California Don

If you missed the run to Maxwell and then to Thunderhill, you really missed a good time. 72 cars made the cruise! Oh, one little ole C7 decided to join us....
I really hate to say this, but, from a distance the rear of the C7 looks like a Camero....

Boat Racer

This was a very fun event on the luncheon fun run on Wednesday and I really enjoyed my first track day yesterday. Got to finally solo by myself without my coach on my last session. Saw Steve and Richie and some of the other Northern California Forum guys at the track also. Wanted to give Richie a big Thank You for loaning my buddy Al a set of tires after Al developed a flat on his first session.
Keith

California Don

I meant to post the map of the raceway. If you hot shot drivers think you are cool, just put your foot in it and fly up to #5 "The Cyclone" and make a 90 degree blind turn down hill. Wear Depends just in case.

moose.b3

The wife timed David Ray driving the C7 with a passenger for a few laps and the best she recorded was a 2:07. I know a few C6Z's owners that can't beat that.

Werks

Had a blast at the HoD NCM event! Nice hanging with a bunch of other Vette drivers and the weather was awesome! Here is some in car video of the first session of run group D

StArrow68

Sounds like another fun Corvette event at TH. Sorry to miss these but good to know there are new folks filling in the ranks.

Boat Racer

Nice in car video and great job of driving. Is that gear selector reading in the video accurate? Are you running the course primarily in 5th and 6th gears where it looks like you achieved max speed on the front straight just before turn 1 at around 145+ mph at around 6500 RPM or so in 6th gear?

RichieRichZ06

I think it is off by 2 gears. I'm assuming that Ron's car was just like mine and I was 3rd and 4th gear only, with speeds down the straight a little over 140 MPH and about 6,500 RPM in 4th.

Boat Racer

Okay, that makes more sense to me (unless Ron is running really low gearing). I was in 3rd and 4th also and couldn't figure out why Ron would have been in 5th and 6th.

Werks

Thank you! In regards to the gear selector I have not calibrated the gear selector yet so it's reading 2 gears high, like Rich mentioned I'm in 3rd and 4th only. Here is a video from my second session of the day




Fastest lap of the day was the last lap in this video and I managed to get into the 1:56's. Looking over the video I think I'm still leaving an easy 3-4 seconds on the table but my tires were close to being heat cycled out and I'm rusty. The rest of the day I spent taking people for rides so nothing spectacular as far as lap times but hopefully I made a few peoples day

Rich, almost forgot! Thank you and your guys for rushing to get my car back together before the event. Everything that you guys do for all of us vette owners is really appreciated!

harrydirty

Are you using a GoPro for your video? What setting(s) are you using? I can't seem to get good shots of the track, it seems to want to set exposures for the inside of the car, so the outside (track) is overexposed.

Any advice is appreciated...........

ps...great driving, those are some fast times

Werks

Thanks! In regards to the video I'm using an Aim SmartyCAM. It actually has integrated GPS and track maps. So when I pull the video off of the camera it comes out just as you see on the video's above with track maps, speed etc. etc. already overlaid over the video (so no rendering or video editing needed).

PipeDr

I was there last week (Torch Red # 202) as well. Santa Clara Corvettes made a great showing. The drive from Maxwell was fun, the parade laps were very nice and Thursday was absolutely an awesome day. Fabulous weather, great race track conditions, no damage to my car and got race with my friends.
Regarding your Go Pro camera. I am using 1080-60 Setting. Seems to work very well for action sports. I have the camera mounted with a Suction Cup to the roof of the car. Very little vibration. Looks incredible on the big Screen TV.

ImaRoadDog

That's funny. I just noticed in your first picture of the C7 Corvette that my wife is standing behind it (at least she is from the neck down). It was a fun day. We led the pack from Maxwell to Thunderhill and the view looking back at 71 cars was awesome.

harrydirty

Do you use your GoPro to capture track action in your vette? I assume the GoPro is trying to set exposure level by some center weighting method, so I'm wondering if the 1080-60 setting changes that. I assume my problem is that my GoPro is giving the car interior more priority in setting exposure, thus rendering the interior well, but overexposing the exterior/track portions. Any thoughts?

bigdog1250

Werks, those are some great times! Well done. Can't wait to get my Z out to the track. Last time I was there I was piloting a different Z... 370z.

Werks

Thanks! Once you get your new Z out on the track you are going to love it, they are a blast to drive!

redtopz