Lap of Daytona 2006

You have no idea how much I enjoyed that. I will watch that for some time to prepare for my own race in April.
How did you guys do? Fastest lap?

We did well in the 88 car with a 2:03 but had trouble with the 89 car and overheating. Got that worked out though, unfortunately it was all done 10min after the last session was over.

We are looking forward to the race.

 

Thanks for sharing. It looks like good fun!

 

Joe,

Sorry I didn't get a chance to introduce myself to you this past weekend. Mario from AIM spent some time assisting in technical support with us and was really helpful and professional. Out of curiosity, what program or how did you put the "dash" display on the video? Is that something through AIM? I think that would be a great instrument for driver coaching...being able to see the braking, turn-in, RPM, MPH, and throttle position. We set the fast lap with one of our ST cars on Sat. practice...so we were pleased. I look forward to meeting you in a few weeks.
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Now that is funny. I passed by your truck several times, our rig was parked two down from you, next to BRG motorsports. In your group picture is Sebastian, who found a job with you guys this weekend. He is working for a friend of mine who ran the JMB Racing program in Rolex. Sebastian was one of their crew then.
So funny how small the world is.

 

Martin, it is a small world indeed. I know Alain very well from JMB. Actually, a couple of guys that work for my team assist with him and his Ferrari's from time to time. I've had my crew chief transport cars and provide additional support at some of his events. I met Sebastian about a year ago at a Ferrari event. I must admit, he is a GREAT worker and an asset to any team.

Joe, we may be interested in adding the DaVid system at some point in the future as I can see the benefits to running this system. We'll talk. Nick

 

Martin:

Nice video. 2:05s is pretty quick. We were doing 2:00 - 1:59s in 89, the last year that I ran there. Brought back more than a few memories. Last lap I fell down in the left hander after the horseshoe. Didn't break anything though.

Art

 

ROAR !!!

I was wearing my ROAR hat today -- all the way up in Winston Salem. I'm anxious to hear how the cars performed. Did Rob keep the shiny side facing up?

NRGMotorsports -- were you the one who came by my house to borrow the oh-so-cool AIM device a few weeks ago with Rob? Damn... this is a small world.

-Daniel

 

Daniel, we were the ones who came by your house to borrow the AIM timer for one of our other cars that didn't have the AIM data system on the car. We had a few mechanical gremlins but we were able to overcome most of the issues to set the fastest lap during the last round of practice for the weekend on Saturday afternoon! The cars looked great, ran great, and everyone had a wonderful time.

 

So you have your hat, but do you have the Polo, the T-shirt, The Fleece, or most likely to come later, the ROAR Racing underwear?

hehehe

 

And of course the underwear will not only be flame retardent, but also liquid and stain proof for us older drivers that need the extra protection while on the track at those speeds. I did not turn any lap times as fast as any previously mentioned, but I did improve each time out and had a blast doing it.

Great video Joe! I was impressed with your set up and I am sure Nick will be in touch for the ROAR racing cars. Can the video quality be improved with different cameras or are they specific to your system?

 

You mean you're finally going to throw out those nastyass Depends you've been using?

Here's some in-car video of Rob in his RX8 at Daytona during practice for the GrandAm 200. I agreed to host a clip for him. You looked good out there, Rob!

Enjoy!

Stylin', Smilin' and Profilin' around Daytona!

 

Thanks, the video actually makes it look like I might know what I am doing. I have a few demons to get under control (like turn #1) to drop the excess time. I had a blast as well and can't wait for the race at the end of the month.

The other video at Road America is the coolest thing I have ever seen, except for a bunch of Ferrari's all lined up. But your were right, the video quality is substantially better. I was hoping that the cameras I already have would be able to be used but if not, oh well. I will talk to Nick.

Jody, thanks for hosting the video.

 

I just wish someone would atleast once just point one of the extra cameras straight BACK so we can watch the other cars eat the guys dust all the way, or watch another car behind him and see what he is doing to try and get around the guy...

But that porsche video was pretty sweet. I hadn't actually ever seen a video that explicitly shows what is involved with heel/toeing. Some guy had explained it to me as having, say, the left half of your foot on the brake, with the right half on the gas pedal, which never made any sense to me, because what happens when your foot slips off the brake pedal?, you were gonna give the car a nice burst of gas... probably right into a wall or the back of another car...

 

Robert, I thought the same thing when I was at VIR with the Mazda group last spring so i turned my camera around for one session and took some video. Here are a couple of clips:

VIR back stretch backwards

VIR Uphill esses backwards

VIR front stretch backwards with a T1 Z06 Corvette hard on my ass

 

Thanks. I use the I/O Port mount which has that silicone disc that dampens shock, but it tends to slew the camera a little when it's under G loading.

I tried the backwards shots once but without a forward camera synched up with it, it loses context. I'm thinking about getting the "Helmet Cam." It's a bullet cam that can be mounted about anywhere.

 

Hehe. That is pretty cool. Luckily I know VIR pretty well so atleast I know whats coming up next... hehehe. I having a camera pointing both forward and back in the race would be pretty sweet when it is synced up.

Thanks Jody!