Track Video Thread

[pMak26]

How do you like Pocono? I grew up in Philly...thinking about a trip out there someday.

It's fun for sure but not the best track in the world. Favors the high hp cars due to the really long back straight. Need good brakes to woah it down. The transitions from the superspeedway are wild and the seam sealer when it is even mildly damp is insane. The 2 infield sections are short but excellent. The section infield section has an almost airborne moment that gives that nice roller coaster sensation. Not as aggressive as wheelie hill at NYST but still fun. Turn 1 is a riot; tons of different lines and I tend to run the one that gets 3 wheels in the air at the same time, or so the corner workers love to tell me.

Let me know whenever you want to do a day, I'll bring my car. I go there often just because its close. Hour n 20 for me.

[bigjae46]

Some laps at Pocono North/South Circuit

How do you like Pocono? I grew up in Philly...thinking about a trip out there someday.

[pMak26]

Some laps at Pocono North/South Circuit

[rnh204]

Some video from this past weekend with PCA.

[rnh204]

Nice video. What are the specs on the car? 2:05 is a fast lap!

I have full aero, mcs 2 way remotes, 275/35/18 a7 tires, 4.10s and with me in the car probably a tick above 3,000lbs.

My best lap time there was 2:03 last year in October.


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[Sergmann]

Watkins Glen with Chin

https://youtu.be/9drYQb4vfLE

Nice video. What are the specs on the car? 2:05 is a fast lap!

[rnh204]

Watkins Glen with Chin

https://youtu.be/9drYQb4vfLE

[bigjae46]

First post Racer360 coaching day where the car wasn't having issues - same track and direction. Ran 1 day at MSRH CCW- 1:43.785 was the best lap and ran consistently in the 1:44s. Considering the temps were low 90’s, I’m guessing I’d be in in the lower 1:40s compared to the conditions I set for my PR 1:41.2.

I’ve gained 20mph from turn in to apex in Diamonds Edge and Sweeper from braking much later. If temps were much lower, I might be touching 130mph top speed. Previous best is 125mph.

So far I’m inclined to say the coaching was worth it.

[rnh204]

Nice! I'd love to drive Daytona one day. What's your top speed?

~161-162 mph. I have 4.10 and 6 speed. First time I ever went to 6th gear. I also lost my no name CF hood.

The track isn’t particularly challenging but the banking is very cool.


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[bigjae46]

I did some Racer360 coaching which made a difference. Didn't set a new PR - car wasn't optimized (more fuel, pass seat, also had some TPS/limp mode issues) but I comfortably ran low 1:42 when I wasn't in limp mode. Carried more speed coming off the straights by 10-15mph in some places. The coaching opened my eyes to some possibilities I've considered but wasn't sure would work.

With some more adjustments, the car can be a consistent low to mid 1:41 runner. 1:39 on NT01s is attainable with some driver mods. This car continues to amaze. It even runs 1:48-1:49 with the car in limp mode.

[CrookedCommie]

Fresh1179 doing great, overall a solid lap! Just a couple quick opportunities:

https://virnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/VIR_Full-Course_2018km.jpg

T2 - Carry throttle as much into it as you can, until brake for T3, there's a period of coasting there.
T7 - make sure you stay right side of track before the turn in to upper esses. Keep working on carrying more throttle through them, as you get more comfortable.
T9 - at the top, back to full throttle!
Oak tree, as you said, use all the track at entry and through it, and get two wheels up on the T12 apex curbing.

One suggestion is if you can put the camera on the inside so you can see your inputs with the steering wheel.

Don't be too hasty to jump to aero and slicks, it may hamper your learning. Keep working at it, seat time > mods.

[bigjae46]

Here is mine at Daytona. I took a passenger that had a go pro helmet cam. I ended up losing my CF hood earlier in the day. This was the first session without a hood. Guess the banking and the ~160+ mph didn’t help. But they allowed me to run the remainder of the day without the hood.

Nice! I'd love to drive Daytona one day. What's your top speed?

[Fresh1179]

https://youtu.be/H7lHiZmmvmw

VIR Full-2:16.11

MCS 2 Way NR 8/8
Turner Sways Medium/Soft
Karbonius CSL Intake w/ Snorkel
Half Cage
Seats
Gutted w/ Sunroof Delete
275/35/18 RE-71r Square

Finally a place to post my mediocre driving!
Lots of work to do but fairly proud of this lap. Really need to get brake pressure switch for AIM. And slicks....

Edit: and aero for the esses. And more confidence between 2-3. And a better line through oak tree haha.

Any criticism or tips are appreciated!


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[eacmen]

For your first time, not getting lost is the hardest part, so well done! It looks like you have experience with track driving, where normally in HPDE's we teach that smooth is fast, fast is smooth. Generally, Auto-x has much harsher transitions which require faster hands. For your next one, try to be "ahead" of the cones. You are driving around the cones (apparent in the slaloms) instead of really anticipating where the car needs to be positioned.

Also, on the big turnaround, it doesn't seem like you are maximizing your available mechanical grip. You could gain a good 1/2 second or so by increasing speed (not radius) and use up the remaining grip. If you're oversteering the whole turn, it's too much, if you are setting the wheel and waiting for the turn to be over, it's not enough. Being on the threshold of loosing grip in a long radius corner like that is usually the quickest.

Thank you for the tips. I did DNF like half the runs getting lost.

I was not anywhere near the mechanical grip limit of the car for sure. Easily 8 seconds to be gained.

Was hoping they would allow passengers to get a feel for it, but covid killed it.

Also not used to launching from a stop. Need to work on that.

[mrgizmo04]

I used an autox event to get a feel for the car after a lot of suspension work and setup changes, they got upset at me.

https://youtu.be/5i5_GJhQyWE

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