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henry33 · 09-19-2010, 07:55 AM

unbelievable that was always my night mare that something from the car will overtake me

did you get new one ?

Jason@SportsCar · 09-19-2010, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry33

unbelievable that was always my night mare that something from the car will overtake me

did you get new one ?

No, the only one we could find at a dealer was in Indy, 5 hours away, and they are not open until Monday. Just have to wait for Fedex to show with ours, and hope we get on track for Qual.

henry33 · 09-19-2010, 12:05 PM

and how is the race going ? where can I found some video because the oficial site is not build for mac :(

Jason@SportsCar · 09-19-2010, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry33

and how is the race going ? where can I found some video because the oficial site is not build for mac :(

My race is on Saturday. So far we have one and half practice sessions done.

We used that to test the news suspension (AST shocks, Eibach springs), and learn the track. Other than the pulley all is good.

We were able to watch the live SpeedcastTV video of last years race in our office on Mac's.

Make sure your flash player is up to date.

Off to the track...

henry33 · 09-19-2010, 01:10 PM

Good luck Jason

Jason@SportsCar · 09-19-2010, 11:13 PM

Our setup:

henry33 · 09-20-2010, 05:20 AM

nice ;)
I just want to ask if you have some cockpit video you can share with us ?
thanks

Jason@SportsCar · 09-20-2010, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry33

nice ;)
I just want to ask if you have some cockpit video you can share with us ?
thanks

We did not run any in practice... Should have some after Qual 1 today.

henry33 · 09-20-2010, 11:24 AM

coool don't forget to share with us ;)

henry33 · 09-22-2010, 04:17 AM

don't worry we will wait ;-) how is the run going ?

Jason@SportsCar · 09-27-2010, 02:40 PM

Wow, what a week... And having no computer sucked.

After the pulley failure in practice we had to use our qualifying sessions for some fine tuning. We had the engineers from Goodyear on hand to help evaluate our alignment and tire pressures.

For the second qual session we made a spring change, and went the wrong way. The car started to pogo, on three wheels, and was really overworking the left front.

With only one session left we went back to our first set of springs, which gives us a good balance, but is a little to soft. We finally got the tire pressures and alignment optimized for RA, but it was so hot in final session we ended up going slower - however, relative to how much others slowed in the heat we knew we made the right choice.

Qualified 13th, about what we expected after getting the final assembly done on the car one days before we shipped. Got a great start, moved up a number of spots. Running in the draft during the race resulted in 3 second quicker times. The Yaris was very strong on the brakes, but with the tall gearing did not have the grunt off the turns.

Near the end of the race (I think it was lap 9 or 10) I got in to turn three and the car hopped and slid wide, not sure there was fluid or something on the track, or if the crash bolts slipped. I get down to turn six and the car goes up on two wheels, quick. Turned the wheel strait and went in the grass, which was not smooth, caught air and dug in the air damn. When I got back on track the steering wheel was 45 degrees off center. So either the crash bolts slipped, or something is bent. I took it easy for a few turns, to make sure everything was ok, then got back on it.

At this point the Honda that had been pulling me around the track was long gone. The last few laps clicked off without issue, and we came home in eighth place.

We hit our goal of a top ten finish, and were very happy to bring it home in one piece - our SSC Nissan on the other hand is in need of some bodywork.

As I understand it speedcasttv.com will have the edited races up after the first of Oct. Once I get my laptop fixed, or get a new one, I will post up the video I took.

henry33 · 09-27-2010, 03:49 PM

cool thanks :)

knowmercy · 09-27-2010, 07:12 PM

Goodyear engineers are worthless and you saw that first hand by making changes based on their bad advice and seeing what happened. ;) I've seen it time and again. I used to work for a supplier who sold them test instruments and they were always clueless.

Jason@SportsCar · 09-27-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knowmercy

Goodyear engineers are worthless and you saw that first hand by making changes based on their bad advice and seeing what happened. ;) I've seen it time and again. I used to work for a supplier who sold them test instruments and they were always clueless.

The spring change was my idea, to get more rotation. They were consulted for pressure and alignment changes, and were spot on.

