Jackass at Optima
 

This is in car video of Stielow's timed laps. The problem was his seatbelt came loose so he did just about the whole deal steering with his left hand while holding onto the shifter with his right hand to keep him from sliding out of the seat. At the end of the video he holds the belt up in front of the camera. Enjoy.

www.1970z28camaro.com/jackass

Check out 1:04 of the second chapter as you see his left thumb on the right side as he is turning. LOL

Thanks for the posting of video.

Awesome-----Looked good from the outside also!!

Doug

That was fun! Thanks for posting it Charley!

Nice! Thanks for sharing Charley!

I have a funny vision in my head...If he had had his seatbelt on he could have been using his right hand to eat a Ham sandwich.

Watch the key chain on the car keys around the turns. That is a fast car.

Cool video. Without the belt I'm sure he left some time on the table. Car pulls hard. Get everything set, good plan, etc. and a dang seat belt comes loose, now that's bad luck.

So he came in what, 3rd? Driving with one hand? Am I reading the results right, with one hand he ran almost identical runs? 01:49.3 01:49.4

Any Bugs Bunny fans in the house?

Nice vid, thanks for posting!

I need more power.. lol

Well, Mark does have "some" track experience.. lol


When we took the Spring Mountain driving class and did the ride along with the instructors they were hauling ass around the track and using one hand to talk on the walkie talkies! lol

Makes you feel like a pretty crappy driver when they drive better with on hand than you do with two.

He sure is <insert CTS in the air pic here>

Says a bit about the car too, no?

I noticed two things that looked odd to me. At 4:07 in the first clip is that a guy standing just on the other side of the cones on the right? Also, it looks like a car sitting just off the track outside what I would guess is turn one (4:20 or so in the same clip). Seems odd that there would be people allowed on a hot track not behind barriers...

Very cool !! Amazing car. How I would LOVE to take a lap or two in that! Even as a passenger!:thumbsup:

No seat belt and steering with just his thumb!? :_paranoid Still it's a cool video!

:thumbsup:

Sure does.. it's takes a good driver to show off a good car.

Cool video. thanks Charley, Mark makes it look easy one handed. I"m going to call shotgun at least once when I get Mark's latest project painted for next summer. :thumbsup: Joe

e-ticket ride my friend, e-ticket ride...................... :yes:

Jody

Did Mark think it slowed him down? I'm not saying I'm as fast as Stielow but I ran out there with a 3 point and didn't slide around enough to hinder my driving. I did have both hands on the wheel. Car looks to be damn fun to drive.:thumbsup:

Did someone armor all the seats? Hmmm.....foul play perhaps?


:lol:

I only did it because I saw Charley poking around my PS pump... :_paranoid

LOL:unibrow:

I do have a bad habit of one hand driving sometimes. It makes it easier for me to "feel" the tires. When the belts came loose I was trying to sort out if the latch opened or something else. I usually tighten the belts as I drive anyway. So it did rattle me a little with no belts at all. From a safety point of view I would of stopped if it wasn't the only shot we had at it.

I had a good time at the event and I was fun to see old friends and make some new ones.

It was a good time to see people driving the cars hard in the events.

I was very impressed with Charley's times in the 1:52. His race craft is becoming very good. It must be all the practice autocrossing in the Wal-Mart parking lot... lol

If all goes well I'll be back next year in my "new" Camaro as the owner / builder / driver. If I get an invite. :lateral:

Nice video and some nice runs. A couple of time while I was watching I caught myself leaning into the corners. lol

Ya probably won't :rofl:

WHO?


:lol:

I didn't realize you had no belts. Only makes since with a race belt set up. I guess we can call it living on the edge. :D :thumbsup:

Jack Ass looks like alot of fun on the track.

Todd, if you dont have race belts, get them!!! It will improve your times, guaranteed, trust me.

Oh, I can almost guarantee you an invite.. I have "some" pull :)

Great seeing you and great driving.

Mark, it was very nice to finally meet you! And I look forward to seeing you run next year! :cheers: :thumbsup:

I was leaning into the turns too! WOW was that fun!! Thanks Charley and Mark!:willy:
Best,
Chuck Byram

Mark, the seat belt issue reminded me of your post when I asked you about your decision to run ABS in your new '69.

I have had a lot of experience tuning ABS systems and having them fail at speed. Things happen very fast when you have lost your brake system on the track. I have had a number of "off track" experiences developing ABS and stability systems.

Great job Mark. :thumbsup:
You did what I should have done, gone to 2nd gear more often.
What MPH did you hit on the long straight?

LOL!!! Yeah, me to Wayne!
Nice video. Thanks for posting Charlie. What a killer car.:cheers:

Cool video! Thanks for sharing.

Charley, Jackass sounds so badass. I could sit and watch this video all day :thumbsup:

Saw in some turns Mark looked like he was driving with his thumb! Now that is someone who can drive :lol:

Awesome video Charley,thanks for posting and great driving Mark!:thumbsup:

I noticed that left-thumb-steering-manuever (LTSM) right away!! LOL

Cool Video:lateral:

How exactly do you get invited to this event??