Autocross on Earthquake Day (10/16)
Let rain nor even EARTHQUAKE stop Oahu's autocross.
The morning guys ran in wet and rainy conditions.
But by the time I went in the afternoon...it was DRY - curse you for STOPPING RAIN!!! (Excuse for slow times: I have all-season tires)
Pics taken by Jon and Erin, for more click here: AutoX pics on tomodachi.net.
Last last Sunday was the 3rd autocross at the Aloha Stadium parking lot. It was a very slow course that needed lots of brain power...instead of horsepower. I probably left a good 1/4 to 1/2 second or MORE out there that day.
I just couldn't think through the 2nd half of the course and ended up totally over cooking the last two turns. As a result...my two front tires are totally shot as it was plow city in both corners.
And I should know what "they" say is true...you gotta go slow in the slow parts. I noticed several times here at Aloha Stadium, where the courses are much slower, that my first run is one of the faster runs of the day! Being the 1st time thru, you try to go fast, but you can't go too fast since you are trying not to get lost and all. And as a result, that run ends up being fast since the course is actually a slow course...I think I'm confusing myself!
Click here for what "they" say: What The Experts Say, but in short:
"...in autocross the shortest line is almost *always* the quickest. This is particularly true in corners more than 90 degrees and is a *must* in corners greater than 120 degrees. Our BMW's have a reputation for "pushing" or "understeering" in slow corners and IMNSHO the biggest contributing factor is usually excessive entry speed..."
Some very very sound advise I would say...
D Stock: Run 1, Run 2, Run 3, Run 4, Best
Tim M. IS350 43.178 43.131 42.330 41.932 41.932
Steven S. 325it 42.436 43.449 42.857 44.292 42.436
Chris T. Legacy GT 52.767 43.976 43.701 42.788 42.788
Nevan B. Type-R 45.082 43.530 43.929 43.253 43.253
Stephen N. G35 48.466 43.609 43.710 44.893 43.609
The morning guys ran in wet and rainy conditions.
But by the time I went in the afternoon...it was DRY - curse you for STOPPING RAIN!!! (Excuse for slow times: I have all-season tires)
Pics taken by Jon and Erin, for more click here: AutoX pics on tomodachi.net.
Last last Sunday was the 3rd autocross at the Aloha Stadium parking lot. It was a very slow course that needed lots of brain power...instead of horsepower. I probably left a good 1/4 to 1/2 second or MORE out there that day.
I just couldn't think through the 2nd half of the course and ended up totally over cooking the last two turns. As a result...my two front tires are totally shot as it was plow city in both corners.
And I should know what "they" say is true...you gotta go slow in the slow parts. I noticed several times here at Aloha Stadium, where the courses are much slower, that my first run is one of the faster runs of the day! Being the 1st time thru, you try to go fast, but you can't go too fast since you are trying not to get lost and all. And as a result, that run ends up being fast since the course is actually a slow course...I think I'm confusing myself!
Click here for what "they" say: What The Experts Say, but in short:
"...in autocross the shortest line is almost *always* the quickest. This is particularly true in corners more than 90 degrees and is a *must* in corners greater than 120 degrees. Our BMW's have a reputation for "pushing" or "understeering" in slow corners and IMNSHO the biggest contributing factor is usually excessive entry speed..."
Some very very sound advise I would say...
D Stock: Run 1, Run 2, Run 3, Run 4, Best
Tim M. IS350 43.178 43.131 42.330 41.932 41.932
Steven S. 325it 42.436 43.449 42.857 44.292 42.436
Chris T. Legacy GT 52.767 43.976 43.701 42.788 42.788
Nevan B. Type-R 45.082 43.530 43.929 43.253 43.253
Stephen N. G35 48.466 43.609 43.710 44.893 43.609
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