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Old May 1, 2012, 12:49 PM
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All I can say of my own performance is: Wow, that was an eye opener. I really let my nerves get to me and I wasn't on my game at all. Oh well, now I've got my first tour in the books. Hopefully I can put on a better showing at the Pro this weekend.
Don't feel bad, we all went through the same thing. My first tour I made it about 15 feet off the start line on my first run before I did a full 360 spin and stalled it. Everyone watching started clapping while I was restarting the car. This weekend I damn near did the same thing. hahaha

I can't wait for the pro!
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It was great meeting you guys too. I'm glad I could help out. I simply asked Eric, "Hey, do you guys run R6s just to cope with the weight of the car?" His response was priceless. "What do you mean, they're A6s...*gasp*"

You and Tasha did a great job driving that monster. I really wish you guys could've added to the STU excitement though. Boy was that great competition.

All I can say of my own performance is: Wow, that was an eye opener. I really let my nerves get to me and I wasn't on my game at all. Oh well, now I've got my first tour in the books. Hopefully I can put on a better showing at the Pro this weekend.
Oh god! The 1st tour is the worst! It gets way easier! Now they are like local events for me lol.

I wanna hear more about the tire mess up! Sounds hilarious!
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Here are my videos:
Saturday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk_Dp5WE7Kc&hd=1
I mis-shifted going back to 2nd on the downhill near the end. Ended up coasting in 4th until I could correct it.

Sunday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49dyT4pyCk&hd=1

Lessons I learned:
1. You don't have to brake nearly as much going uphill
2. There's a whole lot more grip out there than you probably think, don't brake when a lift or flat-out WOT will suffice.
3. Correct line choice is everything, and it's definitely harder to drive the line you've walked when there are elevation changes involved.
4. Don't get sucked in by cleverly placed pointer or slalom cones.
5. Just relax and have fun
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Here's my satruday run. still working on the sunday.

http://youtu.be/YN0CAs4kSKk
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Originally Posted by RJones
Here are my videos:
Saturday:

I mis-shifted going back to 2nd on the downhill near the end. Ended up coasting in 4th until I could correct it.
Interesting to note that I left it in 3rd to the finish on saturday and the data says it was basically a wash between Tom, who down shifted back to 2nd, and me. and we have the tiny 2.0 motor.
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here's my sunday run.
http://youtu.be/GmiQj2wZIR4

can anyone see my .5sec mistake?
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some slomo video taken at sunday's finish.

http://youtu.be/elGnJL9R0yo
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Well...my codriver had a pretty good shot at winning SM at the Pro, even on old, worn out tires, until we destroyed the front diff this afternoon and ended our weekend. Oh well, so it goes...
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Originally Posted by griceiv
some slomo video taken at sunday's finish.

http://youtu.be/elGnJL9R0yo
Nice video. The tires look HUGE on the car in that shot. You guys still running 285's? Are those 10.5" wheels?
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Well...my codriver had a pretty good shot at winning SM at the Pro, even on old, worn out tires, until we destroyed the front diff this afternoon and ended our weekend. Oh well, so it goes...
I thought that might have happened. I was watching the results and saw Sat. afternoon runs come up DNF, DNS, DNS, DNS....

Was it a stock front diff?
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Sucks it broke I watched it break in the timing trailer. Lots of revs and popping from the exhaust, one odd noise at the launch...then it all got quiet
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Nice video. The tires look HUGE on the car in that shot. You guys still running 285's? Are those 10.5" wheels?
yes
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Some more AWESOME slomo shots.

http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/201.../cimg0350.html
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Well...my codriver had a pretty good shot at winning SM at the Pro, even on old, worn out tires, until we destroyed the front diff this afternoon and ended our weekend. Oh well, so it goes...
that sucks man, sorry.

you'all hear that Mark Smith's hauler burnt to the ground? sounds like the saved the trailer/car but damn...
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I thought that might have happened. I was watching the results and saw Sat. afternoon runs come up DNF, DNS, DNS, DNS....

Was it a stock front diff?
Yup stock front w/ 68k miles on it. I should have known better.
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