Laguna Seca 2006 ... let's go!
I can attest to the no weak stomachs when riding shotgun. Rode in Clint's car one time at Buttonwillow and I think I turned the Oh Shiet handle into a Holy Sh&!@#$ Fuc$#^%*me handle. 
Then you gotta ride with Clint at Laguna Seca! You charge down the front straight, shifting from second to third to fourth to fifth gear, the last change just as shoot under the bridge at the start finish line climbing the hill to that little kink they call Turn 1. Still flat out the car pinches all the way to the left, crests the hill, and even though the steering wheel is held firm, the car slides all the way cross track to the right edge of the pavement...and the pedal is held to the floor in fifth gear throughout. If you lift, everybody hears it and you are WUSS. Now you are going down hill into a double apex hairpin Turn 2, the Andretti turn. With a concrete wall beyond. Take aim at a mid track entry point. Hold it WOT. HOLD IT. Wait to see the image of your most important prophet or diety.....when you do.....count to three....then BRAKE! Down shift three times while holding threshold braking, trail off slightly and take the rear end loose to rotate the car, countersteering to the second apex point. Gently squeeze throttle back on as you acquire rear traction and then be at WOT and upshift as you track out to the right edge again.
Then take aim at Turn three entry point.
Of course, the blind entry off the top of Turn 8 in the corkscrew is much more radical than that, but rather than tell you about it.........just ride with Clint and you will understand what the meaning of "faith" really is.
You will love it!
Then take aim at Turn three entry point.
Of course, the blind entry off the top of Turn 8 in the corkscrew is much more radical than that, but rather than tell you about it.........just ride with Clint and you will understand what the meaning of "faith" really is.
You will love it!
Breakfast Recommendation.
If you are going to ride with Clint or me....you need to have a nutritious breakfast. It is after all the most important meal of the day and you will be burning a lot of energy, bracing against the g forces in turning and braking, and the occasional scream, so a good meal will be a critical element to staying alert and sharp when you ride and when you drive.
But eating the wrong things can be a serious mistake. Eggs benedict for example. Anything greasy like bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy...not recommended. Anything that takes a long time to digest, like corn, carrots, or potatos is not a swift idea either. Spicy foods are certainly a no-no. Cereals and grains are also bad, and milk or other things that sour and curdle in the belly especially are bad, since they burn and have a bad odor when they come back up. Liquids soak into the foam of your helmet and seep down your collar, so acidic orange juices and coffees are not high on the list either.
That pretty much cuts down your choice to bananas.
They are smooth and easy to get down, have lots of protein and potassium, and are one of the very few foods out there that taste pretty much exactly the same coming up as they do going down. It is also sort of glooey and clumpy, and it makes clean up a lot easier. The heavier consistency to bananas also makes it hard to "projectile vomit", and that is important because some of you flip up the face shield on your helmets, even though only your nose is above the helmet brace, and yank down on the opening with both hands to pull it down over your eyes and get your mouth free. Unbraced, blind and hurling is a very awkward thing to manage gracefully in a car going over 100mph, and with the windows down it does not tend to go very far before it revisits your face. The liquid stuff that hits the windshield tends to drip into the heating and air conditioning vents, and those are really hard to scrub out. But banana just tends to pulse out in a slow surge inside the helmet. So have some consideration for Clint. Eat bananas for breakfast, and not much else.
Tomorrow we will talk about the traditional pre race enema.
If you are going to ride with Clint or me....you need to have a nutritious breakfast. It is after all the most important meal of the day and you will be burning a lot of energy, bracing against the g forces in turning and braking, and the occasional scream, so a good meal will be a critical element to staying alert and sharp when you ride and when you drive.
But eating the wrong things can be a serious mistake. Eggs benedict for example. Anything greasy like bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy...not recommended. Anything that takes a long time to digest, like corn, carrots, or potatos is not a swift idea either. Spicy foods are certainly a no-no. Cereals and grains are also bad, and milk or other things that sour and curdle in the belly especially are bad, since they burn and have a bad odor when they come back up. Liquids soak into the foam of your helmet and seep down your collar, so acidic orange juices and coffees are not high on the list either.
That pretty much cuts down your choice to bananas.
