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Yeah, instructor nailed it! I've since had a number of glorious sessions in my 987.2 based Sypder. Any of the 987 are an absolute blast at that track. However, I've chosen to relegate mine to garage queen status, gotten too valuable.

@@dvmartel1 ahh a Spyder very nice I get that ... yes I'm in relatively cheap so I get to daily driveway 987.1. After my first full day of 4 sessions my brakes were gone luckily I was way ahead of everyone and made it in without incident . Added 635º high temp B fluid, ss lines and GT3 ducts. My Indy shop here said "learn your line and do swaybars and tires before power mods so I'm adding Tarret Industies swaybars and adjustable end links soon for my DE at Buttonwillow 12/10. “Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty.” - Peter Egan Cheers

​@@EDavidM100PFC compound 11 brake pads and a set of Nitto NT01 are an absolutely fantastic combination for your car seeing track time. Great pads and near r-comp level tire grip, it will blow your mind. Having moved on to a competition license, I get within 1.xx seconds of Toyo RR during lapping days practice with my NASA Spec Miata.

@@dvmartel1 oh thanks for that ... I am running Michelin 4S street and track on 18" which I was very comfortable with but at some point I'll find a spare set of wheels for some Toyo R888R's so I can drive to the track and race them which would be so convenient. Any other tire suggestions? any experience with full race tires? The guys in the Central Coast PCA Club do talk a lot about tires some are running the RR's the rest are on Cup 2's. Thanks I appreciate your input.

​@@EDavidM100 I have M Pilot 4S for street use, love them. But on track, NT01 will own anyone near you on 4S. On track, near its adhesion limits, within five laps, the 4S will oversteer/ get loose during turn in, trail braking and particularly on throttle/track out acceleration by comparison to NT01. 4S slide, they let go, they won't hold grip. NT01 are far superior, do not oversteer, fight for grip, are consistent all day long and much more fun and allow you to explore limits much more safely.

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lets see if this gets past the watch system. Y@hoo and dvmartel, hopefully you can piece that together

My car, the camera car, is a 1999 Honda Civic with a Type R motor. Spec'd to a Honda Challenge car from that time. 190whp

@@dvmartel1 oh I read the word Cobra in the title I guess that means something else

Interesting question, the splitter mounting brackets and 3/8th fiberglassed plywood withstood the impact and scrapping long enough to keep the wheel contained within the wheel well. But yeah, at the entry to T7 there are enough bumps that the front of the car bounced enough for the wheel to escape at a much slower speed, sorta rolling / bouncing about thirty feet into a k-wall and stopped. Those were APR wheel studs. Never before and never since have I had a failure.

@@dvmartel1 amazing. I'm going to Sonoma again in two weeks. it was a blast last month in HPDE in my 350Z. i enjoyed it much more than Thunderhill.

@@Aeneas137 I have moved on to a Comp Racing Lic and run Spec Miata now. Sonoma destroys cars, be careful. Everyone I know who has climbed the ranks with me (HPDE 1,2,3,4 TT) has totaled a car at Sonoma. None of them lost a car at Thunderhill.

@@dvmartel1 Yikes! Good advice. I am going on Oct 9-10 and then down to Buttonwillow the following weekend. That track also seems to have a lot of dirt runoffs. I'm insuring the car from now on after putting about 5k into it in the past month. By the way, I'm sure you know Geoff Velguth? He was my hpde1 instructor. He took me on a run in his Miata. LOL. it was terrifying.

@@Aeneas137great, I'll be there as well. Be happy to ride with you for a session and give you whatever free advice is good for, lol. Just have to make sure Group A sessions are not in conflict.

"end of the berm..." the late entry / apex was key to gaining confidence and speed. be patient, don't drive the line of the guy in front of you. use all the track out.

Glad it helps. Around the 10 minute mark the laps began to flow.

13:40 and 14:20 too

When the Honda car count dropped to nothing and spec Miata closed in on 45 to 50 every weekend

I am unaware of any such hazard. I'm a little more experienced of a driver now, SCCA and NASA competition lic, and have not seen anything at Laguna when used correctly that would cause damage. The track out generally includes touching or running onto the berms in almost every turn. But we are talking about smoothly using them, not bashing into the highest part at speed, missing them and smacking a rain rut or ravine after blowing out of a turn into dirt. If you don't use those berms, you are going to add seconds to your lap and others are going to absolutely blow by.

My friend is an amateur/hobby driver. Maybe he just hit something too hard. Now that you are more experienced, would you say this is still a the best way around the track? I'll be there on Monday!

