Yea baby, I love it!

I'd like to get some video of the pass and other misc takes from the spectators view and edit it in with some of these clips. I hope I can work with you guys next time. I'll do a composit. Would be nice to have a camera set up to capture the tachometer and speed as well, on one car at least. I could add it to the bottom left corner along with our RX-8 club logo and we would be rockin! Could even put credit for the guys racing, show the cars up close even have a drivers intro. Make it a vid to remember.

Ok

okay....a couple more from Nabil. 3rd and 4th sessions:

http://www.geralds.net/trackdays121104/session3n.wmv
http://www.geralds.net/trackdays121104/session4n.wmv

Enjoy!

after studing the vids and thinking about it i concur. I should enter turn 1 in 4th gear, shift to 3nd at turn 2. then haul ass
olddragger
i must have a video camera myself on the next day.
olddragger

4th through turn 1 after trying to slow from 110...YIKES!!! I'm too much of a weenie for that, I think and I'll have to get that braking thing down a little better, ha ha. I re-live that fantastic day watching the great videos. I love lego waving goodbye to the Viper and Nabil looking back at the camera with a smile! It was great seeing everyone and can't wait to see you again.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Pam

Hey Denny,

Check your PM.......thanks

May be a good idea, but I did easily hit 90+ almost 100 on the esses. You may sacrafice that. You want to only downshift (heel/toe) while braking.

93 mph

It's our fault...the smiles on our faces were too big. But seriously, that's a lot of money for one day!

$275 for Saturday! I'd rather give NASA my $300 and have an instructor in the car with me.

Guys,
As we all know the secret to the 8 is to keep it's powerband on. I was thinking that 3nd would be best in turn one but after looking at the videos and remembering my sessions I conculuded that we aren't using all the turn and we should be able to enter it much faster. I'm thinking we can enter between 75-80 and if's that works out the rpms in 4th will be good. You can do 3nd but it gets awful busy getting the chassis settled before the turn really starts. In 3nd i was exiting turn obout about 81. Hell i think i can ENTER that turn at about that now then downshift to 3nd at the entrance to turn 2---you need that power for 2-3nd turn for acceleration. The esses for me is wide open in 3nd. Lots of room on the exit.
About the price ---er I agree Thats too high. I would have to look for something else if I wanted to do it more than once a year. $275? Must be for the insurance because we sure dont get any instruction. Hck they didn't even give us our time back from the 1st session thatwas cut short. Its a great setup , nice, knowledgeable guys and all. <aybe it's getting too popular.
later guys
olddragger

The NASA event looks much better at this point.....I would hope that after a day in group 1, they would sign us off to group 2 for the second day......:cool:

NASA - Saturday, March 19, 2005?

Yes, that would be the first day.....

I'm kinda confused looking at their site.....is that 299.00 for each day or the weekend?

Could you post a link to the website for the NASA event. I am interested in going to a few events in 2005, and would like to know about this one.

Man, that's a really confusing website... :confused:

Road Atlanta Event:
http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Mar19/event.shtml

Online Registration:
https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=190

Yes it is......

Anyone interested in any of these? We got to get back together again. Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Happy New Year.

Yep! I will be participating from a Photojournalist point of view. I will be attending Saturday and Sunday if this is when you guys are going to be there. I will take my bicycle so I can be in different parts of the track. If the event is as lax as it was this December then getting photos will be a piece of cake. I can go anywhere I need. If the event is more of a spectator event, then I will have to get special permission. I’m supposed to be representing a legitimate publication to get photo credentials for the really good areas on spectator type events. Maybe we could use “RX8Club.com”? Don’t know if it qualifies. Any idea what I should expect?

I will bring my Nikon D70 for stills and Canon XL1 for digital video. I would hope to be able to get copies of what you guys shoot so I can take to post production for a RX-8 event video. We could dub it from your camera to mine if yours is digital.

You guys would want to go ahead and post you vids ASAP as usual cause mine will take a little while to produce but I think it will be worth it.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I would like for someone to have a second camera focused on the tachometer so I could inset it as a PIP . I think I could sync them with no problem. I might even be able to get a small JVC-DV cam if needed but we would have to work out the details on mounting.

What do ya say?

I'm sure you could use RXTuner as your legitamate publication. We could have a story in there.... (Fingers crossed)

legokcen, I joined the RXTuner forum and subscribed to their publication. I sent them an email asking about using their publication as a support if we need it. I'll let you know what transpires. Do you have an inside contact?

I do have a contact with the Panoz Racing Group and I could lean on them if I have to. I just hate being a pest.

I can also see what I can muster up. I'll talk to someone if I can. I'll be happy to write something. I think we can put together something as a group. If nothing else, I think Panoz might appreciate it too since we'll also be giving them some advertisement. I'll get back to you.

Alright, I think I have a hookup. I just talked to someone. We need :
High Rez Pictures (check)
Cars with different suspension mods (check)
A group of 8 drivers (check)
A race track (check)
Someone to write the article (check)
Let's talk offline. I've got something that will work. We may be able to use Mazcare too if Charlie wants.

Send me a PM.