They are smooth and easy to get down, have lots of protein and potassium, and are one of the very few foods out there that taste pretty much exactly the same coming up as they do going down. It is also sort of glooey and clumpy, and it makes clean up a lot easier. The heavier consistency to bananas also makes it hard to "projectile vomit", and that is important because some of you flip up the face shield on your helmets, even though only your nose is above the helmet brace, and yank down on the opening with both hands to pull it down over your eyes and get your mouth free. Unbraced, blind and hurling is a very awkward thing to manage gracefully in a car going over 100mph, and with the windows down it does not tend to go very far before it revisits your face. The liquid stuff that hits the windshield tends to drip into the heating and air conditioning vents, and those are really hard to scrub out. But banana just tends to pulse out in a slow surge inside the helmet. So have some consideration for Clint. Eat bananas for breakfast, and not much else.
Tomorrow we will talk about the traditional pre race enema.
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No Enema for me. One day of fasting and a good dump before I ride "bitch" Anyone wanna promise me a ride? My GF says she'll go to Laguna Seca to watch, but I want to be on the track even if I can't drive.
Originally Posted by Kaotik
No Enema for me. One day of fasting and a good dump before I ride "bitch" Anyone wanna promise me a ride? My GF says she'll go to Laguna Seca to watch, but I want to be on the track even if I can't drive.
Pick a car....We will probably bring about 4 or 5 of them.........
Scott at VRT
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Last edited by wa2good; Dec 24, 2005 at 03:41 AM.
Nice looking cars wa2good!
I wish that you had been building them when I got started on my G in July of 2003. The aftermarket was just getting started and lots of good stuff was just not available. Looking forward to taking a peek at a couple of them when we go to Laguna Seca. Maybe when I finally blow up my stock motor on the supercharger I can change to JWT TT on a built motor.
What are you running in them for the clutch/flywheel and the differentials?
Are you changing the front upper control arms, and the anti sway bars?
I wish that you had been building them when I got started on my G in July of 2003. The aftermarket was just getting started and lots of good stuff was just not available. Looking forward to taking a peek at a couple of them when we go to Laguna Seca. Maybe when I finally blow up my stock motor on the supercharger I can change to JWT TT on a built motor.
What are you running in them for the clutch/flywheel and the differentials?
Are you changing the front upper control arms, and the anti sway bars?
Originally Posted by Eagle1
Nice looking cars wa2good!
I wish that you had been building them when I got started on my G in July of 2003. The aftermarket was just getting started and lots of good stuff was just not available. Looking forward to taking a peek at a couple of them when we go to Laguna Seca. Maybe when I finally blow up my stock motor on the supercharger I can change to JWT TT on a built motor.
What are you running in them for the clutch/flywheel and the differentials?
Are you changing the front upper control arms, and the anti sway bars?
I wish that you had been building them when I got started on my G in July of 2003. The aftermarket was just getting started and lots of good stuff was just not available. Looking forward to taking a peek at a couple of them when we go to Laguna Seca. Maybe when I finally blow up my stock motor on the supercharger I can change to JWT TT on a built motor.
What are you running in them for the clutch/flywheel and the differentials?
Are you changing the front upper control arms, and the anti sway bars?
Thanks
, We would be glad to build your car when you are ready. I am always willing to help the G and Z comunity, especialy fellow track goers. We use the JWT clutch / flywheel and a Nismo LSD diff. and full suspension containing front and rear adjustable sways.Scott at VRT
http://www.violentracing.com/
Sounds like a truly superb and superior set up. My orientation was also to have a street civil, but track capable car, and had to do it myself with what was gradually released to the market. Your set up is the best I have seen for a complete "turn key" adaptation to the consumer. I am limited in HP because I wanted to leave the stock internals and maintain plenty of margin for error since the experience on the cars was limited at the time. So it puts down about 360rwhp. The advantage of the sc of course is that it is seamless power transition and on the "edge" any lag "pop" from a turbo is bad news. The new twins have reduced a lot of that, but debate as long as we wish, it is still there. Nothing like the old carrera days, but still there.
If I had it to do again, and it was manageable, I would be very interested in going to a lysholm twin screw FI, and building the motor, but I just don't know of a good unit and fmu out there for our motor.
Look forward to seeing you up there. Clint and I are going to get a restaurant reserved, private room, for after the event. Hope you can make it.
If I had it to do again, and it was manageable, I would be very interested in going to a lysholm twin screw FI, and building the motor, but I just don't know of a good unit and fmu out there for our motor.
Look forward to seeing you up there. Clint and I are going to get a restaurant reserved, private room, for after the event. Hope you can make it.
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1. THX723 (Clint) - Reg & Booked
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing - Booked
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Eagle1,
Hilarious on the breakfast bit.
