that danged coupe held you up! Coupe does not = better driver

You gotta run VDC OFF and M mode! It's so much more exciting, let the tail hang out a little - teaches you a lot about catching a car in a slide. Turn off those electronic nannies!

And the M mode will hold the gear until you shift, it's not like one of the manumatics that still shifts when it thinks is best.

Where did you mount your finicky camera? I've mounted a camera by duct taping it in between the headrest mounts on the passenger side haha - it worked admirably well, but not the best angle.

 

Sounds like a great day SM!
HPDE FTW.

..I have a day coming up this Friday, but not in the G

 

You can't forget this one:

 

Hey, i'm a noob at this. VDC is my friend. Perhaps next time, with less people around the track. Our group had the most cars so it was a bit crowded. I tried M for a couple of times, but it took my focus off the turns so i put it back in DS. On the upside, i do keep VDC off and go into M mode when i'm playing in loose gravel. Low-speed fish-tailing is fun!

I used a , stuck to the sunroof with the camera mounted upside down. It wouldn't fit on the windshield even with the (then) included extension. But for $19, i'm not complaining. In the past i had a similar set-up as yours, albeit using a instead of duct tape, it http://gshack.org/g/index.php?album=injen-sri&image=InjenSRI-OnRoad.mp4 surprisingly well but tends to vibrate every now and then.

Okay, which car will it be?

Close call indeed. How does one get out of a situation like that? Apply more throttle and point back to the track?

 

Looks like too much fun. Glad to see more G's getting out there. I can see why the brakes didn't fade- nice wide open turns. Thanks for posting the vids.

 

M Coupe

 

This is what used, worked great. http://www.filmtools.com/cruisecam.html


Please realize turn 7 is a high speed corner, I was doing 90+mph when I hit the inside curbing, early apex. <- NOT Good. That threw all the weight of the car to right side wheels. I knew I didn't want to go off to the right, it can get ugly over there. So once the right side wheels went off, I jerked it back to left and the rear end broke loose and I got sideways. The only thing to do was apply brakes, turn the wheel right and hang on. I'm glad I had VDC on at this point. Pucker factor was still a 10+.

 

This is at My home track,Willow Springs ,in Rosamond Ca.
Turn 9 is a high speed decreasing radius turn.A NASA particapant died in this turn last year.I have spun out in turn 9 Myself at around 110 mph.
The driver in the below video tried to get back on the track after going off into the dirt.He should have stayed off in the dirt, and gradually come to a stop while steering straight.

 

Wow, that's one of the worst crashes I've seen on video, I'm glad he was OK. Tracking your car is a very serious, you can go from having a good day to having a bad day in about 2 seconds.

In my case... I'm thankful that I had VDC on, it probably helped me control the car and go off relatively straight. It's very easy to roll your car, going off side ways. IMO; I don't think the VDC on '07+ G slows the car down very much, it's very unobtrusive. I'm no expert driver, so the VDC is nice to have just in case you need it.

 

Thats me tracking the car down here in PR...







The G is no weekend warrior but it held up pretty good in the track. Fortunately for me track is very fast and brake fade wasn't an issue. For track use, SS brake Lines will help...

 

I love seeing people getting the bug. its incredibly addicting (and expensive). I love the track. Only thing keeping me from going at the moment is needing new tires ($$). Glad you had a good time. The G is no track hack but can hold its own reasonably well.


I'd have to disagree. I had differing experiences on the track. I'm no expert driver but have lots of track experience on a bike so I knew the lines. I have an 07 coupe 6mt, all stock. At California Speedway I needed to turn off VDC right away. It would trigger as soon as I was trying to get the power on. With the wheels sliding gently on turn exit the car would grab its own handful of brake, lol. I also found the car wants to understeer a bit also exacerbating my VDC issue.
I also got serious brake fade. Ironically never noticed it on the track but coming into the pits I got nothing first time I tried to slow down, lol. Scared the crap out of me.

I love the track. I hope you make it out again soon. its so much damn fun! Thanks for sharing your experience and video!




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streets of willow springs

 

^ i've read that the VDC system on the V36 was changed to be less obtrusive from prior years.

 

ah, I see. well it was still way too obtrusive in my 07 g35.
Doesnt matter really-all that matters is having a good time at the track!