptly pitted in 100yrds later so I wouldn't get yelled at again for a cool down lap. Only to watch the field go by and take the checker on the front straight.... DOH! I'm sure It's not the dumbest thing I'll ever do.

Radios would solve all these issues but I'm too poor for that.

 

hmmm...

What would you think about a $400 full set of 32 mile radios (2 Crew and one in car with all headsets?)

Still too pricey?

 

I would be VERY entertained by that. I'm in the process of a VERY pricey Engine swap in the S2000 right now for the SCCA class so EVERY available dollar is being put aside for that. The rules state I may use any honda/acura engine so long as the stock unmodified intake manifold is used. Well I've gotta get creative as I'm using an ACURA TSX engine and I'm Making Adapter plate, Engine mounts, Flywheel, Header, Wiring harness and building the motor to essentially the same specs as the Realtime World Challenge cars. Gotta get it done before the baby arrives and sucks all the money away. Now I'm co-driving a SSB Mini in two weeks that the owner is just getting started in racing and he called me this morning about radio's. Send me a e-mail and I'll pass it on to him as I'm sure he'll buy em.
Ian AT maitlandimports DOT com

 

hahaha, nice job

 

Mrsideways - I hope you didn't think I was making fun of you. What happened is just funny is all.