BMWCCA @ Infineon

jbass524 · 02-20-2009, 08:55 PM

March 7th and 8th. Who's there: Steve, Harold, Satakal, Nick, Anyone, Bueller?

Sure, Laguna is great and Thunderhill is fast but there is only 1 King of the West Coast Tracks, Infineon!

Step up, take your vacation time, empty the piggy bank, DO IT!!

S4to335 · 02-20-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jbass524

March 7th and 8th. Who's there: Steve, Harold, Satakal, Nick, Anyone, Bueller?

Sure, Laguna is great and Thunderhill is fast but there is only 1 King of the West Coast Tracks, Infineon!

Step up, take your vacation time, empty the piggy bank, DO IT!!

I am at Laguna on March 9th...Harold and Satakal will be there.

HP Autosport · 02-27-2009, 10:54 PM

I am in, 2 days at Infineon and 1 at Laguna!

Try out my new...wheels, diff anti-roll bars, rear spring rates and dampers....I forget what else is new!

S4to335 · 02-28-2009, 12:27 AM

I dunno if my car will be working..Ugh.

Joonsup · 03-02-2009, 11:19 AM

I'll be at Thunderhill March 21st.. in the beginner class. lol

satakal · 03-02-2009, 11:36 AM

weather predictions?

S4to335 · 03-02-2009, 11:57 AM

RAIN this weekend.

Dascamel · 03-02-2009, 01:06 PM

Doesn't it seem like the rain is following Satakal around?

S4to335 · 03-02-2009, 02:10 PM

He is like pigpen in the Charlie Brown comics...the dust/rain cloud just follows him around. Laguna on monday is lookin good though...

325racer · 03-02-2009, 08:06 PM

I wanted to go, but allas, cannot. It was either buy a house or go racing. I bought a House in December.

But here is some video to study.

http://blip.tv/file/1832492

satakal · 03-06-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by S4to335

He is like pigpen in the Charlie Brown comics...the dust/rain cloud just follows him around. Laguna on monday is lookin good though...

Ha!

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Saturday
Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon.

I declare war on the E90's wear components.

satakal · 03-06-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 325racer

I wanted to go, but allas, cannot. It was either buy a house or go racing. I bought a House in December.

But here is some video to study.

http://blip.tv/file/1832492

The video game steering wheel cracks me up. Makes me think Darth Vader or Michael Knight.

satakal · 03-08-2009, 03:08 AM

yeah, those are flowers

S4to335 · 03-08-2009, 03:24 PM

You are turning in to early for T6...start about 3/4 the way out..stay there until mid turn..then start going for the apex..and HIT it..then track all the way out.

doba_s · 03-08-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by satakal

yeah, those are flowers

haha ... dude you are for real bringing flowers to your gf ...

it was nice to meeting you man ...

aleks.

nicknaz · 03-08-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jbass524

March 7th and 8th. Who's there: Steve, Harold, Satakal, Nick, Anyone, Bueller?

Sure, Laguna is great and Thunderhill is fast but there is only 1 King of the West Coast Tracks, Infineon!

Step up, take your vacation time, empty the piggy bank, DO IT!!

I had to work all weekend. Something about an important client meeting this tuesday

I'm 'doubled' up for infineon on Sat Mar 21 with NASA (including 1 session in HPDE 1 for free instructions

)

how was the day?

jbass524 · 03-09-2009, 04:44 PM

Really good weekend:

Perfect weather.
Fast A & B group with seemingly few people on the track.
Uppity instructors in some sessions that took a long time to point by. Steve?
Track was perfect
Great instructors

It feels like a phenomenal deal for a weekend like that. If I had my way I would do all BMWCCA events, PCA (if they'll have me) and NCRC. Nice combination of instructing and solo driving.

I don't have any video or lap times.

Harold was flying. Satakal had some interesting techniques

. There's a 1st-timer, Doba_s, on the board in a new M3 who had a blast and will return.

It's a strange place where you're getting faster and more precise then the instructors up their expectations and instead of speaking in terms of feet they are talking inches now. It's no longer god enough to get through a turn with a perfect line and more speed, now they want you to rotate the car at a specific place. When you start getting that down then the brake to throttle transition has to be faster and smoother.

LOVE IT!!!!

The man keeps knocking me down JK

.

