Keeping up with the big boys

[mcbarnet007]

Another fun day at BRP. Below was my most action packed session of the day. Having a great time battling Porsche GT4, Mclaren 600LT, 370z, S2K and 86. With guest appearance of Audi R8 GT3 and Ferrari 488.

Car started to get heat soaked at the end of lap 4. I lost at least 10mph on the straights for lap 5 so I finally pulled in after lap 6.

 

[Cirrus MS100D]

Thanks for posting!

Dumb question, but does the camera have something funky going on with it that makes it look like you're driving with an Xbox controller? When I did HPDE days, I was always trying to be as smooth as possible on the steering inputs, but the video here makes it look like "FULL RIGHT... Center.. FULL RIGHT... Center... FULL RIGHT..." like you would do with a joystick. What's weird is that the little force-o-meter ball also makes it look like that too, so then I'm thinking it's the rig that's wobbling inside the car or something?

I highly doubt you're THAT jerky on the steering wheel.

 

[mcbarnet007]

Thanks for posting!

Dumb question, but does the camera have something funky going on with it that makes it look like you're driving with an Xbox controller? When I did HPDE days, I was always trying to be as smooth as possible on the steering inputs, but the video here makes it look like "FULL RIGHT... Center.. FULL RIGHT... Center... FULL RIGHT..." like you would do with a joystick. What's weird is that the little force-o-meter ball also makes it look like that too, so then I'm thinking it's the rig that's wobbling inside the car or something?

I highly doubt you're THAT jerky on the steering wheel.

The app that I am using for recording does not disable the Samsung S10 OIS. So the video is with OIS on and is causing all the jerkiness that you see. I didn't have problem with my old S8 phone since the app has an option to disable that specifically for S8. I'll probably switch back to S8 for recording or see if they will update to include the option for S10.

 

[Boomer543]

Very cool. A couple of questions: 1. What app are you using? 2. Can you describe your driving technique some? For example, do you do a lot of braking or does the regenerative braking help on the track?

 

[jyalpert]

What HPDE group is that with?

 

[mcbarnet007]

Very cool. A couple of questions: 1. What app are you using? 2. Can you describe your driving technique some? For example, do you do a lot of braking or does the regenerative braking help on the track?

1. TrackAddict on Android. 2. Regen braking does help on the track. I mostly use it for trail braking into turn to help shift the weight of the car car forward.

 

[mcbarnet007]

What HPDE group is that with?

Turn 8 Track Days. They have a group dedicated to hyper cars. Some of them buy multiple group sessions so they spill over to advance.

 

[juanmedina]

What mods do you have?

 

[jyalpert]

Ah that's cool. Are they hypercar guys in their own group actually faster than the other groups? I usually run with NCRC and Lotus Club and occasionally with HOD, and most of the supercar drivers I see have been pretty slow. But I've heard there are some good drivers that do HPDE with McLarens and stuff, so maybe it makes sense they mostly run either private events or exclusive groups?

What tires? RE71?

 

[Lucky13]

nice catch on lap 2. I think thats where you had the off last time.. You coming to laguna this weekend?

 

[mcbarnet007]

What mods do you have?

Setup:
18x9.5 with Nexen SUR4G 275/40/18 3nd track day
UPP AWD 1 way adjust coilovers, 10k front and 12k rear Swift Springs
Racingbrake XT910 front pad
UPP Sport rear pad
UPP rear stabilizer bar

 

[mcbarnet007]

nice catch on lap 2. I think thats where you had the off last time.. You coming to laguna this weekend?

Thanks! I went off before bus stop last time. This one is lower speed so easier to recover. I'll be at LS Saturday to spectate and Sunday to drive.

 

[mcbarnet007]

Ah that's cool. Are they hypercar guys in their own group actually faster than the other groups? I usually run with NCRC and Lotus Club and occasionally with HOD, and most of the supercar drivers I see have been pretty slow. But I've heard there are some good drivers that do HPDE with McLarens and stuff, so maybe it makes sense they mostly run either private events or exclusive groups?

What tires? RE71?

A lot of the hyper cars have private events and exclusive groups. Driver skills varies. I once saw a McLaren run group at Sonoma where 2 Sennas,1 P1, and countless 720s and LTs were just having a blast.

 

[MagnusMako]

Thought this was an interesting article about a M3P winning after a Porsche Taycan Turbo S was thrown into the mix of a Grand Prix series race in Japan. Looks like even the Taycan is prone to experiencing power loss. Kinda funny considering how much Porsche has bragged about their Taycans not having this kind of issue.

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[lotusland]

Video is private.