Clemson Sports Car Club

Here are some in car videos from me driving. This was my 1st time in the car since we gave it more power and changed the suspension some. The entire weekend we had braking problems. They would fade to where full braking was about 1/4" from the floor. As long as you didn't have to go crazy braking every corner to pass someone they would be consistantly faded to that level, if that makes sense. Well after a full cource yellow for about 10 min the brakes cooled down and going into the 1st corner I hit the brakes like I did when they were faded and locked up the rear end causing it to hop. The front hit the beginning of the curbing and caused me to spin around. A lot of people were spinning in the same place.

Sunday I drove a lot better and enjoyed myself a lot more.
1st time out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680E_hqb_Lk
Passing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLwozrej60Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q91qLQ7NMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXaM2LZhpPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PER3-L6llGg

Spin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Lmdg5G6a4

(05-27-2010 07:51 AM)zps2004 Wrote: [ -> ]Well after a full cource yellow for about 10 min the brakes cooled down and going into the 1st corner I hit the brakes like I did when they were faded and locked up the rear end causing it to hop. The front hit the beginning of the curbing and caused me to spin around. A lot of people were spinning in the same place.

That's an understatement...hahah No same in loosing it there. I worked that corner last year and it was a MADHOUSE. Looks like you did great otherwise.

I probably should have mentioned that we finished 18th out of 77 cars. 108 laps down. We were in the pits for over 1.5 hours on fixing things so if we were a little more prepaired we would have had a chance. We had the 2nd or 3rd fastest lap. Well be ready for Roebling in August. We'll finally have good rubber for that race as well. We are still using Simitomo HT 200's on a 13" wheel. 15" wheels with Star Specs are going on for Roebling.

Looks like a lot of fun. If you need another driver for any races from august through may...
Any way to adjust the brake bias more towards the front? And the back looks reeeeeally loose

The back gets really loose under braking when you don't have anyfront pad left. The car really does stop well though. We might put a different pad in the front and back. We know it has a little more rear brake because it has disks in the back but a proportioning valve from having drums in the back.

Overall it handles really really well. Only thing is at 6K the power comes in kinda strong causing some oversteer. The car is super easy to drive and control though.

go to 5:40 in. Our car sounds GOOOOOOD!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jjv8cJO0ik

wtf... did one of the cars racign really have a winch for towing other cars?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jjv8cJO0ik
go to 6:40

Tow-mater, 2nd gen RX-7. The main guy on that team has been a RX-7 racer for about 30 years. Really cool guy. There was a team with a 300ZX called team Enzyte. They had 2 manikin's in lingerie in the hatch.