Laguna Seca

[robgoesvroom]

lol

"good job bro"

I think in-car commentary between passenger and driver is always the best at a trackday

[Jean]

Damn, that was close!

[Wanganstyle]

A GT-R wrecked pretty badly during this track day (and my run group). I found some footage of it (at the end):



Dude was clocked at 130 over the crest in the back straight. He would have straight-up PLOWED through those guys in the SE-R. Claimed brake failure.

Dude couldn't drive.

Ive been in a r35 doing 130-135 entering andretti hairpin every lap; car is marvelous and doesnt always use brakes to slow down. Turn 5 it can go in hot around 85mph and exit around 70mph; the super duper awd just man handles the ground to slow the car

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[Bimmerman325i]

Jesus, i didnt know it was that close. I remember seeing the car go off in my mirror but didnt remember the sentra. Also didnt know it was turboed.

Fun watching my lines tho from the sentra haha.

[Wh33lhop]

A GT-R wrecked pretty badly during this track day (and my run group). I found some footage of it (at the end):



Dude was clocked at 130 over the crest in the back straight. He would have straight-up PLOWED through those guys in the SE-R. Claimed brake failure.

[kung fu jesus]

I've been on it a couple of times. LSR is a technical, high HP track. Still, I have only driven it my Miata.





The sound requirements are some of the toughest I've seen. The track itself is fun, but really are there many that are boring? Personally, I like Infineon more, and Thunderhill. The West Coast tracks don't have the personality of the East Coast tracks like Road Atlanta or VIR. Just my opinion, whatever that's worth.

Turn 5 and 6 at LSR are where I find the best passing for my style. I am surprised how slow some cars are through 5. Turn 6 in a Miata is literally flat out, accelerator flat on the floor. Dive it in, clip the inner curbing, let the car drift out (4 wheels) and you will *just* clip the outer curbing while exiting. The climb up the hill in T7a/b is where the aggressiveness in 6 allows you to pass. So many drivers are so caught up in being in the correct spot for T7, they lift or brake a little early for it, giving me a little space up that hill to pass them. You don't see T7, you just know it's there. On the Miata, I would try to be a minimum of 3-5 ft from either side at the entry, turn left, wait for the negative G and look right. I found if you turn right in sync with the return of gravity, you stay out of the gravel. Let the suspension compress, hold the turn (stick the wheel once and hold it) and flatout on the accelerator by the time the car reaches it's maximum suspension compression. Exhale.

It's fun. Computer games offer no such thrill, just an idea of the line you should take.

[canakami]

Answer: A view of the ocean.

I never noticed it until we had a yellow flag lap.

No shit? Drove there once and I was too concentrated on looking down through the corner to notice, maybe I'll snatch a ride along and look for that next time, haha.

[Fooshe]

NASA will be running there (race and TT only) with a 102db limit for our Spec E30 race on July 6-7.

Can't wait for that one...

[Fooshe]

Trivia question: What can you see (specifically) when you get to the top of the cork screw?
Here is a hint: You really shouldn't be looking at it.

Answer: A view of the ocean.

I never noticed it until we had a yellow flag lap.

[Fooshe]

Completely lame. The track was there before the homes.

Honestly people, YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE NEXT TO A RACE TRACK!

Funny how Grand Am had no noise restriction when the Ferrari Challenge and Clienti comes with the F1 cars.

[djjerme]

There was a bunch of us that were going to drag down our PRO3 cars for Oktoberfest, but last we heard the race was off due to the noise restrictions.

[profbooty]

nothing at Laguna is boring at all.

turn 2 is a single or double apex corner depending on traffic in the way

turn 5 is a "how good is my footwork setup corner"
turn 6 is " how well can I hang on to speed to the point of loosing the rear on corner exit"

turn 7a/7b......

I've never been on it, buddy of mine was out there for a bike trackday last year and found everything except the corkscrew boring. We're kind of spoiled here in the VA area with the number of tracks within a couple of hours.

It just appears less engaging than VIR or shenandoah probably because of fewer turns and variety of turns.

[Wh33lhop]

Seriously, Catalunya? Well color me a deep shade of jealous.

Yeah I was pretty lucky for that. Here are the first laps, featuring the most amazing cameraman and audio you've ever seen:

[yeaseth]

Very nice! Great driving too. Thats a track I dream of going to one day

[Bimmerman325i]

It didn't suck.