MSR Cresson track Day – Apex Driving Academy – 7/09/2011

By Tom Hampton, on July 27th, 2011

 

A good day.  Since I ran this direction a month ago, it was a chance to look for improvements in driving skill.

Track:

  • MSR-Cresson 1.7CW

Basic setup:

  • 2.8* camber front
  • 2.5* camber rear
  • 0 toe all around
  • Fuzion ZRi street tires
  • Rear bar: min-stiffness
  • Front bar: medium stiffness
  • 50.5% cross weight

Goal:

  • Cool suit test day, and new firesuit: Sparco Pro-X.
  • Improve on lap times from last month.
  • Evaluate front sway bar change
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2010-08-28 Driver’s Log

By Tom Hampton, on September 9th, 2010

Location: Motorsports Ranch – Cresson, TX,

Track Configuration: 1.7CCW

Vehicle: 1992, 1.6L Miata, rented from Shannon Mcmasters (Team MER)

School: Apex Driving School

Run Group: Novice

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2010-06-19 Driver’s Log

By Tom Hampton, on June 19th, 2010

Location: Motorsports Ranch – Cresson, TX,

Track Configuration: 1.7CW

Vehicle: 1990/93?, 1.6L Miata Turbo, rented from Keith Verges

School: Apex Driving School

Run Group: Novice

First day on a track ever.  What a cool day!  We had 6 sessions on the track, 20 minutes each.  Basic format of the day was:


Session 1: Full Course Yellow, skill drills:  Slalom course, and a threshold braking J-turn.  Each drill was setup with cones on one straight.

Session 2: Full Course yellow, drive the line (slow, no passing).

Session 3: Full Course Green, Instructor ride-along (3 laps), student drive remaining time.

Sessions 4,5,6: Full-course green.  Student drive.

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