Believe it or not, banana's also the recommended food of choice for people we take up in the air for maneuvers. Can't exactly pull over at 15,000 ft. when they start feeling funny.
Kaotik,
I can promise you that ride. Just be sure to flag me down when you see me! As usual, I'll be scrambling between my own car and the student's cars like a mad man ... all day long!
Darren,
Thanks for the custom hand grip embossed onto my passenger-side handle bar.
The rest of yall ... I'll see u at the track!
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing - Booked
5.
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Eagle1,
Hilarious on the breakfast bit.
Believe it or not, banana's also the recommended food of choice for people we take up in the air for maneuvers. Can't exactly pull over at 15,000 ft. when they start feeling funny.
Kaotik,
I can promise you that ride. Just be sure to flag me down when you see me! As usual, I'll be scrambling between my own car and the student's cars like a mad man ... all day long!
Darren,
Thanks for the custom hand grip embossed onto my passenger-side handle bar.
The rest of yall ... I'll see u at the track!
Originally Posted by Eagle1
Sounds like a truly superb and superior set up. My orientation was also to have a street civil, but track capable car, and had to do it myself with what was gradually released to the market. Your set up is the best I have seen for a complete "turn key" adaptation to the consumer. I am limited in HP because I wanted to leave the stock internals and maintain plenty of margin for error since the experience on the cars was limited at the time. So it puts down about 360rwhp. The advantage of the sc of course is that it is seamless power transition and on the "edge" any lag "pop" from a turbo is bad news. The new twins have reduced a lot of that, but debate as long as we wish, it is still there. Nothing like the old carrera days, but still there.
If I had it to do again, and it was manageable, I would be very interested in going to a lysholm twin screw FI, and building the motor, but I just don't know of a good unit and fmu out there for our motor.
Look forward to seeing you up there. Clint and I are going to get a restaurant reserved, private room, for after the event. Hope you can make it.
If I had it to do again, and it was manageable, I would be very interested in going to a lysholm twin screw FI, and building the motor, but I just don't know of a good unit and fmu out there for our motor.
Look forward to seeing you up there. Clint and I are going to get a restaurant reserved, private room, for after the event. Hope you can make it.
. Yes, surprising enough the turbo lag a thing of the past, especialy on this awesome JWT TT kit with the little Garett BB 530 turbos. Which, BTW, are awesome on the stock internals as well. Do any of you two ever run (big) Willow Springs? If so what times have you ran? What are good times for L.S.?Scott at VRT
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1. THX723 (Clint) - Reg & Booked
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing (Avo)- Reg & Booked
5.
Clint if need be I can take a few guys out if you get swamped. Aaron asked me last time I was at the track if I could help out instructing.
I do plan to drop my times below 00:02:00
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing (Avo)- Reg & Booked
5.
Clint if need be I can take a few guys out if you get swamped. Aaron asked me last time I was at the track if I could help out instructing.
I do plan to drop my times below 00:02:00
1. THX723 (Clint) - Reg & Booked
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing (Avo)- Reg & Booked
5.
Clint if need be I can take a few guys out if you get swamped. Aaron asked me last time I was at the track if I could help out instructing.
I do plan to drop my times below 00:02:00
2. Eagle1 (Ed) - Reg & Booked
3. glennp_1999 - Reg & Booked <-- about to have the time of his life!
4. ZazaRacing (Avo)- Reg & Booked
5.
Clint if need be I can take a few guys out if you get swamped. Aaron asked me last time I was at the track if I could help out instructing.
I do plan to drop my times below 00:02:00
The last time out at Laguna Seca was with some of the Porsche Club folks. Times were pretty consistently between 1:44 and 1:46 per lap (there is traffic!).
I have only run Big Willow one time, and it was in July of 2004 when the temps were 106 F. I much prefer Buttonwillow and Cal Speedway when they use the Roval.
The schlepp to LS and to Sears Point are tough, and from San Diego even more so. But worth it. The tracks are just beautiful and the elevation changes and turns very challenging. The walls at Infineon can be nerve wracking when you are driving iron that you own. But the challenge is outstanding.
I have only run Big Willow one time, and it was in July of 2004 when the temps were 106 F. I much prefer Buttonwillow and Cal Speedway when they use the Roval.
The schlepp to LS and to Sears Point are tough, and from San Diego even more so. But worth it. The tracks are just beautiful and the elevation changes and turns very challenging. The walls at Infineon can be nerve wracking when you are driving iron that you own. But the challenge is outstanding.