Black Widow's Last Autocross Pix & Vid [Archive]

rat_rod_russell

04-12-2009, 06:26 PM

Some from my last event in the Black Widow. I told several of my friends about having to sell the car so 3 of them cam out with pro camera equipment for me. Too bad I didn't have a good co driver with me that day so it would have looked better. And the one time i lose it so badly i have to cut a donut to get back around there's another video camera on me besides my own. FAIL from 2 angles, o well at least it looked cool.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s1-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-1.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s2-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-2.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s4-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-4.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s5-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-5.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s8-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-8.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s14-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-14.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s16-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-16.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s6-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-6.jpg)

Video on my fastest Run
fastest only because it was clean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXEUpuXsHEk

this is what happens when you get throttle happy with street tires on concrete that has never been rained on

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s10-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-10.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s11-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-11.jpg)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s12-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-12.jpg) https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/s13-1.jpg (http://www.hotrodjim.com/immages/projects/in_progress/57_2d_sedan/racing/spokes_last/l-13.jpg)

And the Video of my epic fail, The guy who was riding with me didn't think so for what its worth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqWyz2b475Q

Russell

Code Red

04-12-2009, 06:39 PM

your right may of been a fail but looked good while failing ;-)

Krazed

04-14-2009, 02:43 PM

Yet again, more inspiration/motivation to buy a 55-57 Chevy.

I love these cars with the Pro-touring treatment.

Lookin good!

GetMore

04-14-2009, 02:49 PM

Wonder what the course workers were thinking when you did that.

rat_rod_russell

04-14-2009, 11:45 PM

Wonder what the course workers were thinking when you did that.

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I was trying to get the tail to brake steer around a little for me so I could come out of it a little faster at the end because of the good strait so when It started moving I thought it felt right. But then it started to get faster real quick and I started to counter steer but the rear just keep going then our of the corner of my eye I see the rear view mirror and notice the air is full of the tan dust not white smoke. Then I knew what it was so I hooked it back the other way and stomped on it hoping I still had the momentum to swing it around but I didn’t. The front end lifted and understeer occurred. By the time I had gone that far around with that much torque the suspension had fully squatted on the rear. I was in first gear almost hitting read line with 330 RWTQ and 3.73 gears (about 3000 pound feet worth of force on the tires) so it started lifting the frontend, if I hadn't tried to recover when I hit the dust I could have brought it around faster. I didn't think about the dirty concrete braking loose under my tires at first. At that point I was pissed you could see me sliding all over the place coming out of that corner. I just didn’t care at that point.