[nicknaz]

doesn't seem popular around here but thought i'd ask

[leftcoastman]

Originally Posted by Nick Nazareno

doesn't seem popular around here but thought i'd ask

Being NASA, I would suggest you build a cage....on the outside of the car. You know, to keep damage to a minimum when the redfaced Corvette driver tries to trade paint.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by leftcoastman

Being NASA, I would suggest you build a cage....on the outside of the car. You know, to keep damage to a minimum when the redfaced Corvette driver tries to trade paint.

I opted out of the open passing on sunday for that reason.

[S4to335]

red faced corvette driver....LOL

[leftcoastman]

Originally Posted by S4to335

red faced corvette driver....LOL

Ok ok, maybe that's a little discriminatory.

There are red faced Mustang Cobra drivers, too.

[satakal]

uh oh. I'm going. I was at button with them in October and it wasn't too bad. Never seen so many vanity plates in one place ever.

Edit: oh, that say Infenion. I'm at Button this weekend with NASA.

[nicknaz]

wow i guess all the E9X I see there are too good to post on E90post.com

[Dascamel]

If there is enough space, trying for Sunday also at Buttonwillow...

[nicknaz]

i'm too tired to post pics, a bunch of cars got stuffed into the concrete, including a few T10 incident, after it started raining.

The rain came in as a mist during the 3rd session and it was ridiculously slick. you would think at this point people would take it easy.. but nooooo. people driving off line at close to dry speeds to pass. total darwinism at its finest. i could not believe the lack of self preservation some drivers exhibited

but that's their problem. i managed to get a nice bubble for myself w/o traffic for 3 of the 4 sessions

[Chowbow]

My buddy was out there this weekend I think. Red Golf with hand controls as he's in a wheel chair.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by Chowbow

My buddy was out there this weekend I think. Red Golf with hand controls as he's in a wheel chair.

I think he was in my session, I saw someone in a wheel chair at the driver's meetings.

Also, I think one of the members of his friend group had a black honda civic EF hatch (number 1) who got a 1 session penalty after the 1st session for doing 'bad things' and then got towed off the track in his next session out (mechanical issue?) Yikes

[satakal]

When in Rome???

I was at buttonwillow this weekend with socal nasa and I went straight off at turn 1. In the first session of day 2.

Also, I nearly did the 2 off at the bus stop exit which is notoriously dirty and dangerous.

[uberschnell]

Originally Posted by Nick Nazareno

i'm too tired to post pics, a bunch of cars got stuffed into the concrete, including a few T10 incident, after it started raining.

The rain came in as a mist during the 3rd session and it was ridiculously slick. you would think at this point people would take it easy.. but nooooo. people driving off line at close to dry speeds to pass. total darwinism at its finest. i could not believe the lack of self preservation some drivers exhibited

but that's their problem. i managed to get a nice bubble for myself w/o traffic for 3 of the 4 sessions

I did a NASA event at Laguna in the rain. You'd think there was a free pizza and trophy waiting for you at the finish line the way some of these guys drove. Needles to say, the tow vehicle spent a good part of the day pulling vettes out of the gravel.

[Dascamel]

Originally Posted by satakal

When in Rome???

I was at buttonwillow this weekend with socal nasa and I went straight off at turn 1. In the first session of day 2.

Also, I nearly did the 2 off at the bus stop exit which is notoriously dirty and dangerous.

Get it on film?

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by satakal

When in Rome???

I was at buttonwillow this weekend with socal nasa and I went straight off at turn 1. In the first session of day 2.

Also, I nearly did the 2 off at the bus stop exit which is notoriously dirty and dangerous.

Did someone dive bomb you, cook the turn in and force you off?

[Chowbow]

Originally Posted by Nick Nazareno

I think he was in my session, I saw someone in a wheel chair at the driver's meetings.

Also, I think one of the members of his friend group had a black honda civic EF hatch (number 1) who got a 1 session penalty after the 1st session for doing 'bad things' and then got towed off the track in his next session out (mechanical issue?) Yikes

I'm not very familiar with his group of friends, just know him... Pretty sure it's the same guy, not too many people doing HPDEs in hand controls.

[S4to335]

Originally Posted by Nick Nazareno

i'm too tired to post pics, a bunch of cars got stuffed into the concrete, including a few T10 incident, after it started raining.

The rain came in as a mist during the 3rd session and it was ridiculously slick. you would think at this point people would take it easy.. but nooooo. people driving off line at close to dry speeds to pass. total darwinism at its finest. i could not believe the lack of self preservation some drivers exhibited

but that's their problem. i managed to get a nice bubble for myself w/o traffic for 3 of the 4 sessions

After doing the Audi and BMW club events partially in the rain at Infineon the last four weeks..I told you so. Exit to T2 was slippery...braking into T3...mid T3 going up the hill...exit to T3...that exit berm is way slippery..braking into T4....exiting the long way around T7. Exit to T8B was slippery...as was the exit to T10 and T11. With both events..we had ZERO damage on day one..when it was raining. Day two...well...in the dry..we had a guy hit the right side wall exiting T10.

[S4to335]

Originally Posted by Magna3

I did a NASA event at Laguna in the rain. You'd think there was a free pizza and trophy waiting for you at the finish line the way some of these guys drove. Needles to say, the tow vehicle spent a good part of the day pulling vettes out of the gravel.

I officially have no comment.

[nicknaz]

Originally Posted by S4to335

After doing the Audi and BMW club events partially in the rain at Infineon the last four weeks..I told you so. Exit to T2 was slippery...braking into T3...mid T3 going up the hill...exit to T3...that exit berm is way slippery..braking into T4....exiting the long way around T7. Exit to T8B was slippery...as was the exit to T10 and T11. With both events..we had ZERO damage on day one..when it was raining. Day two...well...in the dry..we had a guy hit the right side wall exiting T10.

I was definitely expecting slick conditions, but I was surprised by the variability in traction even in the same corner. turn in at T4 for example felt like there was an ice patch just past the turn in, then it became normal wet road again

I missed my WRX in the wet =)

[satakal]

Originally Posted by Dascamel

Get it on film?

I got some stuff on film. Uploading as I type.

Sorry I stole your incar setup. My phone battery was spent when I woke on Sunday. I posted up a 2:18.7 on Sunday. Much better than my 2:21 from Saturday. Watching the video... a clean lap is impossible to find.

[satakal]

Originally Posted by Nick Nazareno

Did someone dive bomb you, cook the turn in and force you off?

My off was me being stupid. First time I saw clean air after getting pointed by by some really slow miatas. I forgot to push the mental reset from "hunting" to "farming". Much more speed that I had all session and broke too late. Very gentle into the dirt at 1. Re-entered at 3 after building a sand castle.

And, my almost bus stop moment was me trying for more curb on the left and more speed on exit. The stock suspension takes some curbs nicely, other, not so well.

[satakal]

Day 2 session 3: (sliding out of talladega and approaching magic mtn. Generally adding speed)
http://blip.tv/file/1452482

Day 2 session 4: (so many offs infront of me. One big one at minute 7)
http://blip.tv/file/1452705