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ccracin · #41 03-03-2015, 10:10 AM

Awesome pics Seig! Awesome job Jake, the car looks fantastic. Softer is usually faster and more consistent!

**Sieg** · #42 03-03-2015, 10:26 AM

All said and done with RAFT approved racers.........it really doesn't matter what car you put them in.

Cris@JCG · #43 03-03-2015, 12:28 PM

Congrats Jake on securing you OUSCI invite! It amazes me on how much of a damm good driver you are.. Thanks to Roy of allowing to be part of this great build & watch Jake win his way into events!!

There are two key factors that have allowed JCG to build a more competitive car.. One is Danny Popp! he has given me an education on what it takes to build a car to endure a race on the road course.. He has been very generous with me & Jake with his knowledge on driving & car set ups.. This morning when Danny called me to compliment JCG on Jakes win.. He stated that we got a few more things for Jake learn.. But he has natural talent as a driver!

JJ Furillo from Ultimate Performance! I consider him to be the back bone of our set ups... from shocks, to sway bars & spring rates.. JJ brings parts on the plane with him to build our custom valved shocks in house, He will be the first one to say let's replace springs knowing that it will be difficult to change them out, he will jack the car up or put it on ramps make shock adjustments & change sway bar setting as required.. When I had the car @ the shop getting it ready for Thunder Hill.. I had the car on scales & was doing corner balancing.. I saw something I didn't like so I called JJ to confirm that if I made that change it would get us on the right path for balance of the car.. I called Jake & told him of the change before we made it & let him know that JJ agrees that we need to make that change for proper set-up.. I could not make the Thunder Hill event so I asked JJ to make sure that took care of the Rozelle's for me since I was not attending the events! His service to the community will soon catch on & other people will benefit as we have!

SSLance · #44 03-03-2015, 12:45 PM

Great job Jake...car and driver looked good in the pictures and videos I saw from last weekend.

Speaking of videos, during the in car video that was posted of you during the hot lap sessions, you seem to be talking to someone and doing some gesturing with your hands...was that some self motivation going on there or were you animating your frustrations with another car on the track?

**Sieg** · #45 03-03-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SSLance

you seem to be talking to someone and doing some gesturing with your hands...was that some self motivation going on there or were you animating your frustrations with another car on the track?

JakeR · #46 03-03-2015, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SSLance

Speaking of videos, during the in car video that was posted of you during the hot lap sessions, you seem to be talking to someone and doing some gesturing with your hands...was that some self motivation going on there or were you animating your frustrations with another car on the track?

Anyone that knows me knows I'm not all OK in the head, I must have just been talking to myself

If anything it was just some self motivation after my least favorite corner where I was in an awkward gearing all day.

Here's another in car video which includes my two fastest laps of the day, and I promise its clean of any craziness

Like Cris said, Danny and JJ from Ultimate Performance are a huge part of our program and that car setup is the result of the work of JJ all weekend long. There was rarely a run where we didn't make any changes and you can see throughout the day as our times dropped his expertise was paying off.

Sieg great pics thanks you! You're right you can really see the car using the roll to get some good forward bite, and like you said it really pays off not only on the track but also driving it to church on Sundays, it is a street car afterall.

Sorry I missed you this weekend Greg! I finally got to check out that sweet mustang of yours but you weren't around, hope to catch you at the next one.

efs69 · #47 03-03-2015, 03:05 PM

Awesome driving at TH! Just watching your lines helped but I couldn't get mine to flow like yours. Congrats on the invite!

Jr · #48 03-03-2015, 03:16 PM

Jake,
Good job.

Are you still running the Z06 brakes on 4 corners? Which pads are you using?

SSLance · #49 03-03-2015, 03:26 PM

Holey blind elevation changes!!! That track looks like a BLAST! I bet the first three or four times around it was nut check time in a couple of places though. Nice driving...I can see the Danny Popp influences in your style.

Interesting line that you took cutting the one corner completely out. Looks like it was kind of rough through there but you were going in a straight line and it sure set you up nice for the next corner.

Man, that track is wide open, doesn't look like there is much to hit almost anywhere if you had an off. How was the tire wear? It is pretty easy on tires or do the long sweeping corners work on the right front a bit?

JakeR · #50 03-03-2015, 06:14 PM

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Are you still running the Z06 brakes on 4 corners? Which pads are you using?

Yep C6 Z06 brakes from Kore3 with Hawk HP plus pads. Overall I'm very happy with our brake setup at the moment but we really need to get brake ducts on the car soon as pedal feel quality does go away throughout the day. It is next on the list and should be done before our next USCA event.

Lance as far as tire wear goes I just unloaded the car, parked it, and drove back to college monday morning so I haven't had a chance to check. With how soft we had the car setup and the number of sustained left hand sweepers though I would bet the right front especially took a beating. Gotta love Falkens though they took it all day like a champ and provided tons of grip.