Open track day May 10th Beaverun
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Open track day May 10th Beaverun
Hey guys:
As the title says, Open track day at Beaverun on May 10th. Morning sessions include instructors in the car. Afternoon is open for experiance drivers, NO instructors. Come one come all, lots of fun on a VERY safe, fast track. Hope to see you there
See yeah
Check it out at Beaverun.com
As the title says, Open track day at Beaverun on May 10th. Morning sessions include instructors in the car. Afternoon is open for experiance drivers, NO instructors. Come one come all, lots of fun on a VERY safe, fast track. Hope to see you there
See yeah
Check it out at Beaverun.com
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So no one lives near Pittsburgh
There are still plenty of spots left for the afternoon group. Morning, beginners, is full. Come on guys, I need atleast one AMG, besides myself, to have fun with
See yeah
PS: I'll post results about the larger HE after the event
There are still plenty of spots left for the afternoon group. Morning, beginners, is full. Come on guys, I need atleast one AMG, besides myself, to have fun with
See yeah
PS: I'll post results about the larger HE after the event
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it's 470 miles one way my friend. bit too far.....good luck looks like the weather may cooperate. i'm swimming at pocono this friday with the m3.
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A lap at Beaverun
Okay, GREAT weather, and lots of fun.
Coming into turn 1, you start braking on a uphill approach from about 120. This first turn is critical to get the next three right. Come in too fast and you give away the next three corners. I let the computer do the down shift, and HARD on the brakes to about 65. This is one of the few left handers on the track.
Once out of the apex of 1, you can know use the gas through turns two and three. A quick tap on the brake before turn 4, turn in and punch it and she will shift down to second for you for the short chute to turn 5.
hard on the brakes to set up for the uphill turn 5, and again she will down shift into second, occasionaly lighting up the rear passenger tire, DARN I wish these things had a LSD.
5 is tricky, cause if you come in too hard, your dead for the slight left hander 6 at the top of the hill
7 is the hardest turn on the track for a C32, as she will like to shift through the apex, if youcatch it just right. I do a slight brake before seven, point her straight and then gradully floor it throguh the apex and hang on. This is an off camber down hill ride, that if she shifts in the apex, you REALLY have your hands full.
Now for the LONG back straight. Coming out of 7 its a downhill FUN ride. You hit 8, which really isn't a turn at all, at about 90-95. Wide open no lift here guys.
Now the decision time. If you have a set of stones, ha, ha, you can go through 9 wide open NEVER lifting, but it is at about 125. With R tires that is the approach. With street tires, I do a slight brake check, about 115, and back on the gas through 9 so that the rear end is FIRMLY planted. In the morning an instructor rolled a newbies car here at about 110. Luckily no one was hurt, CRX was TOTALLED, and luckily had a cage. First time in 4 years, and thank GOD they walked away.
Coming into 10, the hardest braking area on the track, you really give the C's brakes a work out. From about 120 down to about 50. 10 and 11 are uphill GREAT fun. Again a LSD is requirted, or you do like me and go sideways through her like Tokoyo drift. I had several rounds of applause for NOT losing her here. Seocnd gear up hill sideways, but BOY is it fun.
Out of 11 Wide open down the front straight away, never lifting through 12 and back across the start finish line.
PS: Pushed a 99 M3 Tirerack sponsored FULL blown race car. LOTS OF FUN and respect
Many P cars, Boxster S, GT3's older turbo's etc, etc. I did have my two Z06's beat up on me again, can't win them all.
The new Code3 HE, FANTASTIC. NEVER any Heat soke issues, and the car was Blistering fast with the new pulley ALL day. Did use a can of NOS octane booster with 93 octane just for a little safety here.
Great day, Great Fun, and Nice guys, okay except for the Boxster S who didn't like to get passed
See yeah
PS: Corded the front drivers tire after first sesion, so i rotated her to the passenger side. Now I have TWO bald fronts, oh well off to tirerack I go. Maybe they will give me a discount for passing their sponsered ride, ha, ha
Coming into turn 1, you start braking on a uphill approach from about 120. This first turn is critical to get the next three right. Come in too fast and you give away the next three corners. I let the computer do the down shift, and HARD on the brakes to about 65. This is one of the few left handers on the track.
Once out of the apex of 1, you can know use the gas through turns two and three. A quick tap on the brake before turn 4, turn in and punch it and she will shift down to second for you for the short chute to turn 5.
hard on the brakes to set up for the uphill turn 5, and again she will down shift into second, occasionaly lighting up the rear passenger tire, DARN I wish these things had a LSD.
5 is tricky, cause if you come in too hard, your dead for the slight left hander 6 at the top of the hill
7 is the hardest turn on the track for a C32, as she will like to shift through the apex, if youcatch it just right. I do a slight brake before seven, point her straight and then gradully floor it throguh the apex and hang on. This is an off camber down hill ride, that if she shifts in the apex, you REALLY have your hands full.
Now for the LONG back straight. Coming out of 7 its a downhill FUN ride. You hit 8, which really isn't a turn at all, at about 90-95. Wide open no lift here guys.
Now the decision time. If you have a set of stones, ha, ha, you can go through 9 wide open NEVER lifting, but it is at about 125. With R tires that is the approach. With street tires, I do a slight brake check, about 115, and back on the gas through 9 so that the rear end is FIRMLY planted. In the morning an instructor rolled a newbies car here at about 110. Luckily no one was hurt, CRX was TOTALLED, and luckily had a cage. First time in 4 years, and thank GOD they walked away.
Coming into 10, the hardest braking area on the track, you really give the C's brakes a work out. From about 120 down to about 50. 10 and 11 are uphill GREAT fun. Again a LSD is requirted, or you do like me and go sideways through her like Tokoyo drift. I had several rounds of applause for NOT losing her here. Seocnd gear up hill sideways, but BOY is it fun.
Out of 11 Wide open down the front straight away, never lifting through 12 and back across the start finish line.
PS: Pushed a 99 M3 Tirerack sponsored FULL blown race car. LOTS OF FUN and respect
Many P cars, Boxster S, GT3's older turbo's etc, etc. I did have my two Z06's beat up on me again, can't win them all.
The new Code3 HE, FANTASTIC. NEVER any Heat soke issues, and the car was Blistering fast with the new pulley ALL day. Did use a can of NOS octane booster with 93 octane just for a little safety here.
Great day, Great Fun, and Nice guys, okay except for the Boxster S who didn't like to get passed
See yeah
PS: Corded the front drivers tire after first sesion, so i rotated her to the passenger side. Now I have TWO bald fronts, oh well off to tirerack I go. Maybe they will give me a discount for passing their sponsered ride, ha, ha
Last edited by MRAMG1; May 11, 2008 at 09:57 AM.
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MRAMG1, thanks for the help around BeaveRun and the tip on this web site.
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