Barber motorsports park

[Klasik-69]

Here is a video of my race at Barber this past weekend. The SCCA held both a TT (Timed Trials) event with a SARRC race for the club racing. It made for a good weekend although temps near 99 degrees and no breeze made it a tad bit uncomfortable.

 

Turn up the volume when playing the video so you can hear the roar of the Zetec. I put an Olumpus ME-15 microphone under the cowling just above my feet and it worked the best for eliminating wind noise but yet picking up the exhaust notes. Camera is a GoPro Hero3. No data logging on this one, Race Chrono wouldn't cooperate.

 

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Mike

[Croc]

That looks pretty good and despite my bad experiences with the same Olympus mic you got yours to work well.

 

Neat track - nicely suited to sevens as there is not too much straight for top end speed and some good corners that suit a nimble car.

[yellowss7]

First time on track for me was Barber at LOG 30. I really liked that track. Smooth, and flows nicely. The 17 hour tow to get there was a little daunting but I'd do it again if someone can get us a 7's track day there.:drool:

 

Looks like you ate up the field of other cars. Looking forward to seeing at the NJMP sevens gathering next year. :driving:

 

Tom

[Klasik-69]

That looks pretty good and despite my bad experiences with the same Olympus mic you got yours to work well.

 

Neat track - nicely suited to sevens as there is not too much straight for top end speed and some good corners that suit a nimble car.

 

Yep, cheap mic but in the right place.........just lucky. It's sitting right above my feet clipped to a wire. You're right about sweepers favoring a nimble car. Heiki was there and smoked the field with a 1:35 or 1:36 but on Sunday his tranny got smoked on the first session. That is the only time I've been able to catch him.

 

First time on track for me was Barber at LOG 30. I really liked that track. Smooth, and flows nicely. The 17 hour tow to get there was a little daunting but I'd do it again if someone can get us a 7's track day there.:drool:

 

Looks like you ate up the field of other cars. Looking forward to seeing at the NJMP sevens gathering next year. :driving:

 

Tom

 

I towed 653 miles to get there so I feel for your 17 hour tow. I've run Barber before in my Z06 and feel very comfortable on this track but I'm also aware of its ability to humble you. My buddy flipped his VW Karman Ghia end over end on turn 12 on Saturday and totalled his car. Luckily he wasn't hurt.

 

I did very well on the track with the 7, it handles so well and does everything I ask of it. There were two cars faster however, Heiki of course and the guy in the WRX STI who you see me pass near the end of the run passed me on Sunday and I wasn't able to catch him. On the straights, his car had much more power and acceleration than I did and it more than made up for the corners. I wish I had another 50 or 60 HP to run with the faster cars.

 

On my bucket list is running at NJMP with you guys next year so you can show me how its done in a 7. I know you guys are faster and more experienced but I don't mind learning and think it would be a lot of fun. We had 3 lotus type cars at this event and we were all parked together in the paddock so we got a lot of attention from other drivers coming over to see who was passing them (Heiki). For those of you who may not be familiar with Heiki.............he has a locost 7 with a turbocharged Miata engine that puts out about 4 million horsepower. He is one of the nicest most pleasant individuals, very humble, very very smart, but about 3 cards short of a full deck when he gets out on a track. He will do stuff out there other sane people can't, or won't, definitely shouldn't, and he does it better than anyone I have ever seen. He buys Miata trannies by the bunches from junk yards because he knows they only last about 2 or 3 races, pays around $125 per tranny and doesn't mind pulling one out and stuffing another one in there. Funny guy with a great sense of humor, and one heck of a great driver.

Edited September 4, 2013 by Klasik-69

[yellowss7]

The "three cards short" part sounds familiar, are you sure his nickname isn't Croc? :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: As to the faster more experienced part, I think you should reserve that judgement until you actually see us drive. We are just a bunch of hackers having fun.

 

Tom

[xcarguy]

First time on track for me was Barber at LOG 30. I really liked that track. Smooth, and flows nicely. The 17 hour tow to get there was a little daunting but I'd do it again if someone can get us a 7's track day there.:drool:

 

Looks like you ate up the field of other cars. Looking forward to seeing at the NJMP sevens gathering next year. :driving:

 

Tom

 

Another 7 owner and I have discussed the possibility of doing a track day together next year at Barber. Anybody know what it would take to get a dedicated 7 day at the track?

[Croc]

The "three cards short" part sounds familiar, are you sure his nickname isn't Croc? :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5: As to the faster more experienced part, I think you should reserve that judgement until you actually see us drive. We are just a bunch of hackers having fun.

 

Tom

 

Would you mind? I am two beers short of a brewery! :cheers:

[Klasik-69]

Another 7 owner and I have discussed the possibility of doing a track day together next year at Barber. Anybody know what it would take to get a dedicated 7 day at the track?

 

It would take a lot of participants. This track is quite expensive from what I was told. We typically have 65 to 80 participants in timed trials and it isn't enough to defray the cost of the track. This is why this time we combined with the SARRC road racing guys for a combined 160 or so entries. It may be a better idea to join in with Chin, HOD or other HPDE event organizers and let the masses defray the cost.

 

I think it would be a blast to have a "7" track day and would definitely be interested in joining in. I don't know how many guys we could get. It seems to me from this forum that most of the 7 owners are in the Northeast or on the West Coast. In our group, we have only 3 "7" type car owners who participate on tracks. Barber is a blast but perhaps a track more centrally located would be a better draw..............not sure. I think most of the Northeast guys don't have trucks and trailers to use for a long haul.