Mt Tam I am's Driving Journal

MightyBobo · 01-10-2014, 02:10 PM

Where is the part with the threesome with his wife?

Mt Tam I am · 01-13-2014, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Where is the part with the threesome with his wife?

Didn't happen. Guy just wanted to watch.

Mt Tam I am · 01-24-2014, 09:20 AM

Two days ago I'd been creeping behind a truck that went left and allowed me to hit the hair pin turn alone. I turned off VDC and took the uphill turn the car flashed traction control and I had no power. I looked down to verify that VDC was off, what happened? Oh I'm in third gear and an idiot.

The next day I was already alone at the same turn, and with VDC off, in second gear, launched beautifully I had a bit of tire smell, and was alone until a quarter of a mile from the house. I came up behind law enforcement, and putted the last bit.

JARblue · 01-24-2014, 09:55 AM

I had the first encounter with ice in the Z last night. Note: this refers to the central Texas version of ice

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blackcherry20 · 01-24-2014, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I had the first encounter with ice in the Z last night. Note: this refers to the central Texas version of ice

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oh gosh Jar! You had me nervous just reading this. Too many pics of our cars losing the battle w ice. Happy you came out on top

blackcherry20 · 01-24-2014, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Two days ago I'd been creeping behind a truck that went left and allowed me to hit the hair pin turn alone. I turned off VDC and took the uphill turn the car flashed traction control and I had no power. I looked down to verify that VDC was off, what happened? Oh I'm in third gear and an idiot.

The next day I was already alone at the same turn, and with VDC off, in second gear, launched beautifully I had a bit of tire smell, and was alone until a quarter of a mile from the house. I came up behind law enforcement, and putted the last bit.

i hate it when I miss a gear!

wstar · 01-24-2014, 01:57 PM

Icy roads + cars -> disaster in TX. Just don't do it if you don't have to. If you don't screw up, someone else will screw up and hit you.

MightyBobo · 01-24-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Icy roads + cars -> disaster in TX. Just don't do it if you don't have to. If you don't screw up, someone else will screw up and hit you.

I just don't get it.

Well, I do - clueless drivers and all. But anyone with half a brain should be following the same order of operations on a day when questionable traction exists:

1) Start Car
2) Drive Car to closest street when plenty of stopping room
3) Press brakes progressively harder until the tires lock up, to determine approximate braking force required to "have a bad time"
4) ????
5) Profit

wstar · 01-24-2014, 03:58 PM

I think the actual sequence around here is:

1) Start Car
2) Finish that beer you left in the console last night
3) Drive to random street full of cars
4) Slam brakes randomly, spin out into oncoming traffic
5) ???
6) End up a redneck millionaire after suing the other guy for your fake neck injury, somehow.

Mt Tam I am · 01-25-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I had the first encounter with ice in the Z last night. Note: this refers to the central Texas version of ice

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I'm happy you are fine and know how to deal with ice. I do not.

RE: I let off the accelerator as the car drifted slightly left and traction was regained in about a second.
Do you come off the gas a little bit or all the way off?

JARblue · 01-25-2014, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I'm happy you are fine and know how to deal with ice. I do not.

RE: I let off the accelerator as the car drifted slightly left and traction was regained in about a second.
Do you come off the gas a little bit or all the way off?

My first recommendation is to echo wstar. If you don't absolutely have to drive in ice, don't. But that goes especially for locations that do not see ice frequently during the winter season.

As for your question, all the way off. Generally I am feathering the accelerator anyway, as I do a good bit of coasting. It's a constant on-off battle in real ice. A lot of it is knowing what the car is doing just by feel (like a lot of you guys have a feel on the track). I practiced up to 50 mph in serious ice conditions in a massive parking lot when I lived in Colorado. It was invaluable.

Mt Tam I am · 02-10-2014, 06:02 PM

I was driving in the first real rain of the year coming back from San Francisco at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge is a slight left. Bump in the pavement? Thud/bump sound and My rear end felt like it was in the air and I was forced to make a quick correction and wondered what just happened. Was it a flat? I looked at the TPMS light and it was not on.

I drove slowly got to work and asked a tire guy to look at my tires. He said they were fine.

On Saturday I drove 30 miles round trip and was white knuckling it the wole way. I'd ask my gal if she felt that and she thought it was the wind gusting. No such luck. It was like a 15 mile drift until we got to the banquette where Johanes van Overbeek* spoke.

On the way home it was more of the same until I hit a huge puddle and hydroplanned like a SOB.

When I got home and looked the next day I am showing steel belts. The tires are shot and I have zero tread on the insides due to the negative camber. This has now determined that I will not drive on racing slicks in the future.

