AudiOn19s

ouuuuuu...I like techno sounds but I"m having a hard time with most of these cars. I actually like the 2nd red one except someone forgot to tell them how to properly fit wheels and install suspension.

I was thinking the same thing. He does have the benefit of the bounce, and I'm not 100% sure he shifted or just lifted when the tires spun and got back in it in 1st gear, but either way the car didn't lift the front tires off the line it did it at around the 60ft mark

I have the same problem...I'll try though GT3: The most intuative, raw, visceral driving experience I've ever come across outside of a proper race car. It kinda sucks as a street car but I still love to drive it on the streets, it's real home is at the track where it is able to lap quicker than many dedicated race cars then drive home with A/C blasting. Puts a smile on my face every time I sit behind the wheel. Oh..and who wouldn't love that sexy iconic shape! http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/ZainoDetail/C7D1B88E-0DEF-44AD-9420-E1EDB505F9EA-2265-0000020697DC4F33.jpg

Was this the result of brake failure?

edit...too early, need coffee

The car itself is a great step forward. I've even come around on the design stuff too. However in that configuration it's just horrible. I'm not big on all the black stuff BUT I think with some revisions that's a great car. Paint the mirrors, roof, wheels, spoiler, lower portion of the rear all body color and I think it's a much more attractive car. While I'm not a fan of the surrounds on the tail lights I realize they are functional so they can stay. **Oh...and lower it. No sports car should have that much wheel gap**

Congrats man...even though it will never be a superior M3 that's one heck of a nice car.

They tell us to teach beginners differently too...I really don't get it. It's only marginally safer and to me we see too many people who loose it off the outside of T8 because they arch it over the hill way too wide and have nowhere to go.

I hear when you mix the two GT3's break parts

Shit...forgot Keyhole. Everyone has their opinion on corner entry for Keyhole for the Pro configuration. With club configuration there's right and wrong, with Pro configuration there's some dispute over what's best. What I ran...and what Tommy B. taught us in our advanced instructor day is the following. As you run up to Keyhole entry on the pro course just aim for the pole on the huge sign up on the hill. This will actually point you towards the inside of the turn...not completely inside but you don't follow the outside of the track. What this does is allows you to brake later, brake in a straight line much longer and past the turn in point if you kept to the outside of the track. Now if this wasn't a 180 degree turn this line would be stupid. But the first half of the keyhole is just setup to drive off and get great speed off down the back straight. Once you get into the keyhole track out about 1/2 way and WAIT WAIT WAIT. You're too far inside too soon in the keyhole and it's hurting your drive off. You don't diamond the keyhole quite like you would the carosel but you have to stay out and make your final cut from the outside to get the best run possible down the back straight. Exit of the keyhole makes or brakes your vMax at the end of the straight. Hard to describe...watch my video and how much time I make up on this Viper in the brake zone for the Keyhole. Note I point for the pole putting me towards the inside of the track in the process

not driving, just spectating. So Critique. - Your mechanics are very good. NO death grip on the wheel, shoulders stay in place and are quiet meaning you're not using your body to drive the car. Heel / Toe seems to be good for the most part and your steering inputs are like butter. Very well done here. Line...I hate the corner number changes based on configuration. I think you guys call the end of the back straight 4, or 5 or something like that. I'm going to use historic numbers from club configuration. T7 is the turn at the end of the back straight for this discussion. T7 - Your turn-in point is good, you can use more curb on the inside to get a wider arch though. Gas MUCH earlier, apex much earlier and track out all the way to the left. In doing so Stay full throttle as you begin to charge up the hill. You're then on the inside for T8 but it doesn't matter cause the guys that pinched the exit never got to full throttle and you just made up time in leaps and bounds on them. PLUS despite you carrying more speed your braking event is now done in a straight line up the hill. T8 - 2 tires up on the inside curb, get the car pointed then full throttle over the top of the hill as you charge down the other side. Don't track all the way out over the top of the hill just over 1/2 way is fine. You also don't have to get all the way back to the left for the entry of 9...the road on the very outside falls off camber and reduces grip on turn-in. Your exit of 9 and run through 10a / 10b is great...as is your willingness to use gas through that whole section. I do see one thing through there that will hurt you as you get really near the limit of traction with the car. You charge through 10a and up the hill very well, when you come over the top you come completely out of the gas to set the car for 10b then go full throttle again for a second then brake for 11. What this will do when you get near the edge in terms of grip is really cause huge swings of weight shift in the car upsetting it quite a bit. Come over the top and just breath the throttle for 10b then a slight roll back into the gas before your braking for 11. Nothing abrupt keep everything smooth and you will be rewarded with ultimate traction. In my M3 I got to where I was comfortable enough to stay full throttle all the way to the braking zone for T11 but it took some time to work up to that. I can't stay flat through there in the GT3 I have to breath throttle just a little for 10b. Overall well done for no more experience. Keep at it, make a couple tweaks and it'll all come to you.

