NJMP LIGHTNING 7/15/2017

It's fun to watch you getting better. Nice!

Watch Norm's line...if you look closely and compare to your video, you see how he uses the track more effectively. A good example is #5/#6...Norm is out by the curbing on a wider whereas you are pinching the car towards the middle. The track brings you back on a big sweeping line. #7 is worth a look too. Norm is later with a tighter turn that touches the inside curbing. That allows him to get the wheels straighter faster going up the hill #8 and gives him a better entry coming into the Lightbulb. The front straight starts after turn #7.

firestarter2 said:

my traction control going off more which Ill take as a good sign.

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:shrug: My car's TC isn't worth the lettering on the button that turns it off, but I turn it off anyway. It has no AdvanceTrak stability control for me to turn off.


Norm

saf1 said:

Hi - 4th picture down what is the gentleman doing or measuring at the rear of your car? If you don't mind me asking.

Edit 1: I guess Ford was not kidding when they said that engine could easily surpass 8,500 RPM's. I like my GT/PP but those two videos sort of makes me wish I did a little bit more home work to find a dealer without ADM. Thanks for sharing those.

Edit 2: In the 2nd video did the two lead cars (silver sedan and smaller black hatchback thing) cause issues? It seems that they either had poor situational awareness or just not paying attention to your rate of closure. I wasn't even driving and I found myself on the edge of my chair.

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I went of the track they check you tired to make sure they havent come of the rim. Apparantly some times they unseat and you get dirt inside of the tire.

The issue was the gray car not sure why he was driving so slow. It wasnt a blind corner so it wasnt a big deal. Reminds you to keep looking down the track

You could get dirt and bits of vegetation jammed in between the tire bead and the bead seat compromising the ability to hold air . . . especially when the tire is being distorted laterally in later corners. The track official was probably feeling for air escaping.

The same thing may have been what happened to the grey car - he was way left and clearly wide of the other car coming out of 5 and could well have put two off coming out of 5 at just before 4:33 in your video. Good call on his part to be staying left out of everybody's way and not dropping dirt on the line.

If you're wide through 5 and carrying much speed your left side tires will find the left side dirt if you just ride it out. Which is better than lifting and trying to correct your car's course while it's still "up on its tiptoes" from the T5 crest (your car's tail can come unstuck very quickly).


Norm

I decided to get a 4 point with ASM and a hybrid hans. I just need to get one all the clubs I run with like

You have to let us know when you are going to be running Norm, I would love to see you on the track in real life. Your videos are great, there is a real calmness about your driving that I for one hope to emulate.

Firestarter, what club did you run with?

Videos looked great. Need to try Lightning.

TDC said:

Firestarter, what club did you run with?

Videos looked great. Need to try Lightning.

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MOEHPDE. It's fun simpler then thunderbolt

I watched my previous video earlier in the year and I was taking t1 much faster but I was braking much earlier

MOEHPDE???


Norm

Norm Peterson said:

MOEHPDE???


Norm

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Yeah he used to do the TT4C events.

I got down to 1:16.4. Video to follow. Harrys laptimer is being useless though so no overlay.

Nice...you're getting better. Love the engine sound!

Nice.

Bummer about your Harry's . . . nice heads-up by a couple of drivers in slower cars in offering some awfully late passes for group B - and nice work by you and those being passed to make it work. Was HOD looking to see who might be ready to move up to C (that pass in T4 looked like what HOD was doing with their (optional) passing drill lunchtime sessions a couple of years ago).

Dashtop camera mounts in a Mustang (any 2005 or later Mustang) can't show how close (or not) you're taking T2, but if you're not trying to get all the way down to the curbing it opens up the entry to T3 a little. No idea what any lap time difference might be though.


Norm

Norm Peterson said:

Nice.

Bummer about your Harry's . . . nice heads-up by a couple of drivers in slower cars in offering some awfully late passes for group B - and nice work by you and those being passed to make it work. Was HOD looking to see who might be ready to move up to C (that pass in T4 looked like what HOD was doing with their (optional) passing drill lunchtime sessions a couple of years ago).

Dashtop camera mounts in a Mustang (any 2005 or later Mustang) can't show how close (or not) you're taking T2, but if you're not trying to get all the way down to the curbing it opens up the entry to T3 a little. No idea what any lap time difference might be though.


Norm

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T2 I am not trying to get to the curbing, I see some people do some do not. Im not sure which is faster. I feel like I can carry more speed going wider but I have no data to back that up.

Silly question should you be hearing tire squeal?