Videos: March 1st - Homestead-Miami Speedway with Chin

[yandy]

Great day, managed to go 2.6 seconds faster than I've done with the ///M at my home track . Much more comfortable with the car now. No idea why Dashware keeps rounding out lap-times, video says 1:42.980 and Aim SOLO-DL says 1:42.875, screenshot below.

EDIT# 1

Added compilation videos (Videos may be processing, they will be available and in HD soon)

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Thanks for looking!


---BEST LAP--
Car: E92 M3 DCT
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS)
Best lap: 1:42.875 with AIM SOLO-DL
Brakes: ST-40 Front with PAGID RS29, Stock Rear (Pagid RS19)
Suspension: Stock EDC (Swift Springs) no PINs -1.7 camber
Tires: NT-01 275/35/18 All Around on Apex 18x10 EC-7

Lap Screenshot

--END LAP--

VIDEOS

BEST LAP - YOUTUBE

BEST LAP - VIMEO


COMPILATION #1
Compilation of me passing, getting passed and a few full laps.

YOUTUBE

VIMEO


COMPILATION #2
Three best laps from each session (3 of them) except for the last one, that has 4 or 5 best laps. The best laps are towards the middle-end of the video.

YOUTUBE

VIMEO


PICTURES




EDIT #2

I should add, this was my first time running Mobil-1 0w40 at the track, been running it on the street for a few months. Car felt great, runs a few degrees cooler, not much, but cooler is better even if only 1 degree. From what I can tell in the exports, it's about 5-6 degrees. No excess oil burning, had to add 1/4 qt like normal after the day, but this is nothing new. I'm quite pleased how it held up and how the car performed all day long.

[FormulaMMM]

You're moving! nice work. As far as the lap time discrepancy, the slower one must be more accurate.

[yandy]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

You're moving! nice work. As far as the lap time discrepancy, the slower one must be more accurate.

Ha! You wish, you wish..

Thanks man, you were right about the 275/35/18 NT-01s squared. freaking great combo!!!

[FormulaMMM]

Good to hear. You like them from the first session and did they get better? think I told you I didn't like them first time out. What pressures did you run?

Pagids are holding up I assume.

[yandy]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Good to hear. You like them from the first session and did they get better? think I told you I didn't like them first time out. What pressures did you run?

Pagids are holding up I assume.

No first session was pretty much a throw away, "breaking them in" sort of speak, and trying to get the right pressure on them. Took almost 2 sessions to get right. But once that was dialed in, they were great, I ended up running 37psi hot in the front and 38psi hot in the rear.

Tried 38psi in the front as well, but was under-steering some, 37psi was "almost" the perfect balance for me.

The Pagids are about 3/4 done after yesterday .. lol, so maybe 3 days out of them, much better still than one day. Homestead is heavier and harder on breaks than people think though, just like Sebring. PBIR in that regard is extremely light on brakes.

[FormulaMMM]

Yep, that's exactly where I've settled on pressures. I think they're more sensitive to pressures than other similar tires, i.e. a few psi creates a dramatic change in character. At 35 they felt really quite sloppy to me.

3/4 gone after 3 days! Consider installing some titanium backing plates then. I ran my first set of Pagids down pretty low and cooked the dust boots. I know they're not particularly vital for function, but in my communications with Stoptech they walked a line between that and suggesting that there is a much greater chance of compromising seals without. So might as well keep them whole.

[yandy]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Yep, that's exactly where I've settled on pressures. I think they're more sensitive to pressures than other similar tires, i.e. a few psi creates a dramatic change in character. At 35 they felt really quite sloppy to me.

3/4 gone after 3 days! Consider installing some titanium backing plates then. I ran my first set of Pagids down pretty low and cooked the dust boots. I know they're not particularly vital for function, but in my communications with Stoptech they walked a line between that and suggesting that there is a much greater chance of compromising seals without. So might as well keep them whole.

Only thing with backing plates is, I ran them before on other cars, and the brakes tend to "lose" a bit of torque. Or, at least that's what it feels like to me, don't like the feeling of brakes with them on, not sure if it's the same with ST-40.

I may just get a custom brake duct done and see if that helps as well.

[Groundpilot]

Nice video. How did you like your st-40 kit? Is it it much better than stock brakes? I am also thinking to get st-40 kit front only but probably will go for trophy kit. Less unsprung weight.

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by yandy

Only thing with backing plates is, I ran them before on other cars, and the brakes tend to "lose" a bit of torque. Or, at least that's what it feels like to me, don't like the feeling of brakes with them on, not sure if it's the same with ST-40.

I may just get a custom brake duct done and see if that helps as well.

ah, I've never heard that.

[yandy]

Originally Posted by Groundpilot

Nice video. How did you like your st-40 kit? Is it it much better than stock brakes? I am also thinking to get st-40 kit front only but probably will go for trophy kit. Less unsprung weight.

Best purchase I've made for the car so far, nothing like having full confidence at every corner. These things are exceeding my own expectations of performance, so highly recommend them. If you're thinking of trophy kit, I can't comment, but may be better as you said, lighter.

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

ah, I've never heard that.

I dont' think they actually lose anything, it just feels weird, the double contact of piston to plate to pad, hard to explain.

[ssabripo]

Nice job son!

[yandy]

Originally Posted by ssabripo

Nice job son!

Thanks dad?... ? .. something I don't know

Where are your videos man? Post those them up. We'll try to schedule something again for PBIR in April, get some fluid and pads for those Brembos.

[yandy]

Added this:

I should add, this was my first time running Mobil-1 0w40 at the track, been running it on the street for a few months. Car felt great, runs a few degrees cooler, not much, but cooler is better even if only 1 degree. From what I can tell in the exports, it's about 5-6 degrees. No excess oil burning, had to add 1/4 qt like normal after the day, but this is nothing new. I'm quite pleased how it held up and how the car performed all day long.

[ssabripo]

Originally Posted by yandy

Thanks dad?... ? .. something I don't know

Where are your videos man? Post those them up. We'll try to schedule something again for PBIR in April, get some fluid and pads for those Brembos.

the resemblance is uncanny, aint it?

I'll post them up this week; spent the entire sunday working on my kids' project FTMFL

[ssabripo]

here is my infantile crack at the 1st run of the day...forgive the shitty video formatting and lack of a mic

[jjw2331]

Nice vids Yandy! I wish I could've been there.

[yandy]

Originally Posted by jjw2331

Nice vids Yandy! I wish I could've been there.

Thanks buddy! and you missed out, weather was great, and half the people in our run-group didn't show

[jjw2331]

Originally Posted by yandy

Thanks buddy! and you missed out, weather was great, and half the people in our run-group didn't show

next time!