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[ccjazz]

Thanks for the great video thStone. Looks like a blast, great driving!

[Little "t"]

Good job Tom, I'm looking forward to Willow this weekend, we are going to do some serious damage!

[jb92563]

Great in car video. I especially like the commentary so we can see what your thinking.

To me the passing seems like the craziest part since you need to push harder to be able to, and thats when things can get out of whack.

I suppose you can push the guy up front hard and hope he makes a mistake or gets tired and leaves you some more passing room.

I signed up for iRacing so I can do some Sim work to get a better feel for track layouts, racing lines, passing opportunities, driver reactions etc.

They have a RUF 911 to drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOTG7GYYOns&feature=share

It will be nice to be able to experiment without risking life, limb and wallet while warming up to the excitement of real wheel to wheel racing.

[com3dorm3]

oh nice video!
Do you know the reason why the back end was stepping out at the end of the "straight"?
Was it locking on gear downshift (mismatched rev) or something else like alignment setup?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by com3dorm3

oh nice video!
Do you know the reason why the back end was stepping out at the end of the "straight"?
Was it locking on gear downshift (mismatched rev) or something else like alignment setup?

I believe that I was getting oversteer for three reasons;

1. I was overdriving the car which over-heated the rear tires resulting in less grip.

2. I was trail-braking into the turn and was not always smooth enough in my transition from brake to full throttle.

3. I was tired and sometimes took a crappy line into the corner.

My downshifting was fine along with alignment. What I need to work on is off-line driving at full speed with tons of pressure!

[com3dorm3]

Originally Posted by thstone

.... driving at full speed with tons of pressure!

I haven't had the pleasure of doing so.
Nice job though. Cheers.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Little "t"

Good job Tom, I'm looking forward to Willow this weekend, we are going to do some serious damage!

Little "t" and I will be back at Willow Springs battling the field this weekend! Look for updates here.