Yes, I was just there in a Boxster Spyder on the Jul 6. There have been improvements to all important track outs. Concentrate on being patient, give yourself time to develop a feel of the flow and rhythm of the track. The speed will come to you. If you are in a Viper, be extremely careful into T11. The entry is slower than you think, be patient into apex and do NOT stomp throttle on exit until that figgin missle is aimed straight or you will find Mr. Wall before you know what happened.

I would be happy to mail it to you for your inspection (I still have one or two sitting around). Sure they are worn a bit, they had the shit run out of them at 9350 rpm in a race motor. They are not fake, they were sourced locally by my engine builder who I've known for 17 years. I don't put eBay Chinese spark plugs into my friggin race car. I've seen the Chinese Denso fake on youtube. These are original Denso plugs.

D Martel Na I believe you, if you're that adamant about it. I wouldn't give u my address. Impressive motor you got. Shit happens but Denso makes good stuff. Pretty much one of the top OEM suppliers in the world.

All good, lol, I was thinking that about the address. Yeah, stuff happens. Enjoyed the heck out of the car and high RPM b16. Comes at a cost, it breaks stuff. I did keep the plugs cause I bothered me what happened. Watching this video and comparing the plugs, mine have the good quality/color fonts. ua-cam.com/video/a0aQpdsALQM/v-deo.html

D Martel B16 is a great motor, yea thats racing. The knockoffs were notorious for that same defect but doesnt mean Denso didnt have similar issues.

Thanks..... and for as long as they don't change the track, lol,

@@dvmartel1 5 years and it makes me want to try my mental with my own Honda.

I never forget fast ;) but don't attempt that the first laps of a track I've never been on, as was the case with this video. Fast, well, this is what I could wring from Civic b18 .... ua-cam.com/video/XH1Y3y7wGuo/v-deo.html and here... ua-cam.com/video/SQWe2un7Vg8/v-deo.html

I didn't get these off a Chinese supply/eBay. They are real. Not sure what you mean about "logo too heavy", it is exactly like the "real" on shown in this fake Denso plug vid. ua-cam.com/video/a0aQpdsALQM/v-deo.html

Yes, I tell him that all the time! He's a buddy and never hit any of us. If he did, he's more than capable of writing a check to buy the car and we'd hold him to that, lol.

Thanks for the comment, Jeff. Always wished I'd had another person out there with me. Believe me when I' say have kept going but felt I was well past any safe recovery zone. The camera does not convey the board speed and completely flattens the big swell that roll through. Many of them left me a number of feet in the air off the back of them.

I don't know where your from, but here in California the water this week is only a few degrees cooler than Hawaii now...problem being my back is out, & for the past couple years now we have several shark sittings and attacks. Last year I actually kited right over one...so safe has become a relative word! Hope your still at it...and don't stop with the videos! Take care my friend!

It is a race car with a race motor and exhaust (resonator and a Flowmaster). The intake shriek is part of this Honda's B16A d.b. issue at wot and 9000rpm. The sound booth/ station is just after T5 on the right side, quite visible. You can lift throttle slightly. Most exhausts are re-angled / redirected to the left (driver side).

+MetalHead593 driver . That'd be an expensive mistake. Camera f.o.v. makes things look a little closer than it is, but agreed. Haven't had contact in driving HPDE levels 1-4 with NASA over the six or so years. Moved on to Race group and have traded some paint in normal contact.

@ +Anson L Sorry, I don't have his name anymore. He was available to TrackMasters participants that day at no charge. I was stunned that so few asked for his time. His first name was David. I was told that he doesn't coach anymore.

+D Martel don't be surprised. Most guys have issues with asking for help. One of the biggest flaws of us men I must say. By the way, he gave great instructions. Short and to the point. Glad you had a great time.

@ +Rasheem Hakkhmann ok, there are knockoffs. But is it obvious in the video that this is not a knock off. And I still have some of the failed plugs and all of them are genuine Denso.

+zcsb1 Yes, good catch on the brake light...that's exactly why its there.

Nice, first time I see this. BTW we would love to have this kind of race here in France, lucky you...

@@dvmartel1 @dvmartel1 "Hey grown ass men with your tongue out, you look stupid." Says the incel gamer prick🤡

Built and raced your own Honda race car - very cool. Thanks for the instruction.

D Martel , you built a Honda that can do those times?!! Nice job!

If you don't mind what Honda is it? I would like to make your build in Gran Turismo 7 to some what experience it. if you can give me the full specs I could try to recreate it. Is always been one of my dreams to be a race driver, life just keeps throwing curves at me and is become impossible for me to fulfill them. GT7 is and outlet for me I know it sounds stupid but it works for me.

@@Javax3000 This is a Honda Challenge spec car, HC2. b16 type r build 9200rpm All in here: nasa-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/document/document/23465/2022_HC_Rules.pdf