Drift Motion Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 On Jan 20th, 2013, I went to the local race track at Willow Springs International Raceway. Xtreme Speed organized the event, and I got a couple of my friends from school going. With the coupon code, it's only $95 for the whole day. Very affordable. The event is held at Streets of Willow course with the Counter Clockwise configuration. From all that I've read before going, CW configuration was much more popular than the CCW. The Streets of Willow Springs is a 1.6-mile road course with skid pad. http://www.willowspringsraceway.com/userfiles/images/streets-of-willow-map.jpg It was colllldddd... This is Southern California! Shouldn't be this cold!!!! Beginning of the day, I went out with a couple of friends behind me in the EK and Gencoupe. It was a lot of fun! http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8518/8407447658_af4fc49940_b.jpg During registration I decided to/peer pressured into signing up for the Time Attack Competition. For just $20 more, you'll get two extra sessions. I signed up for the cool numbered stickers, but I'm really glad that I did sign up for it! The two extra Time Attack sessions was really open, not too many cars. Therefore you'll get to really get on it without being held back by traffic. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8407447574_9ce5a46299_b.jpg First session was parade lap. Second session of the day, I was placed into the n00b group (Blue). Too many cars, too many traffic, and I ended up with a 1:44.777 I was disappointed, because the time was not fast enough to bump me into the next/higher group (Green). Luckily the following session was the Extreme Time Attack session, where I had the open track and got a 1:35.828. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8406354891_b22cba5715_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8506/8406354651_4b029b3afe_b.jpg As the day progressed, I managed to get a 1:33.135 in the 4th session of the day running in the intermediate group (Green). I suppose the NSX that passed me gave me a good target to chase with. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8406354629_4d280c004f_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8085/8407447442_c090767495_b.jpg I ended up sitting out 2 sessions of the day, one because my friend with the Gencoupe spun out, almost flipped, and cracked his radiator. The last session of the day was getting cold already, and I didn't want to risk not being able to drive my car home. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8407447102_f97cd6845b_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8407447284_72ab0ca55e_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8407447200_2fb6c8fdf1_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8351/8406354241_d721748bdc_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8407447736_dd1f10a525_b.jpg The day has came to an end at around 5pm. I was worried about my friend's Gencoupe, running around back and forth trying to find help as the award ceremony went underway. Little did I know, my lap time of 1:35 netted me a 3rd place in the AWD Street class in the Extreme Time Attack, and my lap time of 1:33 netted me another 3rd place trophy in the Extreme Speed AWD Competition - Street. That's when I realized, that $20 earlier from the day totally paid itself off! I'm really happy with the outcome as this is my first time really tracking! I'll definitely be back for more! Link to my "journal": http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/dms-2005-swp-legacy-gt-195561.html? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Awesome pictures and good read! Congrats on placing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adosdrummer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Nice, seems like a fantastic day. I have yet to track the lgt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I ended up sitting out 2 sessions of the day, one because my friend with the Gencoupe spun out, almost flipped, and cracked his radiator. The last session of the day was getting cold already, and I didn't want to risk not being able to drive my car home. And this is exactly why novices don't belong out on the track without instructors!!! :spin::spin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCASEYS Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 why the tape on the headlights? DRL delete FTW I donated to LegacyGT.com which allows me to have this nifty signature. If anything SCASEYS posts ever becomes a sticky i'm gonna light this whole place on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinlsb Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Glad you had fun:lol: "Belief does not make truth. Evidence makes truth. And belief does not make evidence." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Awesome pictures and good read! Congrats on placing! thanks! Nice, seems like a fantastic day. I have yet to track the lgt. do it, you'll enjoy it! And this is exactly why novices don't belong out on the track without instructors!!! :spin::spin: it's not our first time at the track, my first time with my car. Just his all season tires, along with RWD, mid corner, weight shift, and a patch of dirt...was a bad combination why the tape on the headlights? DRL delete FTW I have my fogs as my DRL, but I pull'd the fuse... Tape to cover my precious retrofits...LOL Glad you had fun:lol: I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Nice pics, and nice job placing 3rd on your first track day! that's very impressive. Hopefully I can make it down to join you guys some day. I wish I still had my spec.b to be more competetive, but my wagon will have to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I forgot to mention, all photo credits to Caliphotography! TEH SPEC.B will have an unfair advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Haha yah, i miss running on unicorn oil. Any plans coming up? Are you going with Max to BW in feb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I won't be here in Feb till early March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04caliwrx Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 willow is a great track!! and im sure your car was loven the cold temps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Looks like fun. Those rear shots of your car look sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim_X Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Everyone should experience the track. Did the track bug bite you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 willow is a great track!! and im sure your car was loven the cold temps!! sure it's a great track! Looks like fun. Those rear shots of your car look sweet. thanks Everyone should experience the track. Did the track bug bite you? I've always wanted to go, just didn't plan on going that soon. Else I wouldn't have put the Hankook Ventus V12 on my Emotions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv1B0HlvNOw]Streets of Willow CCW Jan 20th, 2013 Extreme Speed - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim_X Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice video man! Way to keep up with that NSX. I've just had bikes on a track, (my car has just seen autocross) but it looks like awesome fun. One tip always mentioned when driving was to grip the wheel or shuffle your hands. Don't try to blend them. When I do one or the other I feel like I have much better control. But, doing autocross shuffling is the better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thanks...I noticed a lot of flaws reviewing the video, and hand movement is one of them. Very jerky turning as well as few other things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul_Good Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yes. Hand movement. There's lots of variations, i like to use the 3 oclock/9 oclock position and do my best to never move my hands (shuffle steer) around the steering wheel. It's odd at first but its much easier to steer and not get lost on the steering wheel. When I steer and make tight turns my arms look like this. http://turnfast.com/images/tech_driving/steering2.jpg Here's the rest of the link on steering wheel control. This is what i read years ago and have been applying it ever since. http://turnfast.com/tech_driving/driving_steering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah I have a lot of problem that I need to fix... thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Looks like fun. If i get back to SoCal I hope to join y'all out there. Pictures make me miss my rear spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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