Chuckwalla CCW 09.29.2013 Mother of All Oh Sh*t Moments

[OC3]

Ok, may be not, but pretty close (w/ a spec Boxter)!

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[USCTrojanMan29]

Thanks for ride along OC3. It was after the ride along that I dropped my lap time by almost 2 seconds by seeing you in action and yours line. Nice saves with quick hands is what I saw inside the car. The session that you rode along with me I ran a 2:03.6 and then the last session with the red group I ran my best time at 2:03.1.

Btw, there's a silver 2004 996 GT3 for sale on RL for $50k calling your name...

[Ti-Jean]

That was really close with that spec Boxster, not sure I would have thought of honking... probably would have ended up in the dirt to avoid the collision. Nice job saving it

Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Btw, there's a silver 2004 996 GT3 for sale on RL for $50k calling your name...

Sold in less than 1 day... not many for sale, when they are priced right, you have to be ready to pull the trigger as soon as you see them.

[OC3]

Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Thanks for ride along OC3. It was after the ride along that I dropped my lap time by almost 2 seconds by seeing you in action and yours line. Nice saves with quick hands is what I saw inside the car. The session that you rode along with me I ran a 2:03.6 and then the last session with the red group I ran my best time at 2:03.1.

That was fun. Good job on 2:03.1.

Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Btw, there's a silver 2004 996 GT3 for sale on RL for $50k calling your name...

Don't tempt me!

Originally Posted by Ti-Jean

That was really close with that spec Boxster, not sure I would have thought of honking... probably would have ended up in the dirt to avoid the collision. Nice job saving it

I tend to go thru that T10 tight, whereas that Boxter goes deep and turns wide. I think that's what saved the situation. Well, plus, me honking. As we're getting closer & closer, I'm looking at the driver, and the whole thing is in slow motion, and it became frantically obvious that he didn't know I was coming in after both cars. So, honking was the only thing I could do at such close proximity. There's no way I could've turned further left to go into the dirt. *whew*

Originally Posted by Ti-Jean

Sold in less than 1 day... not many for sale, when they are priced right, you have to be ready to pull the trigger as soon as you see them.

As impressive as the GT3's are, I'm gonna, for now, focus on re-tuning my M3 suspension to get closer to it. I know, with M3 being such a large heavy pig and center of gravity being higher, it'll never get there (without going aero and other radical changes), but it'll be fun playing w/ the suspension setup to try. I'm sure I'll learn a few things along the way.

[USCTrojanMan29]

Originally Posted by OC3

As impressive as the GT3's are, I'm gonna, for now, focus on re-tuning my M3 suspension to get closer to it. I know, with M3 being such a large heavy pig and center of gravity being higher, it'll never get there (without going aero and other radical changes), but it'll be fun playing w/ the suspension setup to try. I'm sure I'll learn a few things along the way.

Gabe's car was planted like hell from what I saw when I let him pass me on Monday. The journey towards the goal is the most fun part of the experience. Like me trying to break the 2-minute lap time mark at Buttonwillow and Chuckwalla....the car is more than capable of those times but I'm not there yet.

[OC3]

Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Gabe's car was planted like hell from what I saw when I let him pass me on Monday.

As if what ones sees and what one feels is always the same. x)

Gabe's and my suspension is setup almost the same: JRZ RS Pro, camber settings, TD tires, etc. What is different slightly are stiffness of rebound & compression settings, spring rates, TD width, camber plate brands, things like that.

I mean, don't get me wrong, what I described when we were at CVR isn't like that at every corner I go through. If it was, I wouldn't be able to run at the pace that I've been without going off constantly, and I would be totally drained after each session. It's only at certain tight fast corners, such as Grapevine at BRP and T7 at CVR.

Anyhow, time to re-think my compression & rebound settings, and take it from there - with possibly different spring rates and even swaybars eventually.

Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

The journey towards the goal is the most fun part of the experience.

Without a doubt.

Furthermore, lap times to me is secondary. Enjoying each & every corners is more fun and setting up the car so that it would let me play in mid-corner would be totally enjoyable.

[kobeballer96]

sick run and close call man! good save

[OC3]

^Thanx

[pkimM3r]

Prob gave a thumbs up as you were passing the boxster but i like to think it was the finger

New pov was refreshing!

[rhouck]

Originally Posted by OC3

As if what ones sees and what one feels is always the same. x)

I hear there is a button you can press that will make the car feel the same

[OC3]

Originally Posted by pkim1079

Prob gave a thumbs up as you were passing the boxster but i like to think it was the finger

I deserved it!

Originally Posted by pkim1079

New pov was refreshing!

Yea, I like it.

[info@trinityautosport]

good save indeed =)

[OC3]

^ dodged a bullet