The tire guy looked at my tires awhile ago and figured they would still be fine.

Moral of story: Look for yourself and do not reley upon others.

*Johannes van Overbeek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search Johannes van Overbeek (born April 14, 1973) is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He currently drives an HPD ARX-03b for Extreme Speed Motorsports.

Career[edit]Johannes raced go-karts as a child, and began racing sedans at eighteen. Since 1996, he has competed in several racing series in North America, including the Speed World Challenge, the American Le Mans Series, and Grand-Am. In 2007, he won the Porsche Cup, and was ranked as the top non-factory Porsche driver in the world.[1] He finished third in 2008. As of 2013, he has eight wins in the ALMS. He was the only driver in ALMS to finish in the top three of the driver's championship every year from 2004 to 2008. In 2009 he drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports. He switched to Extreme Speed Motorsports for 2010. With codriver Scott Sharp van Overbeek finished 2nd in the 2012 ALMS GT championship in a Ferrari 458 GT2 with 2 wins for ESM. Johannes has competed in four 24 Hours of Le Mans races, finishing sixth in GT2 in 2008, fourth in 2006, and third in 2005.

Johannes lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two sons.

JARblue · 02-10-2014, 06:10 PM

Woah! Glad you're ok

How long was it since the tire guy said they were ok until Saturday?

I just purchased a digital tread depth gauge earlier today from Amazon. But then, I don't drive on slicks

blackcherry20 · 02-10-2014, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I was driving in the first real rain of the year coming back from San Francisco at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge is a slight left. Bump in the pavement? Thud/bump sound and My rear end felt like it was in the air and I was forced to make a quick correction and wondered what just happened. Was it a flat? I looked at the TPMS light and it was not on.

I drove slowly got to work and asked a tire guy to look at my tires. He said they were fine.

On Saturday I drove 30 miles round trip and was white knuckling it the wole way. I'd ask my gal if she felt that and she thought it was the wind gusting. No such luck. It was like a 15 mile drift until we got to the banquette where Johanes van Overbeek* spoke.

On the way home it was more of the same until I hit a huge puddle and hydroplanned like a SOB.

When I got home and looked the next day I am showing steel belts. The tires are shot and I have zero tread on the insides due to the negative camber. This has now determined that I will not drive on racing slicks in the future.

The tire guy looked at my tires awhile ago and figured they would still be fine.

Moral of story: Look for yourself and do not reley upon others.

*Johannes van Overbeek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search Johannes van Overbeek (born April 14, 1973) is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He currently drives an HPD ARX-03b for Extreme Speed Motorsports.

Career[edit]Johannes raced go-karts as a child, and began racing sedans at eighteen. Since 1996, he has competed in several racing series in North America, including the Speed World Challenge, the American Le Mans Series, and Grand-Am. In 2007, he won the Porsche Cup, and was ranked as the top non-factory Porsche driver in the world.[1] He finished third in 2008. As of 2013, he has eight wins in the ALMS. He was the only driver in ALMS to finish in the top three of the driver's championship every year from 2004 to 2008. In 2009 he drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports. He switched to Extreme Speed Motorsports for 2010. With codriver Scott Sharp van Overbeek finished 2nd in the 2012 ALMS GT championship in a Ferrari 458 GT2 with 2 wins for ESM. Johannes has competed in four 24 Hours of Le Mans races, finishing sixth in GT2 in 2008, fourth in 2006, and third in 2005.

Johannes lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two sons.

it always pays to personally know your car OR have a husband you trust

glad all turned out ok. Can't be losing you, or your friendly Z!

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Woah! Glad you're ok

How long was it since the tire guy said they were ok until Saturday?

I just purchased a digital tread depth gauge earlier today from Amazon. But then, I don't drive on slicks

I procured for myself a digital tire pressure and tread depth gage

Hubby sees it and he gets one in his stocking for Christmas! Lol

Mt Tam I am · 02-11-2014, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Woah! Glad you're ok

How long was it since the tire guy said they were ok until Saturday?

I just purchased a digital tread depth gauge earlier today from Amazon. But then, I don't drive on slicks

Thursday. He did not actually look. He looked in December and thought they were fine then so they still were. I will not hold this against him (as I should) but I will not forget, nor let him forget, this either.

Nice purchase. Lincolns head on a penny may be too old a gauge.

