Another Lesson Learned . . .
Posted 08-08-2008 at 05:30 PM by KS-CS
Well, it seems every time I go to the track I learn something new . . . often the hard way.
Hallett was hot as hell this past weekend, but I wasn't going to let that deter me from enjoying another track weekend - gotta have that fix at least once a month!
On Saturday, before it really got hot, I turned in my best lap time yet at Hallett: a fairly respectable 1:37 going clockwise. Everything went pretty smoothly, though the car felt down on power from the heat which reached over 102.
On Sunday, things were going well also - we had a long break between the 2nd and 3rd sessions, and when our group got called to the grid for the 3rd session, I discovered that my lightweight track battery was dead.
I think what happened was that the engine compartment cooling fan came on after I shut the car off after the previous session, and drained the battery. I had one of those rechargeable jumper batteries with me, but of course, it was dead too (I hadn't recharged it for some time
).
Fortunately, I did have my battery charger with me, so I missed one session, but managed to get it charged enough to start the car for the last session. Lesson Learned: in hot weather, keep the battery charger on between sessions!
As usual, I enjoyed the friendly camaraderie of the Hallett crowd, and was also happy to run with another Caymanite for a change: spec84 was running his CS in High Speed Touring, and racing his Spec Miata that weekend - quite a feat considering the heat. He was nice enough to let me follow him around the track for several laps to watch his line. Some pix and a little video of us playing follow the leader (I think he was going easy on me) below:
Chasing spec84 in his silver CS, with Jimmy S. closing in with his big, bad Viper.
Traffic jam at T2 - with spec84 on my tail
Hallett was hot as hell this past weekend, but I wasn't going to let that deter me from enjoying another track weekend - gotta have that fix at least once a month!
On Saturday, before it really got hot, I turned in my best lap time yet at Hallett: a fairly respectable 1:37 going clockwise. Everything went pretty smoothly, though the car felt down on power from the heat which reached over 102.
On Sunday, things were going well also - we had a long break between the 2nd and 3rd sessions, and when our group got called to the grid for the 3rd session, I discovered that my lightweight track battery was dead.
I think what happened was that the engine compartment cooling fan came on after I shut the car off after the previous session, and drained the battery. I had one of those rechargeable jumper batteries with me, but of course, it was dead too (I hadn't recharged it for some time
). Fortunately, I did have my battery charger with me, so I missed one session, but managed to get it charged enough to start the car for the last session. Lesson Learned: in hot weather, keep the battery charger on between sessions!
As usual, I enjoyed the friendly camaraderie of the Hallett crowd, and was also happy to run with another Caymanite for a change: spec84 was running his CS in High Speed Touring, and racing his Spec Miata that weekend - quite a feat considering the heat. He was nice enough to let me follow him around the track for several laps to watch his line. Some pix and a little video of us playing follow the leader (I think he was going easy on me) below:
Chasing spec84 in his silver CS, with Jimmy S. closing in with his big, bad Viper.
Traffic jam at T2 - with spec84 on my tail
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woah - cool video - SpeedRacer music and everything! wish i could comment on the driving, but i do not know about such things. looked fun though!Posted 08-14-2008 at 09:09 PM by grrlsix
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How did you clamp your video camera in your CS? EDPosted 08-27-2008 at 02:54 AM by Ed Merry
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Like several others on CC, I use a Ram Mount attached to the luggage bar between the seats:
It's both easy to use and sturdy.
Here are the parts to order:
Ordered from ExpressMounts.com (under $50 delivered)
Parts:
RAM-B-231U (stainless U-bolt base w/1" aluminum ball plate)
RAM-B-202AU (aluminum 2.5" dia plate w/camera thread w/1" ball)
RAM-B-201U-A (aluminum 1.75" short arm w/double 1" dia socket)
RAP-319U (plastic U-bolt adapter)Posted 08-27-2008 at 03:50 AM by KS-CS
