Hey guys -- I thought a collection of on-track photos might be a neat thread. I got a nice one last weekend, so I'll start. This photo is Turn 17 at Sebring, just past apex. The car seems to be really loading the left rear tire and unloading the right front:
Does a pre-track session pit shot count?
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Great post Idea John! Here are a couple of my favorites.
Charley
I love the "sleeping Radical at dawn" photo. Pretty cool!
Charley, did you normally run with your lights on? I've got some work to do to get my front lights working. I fixed the back lights recently, but the fronts are still a mystery.
John, yes I normally run with my lights on. I am always with a mixed group of cars that are usually much larger and taller than me. I want to give them every opportunity to see me.
I have a schematic I made that shows how the switch wiring should be on the back of the dash that may be helpful.
These cars definitely look at home on the track.
Some of my favorite tracks..
Watkins Glen, wish it wasn't so far.
COTA great track..
Laguna Seca
Photobombed turn 4..
Mid Ohio, a little more rain than I would have liked.
Big wing makes a nice rooster tail in the rain, Mid Ohio. Nice to see these actually doing something.
Scoreboard!
Turning money into smoke and noise since 2005
I see:
Buttonwillow - I want to go back - was the first place I drove the Radical so I was green to the track and the car.
Sears Point - waaaaayyyy too much concrete around that place - only track that's ever made me nervous to run on.
Laguna Seca - yeah, yeah, the Corkscrew is cool but I really prefer Turn 6 - get it right and oh the G forces! I do love what you did with the sticker. LOL!
Mid-Ohio - an absolute favorite place! So smooth, easy on equipment and FUN FUN FUN!!!
Willow Springs - iconic, rough, fun and the only place I've ever ridden in a Rolls Royce (track sighting laps!). Also passed a Lambo Aventador (with my old V8 R8) there which tickled me. Guy could NOT drive in the corners but between them wow - pull the trigger, release that V12 note and turn heads.
So what are the others? I see you mentioned COTA (on my list) and Watkins.
If you ever get a chance to run Road America do it. I can't imagine how much much fun turn five on through the Carousel would be in a Radical.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW-What a Ride!'"
Upper left is Chuckwalla.. 50 miles PAST nowhere out in the desert alot east of Palms Springs.
below that Fontana roval. Great high speed track.
Had Atom also at Thunderhill, (CA) Spring Mountain, Reno,(NV), Millers (Utah) and Hallet (OK), Houston MSR, Eagles Canyon, TX World Speedway before they closed it (TX).. You might say I have a track problem..
Hoping to get farther east this fall.
My favorite turns are, especially after I went to a downforce car.
Laguna Seca Turn 9
Sears Point, Turn 6, Carousel
Watkins Glen, 2,3,4 manning up and not lifting from 1 to 5..
Turning money into smoke and noise since 2005
Let's see some more of those great on track photos 🙂
Charley
I forgot to pick up mine from my last Sebring event... next up is late April. I'll have some more then, I hope! Here's another from February:
Looks great!.
A couple from last weekend. The first one shows the acceleration out of #10 at Sebring with the corner worker looking on. The second one says downforce!!! That's Bishop's Bend which is a pure courage corner. 🙂
Here's another one showing acceleration out of 17 (I think). The front right tire is nearly off the ground from weight transfer (inside to outside and front to back). I love seeing the vehicle dynamics in photos.
