Mt Tam I am's Driving Journal

MightyBobo

...do you guys type this stuff as you are driving? o.O

These have to be the strangest posts on the board lol

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blackcherry20

yea-it may be an odd little world but we like it

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Mt Tam I am

Can't speak for BC20 but no excuse for my typing.
We do it here away from the main discussion board so we don't offend everyone with this stuff.

Do you have a driving story you'd like to share? If so please do so here freely.

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blackcherry20

I usually type it up in Word or email then copy/paste...it finds all the misspelled words (the ones I don't want misspelled anyway) that way I don't look like a totally uneducated enthusiast!

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Mt Tam I am

Just got back from Laguna Seca and once again had a personal best, 1:53.009. What my goal was two weeks ago is now an average time. I am improving, just won't get back here until next year. Sears Point in September is my next long awaited track day.

370Z Chasing a Cayman at Laguna Seca - CFRA - YouTube

Last chance at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway - YouTube

Black Flagged again at Mazda raceway Laguna Seca - YouTube loading at 8 AM 6/5/13

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wstar

What with the db-level sound check thing? Is that some CA environmental reg stuff, or because the track is close to offices/apartments or something? I've never heard of a db-check at tracks here, and there's some insanely loud cars in the upper run groups at some of our DEs. A couple are just straight up tube-frame custom race cars that look like they belong in a NASCAR event and sound about the same, too.

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ChrisSlicks

It's usually related to the track's proximity to other property. Track's on the east coast have it as well as up in Canada. 92dB is a pretty common limit, and many tracks will black flag you if you go over the limit. This is the east coast list that I have.

NHMS: 99 dB @ 50ft (never enforced to my knowledge)
Mont Tremblant: 92 dB
Mosport: No limit
Summit Point: 103dB @ 50ft
Lime Rock Park: 86-88dB @ 50ft (depending on club)
Calabogie: 92dB @ 50 ft
Watkins Glen: No limit

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Mt Tam I am

Laguna is the only track I've been to where the db level is the law and enforced. Houses seem to make the difference.

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Mt Tam I am

Because the multi million dollar home owners have a louder voice than the track fans. The county has a strange db limit regulation, I do not know or understand. It is strictly enforced. Many of the cars have LS pipes, which are angled away from the sound booth on turns 5/6 uphill straight.

Our club last year got three 92 db days and they were much cheaper by $10,000 - $15,000 than this years 105 db days. $280 vs $170 although a big difference, made no difference in my attendance. Sell out at all events. It is a great track.

The club has been offered some 90 db days and rejected them as too low for club members to make. I wanted to find out where I was if we did take a 90db day and I came in at 85 db. Now I know I can go. Or screw with test pipes.

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ChrisSlicks

I have the ART pipes since they are quieter than the alternatives, came in at 88dB at my last reading. I think straight test pipes would be a little higher, maybe right around 90dB.

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Mt Tam I am

Cool beans. I would have thought a worse reading. How much actual HP do you gain removing the catalytic converters?

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MightyBobo

It didnt offend me lol. Just thought they were humorous is all.

My commute usually goes like this:

*hops on motorcycle*
Aw yeah, 3 miles of almost perfectly flat/straight road that is never policed, and I still do only 5-10 over the limit (50). SWEEEEET long right hander that I can get a lot of lean in, coming up....YOU A$$HOLE WHY DID YOU CUT IN FRONT OF ME, I can take this corner at 65, and Im stuck behind you practically comatose doing it at 40! And your line friggen sucks, douche. Ughhh....fine, wake me up when it's over.

*insert 20 miles of nothing but highway commuting here, where speed limits are never enforced (I regularly do 70-80 and it's 55 the whole way, but I'm doing it to keep pace with traffic...everyone does it here :-/ )*

Break that up with completely random stop-and-go due to congestion and nothing more (DC/Baltimore is a busy area, what can I say)...

....and now I'm at work. Oh, I get one fun round-a-bout that lets me get some nice high-speed leaning action going on with the bike. And that's it.

My commute blows, except for the first 3 miles of it, really.

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blackcherry20

ok or no ok?
Have yet to figure out You Tube. Not enough time on it.

Btw: lost my credit card on sunday on my way home from autocross.
Very unusual behavior for me.
So i want to know what your mental state is after track days. It seems that i totally crash afterwards. Barely remember things and physically exhausted. Is this normal or am i working myself up -need to relax more while participating-not sure what is going on ... Help.

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JARblue

all excellent points wstar

Sorry to hear about the CC

Mythbusters 2013 Episode Guide : Discovery Channel Refer to the "Race car driver can lose 10 lbs during a race" While I don't think they get quite that much in their results, it is obvious that driving a race car stresses both body and mind.

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