Good luck with the motor mount! I'd like to see your videos of the zombie squirrel and chasing the bike on Saturday. Thanks again for the ride! :tup:

Just one more. ;)

http://www.the370z.com/members/vabam...770-tomei2.jpg

The bike Video is uploading now because the telemetry overlay is having issues exporting from my tablet.

I need to get my GoPro lower for next year... :driving:

I've never looked at a 370 for mounting points, but I just mount mine upside down on the front bumper.

-Just realized it's not showing up in HD yet.

Oh well. Hopefully youtube will have it fully processed soon.

Z1nonly, was that the run with Blades riding along?

I think so.

I thought he was with me on the way down the dragon and Justin was on the way up.

With the shape of our nose I will probably have to make a mount, but that won't be a problem. Just need to try and do it well before ZDayZ so I get it done.

Exhaust competition.

As some of you know I only ended up driving on Wednesdsay, what with all of my fishing and then the brake problem on Thursday. This is my Wednesday morning run, stuck behind a FRS.



I thought he would let me by since I caught him so quickly, but he tried to run, which meant I had to spend the whole time trying to stay off his *** so he wouldn't wreck himself. It was very frustrating! Oh well.

Next year while working registration I think I will give every registrant a little talk on swallowing your pride and utilizing the pull offs when faster drivers approach you on the Dragon. :p

(Though this guy was a local.)

I titled the video "Vs" but make no mistake, there was no competition. I couldn't hold a candle to Z1's or that GTR's speed. It was awesome to have a front row seat for a majority of the run, though. Thank you for letting me tag along!

Before you mention it, I made a couple mistakes and I definitely need improvement on smoothing out corner entry/exit, maintaining steering/throttle mid corner, and being heavier on the pedal in braking zones. I was making the mistake of riding the brake lighter for longer, then realizing I had to accelerate at turn in, changing the feel of the car in the turns. If it weren't for the traffic, you guys would have been gooonnneee. You'll notice I didn't even lift while the one guy had pulled to the side lol.

I had a blast. Although this was my first experience at Z days, It was not short of my expectations. I meet many so many Z enthusiasts that it was a bit overwhelming. I stayed with a bunch from Ohio and it was quite an experience, especially since I never had the chance to meet them in person. Fellow forum member Wolfenstein gave me the opportunity to take advantage of his proposition to fill a room for the mansion he was renting.
I was able to see one of my good friends (oingo) from the Z club in Savannah where I used to live, ran into a friend (Pete) from NJ and finally I was "rewarded" with many many miles up and down the dragon and the surrounding roads. "yeeeeaaa I survived the dragon"
Overall it was a great experience (minus the 13+ driving hours to get there and back) the weather held up good (thanks God) and events like this is what brings the Z community one step closer.

I've been going for 6 years and feel like every year I get a bit better, faster, and strangely, safer. The biggest part of that is recognizing where you **** up and how you need to improve. I didn't really start taking that part seriously until 2012 when I had my incident on Hellbender. It's easy to say the car broke, but I know what I did on corner entry exacerbated the problem -- thankfully at the time I had enough grass and just enough know-how to sneak out of a really, really ****** up situation.

I still have problems sometimes with braking. Some of it is easily being able to overpower the tire (powerful brakes and a regular summer compound,) but the rest is just me using them in situations where I shouldn't. I was going to make the jump to a "real" tire this year, but I didn't want to do it until I was sure it wouldn't just cover up for me when I started to get sloppy. I can't say I won't ever stop making mistakes, but I do feel like I can give the car a little more grip and actually be productive with it.

Looking forward to next year, certainly.