Budget '69 Camaro Track Car - NO WHINERS!

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Good video Gaetano... nice driving!

X2.

Saw it on the East Coast. We approve as well.

[intocarss]

nice vid

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

So what changes did you make & how did they make the car respond?


P.S. Why do you think the car stepped out at 7:24? Was the car on the verge of free anyway? ... or did something different happen?

[DFRESH]

Dude, your dash pad blew off.

[Flash68]

Very nice! (the driving, not the video)

You look smooth out there... like you've been there before?

Glad the car and you behaved well out there.

Oops. Spoke too soon.... where's that new suit you bought?

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by DFRESH

Dude, your dash pad blew off.

That there's a Commando interior.

[intocarss]

Originally Posted by DFRESH

Dude, your dash pad blew off.

SO DID ALL HIS "SAFETY GEAR"...

Originally Posted by Flash68

Very nice! (the driving, not the video)

where's that new suit you bought?

WHAT HE SAID!!!!!!!!!!! HEY TRACKY..... DON'T MAKE ME HURT YOU, YOU DUMB ASS!!!!!!!!

[GregWeld]

Gae ---


I'll be running with Nor Cal Shelby October's Fall Classic.... they'll even allow Camaros to run!!




http://www.norcal-saac.org/fallclassic/



And also Laguna Seca (just a one day event!)



http://www.norcal-saac.org/turkeybowl/

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Sieg

Fresh popcorn and cold beer!

Car and driver are looking good and the motor sounds great!!!

Gae - Nice lines buddy, the last couple of laps looked quick, right on the edge of traction thru that sneaky T6

How's the gearing? Almost sounds like you're maxed just a little early on the front straight?

Camera's just don't do the crest of 9 and the run down the hill justice.

I'm waiting for you to hold it pinned over the crest in T5

Thanks Sieg. Gearing is actually perfect. I'm tacking about 6200 at the end of the straight when I get it right.

Pinned over 5...........can you say airbourn

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Good video Gaetano... nice driving!

Originally Posted by compos mentis

X2.

Saw it on the East Coast. We approve as well.

Originally Posted by intocarss

nice vid

Thanks guys......it's was fun

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Ron Sutton

So what changes did you make & how did they make the car respond?



P.S. Why do you think the car stepped out at 7:24? Was the car on the verge of free anyway? ... or did something different happen?

Well Ron.....I pretty much just took a half inch off the coil springs and then added a 1/2" taller ball joint. Once that work was complete I took it to the alignment shop and backed out static castor and camber. Ths car responded by feeling alot closer to neutral which leads me to think I was running too much castor my previous track day causing the car to jack loose.

In addition...my outside front tire temp differential went from 4* to 2* which is good.

The car began to get free at the end of my second session and I'm thinking it was due to front tire wear and the RA-1's starting to come in and give me better grip. To counter the free condition I began to lower rear roll center one bolt hole at a time. By the time I got to my 5th session I had dropped three bolt holes and the front grip was not effected which tells me front grip was getting better and so was the rear. I ran my fastest lap time the 5th session.

Thoughts?