Porsche-BMW Z-Hills Event April 20th

[bemis]

I had a blast. It was very competative and I like that. What do you think?

I'm interested in those pictures taken by the gentleman with the hot-rod Lincoln too.

[Mars_302]

Index of /videos/april202008 (http://www.eccentric-photography.com/videos/april202008/)

some shitty videos

[NismoZ]

yes, very fun. except it took Forever to get started!!!

wish we had more than 4 runs :(

nice mix of cars too.

Thank you to PCA and whoever helped to put this event on for us.

[Loren]

I had to bail out before trophies were presented. Minor emergency at a Miata club tech session... apparently, they'd scheduled to do a roll bar install and realized that nobody in attendance had done it before. Loren to the rescue!

So... did I finish 3rd in "Other"? If so, I'm stunned, amazed and very pleased! The two cars that I know finished ahead of me were both on race tires.

[x944turbo]

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49.505 as my fastest. They ended up putting me in the I1 class( get it... "I won") so i got to take home a cool mug. I was very please considering it was my second autocross ever.

Anyways, I had a blast. It was great meeting everyone. See you guys at the next one for the 4-cylinder PORSCHE challenge.

[Loren]

That's not bad at all for your 2nd autocross, Chris. Very well done!

[RX007CYM]

Lol, how did Alexis's install go? There is a thread about it in Mazda Tech here on TR if you wanted to comment.

[Loren]

I was stunned when I got there... it was about 4pm, they'd been there most of the day, and they had barely started on the roll bar install! Just a bunch of people sitting around scratching their heads.

We had issues getting the first bolts installed. (the important ones that define the position of the bar in the car) Eventually, I came to the conclusion that the bar had been dropped in shipping. The rear mounting plates were both bent, one more than the other. So, I think the bar was dropped and tweaked just enough to make those upper bolts hard to fit.

Once we got past that issue, everything else went well. Just a matter of drilling some holes (some of which are awkward to get to) and putting bolts in them. We were done before dark. Probably around 7:30.

[Mars_302]

PCA Auto-X Zephryhills Airport April 20 2008 (http://www.floridaracing.org/auto-x/pca042008/)

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[x944turbo]

Great pics. But but i dont see any from the first run group :(

[Loren]

You da man, Germ!

I gave you some good words and linkage on my blog. Thanks!
YarisOneLap.net (http://yarisonelap.net/)

[mikeyees13]

I had a great time! Very good turnout and as always very good event put on by PCA

Thanks!


Mars 302 Thanks a ton for putting up all those great pics!!

[Loren]

Great pics. But but i dont see any from the first run group :(

He showed up during lunch. He's a slacker, but he takes good pictures!

[Mars_302]

yea I never get up early unless I have to be there. And thanks loren! I wish more ppl would tell me what kinda pictures they wanted

[Loren]

Generally speaking, I think your most popular photos will be the ones that show some action. Something that you couldn't get by just parking the car next to a cone. Not just the spins and slides and big mistakes (those are fun, of course), but also dramatic body roll, steep nose dive under braking, squat under acceleration, tire smoke, cones flying, wheels lifting, etc.

You're a master at panning and stopping the action, and I think you're getting good at capturing the action. I can tell from the places you choose to shoot from. You're looking for the action, and that's what most people want to see in an autocross photo.

Another cool thing to try to capture is some good "race face". Best bet is through the driver's window to avoid windshield glare. You'll probalby have to position yourself where you're in a place where the driver will be looking in your direction to make that work, but it makes for really fun photos. If you can combine good car action with good race face, then you've got a classic!

Like this one (http://www.floridaracing.org/auto-x/pca042008/pages/IMG_7999.htm). A brilliant slide photo. But, if you could capture the look on his face at just the right moment... good stuff! Or the super-serious concentrated looks. Or the people who make faces when they drive. There's fun to be had there.

One thing I didn't think to ask for, and you may have gotten it on accident if you want to zip up the hi-res copies of the shots of my car and send them to me. Anyone who's seriously working on tuning a suspension will be interested in seeing what the contact patch of their tires are doing in a turn. That means a front or rear angle with the light hitting the tire such that it shows more than just "black".

[Mars_302]

Lately I have been trying to get a lot of head on shots, though thats a little hard at auto-x due to them just being long and not wide. The only time they are coming out generally is on the turn around, which even then they are turning away or looking away. Generally its just a side shot with them flicking the wheel a little around a cone to show some sorta action or just hoping someone loses control.

a shot like this

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it be nice to have a bigger lens as well. The one I shoot with is physically big but its not a lot of zoom.

[Spin Out]

Thanks for the Photos Mars. Excelllent job as usual.
I agree with Loren. My favorite shots of my car are when the suspension is pushed hard and I'm looking hard to one side. Let's me know I'm looking ahead. You are also the master of catching spins in action.