beginner friendly atts lapping day on may 24

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by Skurj

Well... it was fricken awesome..

I'll add this to the list of things I should have done long ago..

The car was flawless the whole day, a little pushy, but maybe that's to be expected with my staggered setup and I never turned off the nannies. Never shifted out of 3rd too for that matter, but as a first timer it was nice not needing to worry about shifting. A couple of places I definitely could have used a downshift, and with more practice maybe a shift into 4th, but I never hit the limiter once.
Track is awesome too btw

Glad you had fun, I really like the new DDT layout. So much that I went through a FULL tank yesterday. 18L/100km average

Originally Posted by Skurj

Didn't get to meet you wp, but maybe at another event soon!

Yeah, that's my fault. I planned on having more time to come find people, but ended up helping out coaching for a big part of the day. It was great, just too bad I couldn't chat more.

Originally Posted by Skurj

Is there any etiquette for posting pics? I know some didn't display license plates but many did...

Post away, anyone that is worried about plates being shown should be taking them off. It's a public place, you're 100% fine posting pictures of whatever you took there!

Originally Posted by drewbot

Damn I'm jealous. Still need to sign up for the September one

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Yes, yes you do

Originally Posted by Skurj

Do it! I may sign up for it as well, though also considering the bmw school on the big track which I think is the same weekend.

The BMW club runs 5 or 6 weekends on the big track throughout the summer, all the same format, so you *could* do both if you really want.

Originally Posted by brzr

you've been hooked

it was fun.......i did have more fun at the autocross, but brian had more fun at the track

post the pictures away

Sorry I didn't get a chance to come say hi to you guys either! Saw your car on the track A LOT though!

[wparsons]

Pictures! The asphalt one is me, any moving pictures of me were taken by my friend that was there in the silver 350z (on stock wheels).
















Rest of the set here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/w_pars...7644429633608/

[Skurj]

Thanks for posting those!

I have to get a hold of the guy in the STi with the cam on the roof, because he got several laps with me leading him around.

You couldn't wipe the grin off my face yesterday with a brick..

[nvortex]

Originally Posted by brzr

Sure

[ame]http://youtu.be/k1bbgnBiODU[/ame]

[brzr]

Originally Posted by nvortex

Hahaha
I'm so slow

[wparsons]

Just out of curiosity, what kind of feedback and coaching was everyone getting in car? And did you guys get a chance to go for a ride in other cars? I only had one person (other than the friend I came with) tag along for a ride, but my passenger seat is ALWAYS open to anyone. I can't guarantee a perfect run, but I can guarantee a safe return

I find the single biggest help (especially on a new track) is going for a ride in someone's car who has been out already so you can see the line without having to worry about what you're doing.

[Skurj]

I got lots of advice from the coaches in car, though by the end of the day they didn't have much coaching to do
I would have loved a ride with one of the advanced, but due to the run schedule my group was lining up at that time. I also wasn't sure about just walking up and asking.. Kept checking to see if you were at your car, but as I don't even know what you look like... though there was rarely anyone at your car when I was looking.

[wparsons]

I spent most of my day either driving or as a passenger. I did take a couple breaks to get pictures, but you're right about the run groups... By the time I parked you were already out on the track.

[brzr]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Sorry I didn't get a chance to come say hi to you guys either! Saw your car on the track A LOT though!

we looked for you right before we were going to leave, saw your car parked but couldn't find you

the car got double work with brian and me switching up

i still think he should have taken his station wagon

[brzr]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Just out of curiosity, what kind of feedback and coaching was everyone getting in car? And did you guys get a chance to go for a ride in other cars? I only had one person (other than the friend I came with) tag along for a ride, but my passenger seat is ALWAYS open to anyone. I can't guarantee a perfect run, but I can guarantee a safe return

I find the single biggest help (especially on a new track) is going for a ride in someone's car who has been out already so you can see the line without having to worry about what you're doing.

i have been told over and over to be more aggressive lol....don't think i can do it
i had brian take me, but i got extra nauseous, we were following the trans am, and the fumes made me turn green
had the big, tall instructor ( i can't remember his name) ask me to go right after everyone was done, but i already felt like i was going to lose the lunch so i said no

after the ride with brian, i did realize how mellow my driving is.....i suppose next time i can try and work on being more angry hehe

[wparsons]

It always feels more calm (to me at least) from behind the wheel than in the passenger seat. I know a few people that get carsick from the passenger seat, but are fine on their own as well.

[brzr]

Originally Posted by wparsons

It always feels more calm (to me at least) from behind the wheel than in the passenger seat. I know a few people that get carsick from the passenger seat, but are fine on their own as well.

i don't remember ever getting motion sickness so either the trans am made me sick, or i'm just getting old......or both

[nvortex]

I only had an instructor for the first session but he was very helpful with the lines and telling me which pylons to aim for. My GF got really nauseous from the passenger seat too - maybe from the hot tire smell.