nickt93
09-29-2009, 07:41 AM
I was in Nashville last weekend for a two day track event at Nashville Super Speedway. I took some video using the GoPro on each run, but have only had a chance to upload one.
The weekend started off a little rough - on the way to the track, my downpipe flange cracked off completely where it meets the catalytic converter. I figured I was hosed, but one of the other guys at the track steered me to a shop nearby that had me welded up and ready to go in less than an hour. I only missed one run group!
The weather looked sinister all weekend - at any time it looked like the skies were going to open up and pour within the next 5 minutes, but it never happened. We had some light drizzle/mist a couple of times, but that was it.
This group divides all of the drivers/cars into three groups: novice, intermediate, and expert. I run in the expert group, which usually has some pretty insane cars (I'll post pics of and a story about my ridealong in a 350rwhp insane turbo Miata later), but I held my own. Out of the whole weekend, I only got passed by a few cars: three Porsches (a 996 turbo, a supercharged 993, and my bro's 993) and a Factory Five Cobra racecar.
In the video below, I chase down and pass a yellow Z06 within the first lap, then spend some time tailing my brother in his beautiful silver 993. We pass a few other cars, and at the end (~7:00) I pass a white Cayman and a black 996 Turbo. Not a bad way to spend the weekend...there were tons of awesome cars there!
Video 1
http://px5.sfstatic.com/thumbs/0000/69/64/709646.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Nashville-Super-Speedway_709646.htm?ref=c8945704-195e-4c7b-9248-f0268d6b1268)Nashville+Super+Speedway+-+Sept+09+-+Turbo+Miata (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Nashville-Super-Speedway_709646.htm?ref=c8945704-195e-4c7b-9248-f0268d6b1268)
I ran Toyo RA1s for the first time at this event - great tires, I was totally impressed with their grip. They seem a bit more durable than the Kumhos/Hoosiers. I can probably get one more track day out of them, but then I'll need to find another set of used 225/50/15s. Let me know if anyone has a lead!
On another topic, does anybody know of any free video editing software that works well? I'm using Windows Moviemaker to segment these into clips, but it seems to degrade the quality.
The weekend started off a little rough - on the way to the track, my downpipe flange cracked off completely where it meets the catalytic converter. I figured I was hosed, but one of the other guys at the track steered me to a shop nearby that had me welded up and ready to go in less than an hour. I only missed one run group!
The weather looked sinister all weekend - at any time it looked like the skies were going to open up and pour within the next 5 minutes, but it never happened. We had some light drizzle/mist a couple of times, but that was it.
This group divides all of the drivers/cars into three groups: novice, intermediate, and expert. I run in the expert group, which usually has some pretty insane cars (I'll post pics of and a story about my ridealong in a 350rwhp insane turbo Miata later), but I held my own. Out of the whole weekend, I only got passed by a few cars: three Porsches (a 996 turbo, a supercharged 993, and my bro's 993) and a Factory Five Cobra racecar.
In the video below, I chase down and pass a yellow Z06 within the first lap, then spend some time tailing my brother in his beautiful silver 993. We pass a few other cars, and at the end (~7:00) I pass a white Cayman and a black 996 Turbo. Not a bad way to spend the weekend...there were tons of awesome cars there!
Video 1
http://px5.sfstatic.com/thumbs/0000/69/64/709646.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Nashville-Super-Speedway_709646.htm?ref=c8945704-195e-4c7b-9248-f0268d6b1268)Nashville+Super+Speedway+-+Sept+09+-+Turbo+Miata (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Nashville-Super-Speedway_709646.htm?ref=c8945704-195e-4c7b-9248-f0268d6b1268)
I ran Toyo RA1s for the first time at this event - great tires, I was totally impressed with their grip. They seem a bit more durable than the Kumhos/Hoosiers. I can probably get one more track day out of them, but then I'll need to find another set of used 225/50/15s. Let me know if anyone has a lead!
On another topic, does anybody know of any free video editing software that works well? I'm using Windows Moviemaker to segment these into clips, but it seems to degrade the quality.