Thanks, Crzylizard.

 

ahh good ol 615, that's what i bought this summer in 255/40. i'm on blizzaks now though, and since they're M+S i was thinking of toying around here in the pine barrens, some time before i swap back to falkens.
i have 2 sets of rims already, so i prolly won't be purchasing another set just for off road use either. my reason not to mod the car until it's paid off - regular wear and tear replacements are expensive enough and i have other expensive hobbies
like this one
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/at...9&d=1167709321

 

Yeah, I am on Blizzaks during the CO winter, and I could have used them during the rally-x, but the guys there said that although the Blizzaks would have been much faster, they would have been very likely to start chunking off after several runs. I went with the slower, slippery RT-615s, since they would not get damaged.

 

Moved (back) to Evo General. Seems to be a better home for it than OT.

 

Looking forward to it

 

I want some Blizzaks to drag race on =p

 

Nice editing work.

Was that a kart track? What line were you driving? Was this your first event?

 

No, it's just an old, crappy track out in La Junta built around and on some abandoned runways.

What line was I driving? Not sure how to answer that - the fastest line around the track?

No, but this was the first session of my first day on this track, and I was on my street tires.

 

Perhaps not the fastest, but that looks like a narrow track, could be hard to actually find a line that works.

First run, i see.

 

When I was able to hit it right, it was the fastest line, at least through the narrow parts, but at the end of the straight, there's this long wide sweeping turn that is really difficult to figure out, because you're out in no-mans land. I didn't figure out the best way through that part, and then my pads wore out and ate through the rotor, so I had to go home and didn't get to do my other 6 sessions.

 

Was the film sped up a little? Perhaps to match the words in the music?

Because during the first half, there's a 90 degree right turn that the car ahead of you seems to take BLAZINGLY fast, and your hand work was definitely fast. Then the next time you take that turn, hand work is much slower and the cars taking that turn are doing so normally?

 

Cool vid that I just now came across. I know that track--went there years ago with a Porsche Club before I got the EVO. It can be crazy hot and dry out there! I think I like the Pueblo track a bit more, but neither are great, admittedly. Still, they are cheap and close by (to me, anyway) and they let you drive the EVOs the way they were meant to be driven. Keep it up.

 

Alex, yes, there were parts of that vid where he sped up the footage - you can clearly see it, but it's not at the beginning, it's in the middle somewhere.

Bigmac, you going to join us at PMI and La Junta this year? NASA-RM has a bunch of events this year with HPDE, time trials, and racing. I'll be doing time trials. Also, we have an RMEVO meet coming up next week. If you haven't found RMEVO.com yet, then go check it out.

 

Doesnt HPDE 3 and 4 incorporate more open passing than HPDE 1 and 2? I know they still only allow passing on straights but I dont think all the HPDE 1 rules apply to HPDE 3 or 4. I read someone's post a page or 2 back that seemed to indicate that it is not racing - maybe not by strict definition but it's very fast and exciting and believe me those Vettes didnt want to be passed and the first guy was just holding Warrtalon up. I agree, it's not wheel to wheel racing but it's probably as close to that as I want my daily driver to ever see. It has just enough safety to keep cars from running into each other but it's very fast paced fun! On the track I went to I bumped the rev limiter in 4th at the end of the straight.. Thats pretty fast on a track with corners in my opinion. I highly recommend HPDE's I wish I could afford the rubber and maintenance required to do it all the time.

 

it's essentially 4 progressive approaches.

HPDE group 1 is really designed to get people comfortable with a track setting and finding a line around the course, no passing. Ride along instruction for everyone.

Group 2 is more about learning braking zones, tighter line control, and finding consistency. No passing. Ride along instruction provided (not sure if it's provided for everyone).

Group 3 opens up to timed laps and specified passing zones. Here you can go ***** out but the focus is on developing awareness of other vehicles around the entire course while driving very fast, with further development of "reading" the course and conditions. Ride along instruction only upon request and availability.

Group 4 is open season, anything goes (except the obvious). Passing is open anywhere, so the driver must feel comfortable being dive-bomb passed in the corners and is meant to develop a real racing mentality. You'll be out there with practicing racers, so if you bump fenders on your $80k Porsche, well, should have stayed in G3! Ride along instruction only upon request and availability.

There is always very tight control of sportsmanship and track etiquette. Wheels off in the dirt or spun out? Consider yourself warned or you may be pulled from the session. Keep it up, you'll be banned.

it's an awesome environment for enthusiasts of all levels of experience and involvement. The groups I've seen are very friendly and fun to hang out with.