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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 08:02 AM
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First automatic Lancer GTS on Circuit of the Americas!

I'm pretty sure I'm the first one who's crazy enough to take one of these out there, anyway.

Novice Group - BMWCCA event, complete with straights in slooooooow motion.


I'm pretty sure I know why B-Spec picked a weekend where they were running the shorter course now--it took me half that long back straight just to pass an M5!

The track was a blaaaaast, though. Best birthday weekend ever!

I'm still relatively new at this, though, plus the CVT is terribad for anywhere where there's a sharp corner where it'd drop below 3500 RPM. Then I'd have zero power and it'd take forever to whirrrrrr back up into MIVEC. Pulling out of that sharp T11 onto the longest straight I've ever driven was preeeeeeeetty slow. "No, no, I want to take this point by. Please? PLEASE?!" My instructor started paddling like he was in a boat a few times--that was pretty funny.

Any advice on how to suck less would be welcome.
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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Looks like a blast Coco!!! From the looks of it you were doing a nice job of hitting the Apexes.
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 08:41 AM
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Good work stef your my hero!
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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I was there for the auto-x on sunday. And I can honestly say this was the 1st time I was jealous of the track guys. All your lines looked excellent. Look how well you kept up with cars twice or 3 or 4 times more powerful
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 01:02 AM
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Lol, that video was awesome. I am extremely jealous, and it doesn't seem like you did badly at all.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 10:45 AM
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Advice on how to suck less, more seat time! Nicely done.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ratt_finkel
I was there for the auto-x on sunday. And I can honestly say this was the 1st time I was jealous of the track guys. All your lines looked excellent. Look how well you kept up with cars twice or 3 or 4 times more powerful
Should've come over and tried to catch some rides with the instructors or something. This track is seeeeeeeriously fun.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ninjacoco
Should've come over and tried to catch some rides with the instructors or something. This track is seeeeeeeriously fun.

And no 'jumps' like Harris Hill rofl
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 11:11 PM
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And no 'jumps' like Harris Hill rofl
Heh, that was in the infield (and it wasn't my car)!

COTA is smoother than butta', though. Very nice.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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You've got *****... I like *****.
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 11:54 PM
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You've got *****... I like *****.
Quoting this, so you can't ever go back and edit this...
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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Quoting this, so you can't ever go back and edit this...

Search "19'd" Then go watch Team America. Poser.
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Old Jun 14, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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You've got *****... I like *****.
***** of steel, even!

...now I just need to work on that whole "rust-proofing" part so I don't suck the next time it rains.
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