Hey guys, here's the course layout we're running in March... For those of you who haven't run this track before, might not be a bad idea to review the video a few times...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIPSwdr1CIg

 

I like the helmet.

 

I had a few minutes to waste and took your suggestion... LOL.

 

I ran the interior course at a Red Line event at the speedway last year.

Interesting to see that on the interior course the RUF 911 hit 114 on the back straight and 136 on the longer front. With my box stock SRT6 I ran 110 on the back and my buddy hit 130 on the front.

Not bad for a "leftover old design" with that horrible recirc ball steering.

I have no doubt the SRT6s running will hit the rev limiter (maybe one will exceed that because of some ECU work ).

 

DANNNGGG... That's gonna be a VERY fast track compared to Buttonwillow Raceway Park!

Can't wait to see the SRT6s hitting their limiters... WHEEEEEE!!!!

 

ummm... maybe a good idea to check the brakes beforehand. :-)

hey since you've run speedway before perhaps you should join us and show us the line. I always do better when following someone who knows what the hell they're doing... hahaha.

 

I just ordered a set of Porterfield Racing pads R-4 compound.
($199.95 front set & $108.95 rear set minus 20% for being a NASA member).

Knowing what the heck their doing? That's what the instructors are for...

 

Watch the video a little closer... I think he hits 164 briefly on the front and carried 135 thru most of turn 1...

 

I'm going to join you on the last event on Saturday, if Greg will let me... I want to get some good pictures of the 4 of us on the track together...

 

Nice... Finally gonna have a chance to use the helmet cam i bought a couple of months ago.

 

I correct myself... Looks like he's hit 169 on the front and carried 140+ thru turn 1 on his "fast lap".

You guys in the SRT's should definitely be able to hit rev limit... I'll be lucky to hit 135... But you never know with this -400 pounds I took out of the car... Doesn't the equation work like this, every 10 lbs of mass takes 1 hp... It'll be interesting to see how my times improve from last year before I gutted the car completely...

PS: I'm going for it this season... I secured a sponsorship that will pay me $200 and reimburse my entry fees for every podium finish... So, when you see the car, it's going to have a lot of stupid decals on it...

 

Make sure you follow the "bedding in" procedure for the Porterfield pads... Otherwise they'll SQUEAK for the first 1,000 miles...

Good choice BTW... They disperse heat very well because they are Carbon / Kevlar... You'll still get a bit of grimey dust, but they will keep you from brake fade...

 

The speeds I used were for the interior road course front and back straights. I couldn't compare to the times out on the oval because we only ran the interior road course.

A quick note on the brakes...I let my buddy drive the SRT for one session. He used to race SCCA and he is very fast. A little hard on the brakes though. When I ran the last session I noticed the brakes were a little spongy. He figured he "boiled" the brake fluid. It was a hot day and we ran some sessions back to back. We drained the system and replaced it with Motul racing fluid.

The Speedway is practically in my back yard, but unfortunately I will be away on business when you all run.

Good luck to you all.

 

I ran across this terrific video from one of the NASA HPDE instructors back in 2004. The text is kinda hard to read and the video is really long, but I would make it recommended viewing for you guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZOtmhPC5GI

 

Very nice find... I'll be reviewing it often until race day...