Pocono North Course "Twilight" Event

3002 tii · 09-09-2012, 07:40 PM

First time driving in the dark, quite an experience. Finding your reference points is much more difficult. Then throw in some rain and that's when things get really fun. Started late afternoon and last run group finished around midnight. Got to see Pal, saw Adam's car although didn't really get a chance to talk with him. Nonetheless it was good to see Z's out there!

sabbanick · 09-09-2012, 07:53 PM

i like this one!

This event sounded like a great way to hone in on driving skills! Night time driving in the rain

Phishman · 09-09-2012, 07:58 PM

Cool pics! I'm sure the rain made it more challenging.

gtMc · 09-09-2012, 08:05 PM

Great pics, musta been a lot of fun!

3002 tii · 09-09-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sabbanick

i like this one!

This event sounded like a great way to hone in on driving skills! Night time driving in the rain

Thanks Nick - FYI I'll be doing few NJMP events in Oct with PCA Del & Schattenbaum. Hopefully you'll be at one of them.

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Originally Posted by Phishman

Cool pics! I'm sure the rain made it more challenging.

Kept DSC on at first but it was really annoying. Dashboard lit up light a Christmas tree and the back end kept losing power abruptly so the rear end would snap around turns instead of rotating. Once I turned it off thats when things got really fun lol.

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Originally Posted by gtMc

Great pics, musta been a lot of fun!

You'll find out soon enough! =D

sabbanick · 09-09-2012, 08:48 PM

Dsc serves no purpose in performance driving, but I would be tempted to through it on under those conditions!! Haha.

Yeah I'm back into it for end of season. Doing WGI with NASA in 2 weekends for start my nice long vacation.

F360C · 09-10-2012, 12:38 PM

Fun times! I kept coming over to your car Dan but when I came over you were never there so I would just go bother Pal instead.

That was the most fun I have had at a track day in a long time. Driving in the pouring rain at night is incredible! I want to do it again ASAP.

3002 tii · 09-10-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by F360C

Fun times! I kept coming over to your car Dan but when I came over you were never there so I would just go bother Pal instead.

That was the most fun I have had at a track day in a long time. Driving in the pouring rain at night is incredible! I want to do it again ASAP.

Ha, it was fun but perhaps in the daylight next time. I kept misjudging T2 once it got dark, and would turn in too early lol.

Bammered · 09-10-2012, 03:27 PM

Yeah It was a great event. I'm thankful I got to learn the course in the daylight before those wet night sessions...I actually utilized the DSC for the first time ever at a track event and really focused on smooth applications. I went back and forth with it on/off and it didn't get in the way as much as I thought it would. Turn 1 on the banking on a dark wet new to me track wasn't worth having it off. I was validated when I had a pant shitting slide there at 120mph that I don't know if i could realistically caught without dsc's help.
Great event with some good drivers...although that R8 race car could use an instructor or two

nice to see Pal out there driving hard as always!!

Punko · 09-10-2012, 06:55 PM

Nice facility.

F360C · 09-11-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sabbanick

Dsc serves no purpose in performance driving, but I would be tempted to through it on under those conditions!! Haha.

Yeah I'm back into it for end of season. Doing WGI with NASA in 2 weekends for start my nice long vacation.

Nick your a puss for not coming.

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Originally Posted by DSC_OFF

Ha, it was fun but perhaps in the daylight next time. I kept misjudging T2 once it got dark, and would turn in too early lol.

See if you can try the Pocono long course... personally i think it is one of the most fun tracks i have driven.

sabbanick · 09-11-2012, 08:40 AM

my car suffered a battle scar on labor day weekend at track....last session towards end of session to. Tire wall after turn 5 eat me up after a little throttle oversteer but the damage is categorized as "buffable".

3002 tii · 09-11-2012, 08:57 AM

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my car suffered a battle scar on labor day weekend at track....last session towards end of session to. Tire wall after turn 5 eat me up after a little throttle oversteer but the damage is categorized as "buffable".

Ugh, sorry to hear man.

Was this T5 at NJMP? Lightning or T-bolt?

F360C · 09-13-2012, 09:58 PM

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Ugh, sorry to hear man.

Was this T5 at NJMP? Lightning or T-bolt?

I am guessing lightning

sabbanick · 09-13-2012, 11:36 PM

Lightning. All is good, mounts for kidney grill got damaged, and cracked passenger brake duct. Waiting on parts before I remove bumper and try to fix grill mounts. Lesson learned the hard way unfortunately!

3002 tii · 09-14-2012, 10:20 AM

Better than my buddy who wrecked his car at T1, overcorrected, spun, hit the barrier.

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sabbanick Lieutenant 13 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 08 SBM M coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Dsc serves no purpose in performance driving, but I would be tempted to through it on under those conditions!! Haha. Yeah I'm back into it for end of season. Doing WGI with NASA in 2 weekends for start my nice long vacation.
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F360C Major 366 Rep 1,373 Posts Drives: E86 S54 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hoboken, NJ iTrader: (2)	Fun times! I kept coming over to your car Dan but when I came over you were never there so I would just go bother Pal instead. That was the most fun I have had at a track day in a long time. Driving in the pouring rain at night is incredible! I want to do it again ASAP. __________________ 07 Z4 M Coupe AW/IR
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Bammered Track Addict 10 Rep 207 Posts Drives: E86 Z4 ///M COUPE Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC/NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E86 ///M COUPE [0.00]	Yeah It was a great event. I'm thankful I got to learn the course in the daylight before those wet night sessions...I actually utilized the DSC for the first time ever at a track event and really focused on smooth applications. I went back and forth with it on/off and it didn't get in the way as much as I thought it would. Turn 1 on the banking on a dark wet new to me track wasn't worth having it off. I was validated when I had a pant shitting slide there at 120mph that I don't know if i could realistically caught without dsc's help. Great event with some good drivers...although that R8 race car could use an instructor or two nice to see Pal out there driving hard as always!!
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09-11-2012, 08:40 AM	#12
sabbanick Lieutenant 13 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 08 SBM M coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	my car suffered a battle scar on labor day weekend at track....last session towards end of session to. Tire wall after turn 5 eat me up after a little throttle oversteer but the damage is categorized as "buffable".
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sabbanick Lieutenant 13 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 08 SBM M coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Lightning. All is good, mounts for kidney grill got damaged, and cracked passenger brake duct. Waiting on parts before I remove bumper and try to fix grill mounts. Lesson learned the hard way unfortunately!
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