Jason@SportsCar · 10-01-2010, 06:11 PM

Just unloaded the Toyota transporter. No chance of getting everything home in one trip, we brought back twice as many tires as we took, plus a spare engine and trans for the RX-8 we brought back.

The boss is in FLA for Indycar... So we commandeered his office.

Jason@SportsCar · 10-01-2010, 08:08 PM

Some footage from the race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_mlPp8TfxA

johnny_vitz · 10-02-2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

Some footage from the race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_mlPp8TfxA

Jason@SportsCar · 10-04-2010, 07:33 PM

Got a great shot of the Yaris from Toyota Motorsports:

09-19-2010, 11:13 PM	#6
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Our setup: __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

09-27-2010, 02:40 PM	#11
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Wow, what a week... And having no computer sucked. After the pulley failure in practice we had to use our qualifying sessions for some fine tuning. We had the engineers from Goodyear on hand to help evaluate our alignment and tire pressures. For the second qual session we made a spring change, and went the wrong way. The car started to pogo, on three wheels, and was really overworking the left front. With only one session left we went back to our first set of springs, which gives us a good balance, but is a little to soft. We finally got the tire pressures and alignment optimized for RA, but it was so hot in final session we ended up going slower - however, relative to how much others slowed in the heat we knew we made the right choice. Qualified 13th, about what we expected after getting the final assembly done on the car one days before we shipped. Got a great start, moved up a number of spots. Running in the draft during the race resulted in 3 second quicker times. The Yaris was very strong on the brakes, but with the tall gearing did not have the grunt off the turns. Near the end of the race (I think it was lap 9 or 10) I got in to turn three and the car hopped and slid wide, not sure there was fluid or something on the track, or if the crash bolts slipped. I get down to turn six and the car goes up on two wheels, quick. Turned the wheel strait and went in the grass, which was not smooth, caught air and dug in the air damn. When I got back on track the steering wheel was 45 degrees off center. So either the crash bolts slipped, or something is bent. I took it easy for a few turns, to make sure everything was ok, then got back on it. At this point the Honda that had been pulling me around the track was long gone. The last few laps clicked off without issue, and we came home in eighth place. We hit our goal of a top ten finish, and were very happy to bring it home in one piece - our SSC Nissan on the other hand is in need of some bodywork. As I understand it speedcasttv.com will have the edited races up after the first of Oct. Once I get my laptop fixed, or get a new one, I will post up the video I took. __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

10-01-2010, 06:11 PM	#15
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Just unloaded the Toyota transporter. No chance of getting everything home in one trip, we brought back twice as many tires as we took, plus a spare engine and trans for the RX-8 we brought back. The boss is in FLA for Indycar... So we commandeered his office. __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

10-01-2010, 08:08 PM	#16
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Some footage from the race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_mlPp8TfxA __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

10-04-2010, 07:33 PM	#18
Jason@SportsCar Drives: 2015 H Production Yaris Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Debary, FL Posts: 1,953	Got a great shot of the Yaris from Toyota Motorsports: __________________ 2005-2008 SCCA Solo BS National Champion 2017-2018 SCCA H Prod National Champion

09-19-2010, 07:55 AM	#1
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	unbelievable that was always my night mare that something from the car will overtake me did you get new one ?

09-19-2010, 12:05 PM	#3
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	and how is the race going ? where can I found some video because the oficial site is not build for mac :(

09-19-2010, 01:10 PM	#5
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	Good luck Jason

09-20-2010, 05:20 AM	#7
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	nice ;) I just want to ask if you have some cockpit video you can share with us ? thanks

09-20-2010, 11:24 AM	#9
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	coool don't forget to share with us ;)

09-22-2010, 04:17 AM	#10
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	don't worry we will wait ;-) how is the run going ?

09-27-2010, 03:49 PM	#12
henry33 Drives: yaris1.33 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: slovakia Posts: 425	cool thanks :)

09-27-2010, 07:12 PM	#13
knowmercy Drives: Blk 3door Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 22	Goodyear engineers are worthless and you saw that first hand by making changes based on their bad advice and seeing what happened. ;) I've seen it time and again. I used to work for a supplier who sold them test instruments and they were always clueless.

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