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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
Just seeing who's going to attend NASA at Infineon on June 12/13. I cancelled my Trackmaster's registration since it was $300 and will be using that money towards the NASA weekend instead, which is $179. Anyone else plan to go?

I heard Infineon is a very technical and challenging track so I was hoping you guys can give me some pointers on how to have a successful trackday at this event. Thanks
 

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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
i will be there
did you also sign up for the one day all hpde event july 2?
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by acmikee:
i will be there
did you also sign up for the one day all hpde event july 2?

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Originally posted by acmikee:
yes its a NASA one day event at infineon it will probably fill up fast. its all HPDE, TT, and racer testing.

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cool,thanks for the info. Not sure if I'll be able to make it that weekend but I'll definitely try!
 

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Posted by SnakeBit (Member # 8871) on :
 
I'm going to try and make July 2nd. I want to break in the new Motor before she see's 2 day of track torture at Thunder hill in August. Should be fun. I'm driving 1st this time. LOL
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
I'm going to try and make July 2nd. I want to break in the new Motor before she see's 2 day of track torture at Thunder hill in August. Should be fun. I'm driving 1st this time. LOL

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
I'm going to try and make July 2nd. I want to break in the new Motor before she see's 2 day of track torture at Thunder hill in August. Should be fun. I'm driving 1st this time. LOL

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Originally posted by SnakeBit:
I'm going to try and make July 2nd. I want to break in the new Motor before she see's 2 day of track torture at Thunder hill in August. Should be fun. I'm driving 1st this time. LOL

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Get that motor broken in real good before the event, you sure don't want to do it at the track. You had enough towing for a while

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Haha, no doubt. At least I get the tow's for free. AAA is the shit!
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
TTT...anyone else going to to be here?
 

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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
i will be there also july 2.....
 

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Posted by S4OSHUS (Member # 2918) on :
 
i'll be there hpde2 on July 2nd also
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
Well today was an awesome day at the track! I wish some of you guys would've came out! There were a few pretty slick mustangs out there. There was a bad ass sn197 GR40 car out there, along with some others.

Pretty eventful day for me...I got signed off to be in HPDE2 lol Luckily I did the TMR event at infineon two weeks ago because it allowed me to learn the line and I just worked on smoothness and speed today. I'm far from fast but the HPDE1/2 group was a damn parking lot. I was deep in the groove on my last session then I got stuck behind a brand new M3 that kept taking off on the straights but was slow as hell in the turns...big party pooper!

Then some guy named Smitty approached me to try and sign up for CMC...I told him i was a total noob though and that it'd be a while before I could even consider getting into any of those race groups.

I also saw four cars in my group spin out and destroy their cars... One incident was so bad that we only got 3 laps in and then were told to get off the track! That sucked balls for sure! It was a waste of my third run...

All in all I had an awesome time (again!) and I can't wait to get back out there!

[ June 11, 2011, 11:28 PM: Message edited by: SydeWaySix ]
 

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Posted by 9cobra7 (Member # 2812) on :
 
Lol, you met Smitty. He's a good guy though and fun to bs with and a real "backyard" kind of racer.
Well those accidents you speak of are a real wake up call for you and everyone else. People can get to excited and think they know everything and bam, your car is destroyed and you don't know what really happened. I bet the hpde 1 instructors were hella pissed of and lectured you guys really good about all those incidents. That's not what this is about. It's about having fun, making you a better driver and learning etc.
Congrats on hpde2 and keep it up. Did you get the go pro video you wanted?
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
Yea Smitty was cool...he said he was watching the whole thing from the top parking lot trying to did people to recruit in CMC lol. I told him to give me a few years to learn how to drive first haha.

The accidents were definitely a wake up call for me at least. One was at turn 4 on the very first lap of our first session...the guy blamed it on "cold tires" hahaha! The biggest/worst one was after turn 7 and coming into turn 8. Someone said his car was leaking oil and he ended up spinning out on his own oil...he then hit the tire wall and his car was fucked! Another one I saw was the last lap of our last session...the miata was coming out of turn 6 onto the straight and lost it...spun out in gravel. All these were in my view so it definitely reminded me to be cautious of the track. The brake Tim hooked me up with worked fantastically once again and had me slowing down really well before the turns.

As for the Gopro, yes, I got 3 sessions of video footage. My battery died before my fourth session so I didnt get any footage ( I didn't charge it the night before!). The best footage, from the 3 angles i tried, was when I used the suction mount on the driver quarter window outside the car. It got me in view controlling the wheel and it had a good view of where I was going on the track. It also showed menhow far off/on the apex I was when making a left hand turn.

All in all the an awesome time!!!
 

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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
the guy spinning in turn 7-8 probably didn't spin in his own oil he probably lifted in 7 and spun into the wall in 8.
it was a good weekend are you going to july 2?
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by acmikee:
the guy spinning in turn 7-8 probably didn't spin in his own oil he probably lifted in 7 and spun into the wall in 8.
it was a good weekend are you going to july 2?

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That's a possibilty but someone said they saw something coming out from underneath his car...who knows

Were you out there? What car were you in? I'll be there July 2 but not sure if I'll be signing up to run.

