SoCal: Time attack tuesdays

[Chad-1stGen]

LOL man---that was brutal Matt---LOL.

Ok I see the revised statement but LMAO!! I clicked last page on the post read Doug quoting Matt's comment and laugh before I realize I'm the dude getting ripped on ha ha ha!

[406 Q-ship]

Ok I see the revised statement but LMAO!! I clicked last page on the post read Doug quoting Matt's comment and laugh before I realize I'm the dude getting ripped on ha ha ha!

Roll with it Chad, it is when they stop baggin on you that you really need to worry.

[TCI Engineering]

Paul, did you get my e-mail yesterday?

I thought about this a bunch last night and I think that two timed laps for both practice and the official timing will work better. This should help keep everything more fluid between the morning rounds and the afternoon. I wouldn't want anybody to be confused while out on the track as to how many laps they are taking and have an accident because of it. I also think it will be easier to make sure everyone gets an equal amount of laps.

So here is what I was thinking. There were two lines of cars in the staging area on Tuesday night. I would place the odd numbered cars in the left lane and the even numbered cars in the right in numerical order of course.

On the last lap though instead of waiting for the cars to go through the chicane and around the banked turn they can cut right across and back into line. There was another pit entrance that wasn't being used while we were there that I will take advantage of. *see the last part of the red line on my lame diagram*



This will allow us to keep cars 1-10 that are currently running and the next group of cars 11-20 scheduled to run separate in the pits. Once group one(cars 1-10) are done with their allotted half hour they will use the same track exit that was used on Tuesday where they can pull out and go back to their parking spots up top.

This should help keep everything flowing very well.

These are of course just HBI's(hair brained ideas) at this point but I am throwing them out there so you guys can add your input.

-Jason

[Nessumsar]

I was not there when you guys went, but that seems like a good idea, and it should flow really well.

[TCI Engineering]

Also, I want the lap times to be relayed from the announcers booth via walkie to the pits in real time. That way you know what times you just ran before going back out on the track.

-Jason

[DFRESH]

Great ideas Jason---sounds like it would work fantastic that way--would flow very well and keep things moving which is def important. Thanks for all your efforts bro!

Doug

[Chad-1stGen]

Also, I want the lap times to be relayed from the announcers booth via walkie to the pits in real time. That way you know what times you just ran before going back out on the track.

-Jason

Best idea yet!

[TCI Engineering]

Best idea yet!

I've never understood all the lap time secrecy, all the times will be displayed throughout the day. I also don't mind if people want to make adjustments to the cars, so long as it doesn't interfere with their run time. Which brings up a good topic. If we have 5 groups of 10 there won't be much if any time to make adjustments to the cars before having to go back out on the track. The last thing I want is someone making adjustments in the pits and then that same person complaining they didn't get enough runs in their alotted time. Not to mention that the cars will be put to the test pushing them that hard for nearly a whole half hour.

I used the 5 groups of 10 because it was easy math but I am starting to think that larger run groups might work a little better.

-Jason

[69sponge]

Jason, i did get e-mail,thanks again.I think the early exit is a good idea.My only question is was there a paved section to cross over? I dont remember seeing one? On the back section I was so focused on the tires in the middle of the track i dont recall seeing one...

[-The Stig-]

Yeah, there's pavement there... it's just alternate route they can lay out for their course.

[TCI Engineering]

Jason, i did get e-mail,thanks again.I think the early exit is a good idea.My only question is was there a paved section to cross over? I dont remember seeing one? On the back section I was so focused on the tires in the middle of the track i dont recall seeing one...

Here is the unedited version of the overhead map. I didn't notice it while I was there either.

-J

[TCI Engineering]

Damn ninja'd

[Chad-1stGen]

Wowza, how much pressure did you have in those bad boys?

Finally got around to checking lol. 30 psi stone cold. about 33 psi warm.

[406 Q-ship]

Finally got around to checking lol. 30 psi stone cold. about 33 psi warm.

I run 40 front and 38 rear cold.......you really need to bump them up. I run 35 for the street on all four.

[-The Stig-]

I let a lot of air out, they were at 45 ... I let it out to just under 30, I think I put them at around 28.

Car seems to like 26-28psi with these tires, too high of a psi and they feel like they want to slide more... seems what the 'butt dyno' seems to read. Then again, I really don't care if it's sliding... that's fun stuff.

[TCI Engineering]

The place was a ghost town last night. When the 6:00 session started there were 11 cars running.

Rob from No Limit had his heat gun out and we were able to log the tire and brake temps. Don loosened up the proportioning valve to get a little more pressure on the rear brakes. The weight distribution of his car is a very nice 48/52 so we figured it would respond well to this change. Sure enough, he went out and ran a new personal best of 51.67 and I think there is a high 50.XX left in it.

His rear axle started leaking so he is going yank it out and bring it down to us to examine. While it is out he is going to upgrade to a Tru-Track posi because he has destroyed the clutch type posi he has now. I think with some good tires(he's running 400 treadwear now) and some negative camber he should run even little better.

[rrunner68]

Cool. I think we all have a play-date scheduled for next week. Should be a hoot.

[Chad-1stGen]

Yeah I'm planning on the 11th. Sounds like last night woulda been great with not a lot of peeps out.

[TCI Engineering]

I completely forgot to mention that they were timing both of the first two laps last night.

When I left at 6:45 Don had already ran 3 times(9 laps) and the first session was going to run until 7:30 instead of 7:00 this time. You could have gotten a bunch of runs for $20 last night in the first session.

Also, I talked to Mike(the main guy) about the track rental. I wasn't aware of this but apparently Mike is not employed by Adam's. He made a deal with them to hold these events and he has built a very good relationship with them. He gave me his card and we planned to talk more. I was very impressed with his demeanor and professionalism so there is no doubt I want him involved with our track rental.

-J

[79-TA]

Yeah I'm planning on the 11th. Sounds like last night woulda been great with not a lot of peeps out.

You mean 10th?