Well, it's over over but it was a hell of a lot of fun. I can't believe what us SoCal guys are missing. Laguna Seca is a classy and very well maintained track.

There was some light drama over the weekend as there were maybe a half dozen crashes and a car that caught on fire. I also nearly got clipped by a porche (see third video). It was coming on to the track and "lost the brakes."

That track was tough on consumables as I managed to finish off a set of rotors, pads, and maybe a gearbox.

Make sure to view the videos in 16:9 widescreen format with a divx player or something comparable. Windows Media Player will just run it at 4:3.

Here is a track map for those that have never been there: http://www.laguna-seca.com/generalin...ction=TrackMap

Video #1: http://www.mediamax.com/barfly30/Hos...edSession2.avi

I was following Ryan0 for the first few laps. It was fun watching the drifting session with his street tires. On the last lap, you will see the aftermath of a G35 that broke off a wheel and slid into turn 10.

Video #2: http://www.mediamax.com/barfly30/Hos...edSession3.avi

I was following Aaron Bitterman for a few laps. He now has motons on the car and I loaned him some used RA-1s to run the session. He doesn't have as much HP, so I could pull on him up Rahal and the main straight. He really carried turns 9 and 10 well. In hindsight, I should have been running 4th gear before 9 (Rainey curve) and through that section as I was hitting my rev limiter right before turn 10. I was experiencing a little understeer during the session as I had just changed tires and my hot pressures were 46+ up front.

Video #3: http://www.mediamax.com/barfly30/Hos...rscheEntry.avi

Watch the pit entry lane. The porsche was supposed to enter the track between turns 2 and 3. He said he lost his brakes and had to pull the e-brake.

 

Watching this stuff makes me want to get out there and drive the tracks. But it ain't happening in an ES. Some day though... some day.

 

cool!!!

 

Ryan,

Where is your in-car drifting footage?

 

That looks sweet! How often do you guys go, and how much does it typically cost to run?

And your gf has horrible timing... She picks the worst time to say something. It's almost amusing.

 

Yeah, she is crazy. She would say stuff like, "I bet Ryan would go faster if he hit an apex every once in a while" or "Is Ryan trying out for the D1 Championships or is he drunk?" I still like "Can I throw this breaker bar at Ryan's car when we go by?" She is a funny one.

 

HAHAHA, that's awesome!

I guess you can let that slide.

 

You don't need an evo to get out there. Just go. I've seen 30 year old Impalas on the track before.

 

Nice videos! Dang, that porsche incident was close!

 

Nice meeting you at the track!

Wilson

 

Nice to meet you as well. Good to see so many EVOs out there.