Video: DC2R @ Wakefield

[Jim80y]

Went to a private track day @ Wakefield yesterday, was my first time out with semis. Brought the video camera and window mount, so I was able to get quite a bit of footage. I've uploaded a vid of the best lap I did, please comment/criticize where I did things right and where I can improve. It's not a perfect lap, but really happy with how many seconds I cut from my previous PB.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwpXRrBzlI

[Leslie R]

you drove well yesterday dude
very nice time
do you have a baffled sump man?

[hebe]

Nice video

[felixR]

nice one john!

where's the vid from the compact cup day?

[M a i k e r u]

looks fun.

i need to grow some balls and track my car 1 day. LOL

[G_Vtec]

nice run

how is your suspension setup? i noticed you hardly have to counter-steer and your entry speed is pretty good. Bless the semis

[faijai]

looks fun.

i need to grow some balls and track my car 1 day. LOL

Its fun. and its pretty safe most of the time. come to the one in July which John is organising man. Ive only been a couple of times also but when your out there you have a blast.

[Jim80y]

Leslie: yep got a baffled sump from OZ227, similar to Mugen
Felix: yep soon, just have to cut the footage down.
G Vtec: Using Toda Fightex DA with fronts set on 8 (out of 15) and 9 on the rear. Also have the Whiteline Rear Heavy Duty on the hardest setting (I think on the hardest setting its pretty close to the Mugen 26mm). The tyres really made a difference, first lap out with them I scared the crap out of myself with the cornering speed.

[dang]

Nice clip. Thanks for sharing, i wanna hit wakefield one day.

[freakie]

at about 1:03 is that corner a double apex?

[Zilli]

very very nice mate

i need more practise, better suspension too... i was in 2nd at a lot of the corner where you were in the 3rd, abviously the slicks make a big difference too!!

great driving mate

[Jim80y]

freakie, that corner is aka the fish hook at wakefield, not sure if you would call it a double apex, it's the darker part of the track in this picture:

On the second corner of that part I'm nowhere near the inside ripple strip. Last time someone showed me the line all he told me was to line up 3 distinct points on the race track - driveway, ripple strip, then driveway again, you can just see those driveways in the pic.

[Jim80y]

EDIT: ^Never leave the computer unattended when babysitting a 2 year old.

[tinkerbell]

maybe a double apex, it maybe a single apex...?

it is better described as a "complex" that actually involves turn 7, 8 and 9...

[Jim80y]

Last post edited lol.