Damaged my car for the first time yesterday.[vid]
#3
Team Owner
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I got pretty lucky. So far the only parts I know I need to buy are the front bumper cover and the radiator support cradle. I drove the car again on the next session and it was just fine and just as fast.
Last edited by ptindall; 05-30-2011 at 12:02 PM.
#5
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What kind of tires were you on? From a youtube point of view it sounds like the tires were talking to you for a while and finally let go. I tell my students if the tires are talking you are at the limit and back off a just bit just to keep it safe. Glad to see not much damage much better then a wall :-) Love the built in sand traps all we have here is that slick green stuff which at times seems 10X faster then asphalt
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#8
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What kind of tires were you on? From a youtube point of view it sounds like the tires were talking to you for a while and finally let go. I tell my students if the tires are talking you are at the limit and back off a just bit just to keep it safe. Glad to see not much damage much better then a wall :-) Love the built in sand traps all we have here is that slick green stuff which at times seems 10X faster then asphalt
#10
If gm didn't have the bright idea of using glue to secure so many panels these cars would not be so expensive to fix. In particular, those front wheel houses cost a small fortune to do right. At the very least they could have made them with a bolt on bottom piece so something as simple as a minor bump doesn't take out the whole part.
#11
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If gm didn't have the bright idea of using glue to secure so many panels these cars would not be so expensive to fix. In particular, those front wheel houses cost a small fortune to do right. At the very least they could have made them with a bolt on bottom piece so something as simple as a minor bump doesn't take out the whole part.
I just removed my roof to do my rollcage and now it's simply bolt-on... not many cars you can do that with
#13
Safety Car
It's not that hard... GM has a factory body repair manual that describes how-to step by step and how to ensure proper alignment. I helped a buddy do one on a salvaged C5 he was restoring. Like anything you do one and the rest are much easier.
#14
Drifting
Ptindall,
Did you notice at around 8:27 or so the wind sock shows what would turn out to a hard right to left cross wind in that corner. Could that have been a part of the surprise?
Gary
Did you notice at around 8:27 or so the wind sock shows what would turn out to a hard right to left cross wind in that corner. Could that have been a part of the surprise?
Gary
#15
555 RII are way too squealy to use the sound to tell how close you are to the limit. the sound at going around the corner at 7/10th is nearly identical to the sound of sideways at 80mph. makes for nice videos and great for scaring passengers but that's it.
besides, if you use tire sound to tell how close to the limit you are, you are already playing catch-up. every time i spun and failed to save it, i was reacting to what i was seeing or hearing, every time i started sliding and saved/recovered, i was reacting to what was going to happen the next moment. i have no idea how that works, but it does every time.
in any case, good and calm action to save it (and probably prevented some backward action), just needed to start that a fraction of a second earlier.
besides, if you use tire sound to tell how close to the limit you are, you are already playing catch-up. every time i spun and failed to save it, i was reacting to what i was seeing or hearing, every time i started sliding and saved/recovered, i was reacting to what was going to happen the next moment. i have no idea how that works, but it does every time.
in any case, good and calm action to save it (and probably prevented some backward action), just needed to start that a fraction of a second earlier.
#16
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555 RII are way too squealy to use the sound to tell how close you are to the limit. the sound at going around the corner at 7/10th is nearly identical to the sound of sideways at 80mph. makes for nice videos and great for scaring passengers but that's it.
besides, if you use tire sound to tell how close to the limit you are, you are already playing catch-up. every time i spun and failed to save it, i was reacting to what i was seeing or hearing, every time i started sliding and saved/recovered, i was reacting to what was going to happen the next moment. i have no idea how that works, but it does every time.
in any case, good and calm action to save it (and probably prevented some backward action), just needed to start that a fraction of a second earlier.
besides, if you use tire sound to tell how close to the limit you are, you are already playing catch-up. every time i spun and failed to save it, i was reacting to what i was seeing or hearing, every time i started sliding and saved/recovered, i was reacting to what was going to happen the next moment. i have no idea how that works, but it does every time.
in any case, good and calm action to save it (and probably prevented some backward action), just needed to start that a fraction of a second earlier.
Last edited by ptindall; 06-03-2011 at 09:16 AM.
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besides, if you use tire sound to tell how close to the limit you are, you are already playing catch-up. every time i spun and failed to save it, i was reacting to what i was seeing or hearing, every time i started sliding and saved/recovered, i was reacting to what was going to happen the next moment. i have no idea how that works, but it does every time.