So today was my first time ever even going to a track.. it was fun, except according to my times I drove like shit
Just wondering if anyone has any words of advice to make my time a bit better next time. I think the results may be partly due to the fact that I've been driving manual for about a week and a half now, so I'm sure that aspect will get better soon and help improve on times.. But I have a 2003 Spec-V and the only mod I have is an AEM CAI.
I did 5 runs, the first:
(this was only the second time I ever even took my car to full throttle)
R/T.... -.081
60'.... 2.443
330... 6.796
1/8.... 10.338
MPH.. 70.16
1000.. 13.419
1/4.... 16.037
MPH... 86.04
I took some bad advice from another racer there to go on the second yellow instead of the third, so I red lighted it. From that point on I went on the 3rd yellow.
2nd run:
R/T.... .558
60'.... 2.459
330... 6.718
1/8.... 10.228
MPH... 70.68
1000.. 13.271
1/4.... 15.856
MPH... 87.40
3rd run:
R/T.... .299
60'.... 2.395
330... 6.587
1/8.... 10.662
MPH... 62.59
1000.. 13.936
1/4.... 16.632
MPH... 84.08
Yeah, that time I missed third gear. Probably happened because I decided to try powershifting. It worked great 1st to 2nd, but I don't know how I missed third, I've never even done that before. Sucked, and it was embarassing.
4th run:
R/T.... .159
60'.... 2.316
330... 6.534
1/8.... 10.038
MPH... 71.07
1000.. 13.067
1/4.... 15.639
MPH... 87.49
This time I had power shifted without missing any gears, and I got the best time of the day.. but isn't driving perfect supposed to be 15.0 1/4 time? It was nice and cool out, weather conditions were good, I don't understand it.
5th run:
R/T.... .227
60'.... 2.745
330... 7.105
1/8.... 10.621
MPH... 70.88
1000.. 13.651
1/4.... 16.217
MPH... 87.88
That time, I just kept peeling out. I don't know why, I didn't think I was doing anything different then normal. I thought maybe it was because of all the tire shit leading up to the start line from all the muscle cars peeling out like mad and the water they spray on there. How the hell does that help? Seems like it just made me peel out. The way I start out the race, I keep it rev'd around 2.5k rpm, soon as 3rd yellow I floor it and drop the clutch. Is there something wrong with that?
Any advice at all would be appreciated, thanks.
P.S. On a funner note, on the way up there I tested top end speed a bit, was doing 136 or so up a hill past my buddy with a camera, good stuff.