The r3v autocross video thread

[MINIz guy]

I like to whore out my videos. 50 degree weather + rain + 500 treadwear all-seasons = fun. Not my best driving but I didn't expect to be competitive with what I was driving, ended up 7/11 in STX.

[matthugie]

This is my best run from this weekend. It wasn't a normal competition in that this was a two day event, largely club against club. All of the autox regions from North and South Carolina join in, and the top 10 PAX times from each club are totaled and the collective lowest time wins. There is actually a large trophy that goes around and is held by the club that wins until the next year, and a lot of trash talking associated. They still do individual trophies, but it's secondary to the club competition. It's a lot of fun, and has a different atmosphere than most other Solo competitions.

As for the run itself, I was trying out a new sway bar setup and I wasn't entirely comfortable with the handling. The car was actually a lot more stable than I was used to so I was still trying to figure out the limits. I dropped a couple seconds across the 3 runs, but still easily had 1-2 seconds left on course. I was also surprised by the amount of grip given that I'm on NT01's and the ambient temp was only about 60*. Oh well, it's all part of the learning process.

[Eric]

[chondamx]

The best advice that comes to mind is to calm down for the tighter stuff. Aggression is good, but only when it's controlled aggression and doled out in the right places. You came in too hot to a lot of the tight corners and then just cranked on the wheel... focus more on smoothly guiding the car in the line that you want to take instead of going as fast as you can and keeping the car on the course. Then add aggression as necessary where you feel you can.

Remember, it's better to brake a little early and nail the exit than brake a bit late and blow your apex.

Thanks for the advice! I didn't really realize how bad I was cooking it until I pulled the videos. Watching Chris' run, he obviously did a MUCH better job in those two tight corners...as evident by his consistently three second faster laps . I'm coming for you, broseph.

[agent]

Here's me and Lola on the same course. This was my first time on the Azenis so I'm still feeling them out. I flat-spotted the right front on my first run going on to the final corner, which I totally blew. This is my "finally broke 0:40" run:






...and here's Gary Horneck in his '11 335i:

[Wh33lhop]

Hey fellas, so after several years of owning E30s, I finally did my first autocross! I had a complete blast and definitely learned a lot. After reviewing all the videos I took, there is definitely a lot of time still left on the course. Looks like I will have to become a regular attendee and work on this driving :D. I went out with Agent (you can see/hear Lola right at the beginning) and Sideways87 and we all ran great. Open to criticism!

The best advice that comes to mind is to calm down for the tighter stuff. Aggression is good, but only when it's controlled aggression and doled out in the right places. You came in too hot to a lot of the tight corners and then just cranked on the wheel... focus more on smoothly guiding the car in the line that you want to take instead of going as fast as you can and keeping the car on the course. Then add aggression as necessary where you feel you can.

Remember, it's better to brake a little early and nail the exit than brake a bit late and blow your apex.

[agent]

Whoops! Never mind...

[chondamx]

Hey fellas, so after several years of owning E30s, I finally did my first autocross! I had a complete blast and definitely learned a lot. After reviewing all the videos I took, there is definitely a lot of time still left on the course. Looks like I will have to become a regular attendee and work on this driving :D. I went out with Agent (you can see/hear Lola right at the beginning) and Sideways87 and we all ran great. Open to criticism!

[Eric]

Understeer is never good

Not really my problem, haha!

[Wh33lhop]

Oh my, this won't be good!

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oh wait, we're all good here.

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Understeer is never good

[cgk_iii]

Here's one from Sunday. There's a few mistakes but it was good for 2nd fastest raw time I believe.

Glad you're enjoying your ride, bullet. So jealous of your set up. Sounds great!

[Eric]

Oh my, this won't be good!

Screen Shot 2014-09-12 at 5.24.13 AM by ericandshovin, on Flickr




oh wait, we're all good here.

Screen Shot 2014-09-12 at 5.24.47 AM by ericandshovin, on Flickr

[matthugie]

^ on screen telemetry is sweet!

The data acquisition is amazing. Reviewing at home either later in the day or the next day is incredibly revealing. That was my best run time-wise and I thought it was the best overall, but when comparing to some earlier runs I found that halfway through the run I was 0.75 seconds behind and made up more than 1 second on the last half, having made two changes to my my approach to that section. I've only had it working for 2 events, but I am already hooked.

[Lof8]

^ on screen telemetry is sweet!

[matthugie]

Here's one from a PCA autox last weekend. Their courses are simple and designed for high powered cars with long gears, which wasn't great for me. I was hitting the limiter in a couple places and also needed 3rd in 2 spots as well. From the data I know I left another second on the table, starting with the trouble getting into 2nd. Hopefully I will eventually figure out how to get Traqmate to correctly overlay the data to make these a bit more interesting.

Edit: Finally got Traqmate to overlay data. It cuts off a couple seconds early, but the data seems to be properly aligned. Getting the data and video to sync properly has been a pain, for some reason the software was starting the video 20 seconds in and the data at the beginning. Also, it appears my tach cable came loose and didn't show up in the data, should have it next time.