Road Atlanta PICS**

[sykikchimp]

Well, I had a blast, and learned a lot to boot. Not a single car in any of the HPDE groups had any incidents so that was a blessing in itself.

Met Ahhsk (Oscar), and told him his brakes were too front biased. lol :)

019 (Yukon) was there, and was really tearin' it up in the novice group.

RA is an amazing, and technical track! I will definately be going back someday.

For whatever reason, I was by myself most of the time on track and didn't get to play a lot. I did get to put a whoopin on a 96' 944, and a 13 sec 92 GT mustang.

I'm running Intermediate - Solo (got signed off finally)

Here's the pics:

http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/Charlie4.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/charlie1.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/charlie2.jpg
the mustang I spoke of previously. I just passed him exiting that corner.. he had a lot more straightaway speed.. but I crushed him in the corners. :)
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/charlie3.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/240paddock.jpg
It looks like I'm early apexing this, but in fact, I am traveling about 100mph, and carrying about a 5% slip angle.. so it looks like I'm gonna apex sooner than I am. :rawk: dorifto?!
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/240turn12.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/240turn12a.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/240frontstraight.jpg
My Instructor's Car.. badass..
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/instructor911.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/instructor911a.jpg
couple things from the paddock..
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/instructorBMW.jpg
notice the license plate..
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/ovrbdgt-cobra.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/ovrbdgt-cobra1.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/racekaa.jpg

[MrKaisan]

man, i wish we had a course of that caliber out here in Hawaii.

nice pics! and nice car!

[nocomedown]

wow thats awesome! your wheels almost looked photoshopped on in the first pic. I'd really love to try that out sometime. If you don't mind me asking, about how much does a day at the track like that cost for a newbie like me?

[sykikchimp]

The wheels are painted with a Flouresent Orange safety paint I found at autozone. Sprayed a coating of wheel clear coat on it to help protect from heat, and brake dust. They black light reactive too. LOL.

NASA charges anywhere from $250-$300 for a weekend. Thats for: 2 days, 1.5hrs seat time each day with an instructor, and about 1.5-2 hrs classroom time each day.

There are groups that run a little cheaper, and you can do single days for like $150, or event single sessions at Hyperfest's for $40.

There is no single $300 part that will make you faster than one of these events, and there is seriously NOTHING more fun you can do in a car. (road head included, lol.)

[nocomedown]

that sounds pretty awesome. for a weekend of tracktime and instruction, $250-$300 sounds VERY reasonable to me. I'm gonna have to look into these around here.

[019]

RA was definitely fun as shit! apart form the 100 degree weather and the storm that almost blew away the EZ-up, it was awesome! i'm gonna be a whore and jack the post with my pics, hehe.

btw, it's ukann ;)

http://www.streetdynamics.com/members/ukann/gallery/061904pics/ra1.jpg

http://www.streetdynamics.com/members/ukann/gallery/061904pics/ra2.jpg

http://www.streetdynamics.com/members/ukann/gallery/061904pics/ra3.jpg

http://www.streetdynamics.com/members/ukann/gallery/061904pics/ra6.jpg

http://www.streetdynamics.com/members/ukann/gallery/061904pics/ra8.jpg

[TheTimanator]

^^^^^that looks like loads of fun!!! I've been wanting to go out to Sebring for years, but wrecked the last car before I got a chance. Hopefully I'll get to do it one of these days...

[HippoSleek]

Damb you both ;)

Looks like a lot of fun. Some day I'll get down there... some day... but at the rate it's going, I might be sitting out of track events for the rest of the year :( (house + wedding = broke)

And Charles, 100 mph w/ a 4w-drift with a wall that close = huevos gigante!

[msaskin]

That downhil twisty section looks absolutely amazing.

Seeing everyone post pics from their open track days has got me more and more anxious to go to willow springs this weekend!!! :)

~matt

[jmauld]

Seeing everyone post pics from their open track days has got me more and more anxious to go to willow springs this weekend!!! :)

~matt

Here's one at VIR earlier this year.
http://www.4g61t.com/jason/photos/240sx/racing/virfull_021404_14.jpg *Maybe we should start a "track pictures" thread. :)

Sykik, got any plans to do VIR anytime? We need more 240's on track here.

[msaskin]

Here's one at VIR earlier this year.
http://www.4g61t.com/jason/photos/240sx/racing/virfull_021404_14.jpg *Maybe we should start a "track pictures" thread. :)

Sykik, got any plans to do VIR anytime? We need more 240's on track here.

I'll point my friend brad towards this thread. He's in the NOVA area and has been looking for open track events.

~matt

[019]

mark, that turn was sooo much fun. most ppl were too scared to go full throttle, so that's where i'd end up catching up to ppl. i'd tell you how fast i was going, but my spedo is off, so i really am not sure, haha. you should've gone with us!! if you can make it to another event, let us know. i'm trying to make it to Summit Point with MDA in august, so maybe i'll see you there.

i'd love to go to VIR again. it's such a fun course. but i'd like to do the full course.

