Capital Driving Club Discussion Forum

AJ_RDR_Civic wrote:Uh oh... Did you ride with Edwin? LOL

I think Frank rode with me every event I ran it...

Great first event!

Thought I'd try something different with the cameras:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7onFrLEhY78

As one of the caterham drivers at the last event, I'll agree that it needs to be penalized. Can't speak for Larry, but I know I wasn't maximizing the car, and my butt-dyno (not to be confused with The BD) says there was at least another full second out on course. That said, the reason the 7 does so ...

Not much action on this forum during the off season. I dunno, given season results, maybe we need to have another 50-post thread about small bore rules... (for the love of god I'm joking) I'll add my praise for the course on Saturday. Still very impressed how that course made the lot feel much bigg...

ButtDyno wrote: The car is fun but I clearly have a lot of learning to do about all this RWD stuff.

ditto : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec82i7n_ZQM

david.valeri wrote:I want Ed to build a bugeye like the one during the closing credits.

because dropping a turbo rotary (...or the triple-rotor that was in there before) into a sprite is just too awesome.

poor man's proportioning valve: raise the handbrake one or two clicks before you set off. Works for a lot of the civics; might be worth a try if pressed for time/money. Or different pads front/rear. Honestly, if you can lock up at will, you're fine..IMHO brakes have rapidly diminishing returns in au...

awesome... finally get to see that matchup... be warned, O'Maley trophied at nats (barely in ST, but hell, he would've gotten 3rd in STX...). You know if you and jason can get the car dialed in before then, maybe the RSX is the better tool for the job...

What's up with all these inconsiderate people getting married during ProSolos? I'm missing the Finale in Sept for a wedding

Got into the DC pro, though... it's a MUST-DO event for me... possibly moreso than Nationals. So intense, so fun...

wrathe74 wrote: That is...until you see AJ in my RSX... lol, what he does with another 50hp, insane!

only 50? that's an awfully optimistic appraisal of the mighty SOHC D16 motor...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4497468999_260a6537e9.jpg :shock: Now I knew I threw off the balance when I went to softer springs (and kept the big swaybar), but holy crap... That would explain why it was so delightfully loose :lol: Thanks for the great shots; can I get a larger version of ^?

AJ, i think it's time to use that dyno session you won and prove once and for what we all know: the poor little motor in your civic isn't cracking 100 whp. That'll secure your first index win nicely

What happened? My friend, my dad, and my friends dad were all in the paddock talking and we all heard something loud like someone crashed. We all just kinda looked at eachother and said "uh oh...". We didn't go up to check it out though. I refer you to: Overall, it was a fun day and absol...

quick thoughts: 1. Timing display rocks... I think using the minute digit to display cone count is really clever. 2. Yay slalom! 3. Smallbore really heating up... going to be an interesting series to watch. video of my fastest run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcl63-iKjVY passenger perspective of ...

Also, I'm finally bringing the tow vehicle (civic) out to play after almost 9 months... we'll see if I remember anything about how to drive a FWD :shock: Car looked way too loose watching a couple buddies drive it at FedEx, but loose in the high speed stuff might mean just right in the tighter Bowie...

i know initial d is not accurate, but at the basis for all the stunts drifting and racing, there are some actual factual physics that are just exaggerated for climatic action story telling purposes like just about all entertainment, especially cartoons. but it gave me a good understanding about rac...

yep, walking distance (about a mile) from the largo town center and morgan boulevard stations... I imagine a good number of people doing cdc on saturday then scca on sunday. if you're just coming to either to spectate/get ridealongs, you don't need to pay or join anything. If you want to come to the...

switching from cs to csp in scca. but still in small bore at cdc. started the conversion last year with a new coilover system during the last cdc autox. cold air intake and new exhaust system. wheels and tires. and lots of maintenance including brakes and rotors. can't wait for the season to start!...

plus low turnout for an expensive lot... i have to imagine they lost a good chunk of money at wachovia last time.

AJ_RDR_Civic wrote:Philly canceling due to risk??? They ran on pure, thick ice at Ripken a couple years back. It was awesome!

I heard stories of a prius on blizzaks smoking (err...icing?) the field...

If you are on old tires I would get fresh tires on the car before you start trying to fix any handling problems because your car will be completely different on fresh tires. Amen. Everything begins and ends with tire; tune the suspension for the tire. Don't know if rcomps are any different, but at ...

man, I went to 1 AI event and got a first place magnet... you guys must be doing it wrong ;) well, actually by my calculations (see a few posts earlier), that one magnet cost is your car, all the other autocross entry fees (to get you your driver skills to enter that one autox and win), all your mo...

They still do walkups for the winter series. Great lot (Frank, think at least 3x the size of the one you went up to) and they like designing fast courses. Philly is a great bunch to run with, even if many of them are eagles fans. This was from last year on that lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq...

You dont really get going fast enough on SP to do any severe damage like flipping anyway unless someone gets brutally crazy coming back toward the timing tent and goes off that edge there VERY fast. Beg differ. At the last SP event, I was driving (formerly)Danny's Evo, and there were several spots ...

So the snow (and a 3 months for $15 deal) got me to dust off the ol' G25 and take iRacing for a spin.... It's interesting. I think the biggest impression is I'm not sure I like the content/payment model. The whole system seems designed really well for actively participating in the various series and...

No matter what the location, each driver has the responsibility to drive his car in a controlled manner. Right, and that's all I'm really trying to say. It's not the club's responsibility to prevent everyone from driving over their ability. I'm just not confident enough in my ability to stay on the...