I felt bad too...we could quite literally see you guys from the trailer but the weather was soo crap on Saturday that we pretty much sat there the whole f-ing day trying to avoid the wet. Sunday I was there for about 13 minutes before the janky RX-7 broke a brake rotor so we packed up and headed home.

he's probably at mid ohio today no? Or maybe just tomorrow and Sunday.

yup

I know...but I'm telling you it's the right car and the right fit. Sling some rock on the side to justify it. IF I wasn't building a house I'd buy it back...I miss that car ALOT. Little heavy for auto-x, but we called that car the "Hero Maker" at the track. It's soo easy and pleasurable to drive fast. It's already setup just re-align put some rubber on it and go.

bump your budget...buy my old E46 M3, it's probably the most perfect, well maintained '02 E46 M3 in existance and it's already setup well enough for what you want to do with it. Adam's down to 19k asking price which is smokin for the car you get...I can't stress how perfect it is for what you are looking to do....cept I'im kinda pissed at the thought that it'd see snow or actually have people in the backseat. I actually took the seat belts OUT of the rear of the car just so that I had an excuse to never put anyone back there...it never ever ever had people back there. I owned it 7.5 years and at points it got detailed more than it got driven.

I guess it's all in how it's maintained. I have two 1.8T cars and both have had their little issues here and there but for the most part they're solid. They have 135k and 220k miles respectively.

I pretty much only buy cars private party unless forced to do so otherwise. I really just don't like shopping for cars at dealerships because of the sales pressure (yes I realize it's their job). Couple months ago They had an '06 and '09 Cayenne Turbo S. Wife and I were (still are actually) considering this for our next vehicle. Much to my surprise we had a great experience at Toy Barn. I was up front that I was not there to buy that day yet they let us drive both of the vehicles, discussed with us at length the good and bad in choosing between either and then actually URGED us to go find another vehicle in that category to go drive elsewhere just to compare so that we knew we were making the correct decision. Only one follow up call from the salesman. I quite honestly look at their inventory a good bit now as I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them if the right vehicle and right deal came along. Andy

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=22&pictureid=522 Miss this car quite a bit, ironically it's for sale again right now....

I'm a big fan of Allen Edmonds. Most of their line come in EEE for my wide, flat feet. Worth checking out.

Negative GhostRider. Insurance will go up no matter what.

at > $7.00 a quart yes. At the Walmart 5 quart jug price it's a great bargain if you ask me. For a street car that doesn't see high stress situations I think Mobil1 is great. 0w-40, 5w-50 and 15w-50 were not re-formulated with the rest of the line, they are still a quality product.

SVRA always brings out some awesome big $$$ vintage toys

not an expert here but I did play around with HDR a good bit when I first got my SLR...i was using the same software as you I believe. best to have 3 shots to merge, 2 could work but I liked the outcome with 3 better. I'm not crazy about the really fake looking ones but you can create some great yet subtle contrast with HDR that makes for an exciting shot. There's one realtor on MLS that's processing all their house shots in HDR...i have to admit it makes me look at all of their listings 'cause the photos stand out.

Has one of the other 2 in the car flipped on Hernandez? They can't put the gun in anyone's hand based on what I'm reading. did one of the 3 in that car do it...I think that's pretty safe to say, I just don't get how they know who did the shooting.