01-10-2014, 02:10 PM	#391 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Where is the part with the threesome with his wife? cossie1600, JARblue and EZT like this. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

01-24-2014, 09:20 AM	#393 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3842	Two days ago I'd been creeping behind a truck that went left and allowed me to hit the hair pin turn alone. I turned off VDC and took the uphill turn the car flashed traction control and I had no power. I looked down to verify that VDC was off, what happened? Oh I'm in third gear and an idiot. The next day I was already alone at the same turn, and with VDC off, in second gear, launched beautifully I had a bit of tire smell, and was alone until a quarter of a mile from the house. I came up behind law enforcement, and putted the last bit. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

01-24-2014, 09:55 AM	#394 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I had the first encounter with ice in the Z last night. Note: this refers to the central Texas version of ice ( Click to show/hide ) Yesterday, we had a nasty cold front come through and drop temps 50+ degrees about 36 hours. It was in the upper 20s yesterday evening with rain turning more and more to freezing rain as I drove the Z through the hill country (FM 620) west of Austin. There wasn't really a danger of ice on the majority of the roads because the weather had been in the 70s the day before. I managed to cruise at or near the speed limit most of the way (50-60 mph). The one spot I was worried at was the bridge near Mansfield Dam. I could tell the bridge was just starting to ice over, but there was still a plenty of unfrozen water on the road surface. What little traffic there was, was driving 10 mph with flashers on as they approached the bridge. I passed them a few mph faster and felt comfortable around 30 mph once I got on the straightaway. Near the end of the bridge, I may have been going to bit faster as I hit a small patch and lost traction for just a moment. I let off the accelerator as the car drifted slightly left and traction was regained in about a second. I slowed down to about 15 mph at the other side of the bridge where it curves to the left and up a hill. I slowed further as I came upon an minor accident scene, but there were plenty of cars already stopped. I continued on my journey with no further worries of ice and got the Z home safe and sound after her very first adventure in icy weather. Considering the tires are at around 40% life, I was extremely pleased with her performance in the weather and on the minimally icy bridge. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

01-24-2014, 01:57 PM	#397 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Icy roads + cars -> disaster in TX. Just don't do it if you don't have to. If you don't screw up, someone else will screw up and hit you. blackcherry20 likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-24-2014, 03:58 PM	#399 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	I think the actual sequence around here is: 1) Start Car 2) Finish that beer you left in the console last night 3) Drive to random street full of cars 4) Slam brakes randomly, spin out into oncoming traffic 5) ??? 6) End up a redneck millionaire after suing the other guy for your fake neck injury, somehow. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

02-10-2014, 06:02 PM	#402 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3842	I was driving in the first real rain of the year coming back from San Francisco at the end of the Golden Gate Bridge is a slight left. Bump in the pavement? Thud/bump sound and My rear end felt like it was in the air and I was forced to make a quick correction and wondered what just happened. Was it a flat? I looked at the TPMS light and it was not on. I drove slowly got to work and asked a tire guy to look at my tires. He said they were fine. On Saturday I drove 30 miles round trip and was white knuckling it the wole way. I'd ask my gal if she felt that and she thought it was the wind gusting. No such luck. It was like a 15 mile drift until we got to the banquette where Johanes van Overbeek* spoke. On the way home it was more of the same until I hit a huge puddle and hydroplanned like a SOB. When I got home and looked the next day I am showing steel belts. The tires are shot and I have zero tread on the insides due to the negative camber. This has now determined that I will not drive on racing slicks in the future. The tire guy looked at my tires awhile ago and figured they would still be fine. Moral of story: Look for yourself and do not reley upon others. Johannes van Overbeek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Johannes van Overbeek (born April 14, 1973) is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He currently drives an HPD ARX-03b for Extreme Speed Motorsports. Career[edit]Johannes raced go-karts as a child, and began racing sedans at eighteen. Since 1996, he has competed in several racing series in North America, including the Speed World Challenge, the American Le Mans Series, and Grand-Am. In 2007, he won the Porsche Cup, and was ranked as the top non-factory Porsche driver in the world.[1] He finished third in 2008. As of 2013, he has eight wins in the ALMS. He was the only driver in ALMS to finish in the top three of the driver's championship every year from 2004 to 2008. In 2009 he drove for Flying Lizard Motorsports. He switched to Extreme Speed Motorsports for 2010. With codriver Scott Sharp van Overbeek finished 2nd in the 2012 ALMS GT championship in a Ferrari 458 GT2 with 2 wins for ESM. Johannes has competed in four 24 Hours of Le Mans races, finishing sixth in GT2 in 2008, fourth in 2006, and third in 2005. Johannes lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two sons. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler.* Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

02-10-2014, 06:10 PM	#403 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Woah! Glad you're ok How long was it since the tire guy said they were ok until Saturday? I just purchased a digital tread depth gauge earlier today from Amazon. But then, I don't drive on slicks blackcherry20 likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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