Thunderhill pics

Here are some pics of me at Thunderhill a few weeks ago (99 C2 w/lsd).

Very cool pictures. Got some video you can share? LSD: Did you car come with LSD or did you add it?

Here's my last full session of the day. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...27207538&hl=en The LSD w/TC is factory.

Those pictures make me miss living in Northern California. This is from the last time I went there: http://www.johnc3d.com/racing/thillturn4lo.jpg

You shouldnt do drugs while driving, it affects your perception, just kidding I had to

Thanks for the pictures. Nice video. Your lines look good.

I only watched the first 3 laps, but IMHO if you take a later apex through turn 11, you can straighten out the esses in 12/13 so much that you will have to grab 4th before you fully track out onto the straight. You still have to turn in a tad on 12 ... and it works best if you turn in just a tad BEFORE you see the right side berm. Using this technique, I was able to hold off a Lotus Exige in my 996 because he took an earlier apex on 11... the trick was keeping far enough ahead that he didn't realize what I was doing in 11... I'm pretty sure if he knew my line I'd a been toasted ...

Thanks for the info guys. This was my first time on track ever so I was slowing getting more aggressive as the day went on. BTW, my 996 is bone stock with PS2s (225/265). I am itching to get back on track and try out some track tips from Hank Watts. http://www.pca-ggr.org/tthandbook/

I did my first track day with TEAM racing at thunderhill too. Bonni organizes them well and it's a great group of people. You must have learned alot.

ALL READY HOOKED! great stuff. be sure to sign up with GGR. excellent instructors. see you around the norcal tracks.

Or if you actually want to spend time on track, get good instruction and spend less money there are at least half a dozen better groups to go with including: http://www.hookedondriving.com/home.cfm http://www.ncracing.org/ http://www.trackmasters-racing.com/

LOL. whatever high and mighty what GGR has are the excellent instructors and camaraderie. i agree with you though regarding the other organizations... great for tracking but i was referring to instructors. trackmasters is laughable and no opinion on HOD. NCRC instructors are great but i would suggest seeking out a porsche owner from the instructor core.

Laughable would be GGLC and probably NASA re instruction. GGR events may not be that much more expensive since you burn a lot less fuel...

werd! nasa sux for hpde. too many cars on course (especially at sears point) and not much driving. if you want to step up to competitive TT and racing this may be the place to be, though. my first event with GGLC will be at the upcoming LS event. i want to maximize track time and GGLC sounds like it's it with only 3 run groups. NCRC is great too... allowing you to run in lower groups. haha, good one. i do the GGR events for the camaraderie and the TT series. it's a lot of fun but ya, only 4-20 minute run sessions per day . i hope they change it.

GGLC is great if you know what you're doing & don't need instruction. Very little rules & regulations, it's all about getting tons of track time (and their prices are by far the lowest). They used to run 2 groups of 25 cars. Now it's 3 groups, but you can run in 2 out of the 3 groups almost all day (which is a little scary when you think about the slowest guys moving up a group and the fastest guys moving down a group...everyone on track with Group B). The best NASA events are midweek at T-hill. Not many cars, tons of track time, cheap price. But it's an aggressive group, not really for newbs.

They let you drive on that track with your sunroof open? Or is it closed?

I really enjoyed the NCRC event I went to last year, they hold an exposition race, anyone can enter, great diverse group of cars, Ferrari, Mustang, Porsche, BMW, Neon SRT4, Caterham were some of the ones I recall being in the field. I agree the NASA events are more aggresive, seems to be more for people going through the program to earn their race license.