Ramos · 03-09-2009, 06:27 PM

Tell us more about Satakal's techniques... I need material to make fun of him
J/K of course... Both him and I started tracking around the same time, he has since done a dozen events and only 3 for me... Watching his videos made me realize the value of seat time as he has progressed so much compared to where I still am

jbass524 · 03-09-2009, 09:37 PM

Sorry no video.

S4to335 · 03-09-2009, 10:05 PM

nice pics man...wish I coulda been there.

jbass524 · 03-09-2009, 11:11 PM

You would have enjoyed it but would have gotten little track time. The race school left little time for instructors to get time. They all came out in #3 and #4 on the second day.

nicknaz · 03-09-2009, 11:55 PM

lookin good. i like the wheel tucked into the fender on some of those shots

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jbass524 Major 99 Rep 1,050 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norcal iTrader: (2)	BMWCCA @ Infineon March 7th and 8th. Who's there: Steve, Harold, Satakal, Nick, Anyone, Bueller? Sure, Laguna is great and Thunderhill is fast but there is only 1 King of the West Coast Tracks, Infineon! Step up, take your vacation time, empty the piggy bank, DO IT!!
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Joonsup Lieutenant General 322 Rep 17,316 Posts Drives: E92 M3, E30 325i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [9.50]	I'll be at Thunderhill March 21st.. in the beginner class. lol
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S4to335 Brigadier General 434 Rep 4,380 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi A4 / 91 Track Miata Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i sedan [8.00]	RAIN this weekend. __________________ Car is now gone .... :-(
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S4to335 Brigadier General 434 Rep 4,380 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi A4 / 91 Track Miata Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i sedan [8.00]	He is like pigpen in the Charlie Brown comics...the dust/rain cloud just follows him around. Laguna on monday is lookin good though... __________________ Car is now gone .... :-(
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325racer Private First Class 1 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 92 325is Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I wanted to go, but allas, cannot. It was either buy a house or go racing. I bought a House in December. But here is some video to study. http://blip.tv/file/1832492 __________________ Why does every Forum use a different signature format???????????
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satakal Major 95 Rep 1,476 Posts Drives: e46 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: socal iTrader: (2)	yeah, those are flowers Attached Images Last edited by satakal; 03-08-2009 at 03:53 AM..
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S4to335 Brigadier General 434 Rep 4,380 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi A4 / 91 Track Miata Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i sedan [8.00]	You are turning in to early for T6...start about 3/4 the way out..stay there until mid turn..then start going for the apex..and HIT it..then track all the way out. __________________ Car is now gone .... :-(
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03-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#17
jbass524 Major 99 Rep 1,050 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norcal iTrader: (2)	Really good weekend: Perfect weather. Fast A & B group with seemingly few people on the track. Uppity instructors in some sessions that took a long time to point by. Steve? Track was perfect Great instructors It feels like a phenomenal deal for a weekend like that. If I had my way I would do all BMWCCA events, PCA (if they'll have me) and NCRC. Nice combination of instructing and solo driving. I don't have any video or lap times. Harold was flying. Satakal had some interesting techniques . There's a 1st-timer, Doba_s, on the board in a new M3 who had a blast and will return. It's a strange place where you're getting faster and more precise then the instructors up their expectations and instead of speaking in terms of feet they are talking inches now. It's no longer god enough to get through a turn with a perfect line and more speed, now they want you to rotate the car at a specific place. When you start getting that down then the brake to throttle transition has to be faster and smoother. LOVE IT!!!! The man keeps knocking me down JK .
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Ramos Colonel 863 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: G20 2020 M340 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: So-Cal iTrader: (6)	Tell us more about Satakal's techniques... I need material to make fun of him J/K of course... Both him and I started tracking around the same time, he has since done a dozen events and only 3 for me... Watching his videos made me realize the value of seat time as he has progressed so much compared to where I still am
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jbass524 Major 99 Rep 1,050 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norcal iTrader: (2)	Some pics from the weekend Sorry no video.
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S4to335 Brigadier General 434 Rep 4,380 Posts Drives: 2014 Audi A4 / 91 Track Miata Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i sedan [8.00]	nice pics man...wish I coulda been there. __________________ Car is now gone .... :-(
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jbass524 Major 99 Rep 1,050 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norcal iTrader: (2)	You would have enjoyed it but would have gotten little track time. The race school left little time for instructors to get time. They all came out in #3 and #4 on the second day.
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nicknaz Lieutenant General 3187 Rep 10,509 Posts Drives: C6Z Join Date: May 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	lookin good. i like the wheel tucked into the fender on some of those shots
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