DansBlkonBlkZ06

I will be attending CMP for the first time in June and am looking for some good videos and write ups about this track. I've seen a few rough videos on U-Tube. It looks like this track may require a second set of brake pads. Any details about correct line, tricky spots, etc. would be good to know also.
Thanks

brkntrxn

Dan,

Trackpedia is always a good source of information for any new track you visit.

Overview and info: http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Carol...torsports_Park

Turn-by-Turn: http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Turn_...rts_Park_track



Bring an extra set of pads and rotors if you can afford it. You definitely need to bring extra front pads just in case. Morris, Brandon and I will all have extra rotors and leftover pads if you cannot. I have gone through brake pads in two days at CMP multiple times, but you know how I drive (the Cobra and the Z06).


Couple of notes from my experiences:

- Walk the track before the event if you can
- A track with three 90 degree or greater turns, enough said
- There is a lot of camber in T4, use it to your advantage
- Run across the black patch in T6 to line yourself up for the apex
- Braking zone for T8 is uphill, use it
- T8 is on camber and then flattens out at track out. It will feel like the camber goes away, but it just flattens out. Be aware of this.
- Build up to your maximum speed on The Kink. Don't be skeert, but respect it.
- Steer with your right foot through T12 and T13
- If you start to run off the track out of T14, let it go. The gator there is VERY freaking rough, so just go ahead and run over it to the grass versus trying to straddle it. Ask me why I know


-Kevin

Z06Tracker

Dan, I have a lot of viedeo from CMP. Kevin should have some it, if you can hook up with him and borrow a dvd or two.

DansBlkonBlkZ06

Kevin,
Great info, thanks. The video is in a Z06 too! Damn he's fast.
I picked up a DRM brake cooling kit off Craigs list for $100. I just installed it this afternoon. I hope it helps my rotors out at CMP, but I know I won't be as hard on them as you are.

davidfarmer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyBABVWnq5Y decent quality last year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjRa...eature=related not so good

not great, but a few of my laps from the current configuration. There should be a ton of good video, just have to find them.

I won't tell you what I think of the track, but it is pretty easy to learn a basic line. The carousel is LONG, so be patient. Turn 8 has camber and is faster than you will first think, everything else just laaaaatttteeee apex and don't pinch/brake mid turn!

ssdeuce

I like to find video with good sound quality and video that I know is a good smooth line to download on my Ipod so I can take it with me to the track. During the break I can watch it. Thanks David for the CMP video

sperkins

Well said Kevin. You coming next weekend?
I'm bringing the FRC so I won't be very fast. Hoping to get into the 43's though.

Here's a quick video of my last time there in my C5Z.. Pretty sloppy in a few spots, but it's close enough to share.
Had Mark nipped there for a while, but of course he pulled some of his last minute magic and trumped me again.

Greywolfe

Yeah right. The FRC is fast!

My first DE ever was at CMP. I remember I did it all in 4th gear and my time was something like 2:10, lol. Now I'm breaking into the high 1:40s.

Really late apex on turn 14 and like said above if you run out of track on track out just drive off. Those rumble strips are rough. As you get faster the kink can get fun, maintenance throttle to plant the rear through there.

brkntrxn

Thanks... probably not. I have at least two more Time Trial events at CMP this year with THSCC, a third will not make me over-joyous. There is a certain Porsche Carrera that we run with in THSCC ASP that I am gunning for in June and I don't want to spend the extra $$ on tires and brakes to run CMP events two months in a row.

Besides, 25+ cars on track at CMP during a TT sounds more like a race, not a Time Trial. I can't imagine you would get more than one clean lap before hitting back markers. Maybe two laps if the leader keeps them bunched up. Working my way through traffic is always fun, but not when I am looking to set a fast time.

I enjoyed the NASA TT format at CMS a couple weeks ago and will be signing up for the July 2nd event. Probably join you guys at Road Atlanta in December as well.


Hope everyone has a good weekend. If I come down to hang out, I will say hello.


-Kevin

Jason

If everything is under control, you're not going fast enough.

Taking more curb in the kink tends to make it easier. Bass-ackwards, but that's what I found.

As Kevin said, watch the exit of 8, there's a pavement transition there. You'll light the tires when you come off the new to the old. Best to have the car pointed straight when that happens.

drivinhard

I'll throw this in there for "quality" purposes (decent quality, you can see the track pretty well). Wide angle lense on an HD camera. There is more of what not to do in the clip. This was my first weekend at CMP though, so ignore the sloppy driving.

It is not my favorite track, but it's very technical, and tricky to get right. The kink is a lot of fun, the rest is just an auto-x on sand. IMHO if they would re-work 14 to have more of a sweeper on to the front straight, it would take a lot of abuse out of the brakes and make the track more fun.

http://vimeo.com/4449884

jaa1992

My first time instructing there last year I found the turn by turn walk thru at trackpedia to be very helpful!
Are you going with the Mustang club the first weekend of June?
I'll be there instructing, if my R6's syill have some life I'll probably wear them out and put new tires on before VIR and Charlotte.

WNDOPDLR

Not sure what event you are doing in June, but if it is the CRMC event you will be given an instructor regardless of your experience. If it is anohter event, ask for a ride first time out with an instructor in a similar (front engine/rear drive/high HP) car. The time invested can greatly shorten the learning curve.

brkntrxn

Wally,

I am pretty certain Dan is going to attend our THSCC event. I will personally make sure that he has you as his instructor. After that, we may not see him anymore. LOL!


-Kevin

brkntrxn

Dan,

On a serious note, if you are attending the THSCC event, if you can get down there Friday afternoon around 5pm or so, I would be more than happy to take a track walk with you. We will be finished with the Instructor Clinic and Lapping by then. If you think it will be later, let me know.

Better yet, if you can get down there in the afternoon, I can find a person or two to take you for a ride around the track to show you the line.


-Kevin

drivinhard

It is now

sperkins

We'll see. Thanks for the hookup on the tune buddy.

DansBlkonBlkZ06

Kevin,
I'll get there early Friday afternoon so I can walk the track and catch a ride along. I look forward to it. I'm going to NAPA today to get an extra set of rotors just in case. Let me know where you get your Carbotech pads from. I've been using PFC Z-rated and got 4 full days at VIR out of them with still 1/4 pad left. If CMP is that hard on pads, I may give the Carbotech pads a try.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Contact me direct 216-780-8825 i will be happy to help with your pads

drivinhard

4 days VIR = 2 sessions at CMP