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Sep 8th, 2002, 08:22 PM

Here are three MPG's... crappy quality because I got them off my tv with
the digital camera. At least you can sort of see it

http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP1.MPG

Splitting the Gran Sport and Mustang Cobra down the middle. I didn't
realize it but I guess I have a Sony dashboard

http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP2.MPG

Getting by the M3 that you see at the end of the first clip... and that
was the very next lap so I caught him pretty quickly through the twisties
and the uphill/downhill sections

http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP3.MPG

My spin coming out of Big Bend. It's not quite as dramatic in this MPG as
it really was. On the video, you can actually see the dirt coming across
the lense of the camera and it clearly shows how sideways I was going
through the grass and how lucky I was not to have flipped! Both spins
were quite dramatic and violent.

I checked some lap times and I was running consistant 1:10-1:11 with the
exception of times I was in traffic. I did a cool-down lap (when the temp
gauge was rising) of 1:13 so I wish I had stayed on it through that lap
just to see. Oh well. After my spin, I went right back out with a 1:12
followed by a 1:11 followed by a 1:10 so the spin didn't intimidate me (I
thought it did!) The final session with the red group, I was running more in the range of 1:10 unless I had to let off to let a better driver in a 'slower' car by. The final lap, when I backed off as I took the checkered, I got a 1:10... wish I had stayed in it till the start/finish so I could've gotten a clean lap hopefully in the 1:09 range. Oh well, I did rattle off one 1:09 in an earlier session so I'm happy. The goal was 1:08 but I'll have to settle

Oh, and that rise on the uphill where it turns slightly to the right
(where that stupid Imprezza driver flipped two years ago) is awesome!
Unfortunately, only once did I get the RPM creep there as the load comes
off the front but lap after lap after lap I had to fight the urge to
correct the steering wheel when it became unloaded and the instinct was to
correct it.

Lots and lots of fun yesterday!

Sep 8th, 2002, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
02 ALMERA Posts: n/a	Here are three MPG's... crappy quality because I got them off my tv with the digital camera. At least you can sort of see it http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP1.MPG Splitting the Gran Sport and Mustang Cobra down the middle. I didn't realize it but I guess I have a Sony dashboard http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP2.MPG Getting by the M3 that you see at the end of the first clip... and that was the very next lap so I caught him pretty quickly through the twisties and the uphill/downhill sections http://www.kieranlavin.com/pictures/LRP3.MPG My spin coming out of Big Bend. It's not quite as dramatic in this MPG as it really was. On the video, you can actually see the dirt coming across the lense of the camera and it clearly shows how sideways I was going through the grass and how lucky I was not to have flipped! Both spins were quite dramatic and violent. I checked some lap times and I was running consistant 1:10-1:11 with the exception of times I was in traffic. I did a cool-down lap (when the temp gauge was rising) of 1:13 so I wish I had stayed on it through that lap just to see. Oh well. After my spin, I went right back out with a 1:12 followed by a 1:11 followed by a 1:10 so the spin didn't intimidate me (I thought it did!) The final session with the red group, I was running more in the range of 1:10 unless I had to let off to let a better driver in a 'slower' car by. The final lap, when I backed off as I took the checkered, I got a 1:10... wish I had stayed in it till the start/finish so I could've gotten a clean lap hopefully in the 1:09 range. Oh well, I did rattle off one 1:09 in an earlier session so I'm happy. The goal was 1:08 but I'll have to settle Oh, and that rise on the uphill where it turns slightly to the right (where that stupid Imprezza driver flipped two years ago) is awesome! Unfortunately, only once did I get the RPM creep there as the load comes off the front but lap after lap after lap I had to fight the urge to correct the steering wheel when it became unloaded and the instinct was to correct it. Lots and lots of fun yesterday!