H Street: father son adventure

[m3kerry]

That course was not a FiST course,, no way to take advantage of its size. Im betting the larger High HP cars did well.

WHat capture softwar are you running? I see your getting close to 6300rpm in a few places, did it ever hit the limiter??

I just shifted for third a little bit before the limiter

 

[Rexracer]

I just shifted for third a little bit before the limiter

OH... how did that go? We had a test n tune on a closed runway earlier this year. LONG sections on limiter (2-3 seconds), but whenever I tried for 3rd my times were worse. Maybe its a practice thing, but ended up feeling like the distraction didnt pay off.

 

[M-Sport fan]

That course was not a FiST course,, no way to take advantage of its size. Im betting the larger High HP cars did well.

That course is more wide open than anything I've ever seen.

I've been to road courses which were much tighter than that monster!!

 

[m3kerry]

That course was not a FiST course,, no way to take advantage of its size. Im betting the larger High HP cars did well.

WHat capture softwar are you running? I see your getting close to 6300rpm in a few places, did it ever hit the limiter??

To follow up. I like to get into 3rd gear at the start of the high speed stuff as it settles the car instead of bouncing off the rev limiter.


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[m3kerry]

OH... how did that go? We had a test n tune on a closed runway earlier this year. LONG sections on limiter (2-3 seconds), but whenever I tried for 3rd my times were worse. Maybe its a practice thing, but ended up feeling like the distraction didnt pay off.

It’s faster for me. Get the shift done early if you need to. Be in 3rd before the transitions


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[Rexracer]

It’s faster for me. Get the shift done early if you need to. Be in 3rd before the transitions


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Alright, ill have to play with it again. Packwood I may have hit redline for a half second either day, so didn't feel it was needed, but next course I am, Ill work on it.

 

[m3kerry]

All runs from Saturday both drivers

View: https://youtu.be/azHDhiOKkQg



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[m3kerry]

Big weekend at the arkansas governors cup. Joshua finished 9th and I finished 7th. Pretty sure I broke a motor mount in the car

View: https://youtu.be/UO3T2SOqjIc

 

[m3kerry]

Joshua fast run

View: https://youtu.be/Gz1OoBRUtk8

 

[m3kerry]

Think I broke a motor mount too

 

[Rexracer]

Man looks good for both of you! You can see how flat the car is staying with the bar, and 2 separate slaloms helped you take advantage of it.
Good work!

 

[m3kerry]

LETS HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON THE THOSE VIDEOS ABOUT SHIFTING FOR 3RD

Im on the limiter several times but did not think a shift for third would work

 

[faust]

LETS HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON THE THOSE VIDEOS ABOUT SHIFTING FOR 3RD

Im on the limiter several times but did not think a shift for third would work

Didn't seem like you were ever on the limiter for more than a fraction of a second? Based on my limited experiments with shifting to 3rd for short stretches, seems like shifting would have been a net loss.

 

[m3kerry]

ford fixed the motor mount for free and I have over 50k miles on the car.

 

[Rexracer]

Hmm, watching Joshua's run, right after the start, there is a period he is at 4500-6500 for a good 5-seconds, and varying in that range. Since peak torque is happening at 4500 (if I remember correctly), so maybe shifting at the start of that section, then only dropping out of it after the slalom could have give a few more mph in there without loosing much.

My attitude has been how long am I at redline in any given section, but maybe my attitude is how long am I over 4500RPM in any given section. Though in 3rd you would be well under 4500, so maybe its how long am I in the 5500+ range, and does that section facilitate going to 3rd?

This weekend I am headed down for an event at a go-kart track. They call it an enduro, as its 5 laps around the outside of the track, guessing those 5 laps is in the 2.5-3min range? That could allow a chance to hit some 3rd gear and keep it there...

 

[the duke]

You make torque at like 2200rpm. Shift up and use the it.

 

[m3kerry]

Top 10 drive the same car one lap each as part of a challenge at the end


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[M-Sport fan]

Is that a Formula SAE, or some other /MOD class car?

 

[m3kerry]

Not sure that is the car we all drove in the challenge. It was a challenge to drive.


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[SteveS]

Agree on the shift to third. Watched Joshua's run with that in mind. The run out is so straight and fast you should shift to third when you are accelerating and not go back to second until after the slalom and entering the twisty bit. On the way back the same happens to an even greater degree as he was over 6000 rpm quite a bit. So coming out of the twisty bit should shift up to third all the way to the end.