[kcolyer27]

That track looks so amazing. Im going to have to go to mid ohio or beave run sometime soon.

[sykikchimp]

I've been to VIR 3 times now. Very nice track. I will DEFINATELY be going back..

Mark - indeed.. huevos gigante! From what I hear, I gave the novice group (who were all standing next to the track watching turn 12) a pretty good show. :)

This is a lambo:

http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/1.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/2.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/3.jpg

Pretty right??

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This is a Lambo who got SCREWED by turn 12 at RA:
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/6.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/7.jpg
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/RA/8.jpg

any questions? lol

[nocomedown]

hahahaha oh man i'd be one pissed rich person if that was my Lambo.
it just shows how superior your 240 is to a diablo...right?

[019]

ouch!!! good thing i didn't see that before going there, haha. would've made me a little shy about going down full throttle, haha.

[240Stilo]

any questions? lol

did you see the crash when it happened or were you there only for the aftermath pics??

[sykikchimp]

no, they weren't from that weekend. I think several months before. My instrctor sent me those pics.

[HippoSleek]

Yeah, those pics are over a year old. FWIW, insurance actually covered it b/c the driver said he was doing a photo shoot with the car. :rolleyes:

jmauld -- love the chase down pics! My shining moment was taking down a 355 in my Miata at VIR. The classic was getting a point by coming around oak tree and then having him destroy me up the back straight without even trying! Ouch. Luckily, it was an accident and he let me by on the main straight -- must suck to have to hold it to 100-110 in one of those.

I forgot all about the MDA event at Slummit. It would be cheap and close. Hrmm... I love running with my fellow Miatas though -- and I'd like to kill off my Azenis b/f I have to go through another winter with them. Of course, I've already got two weekends in Aug. that I have to be out of town too.

[019]

well hopefully you'll be able to make it, mark. hopefully bakari and amber can make it as well, along with whoever else. it should be lots of fun. and MAYBE charlie will come up (right charlie? :D it's only like... a 6 hrs drive), hehe.

[sykikchimp]

I want to go to summit. I hear it's a lot of fun, and any new track is always good.

Got a link to the MDA event info?

[019]

nooo... i was gonna post the link up and it now says that the event has been cancelled b/c the shenandoah track has not been completed... well i guess that's that... nasa has an event there in september tho, maybe i'll try making that one.

[jmauld]

jmauld -- love the chase down pics! My shining moment was taking down a 355 in my Miata at VIR. The classic was getting a point by coming around oak tree and then having him destroy me up the back straight without even trying! Ouch. Luckily, it was an accident and he let me by on the main straight -- must suck to have to hold it to 100-110 in one of those.



I was chasing him through the uphill esses, and through south bend. When we turned past oak tree, he gave me the passing signal and then proceeding to thoroughly walk away from me. (I'm still running the stock KA). About halfway through the straight, he must've realized that I wasn't going to catch him, so he hit his brakes to let me by before rollercoaster. A mustang did the same thing to me later that day.

[019]

I was chasing him through the uphill esses, and through south bend. When we turned past oak tree, he gave me the passing signal and then proceeding to thoroughly walk away from me. (I'm still running the stock KA). About halfway through the straight, he must've realized that I wasn't going to catch him, so he hit his brakes to let me by before rollercoaster. A mustang did the same thing to me later that day.

oooh, the joy of having a stock ka, haha. i have the same problem. since just about anything that anyone brings to the track is faster than a stock ka (well relatively stock), they always expect me to just zoom past them in the straights. so they give the passing signal, i pull to the side to pass, then keep on their foot on the gas, and they pull away, haha. then they realize my car is slow as balls on the straights, and have to slow down, haha. i love it!

[sykikchimp]

that is SO true... hopefully I can rememdy that with a snail soon. :)

[ibanezxguy]

yeah that does look fun. I've been wanting to do it forever i just dont know where to start or what to do. If anybody that plays at Road Atlanta and has any free time id like to talk to you. AIM ibanezxguy thanks

[sykikchimp]

yeah that does look fun. I've been wanting to do it forever i just dont know where to start or what to do. If anybody that plays at Road Atlanta and has any free time id like to talk to you. AIM ibanezxguy thanks

Where are you at? If your on the east coast, maybe we could hook up for an event, and we could help initiate you. :)

[ibanezxguy]

Im in augusta, ga its only about 2.5 hrs from road atlanta. Went for drift atlanta and got to ride with one of the drivers in a rx8 that rocked

[sykikchimp]

cool. I was thinking about doing a Roebeling road event in Sept. (should be a little cooler..) Maybe you could make it to that one?

[ibanezxguy]

i dont know it really depends on what i will need and the dates. i'll do anything to get me to a track. Just let me know whats up. Thanks

[ibanezxguy]

you dont happen to know a guy named chuck their do you, he races in the miata cup. said he'd help me out but i lost his number