My 2011 GT at Laguna Seca 6-26-11

Tri-Bar · Jun 27, 2011

YouTube - ‪Speed Ventures Laguna Seca 6-26-11‬&rlm;

bobwb · Jun 27, 2011

that looked fun, is your white 5.0 auto. trans? the sound was not very good, is it all stock?

jaybertx · Jun 27, 2011

Very cool!!

JKidd · Jun 27, 2011

Overtaking and M3 and then pressuring a Lotus into the gravel...

Well done!

Tri-Bar · Jun 27, 2011

Bobwb,
It's a stick.. and I can tell you the first heat out.. was miss shift!! Missed 3rd alot and went into 5th until I got use to the gate of the stock shifter. Motor is still stock.. no power added, just the brakes rotors and pads. With the Roush track Pak (Coilovers) and better that stock tires.. Was running the Nitto NT-05's with 2010 9.5x18 GT500 Rims.

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums...ures-ReFuelPurple1210pm-CorkscrewCP4_0661.jpg

dynasty_365 · Jun 27, 2011

good stuff right there man. hopefully i made it to a track soon and lay down some numbers. howd she handle on the track

Tri-Bar · Jun 27, 2011

dynasty_365 said:
good stuff right there man. hopefully i made it to a track soon and lay down some numbers. howd she handle on the track

I was fighting the back end all day.. Then I let all the air out of my tires, to about 25lbs cold and set the rear Shocks 3 clicks from hard... Hooked up well after that.

scargoz · Jun 27, 2011

Oh man! That rocks. Can you do track days with a convertible? I think one of the cars you
encountered was a convertible. You can do autocross with a convertible, and drag racing to
a certian ET, not sure about track time (we have Car Guys, and some driving clubs).
That is just beautiful video ... sniff.

SpartaPerformance · Jun 27, 2011

Awesome Apexing!! I thought I was playing Forza!

Tri-Bar · Jun 27, 2011

scargoz said:
Oh man! That rocks. Can you do track days with a convertible? I think one of the cars you
encountered was a convertible. You can do autocross with a convertible, and drag racing to
a certian ET, not sure about track time (we have Car Guys, and some driving clubs).
That is just beautiful video ... sniff.

You can but the rules say the roll bar has to be over the drivers head.. So if they put a ruler on top of the roll bar to the windscreen it clears the top of the drivers head with a helmet.

dynasty_365 · Jun 27, 2011

How do u handle a car on a road track as far as shifting goes. I've never done it and am very interested in finding some of the best strategies

bdcardinal · Jun 28, 2011

dynasty_365 said:
How do u handle a car on a road track as far as shifting goes. I've never done it and am very interested in finding some of the best strategies

All of your downshifting is completed before turn in. Either with heel-toe downshifting or left foot braking. Heel-toe makes you look like a hero to fan-boys. Left foot braking can cause you to have a ventilated gearbox, but is a lot faster method.

You never shift mid corner, it changes the torque applied to the rear wheels and can cause cause unpredictability.

Tri-Bar · Jun 28, 2011

dynasty_365 said:
How do u handle a car on a road track as far as shifting goes. I've never done it and am very interested in finding some of the best strategies

I try to do all my down shifting while I am under braking and have it all done before a turn to get into the best gear for a corner.This way you can use the most power out of the corner. Most of the turns are 3rd gear at laguna but from turn 6 to 11 is 4th. down to 2nd in 11 and 4th to 5th before turn 2, back into 3rd.

Hope that helps.

Moochman4life · Jun 28, 2011

Tri-Bar said:
Bobwb,
It's a stick.. and I can tell you the first heat out.. was miss shift!! Missed 3rd alot and went into 5th until I got use to the gate of the stock shifter. Motor is still stock.. no power added, just the brakes rotors and pads. With the Roush track Pak (Coilovers) and better that stock tires.. Was running the Nitto NT-05's with 2010 9.5x18 GT500 Rims.

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums...ures-ReFuelPurple1210pm-CorkscrewCP4_0661.jpg

Dude, I love track vids.

What was the outside temp?

Seems like the Nitto's did the job. And there wasn't a whole lotta tire noise.

I wish I could hit some of those west coast tracks. I'm "stuck" with Summit Point and VIR lol.

Tri-Bar · Jun 28, 2011

Moochman4life said:
Dude, I love track vids.

What was the outside temp?

Seems like the Nitto's did the job. And there wasn't a whole lotta tire noise.

I wish I could hit some of those west coast tracks. I'm "stuck" with Summit Point and VIR lol.

Outside temp was around 70-75* with a nice breeze.
For street tire they arnt half bad..With that being said.. you know they dont have the grip levels like a race or D.O.T race tire..Cold PSI I found to be around 23-25lbs they get hot fast. First heat out hot temps where in the mid to upper 40's psi. and the back gets slick. Will I keep using them, yes. Will I get the fastest lap times with them, No.. For the price of the tire I can go a little slower or they are hard to pass up.

You can say a lot about California. but we do have a few tracks to run...makes it nice to play.

GTfrod · Jun 28, 2011

Nice videoooo! Enjoyed it

StreetsideStig · Jun 28, 2011

Awesome video. I love the corkscrew. Some day I'll get out to Monterey and drive it.

OsirisGT · Jun 28, 2011

Man I wanted to go soooo bad but my car is too loud ;o(

Tri-Bar · Jun 28, 2011

OsirisGT said:
Man I wanted to go soooo bad but my car is too loud ;o(

My Son in his 350Z got kicked out for pegging 101 dbs

StreetsideStig · Jun 29, 2011

Tri-Bar said:
My Son in his 350Z got kicked out for pegging 101 dbs

Ouch! You spend all that money to make it sound awesome, and you can't even (legally) get it up to speed. Bummer.

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