Where can I do that in Georgia?
Alex
"Steven T. Ekstrand" wrote:
> Pinkley, Harmon and I all pounded the pavement today with our Dak's. Cal
> Club held an SCCA Solo2 event at Edison Field (Angel's Stadium in Anaheim).
>
> Harmon had the Dacuda out and Pinkley was there blowing away the field with
> the 3.9L that could (only truck in the magic 50 second zone). Harmon is
> just testing the water here, he hasn't put together all the mods yet, but
> he needed the seat time. He managed to throw down a full second lead over
> my wunderSLT. But nobody can make as much noise as my truck can.
> Unfortunately, its tire squeal not exhaust note!!!
>
> I was lifting the inside front wheel on a couple of left hand turns. That
> always gets my wife's attention. With stock height, stock tires, and stock
> alignment, you might as well mount a big steel plate to my front
> bumper....All its good for is plowing....
>
> Hotchkis has to be the best bang for the buck on the planet. Why don't I
> have this setup again???? Oh well..... I keep reminding myself, its my
> tow vehicle, it's my tow vehicle.... I tow 6000lbs with it....ALOT! I put
> 1500lbs in the bed.....ALOT!!! I do with my Dak what most would say
> requires a 3/4 ton RAM.
>
> I did a few good things. Mainly in the straight sections. 4.7L's with
> 3.92's can get out of their own way, thank-you. Unfortunately, autox is
> largely about quick sharp turns and transitions. I like high speed offsets
> and slaloms. Mainly, cause I just keep my foot in it, close my eyes, and
> make believe that I'm a big purple Miata. 180 degree turns though, usually
> require extracation from a field of mangled Orange Cones.
>
> As Gary pointed out.... "Uh, Steve.....SLIP ANGLE??? Heard of it, you
> have it....More than anybody here!"
>
> Slip angle for the uninitiated refers to the direction of the tires versus
> the direction of the vehicle. The higher the slip angle, the greater the
> difference. The greater the difference, basically the LOWER the skill of
> the spacer between the steering wheel and the Seatback. In other words,
> its racer talk for, "YOU SUCK!!!"
>
> Still it was alot of fun, I did the best starting line burnouts (just
> trying to clean my tires and get some heat in em :-)
>
> Hope to see some more of you out there in coming months!
>
> -STE
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