North Texas Track Thread

[14stu]

This weekend was the opening to the SCCA Club Trials season with events on both Saturday and Sunday (each counted as its own event for points) both at MSR-C on the 1.7ccw.

Saturday started out damp and cold, which was a treacherous combination that made MSR a skating rink.

My tires were on the way out, but I thought they would do ok for the weekend, I was wrong. I swapped to new rubber on Sunday and dropped nearly 4s and set a new personal best.

I managed a 1:24.7 in the second session on Sunday and knocked 1.9s from my personal best.

I love the SCCA Club Trials and recommend them to anyone looking for a great track experience.

[14stu]

I made my first trip out to Eagle's Canyon Raceway and had a blast. I ran my new Falken Azenis 615k+ and Ferodo DS1.11 pads, both of which held up admirably and made for a great day. The Falkens felt good and and wore well, they make good track tires.

I managed a 2:09.3s (starts at 6:52), I don't know how much faster the RE71's would be.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCzDmzsXing&t=685s"]ECR Trackday March 10, 2018 Fourth Session - YouTube[/ame]

[14stu]

I managed to both be the fastest in my class and come in second at the 3/31 SCCA Time Trial thanks to losing my transponder at the beginning of my 4th session (out of 5). We had 6 twins, and David <shneegle> will end up beating me with a 2:07.88 (my best scored lap was only a 2:08.76).

I got all the way down to a 2:06.54 according to my AIM Solo2 and all my hot laps in the 5th session were under 2:08. I don't have any videos of my last session because I forgot my charging cable and my left my camera on but not recording after my 4th session, which drained the battery.

My RE71r's were 1-2s faster around ECR than my Falken Azenis 615k+'s. I still really like the Falkens and they make great track tires for when you don't have to set new PB's.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybCVEmh9vqw&t=938s"]SCCA Time Trial #3 ECR Session 3 - YouTube[/ame]

Fastest recorded lap starts at 11:11

[14stu]

I went back to ECR on my Falkens and nearly matched my previous best time on my RE71's managing a 2:06.7. There might only be a second or less between the two tires.

Fastest Lap starts at 21:57

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWw9QkmJdrc"]ECR Trackday Session #2 (fixed gps) - YouTube[/ame]

[14stu]

I had a blast my first time at MSR-H, huge thanks to Dai for the hook up with all the track time (8 30min sessions in a single day!). I did end up bending a wheel but it holds air and wasn't out of balance enough to cause any real vibrations (just the outer lip was bent, probably repairable), and when I went to leave my windshield cracked when the AC came on (or when I closed the hood the last time, but I've got glass replacement with my insurance).



My fastest lap starts at 4:52 (1:50.9), and at 10:18 I clip the curbing and get a little sideways towards the wall (major clenching happened, and maniacal laughing starts at 10:22).

[Shneegle]

I didn't realize we had a new track forum to post in.

I did the same MSR-H day that Sam (14stu) did. Great value for what you get and definitely not for beginners. We had no flag stations and it was pretty much open passing. One of my ignition coils was throwing a CEL which started after session 3 and one of my tires is nearly corded now. I was on Re71r's that were very worn from a trip to ECR and many autox events. I'll look forward to the track with better condition tires next time.

My fastest lap according to the Solo2 was at 7:00 (1:52.1). The GPS on the camera isn't as accurate but close.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7aUhptzAMg"]MSR Houston 86 Trackday Session 3 - YouTube[/ame]

[14stu]

Very nice!

I've found that the differences in the Aim and Garmin times are usually due to where I set the start/finish line. If you get them exactly lined up the times are spot on, but I usually just try to get them close and don't sweat the tenth or so differences.

Looks like I was able to hold an extra couple of mph around the carousel, probably thanks to your worn tires, and that accounted for most of the difference in our lap times. I'll send you my data and we can see for sure.

I should have followed you for a couple of laps to find out for sure, but I didn't really see any huge differences in our lines or laps just a number of small areas that added up.

My memory card had an issue in the afternoon, one of the last sessions that plane did a huge banking turn just over the track by the 'bus stop' area right in front of me and I wish I had it on video.

[Pyrium]

Hey guys, anyone going to be at MSR - Cresson on 05/21/2018? I did my first track day 04/21/2018. Since then I bought Jason's old 17x8 OZ wheels and mounted some RE whatevers... you know the good ones RE71 I think. BTW I am also on the DFW 86/BRZ/FR-S club on facebook. Adam is my name.

[14stu]

Originally Posted by Pyrium

Hey guys, anyone going to be at MSR - Cresson on 05/21/2018? I did my first track day 04/21/2018. Since then I bought Jason's old 17x8 OZ wheels and mounted some RE whatevers... you know the good ones RE71 I think. BTW I am also on the DFW 86/BRZ/FR-S club on facebook. Adam is my name.

I don't do facebook, but a few of us will be at the SCCA Club Trials next Saturday (5/12) at MSR Cresson.

The RE71r's are fast at the track, but they're soft and you can burn through a set pretty quick. I really like the Falken Azenis 615k+ for a lapping tire, they've been working well for me.

[Pyrium]

Originally Posted by 14stu

I don't do facebook, but a few of us will be at the SCCA Club Trials next Saturday (5/12) at MSR Cresson.

The RE71r's are fast at the track, but they're soft and you can burn through a set pretty quick. I really like the Falken Azenis 615k+ for a lapping tire, they've been working well for me.

I am sure they are better than my stock Primacy tires though.

[14stu]

Originally Posted by Pyrium

I am sure they are better than my stock Primacy tires though.

Definitely, you'll love them on track (they just won't last long).

[FRS_PR]

Finally the car is ready, I'll be going to Track Night at MSR Cresson this tuesday for the first time. Is been almost a year since my last track day. Hopefully I can meet you all soon!

[FRS_PR]

Awesome experience last week in Cresson 1.7 CCW with Track Night by SCCA and Tire Rack. Greg from the Track Night crew was able to take impressive pictures to all cars. My best time using harry's laptimer was 1:31.77 averaging 72.1mph. Had issues with fuel starvation at the end of the second hit, but already installed the Verus fix to try to alleviate the issue. My next event was supposed to be today with Apex but unfortunately I never made it on the waiting list. Thinking to buy the go pro hero 5 for recording my next events and eventually AIM Solo2DL.

What's your current set up for track videos/analysis?

[malubawla]

Just for some piece of mind, after seeing a friend of mine car catch on fire yesterday at the track.

Fire Extinguisher
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mount
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1