Racetrack Stuff
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:36 am
Decided to start a global thread on racetrack stuff. Track prep questions, how do I get on track, why is my instructor an asshole (spoiler: he's me), track videos and trip reports, etc.
Gonna start with a couple videos I'm currently pretty proud of and which I will look back at and cringe like crazy at in 9 months when I am 2-3 seconds faster. First, VIR. My reference goal for VIR full is an instructor Oleg, a crazy Russian dude who races spec miata and has a pretty similar car to mine. His car is one of the few cars out there that mine is faster than on the straights despite his higher cornering speeds, so I should be able to match his times with better cornering techniques. I'm not terribly far off, especially at a big track like VIR. His best laps are in the 2:22s; I'm in the 2:23s. Here he is:
And here's me:
Next up is my home track, Summit Point Main. Here Oleg is running 1:29s, which is actually quite a bit ahead of me at this track, where I run 1:30s. His cornering speeds are quite a bit above mine showing that I have some room to improve. Note, however, that he's not running the same car as the VIR video, this is a 2003 NB version Miata with more power and his straight away speeds are comparable. In the VIR car I'd venture his times would be closer to mine at SP just because of the speed differentials. But there are some things for me to learn here. Oleg:
Me:
Gonna start with a couple videos I'm currently pretty proud of and which I will look back at and cringe like crazy at in 9 months when I am 2-3 seconds faster. First, VIR. My reference goal for VIR full is an instructor Oleg, a crazy Russian dude who races spec miata and has a pretty similar car to mine. His car is one of the few cars out there that mine is faster than on the straights despite his higher cornering speeds, so I should be able to match his times with better cornering techniques. I'm not terribly far off, especially at a big track like VIR. His best laps are in the 2:22s; I'm in the 2:23s. Here he is:
And here's me:
Next up is my home track, Summit Point Main. Here Oleg is running 1:29s, which is actually quite a bit ahead of me at this track, where I run 1:30s. His cornering speeds are quite a bit above mine showing that I have some room to improve. Note, however, that he's not running the same car as the VIR video, this is a 2003 NB version Miata with more power and his straight away speeds are comparable. In the VIR car I'd venture his times would be closer to mine at SP just because of the speed differentials. But there are some things for me to learn here. Oleg:
Me: