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[bcredeur97]

That was fun. Passed everyone else lol

 

Way way too short

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

I changed my low beam today and the damn blinker bulb rubber cover fell down to the bottom of the car so i had to poke it with a pry bar get on the wet cement and take off part of the plastic under body to get it back. 

[bcredeur97]

@warmmilk tl;dr drove a 488 around a track and while it was fast 

 

it felt like it was missing power... maybe because NOLA is so wide open? Idk lol

 

also it’s easy to misjudge braking on a track

 

i need to go do some trackdays and learn the whole flow lol

 

ill post the video later 

[handymanshandle]

ugh

what a blow, so because of my high balances. Their lenders want me to have a qualified co-signer.
I'm just gonna talk to my contact at my credit union again on Monday.

 

I know it's only $2,700 but I've had a hard time saving money lately because I haven't been getting hours at my previous job and I just started a new job.

 

I'd wager if my great grandma were still here, I could've worked something out with her. But unfortunately we lost her last year.

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

ugh

what a blow, so because of my high balances. Their lenders want me to have a qualified co-signer.
I'm just gonna talk to my contact at my credit union again on Monday.

 

I know it's only $2,700 but I've had a hard time saving money lately because I haven't been getting hours at my previous job and I just started a new job.

 

I'd wager if my great grandma were still here, I could've worked something out with her. But unfortunately we lost her last year.

If you’re struggling to buy a $2700 car you prob shouldn’t get a car

[Beef Boss]

Just waiting to get paint made. The door is sanded. And I bought a spray gun. 

[vetali]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk tl;dr drove a 488 around a track and while it was fast 

 

it felt like it was missing power... maybe because NOLA is so wide open? Idk lol

 

also it’s easy to misjudge braking on a track

 

i need to go do some trackdays and learn the whole flow lol

 

ill post the video later 

bruh thats sick. What other cars were on the track?

[bcredeur97]

8 minutes ago, vetali said:

bruh thats sick. What other cars were on the track?

911 GT3 (maybe RS? Not sure)

 

huracan lp610-4

 

Not sure where I topped out on the straight but I saw 150+ the one time I looked lol

[handymanshandle]

35 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

If you’re struggling to buy a $2700 car you prob shouldn’t get a car

it's because I just got a new better paying job lol

 

my old job wasn't giving me enough hours

[vetali]

22 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

911 GT3 (maybe RS? Not sure)

 

huracan lp610-4

 

Not sure where I topped out on the straight but I saw 150+ the one time I looked lol

Thats a fun selection. 

[Guest]

4 hours ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

I changed my low beam today and the damn blinker bulb rubber cover fell down to the bottom of the car so i had to poke it with a pry bar get on the wet cement and take off part of the plastic under body to get it back. 

I really hate it when I lose something in my car like this because I've no idea how to take the panels off, and worse still neither does the internet. I feel your pain!

[chaozbandit]

Did some FSAE stuff today... even on a go kart track these things are scary fast. Nothing scarier than a stuck throttle going into a fast corner that's wet, plowing onto the grass with full oppo and still going until you hit the tec-pro and the parking lot fence behind it.

 

@warmmilk

 

 

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, vetali said:

Thats a fun selection. 

The “please Keep it in automatic mode” rule I was not a fan of tho 

[vetali]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

The “please Keep it in automatic mode” rule I was not a fan of tho 

please sounds like a suggestion. 

[Bitter]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

please sounds like a suggestion. 

Yeah like those yellow speed signs for curves.

[warmmilk]

6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk tl;dr drove a 488 around a track and while it was fast 

 

it felt like it was missing power... maybe because NOLA is so wide open? Idk lol

 

also it’s easy to misjudge braking on a track

 

i need to go do some trackdays and learn the whole flow lol

 

ill post the video later 

really? after driving a miata all the time, a 488 felt slow??? hahaha

 

when you say misjudge braking, you mean to early or too late?

 

looking forward to vid

2 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

Did some FSAE stuff today... even on a go kart track these things are scary fast. Nothing scarier than a stuck throttle going into a fast corner that's wet, plowing onto the grass with full oppo and still going until you hit the tec-pro and the parking lot fence behind it.

 

@warmmilk

 

-snip-

I've done something similar on my evo... but thats enclosed in a car so a lot less scarier than I imagine this was... FSAE cars/karts could be pretty damn fast

[bcredeur97]

16 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

really? after driving a miata all the time, a 488 felt slow??? hahaha

 

when you say misjudge braking, you mean to early or too late?

 

looking forward to vid

Yeah I’m not sure how lol. And I haven’t autocrossed in like a year, so you think I would of been filled with adrenaline and it would of felt fast but I really wasn’t 

 

Around 140-150 I was like “ok we’re moving now”  

 

easy to brake too late. If they didn’t have the cones out and the instructor didn’t cal it out It would have taken me a while of going too slow to figure it out without dying 

[chaozbandit]

19 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

really? after driving a miata all the time, a 488 felt slow??? hahaha

 

when you say misjudge braking, you mean to early or too late?

 

looking forward to vid

I've done something similar on my evo... but thats enclosed in a car so a lot less scarier than I imagine this was... FSAE cars/karts could be pretty damn fast

 

This one was an earlier incident. Exiting the corner on power, the rears lit up and the car snapped to the right. He tried to correct but the tires were scrubbing on full lock as he was still veering to the right When he did regain control (wheels striaght) he was already in the tec-pro.

 

 

Understandably some of these guys aren't experienced racers but the racecraft at times was fairly questionable, but conditions were tricky so there's that.

[warmmilk]

8 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah I’m not sure how lol. And I haven’t autocrossed in like a year, so you think I would of been filled with adrenaline and it would of felt fast but I really wasn’t 

 

Around 140-150 I was like “ok we’re moving now”  

 

easy to brake too late. If they didn’t have the cones out and the instructor didn’t cal it out It would have taken me a while of going too slow to figure it out without dying 

lol, yeah, a buck and a half isn't fast at all...

 

braking too late is a pretty common thing for autoxr's moving to track days, especially if you're on a car like the 488 which hides speed

6 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

 

This one was an earlier incident. Exiting the corner on power, the rears lit up and the car snapped to the right. He tried to correct but the tires were scrubbing on full lock as he was still veering to the right When he did regain control (wheels striaght) he was already in the tec-pro.

 

 

Understandably some of these guys aren't experienced racers but the racecraft at times was fairly questionable, but conditions were tricky so there's that.

yeah sticky tires in the wet are tricky even for experienced racers, there's not much of a middle ground.  its mostly just sticking or not

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, warmmilk said:

lol, yeah, a buck and a half isn't fast at all...

 

braking too late is a pretty common thing for autoxr's moving to track days, especially if you're on a car like the 488 which hides speed

So that’s why. Makes sense now

 

i feel like youd  get 90% of the experience in a Cheaper car setup well for a track, or even have more fun because you won’t care as much about the car being so expensive.

 

The power and downforce is nice though... being able to brake so hard without locking up is awesome

[Guest]

honestly sick of these error pop ups. I've checked the fuses and replaced the bulbs, but the fog lights, rear reversing light and now the side light error popups never go away. 

 

[Snadzies]

Replacing the front and rear shocks/struts on my sister's 08 Outback.

Just got a new skookum impact gun so I'm hoping things go well.

Thoughts and prayers welcome.

[Jarsky]

17 minutes ago, Snadzies said:

Replacing the front and rear shocks/struts on my sister's 08 Outback.

Just got a new skookum impact gun so I'm hoping things go well.

Thoughts and prayers welcome.

You know what you gotta do right....

 

 

[warmmilk]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

So that’s why. Makes sense now

 

i feel like youd  get 90% of the experience in a Cheaper car setup well for a track, or even have more fun because you won’t care as much about the car being so expensive.

 

The power and downforce is nice though... being able to brake so hard without locking up is awesome

yes and no... on the one hand a cheaper well setup car will track great, on the other hand, you can only unshit a shitbox so much...

 

but I know what you mean, I drove an F430 at one of those track experience things in vegas and was really disappointed... I'd rather track my miata any day of the week.  But that GT3RS I drove... now thats a different story...

[TVwazhere]

First true two bucket style wash. Wasn't perfect, but it's a heck of a lot better than it was before