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This track is hilarious.. So busy.. Like 14 turns in a minute lap..

Got invited last night, never been there so said sure, bolted in the seat and headed out this morning..

These are my first 2 laps after the lead/follow learning was done.. Total blast, great elevation changes, some in the turns..

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Another awesome motivational video Mike! Now I just have to get busy. Also at some point I need to quit saying "while I'm here I might as well" but instead say "while I'm here just button it up!.

Ak

How are you keeping the Go Pro on these days? Or are you on your 5th one?LOL

Linda

Looks like someone could use some camber adjustments. Are you using the stock settings?

Linda, this was on with the suction cup, as usual..lol This is from my 4th GoPro, I still have #3 and #4..

Skyman, I am at about -2.5* up front. Ron Carter made the point that I need to be sitting in the car when it is adjusted next time, so I will see if I can get the guy that does this work for me to let me sit in it for that.. That said, I am VERY happy with the way the tires are wearing, and was extremely happy with the handling yesterday.

Ak, Now is the time to do it right.. But I know exactly what you mean! You got this!

You could get some bags of sand or salt to put in the car........

I was thinking of welding a bracket to the body and have it painted to match.......another crazy idea......LOL

Are you thinking about welding a bracket for the camera? That seems overkill.. Ever since I figured out how to use the suction cup, I have not had it fall off except for contact with solid objects.. And I like to move the camera around a lot, so that would be a lot of brackets.. And when you are really worried, you can tie a lanyard.. Also, the roll bar mounts work pretty well..

That looked like a ton of fun! Looks like a perfect drifting course

I wonder if what Skyman's thinking is because of the "poke" on the front wheels? If you are running -2.5 then I'm running like -7

Wow! Great little track. I am working on my 67 race car project now and can't wait till it is finished. I agree that you should do it right the first time. Mine is a full body off project with everything being replaced. I have even KBS coated the frame and rear end housing, leaf spring hardware and will be powder coating the entire front suspension. I figure if I do it right then I won't have to replace anything for quite some time. I will be starting a build thread of the project here shortly.

Alvin wrote:That looked like a ton of fun! Looks like a perfect drifting course

I wonder if what Skyman's thinking is because of the "poke" on the front wheels? If you are running -2.5 then I'm running like -7

Yes. When watching the vid, you can see the tire patch losing contact with the pavement. I was wondering if more camber would offset some of that and keep more of the patch in contact. Great angle though to see how the tires react.

It loses contact when it is the inside tire. When it is the outside tire the whole tire is planted. If it was stood up straighter, it would be flatter when it is on the inside, but would roll under when it is on the outside under the most load. As it is, you can see it's already on the edge of rolling under.. I am most worried about the outside tire as it is the one with all the weight on it..

If I could get away with it, I would add 1/2 to a full degree, but it ends up making clearance issues with the inside of the wheel and the upper arm..

Besides, this is first and for most a street car, and driving on the shoulders like a stance car kills tires fast..