HOD "Do the Screw in Your 302" Special Event August 25th

[ArizonaBOSS]

In for video/pictures/updates! Have fun, guys!

 

[Fat Boss]

In for video/pictures/updates! Have fun, guys!

Uploading... I've got a decent vid with my GoPro mounted to the splitter. Some noise from crap hitting the front of the car it sounds like, but a cool perspective- like my car is only 6" tall or something.

We had a great day on the track. It was 74* with a light breeze and a ton of Mustangs showed up!

 

[cali_kr]

Fantastic day at the track today, comfortable temps, brilliant blue skys, Fast Fords and great friends...

Thanx Rick for the morning coffee and snacks.

Here is a pic I took quickly before Dito of GotBlueMilk had us stand beside our cars.

We are 2nd row, middle

 

[Fat Boss]

Splitter cam. Roll bar cam picks up too much vibration and rattles. Need to work on that.

This was the first session of the day.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0r37o-fxwAY[/youtube]

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Great turnout!

 

[VoodooBoss]

Wow you already have video up and I just got home! We had a great time but I'm bushed and will update more tomorrow.

 

[Surfergeek]

Great to meet everyone today!

Good times with good friends and great cars. Thanks to the BMO folks for making this happen.

 

[ufnavy06]

I'll likely get my stuff up later today. Got a few go pros from inside and outside. Two things for me: 1) meatballed on the last session for 96 dB and I went into limp mode on my second session, 2) I gotta work on clutch release as turn 11 got me sideways when I released it during a session. Seemed that was a recurring issue for me.

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[VoodooBoss]

Here are a few photos.

The whole crew. There are 11 Bosses in the photo and there were 12 at the track.



Wingrider chasing me down.



Sean living dangerously riding with me.



Heading up to turn 6.



And something I've never had happen before: getting a point by from an emergency vehicle with the lights on. It was like driving in a NASCAR race.

 

[neema]

Here are some of the still images taken by Dito w/ GotBlueMilk

This was just before getting meatballed for sound (93 dB). Had to soft pedal/short shift throughout the rest of the day


Braking for T6


Being chased by Fatboss and an LS. It took a while to find the rumblestrip on the corkscrew. I'm scared of hitting the pothole on the inside!


With Rick (NFSBoss)




T6. Video of me going off track here soon to come .

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Wow nice pictures guys; these cars sure do look great on the track

That 2013 rearend looks great as well, neema.

 

[neema]

Which car seems out of place?



Some shots from the pits:

beast. I would be scared to drive this.

getting ready to go home

 

[VoodooBoss]

Wow nice pictures guys; these cars sure do look great on the track

Especially passing Porsche 911's and BMW M3's.

That 2013 rearend looks great as well, neema.

Yep he has the best of both years. He's got his car setup really nice including the Stoptech Trophy 15" front brakes.

Neema it was nice meeting you and your brother. Your brother really had his MX5 flying around the track.

It was also nice some of the other members I have not met before, Jared, Ron, Bob and Sean. I think I have met most of the others before.

 

[neema]

Wow nice pictures guys; these cars sure do look great on the track

That 2013 rearend looks great as well, neema.

Thanks. You'll have to make a trip out here sometime. You'll be in good company

Especially passing Porsche 911's and BMW M3's.
Yep he has the best of both years. He's got his car setup really nice including the Stoptech Trophy 15" front brakes.

Neema it was nice meeting you and your brother. Your brother really had his MX5 flying around the track.

It was also nice some of the other members I have not met before, Jared, Ron, Bob and Sean. I think I have met most of the others before.

Rick, it was nice meet you and the others as well. You all had some very nice setups--I was very envious of the roll bar and harness setups I saw. That's next on my list.

Just a side-note: I've never been to an HOD event before. If anyone is looking for a safe/supportive learning environment to practice driving your car on track, HOD does a great job. They don't offer lap timing so, unless you've brought something to record your own time, it really makes you focus on practicing the basics. Another event coordinator, Speed Ventures, puts on a good event, but the drivers that show up to the beginner/intermediate/"intermediate-advanced" groups seem less risk-averse (likely a byproduct of cheaper registration costs). Once you get to the full advanced point-by groups though, you can tell everyone has much more experience and they're on their A-game as far as point-bys and racing lines go. Just an observation

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

What is that, a LeMons car?

I'll be out there in Summer 2014. Got 2 month paid vacation June/July next year. Will probably be able to lock down all the dates by Feb'14 at the latest.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Yes it's a LeMons car. There were a few others there that were getting in some double secret track time. The Pac-Man 944 was there too and I see that car a lot at the NorCal tracks.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Speaking of LeMons (and continuing further off-topic), we are still planning to be at LeMons Thunderhill from 9/13 to 9/15 if you want to stop by. The 13th is the practice day.

Then in December at Sonoma Raceway on the 7th and 8th!

 

[VoodooBoss]

Speaking of LeMons (and continuing further off-topic), we are still planning to be at LeMons Thunderhill from 9/13 to 9/15 if you want to stop by. The 13th is the practice day.

Then in December at Sonoma Raceway on the 7th and 8th!

Probably the 15th as the 14th my kids have activities. But if they finish maybe we'll come up on Sat.

 

[ufnavy06]

Here's my 3rd session. I did this with my old gopro so sorry it's not HD. The new goPro was inside the car. [youtube]http://youtu.be/rWYPrDLqU2A[/youtube]

 

[l8te apx]

From the staff at HOD...thank you BMO. A great group to work with and some very cool cars. The photos of the garage area also captures the spirit of the day. We hope to see you again at one of our events around the country. www.hookedondriving.com

If you want to see more shots of the day check out www.gotbluemilk.com. See something you like, order it from Dito. Big print in your den or office will lead to some interesting discussions.

Thanks again BMO for putting on a terrific and fun day.