trancemission

That among other things. I just didnt bleed off enough speed before the turn.

Didnt have the car set up right. Brain farted mostly...

Shoofin

Gotcha..no damage (other than bruising your ego), I hope...

civicdrivr

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Just watched the session 3 video.





I wouldve had to replace the seat.

trancemission

No damage....just a shit ton of grass jammed up into the diffuser, exhaust, tires, brakes, my helmet.....pretty much everywhere

Aman

to Civic... I would have shat.

I've always wondered, could these type of incidents do anything to the tire? Throw it out of balance or something?

Shoofin

He didn't hit anything other than grass, so no. If he hit a curb, that's another story.

trancemission

I did for a second think, awww fuck...what happens now? but when the car came to a stop you can hear me and my instructor laughing....he looked at me and had a face full of grass stuck in his helmet....it was pretty damn funny.

good thing is there are no curbs....both spots where I went off I just went into the grass.

I wondered about my tires too....but if you watch the vid you'll see I wasnt into a real hard skid for long.....I never locked my brakes up either....but yeah, I think if I had stayed on the track and spun around alot more then that might have been a different story for my tires.

every single person that day had an off. I had two that weekend.....im still learning and you can see that from that session 3 vid to my day 2 session 4 vid.

it sucks though, once you take a hit off the track pipe its hard not to get addicted.

civicdrivr

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Im nervous about that last sentence. I hope to hit up some track days this summer. I can see myself spending stupid money on it

nspec_ya4

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well atleast nothing got damaged. just needs a good clean up now

trancemission

Some shots of my run yesterday. Thought you guys would like to see.












Great day....car held up really well....got really hot so I skipped out on my last session. No spinouts, not even one wheel off this time

civicdrivr

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Youre in NASA, right?

Shoofin

Turn signals popping off, so you had to tape them down?

trancemission

They never did.....just was being proactive

Majofo

Majofo

Where the hell is that 370z going?

trancemission

lol...hes just tracking out a bit further then me there

civicdrivr

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Black Power!!





Sorry, I had to.

trancemission

it was only a matter of time lol

we have to do that when we exit the track....signals the guy behind you to not ram you in the ass

trancemission

Time for some upgrades. Thought you guys might like to see this.


First, some canards.




Baffled Oil pan.



Updgraded Toe Links


Got her all aligned up. With the exception of the caster in the front....it was not off enough to deal with adding shims.




Then finally Ill be adding these bad boys this week. Just got them in yesterday




That should do it for now....Cant wait to see how the brakes feel when I get them done.

Rick_TL-S

Looks slow.

trancemission

No, I still have alot to learn....but Im getting faster....

Shoofin

I have the baffled oil pan too, hope to install it this month! Toe link upgrade is good, I don't know why you never did it sooner!

Are you still driving with the stock radiator or did you install a proRAD?

Shoofin

That's your signal on the track when you're going into the pits...

trancemission

Running stock still.....i just wanted to do some of the weak points on the car.

Ill fix things as they break now lol

trancemission

oh I forgot...I did seat grommets, harness bar and harness's as well.

Shoofin

The radiator IS one of the weak points! My Elise already had the proRAD when I bought it, and I ordered another one for the Exige...

fsttyms1

Awesome.

Sarlacc

boom

Rick_TL-S

We need to get a shot of the car with the top off. Looking at this picture, I'm extremely intrigued by how the looks of it change with the canards, spoiler, & diffuser on.

juniorbean

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We do the same thing karting. Last thing you need is someone plowing into you at 70 mph while exiting the track...




Looks awesome trancemission... looking forward to keeping up with the progress!

KaMLuNg

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E-bro... looks great!!!

trancemission

Thanks guys....Ill get a pic with the brakes on.

Then track vids soon to follow.....Im hoping I can brake later now without having a heart attack

trancemission

That we can do Rick.....im ready for this weekend...

weather looks like it will be nice as well....plus.....shes clean


Bring your driving shoes

trancemission

Plus these were all affordable mods too. I think Im into it about 2500 for all that. Not bad considering what I got.

Plus when I get the track membership I can go whenever I want....20 bucks a session.....only thing is that its a 3700 dollar buy in

chill_dog

^Ouch...in the short term...five years from now, it'll be nothing.

Car's, looking great, too.

Rick_TL-S

trancemission

Just the idea of being able to just go whenever I want is hard to pass up.

I went as a guest with a friend and we had the entire 3.1 mile course to ourselves....there was maybe 6 cars out there..

civicdrivr

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Id hop on that asap.

chill_dog

Yeah, that would seal it for me...sounds perfect.

And like I said (or implied), a few years from now, the cost won't be that bad as it will average out...especially if you make a habit of going often. For example...say you went just ten times a year for the next five years. $3700 up front + $200 a year for sessions = $4700. $4700 / 50 sessions = $94 a session. Can you beat that? Of course not. You should do it . You can tell your wife it's the economical choice (versus $200 a session every now and then) .

trancemission

lol, you're exactly right. The guy I was speaking with about the membership was like "hey, you get off work at 230 right? well on a friday, come here, get in a few sessions and be at the bar by 8, then have the rest of the weekend to do honey doos and family shit hahah..." I about pulled the money out right then and there.