Phokaioglaukos

First time I've been this close to such a dense cloud of dust. Makes you wonder what it's hiding....

GT3 Nut

I would have had to go in to change my shorts!!!

LiveNupe

Wow, that's REALLY scary. On a different note, I may have a chance to run Summit Point later this year. Do you have any hot lap footage to share or know where I can find it on the internet??

J Silverman

Which track are you going to run?

Here is the shenandoah circuit (in my 924): http://videos.streetfire.net/video/d...03017f6694.htm

Here is an M3 from youtube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COsBi...elated&search=

A930Rocket

It's a good thing your spotter said "go left".

FTS

Woww; was that the last black session? I was at the event but I haven't heard of any off, except one mechanical off and one Turbo spin in blue group. This is beyond scary.

Phokaioglaukos

Last White session. I'm going to have to ask for a Black check ride.

LiveNupe

Just curious about the color heirachy. Black is the most experienced run group?

smankow

red is the instructor group - most experienced

LiveNupe

What's the order between blue, white, and black???

John Brown

The vid is a Potomac Region (yes?); so from lowest to highest its: Green Blue White Black Red. With the caveat that Black and Red both are almost entirely instructors and Black/Red group assignment takes into account car performance to try to avoid glaring performance differentials. Anyone who's had to do it knows run group assignment is sometimes more art than science.

LiveNupe

Thanks, it seems PCA does it a little differently in different parts of the country.

SundayDriver

Not to criticize, as I understand that hindsight is 20/20, I was not there to see the situation, etc.

However, at a DE, you should have checked your mirrors and considered arm up, drastic slowing or pulling off the side of the course until the cloud thinned out. The risk of driving into a dust cloud is just too high for a DE. Again, I am not criticizing, maybe there was not time to do that, but just some food for thought.

bobt993

Sunday, he was in the carousel from what I can see coming into T9. Normally, you turn in early when the car goes neutral. It would be pretty difficult to pull left if not dangerous. Slowing was a good idea as was staying far left. I think Chris was where he should be and a little luck did not hurt.
BTW, for that car to go off there and not be a mechanical, would show me the driver needs an instructor back in the car. You never turn left there if the car is not settled. I would have spent time with the drover following the spin.

Jimbo951

Was that the last White sesson on Saturday? I was wondering why they went full course Red Flag, then yellow for 1/2 a lap, and we went back to green. Very weird.