[ June 12, 2011, 08:42 PM: Message edited by: SydeWaySix ]
 

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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
i drive the red safety truck that was at the drag tower. I also drovethe green factory five cobra but traded it for a 65 fastback mustang transam/ AIX but i have to put a motor in it.....
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by acmikee:
i drive the red safety truck that was at the drag tower. I also drovethe green factory five cobra but traded it for a 65 fastback mustang transam/ AIX but i have to put a motor in it.....

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Oh cool...I drove by a couple of those red trucks this weekend Will you be there on July 2? What car will you be in?
 

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Posted by acmikee (Member # 5568) on :
 
yeah i will be there. no car im building a 408 for my 65 mustang
 

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Posted by need-a-cage (Member # 5415) on :
 
I was out there and rode along with Smitty! I wonder if it is the same Smitty? Anyway, he is cool and it was a blast riding in his car. The HPDE 4 combined with the TT was pretty crazy. They had 76 cars on the track. Someone totalled his Porsche in the 3rd lap and we all had to get off the track, so that session ended quickly. The next session I rode in, which was Saturday's session 3, was better but there were a lot of cars. It was fun. Some guy in a 69 Camaro was flying. He was in the TTU class.

Now I have to figure out how to get my car around the road coarse without spending money on the car and pissing off the wife. I am not sure the instructor for the HPDE 1 event will get in the car with me when he sees 500rwhp under the hood, drag radials on the back, and stock brakes and shocks! I might have to take the ET Street bias ply drag tires off my extra rims and put some street tires on them. I think the Nitto 555r drag radials will work, but I have to at least upgrade my brake pads to some Hawk pads.

All those crashes you are talking about in the HPDE 1/2 is making me nervous though. I can't afford to crash this car. I think it would be fun even if I was taking it easy though. I would probably be like the guy in the M3 that you were complaining about.
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by need-a-cage:
I was out there and rode along with Smitty! I wonder if it is the same Smitty? Anyway, he is cool and it was a blast riding in his car. The HPDE 4 combined with the TT was pretty crazy. They had 76 cars on the track. Someone totalled his Porsche in the 3rd lap and we all had to get off the track, so that session ended quickly. The next session I rode in, which was Saturday's session 3, was better but there were a lot of cars. It was fun. Some guy in a 69 Camaro was flying. He was in the TTU class.

Now I have to figure out how to get my car around the road coarse without spending money on the car and pissing off the wife. I am not sure the instructor for the HPDE 1 event will get in the car with me when he sees 500rwhp under the hood, drag radials on the back, and stock brakes and shocks! I might have to take the ET Street bias ply drag tires off my extra rims and put some street tires on them. I think the Nitto 555r drag radials will work, but I have to at least upgrade my brake pads to some Hawk pads.

All those crashes you are talking about in the HPDE 1/2 is making me nervous though. I can't afford to crash this car. I think it would be fun even if I was taking it easy though. I would probably be like the guy in the M3 that you were complaining about.

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Awesome man! It may have been the same Smitty, but the Smitty I was talking to was way up in the top parking lot just watching. He gave me a picture of his car and its a white 94/95 cobra, I think #20. What car was the Smitty you are talking about driving?

I remember seeing that 69 camaro in the paddock. Looked bad ass for sure! I also remember seeing the porsche getting towed into the paddock. That thing was mangled from front to rear! Luckily the driver escaped it uninjured.

If/when you go out there, I'd definitely swap your DR's for street tires. I'm not sure how well or how safe the DR's will be on the track. The side walls may be too soft for hard cornering even at a slow pace. You can also run street brake pads with no issues. I did at my first event at T-hill and they were fine.

From what I heard from many people, Infineon likes to "bite" people if they're not cautious. Just don't push yourself or your car too far and you should be fine! I dont even think about the walls when I'm out there...just drive smart and smoothly and you shouldn't have any issues (but then again I'm a total noob so what do I know ).

You definitely have to come out and try it though! July 2nd at Infineon has s "Hyperdrive" event where you pay $50 for a calssroom session, assigned instructor, and one session driving on the tarck. I think this is a perfect opportunity for people like yourslef who have never done an event and want to try it out. You dont need to know any of the rules/flags because the instructor will be in the car with you coaching you through everything. Should be fun!
 

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Posted by need-a-cage (Member # 5415) on :
 
Different Smitty. He has the white 99 car. It is a 84 Fox all set up with Griggs suspension.

Where do I get the details for the July 2nd event? I would have to do a few things that I don't have time for, so I think it will have to wait a while. $50 sure sounds good though! The HPDE-1 class is where I assumed I would have to start and they require an instructor to ride with you. Hopefully they could help keep me from doing something stupid!
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by need-a-cage:
Different Smitty. He has the white 99 car. It is a 84 Fox all set up with Griggs suspension.

Where do I get the details for the July 2nd event? I would have to do a few things that I don't have time for, so I think it will have to wait a while. $50 sure sounds good though! The HPDE-1 class is where I assumed I would have to start and they require an instructor to ride with you. Hopefully they could help keep me from doing something stupid!

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Oh, yup, different Smitty. I actually just checked the pricing for HyperDrive on July 2nd and it went up to $99...that sucks! You can go to www.nasaproracing.com for info and just sign up for HPDE1.
 

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