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Well after months of Prep work, the S15 was finally ready for the Ring trip, and what an experience it was! 5 days of car heaven. Along with a K20 EG Civic, 3 20v Turbo VW's, a Mk1 Golf, a Mk2 Golf and a Mk2 Scirocco, A Pulsar GTI-R, 106 GTI, 106 GTI TURBO (unbelievably fast), E46 M3, and 4 bikes - a ZX6R, ZX10R, GSXR 600 & CBR 600F, we had a blast on and off track.
I will document the trip in my Build thread, but for now here are the videos of my Laps.
The S15 performed faultlessly all trip, it surpassed my expectations in every way - perfectly suited to the Nordschleife in my opinion.
Despite it being my first trip to the Nurburgring, i have spent countless hours of learning the track on GT5, watching lap videos (which teaches you the track layout-not much more) and getting advice from more experienced 'ring drivers, which got me up-to-speed, so to speak, much quicker than someone that has never looked at the ring before.
Here are the Videos:
This was my 2nd lap, and the track offered huge amounts of grip throughout, lots of rubber down from the 24hr Race the previous week, which was very encouraging to comfortably push, until the last 1/4 of the lap. As i entered Pflanzgarten 3, i failed to judge just how wet it was. That section of the track was still damp, you actually see the water spray as we continued passed the Fiat Panda. I also turned in too early, making the corner tighter and as it was wet - it bit me - and we got a little sideways. I was in attack mode so it didn't break my stride until we finished the lap, and you can see the relief on my face lol.
In Summary, i failed to read the changing track conditions, and as i was pushing too hard for the damp section, as i made the mistake of turning in too early, it bit me. The S15 is a fantastic car around here, and the praise has to be given to her, and the criticism to be given to me.
Two big mistakes which i was very lucky not to pay for. Literally.
Bridge-to-Gantry: 9min17sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0XATqNfiU
I will document the trip in my Build thread, but for now here are the videos of my Laps.
The S15 performed faultlessly all trip, it surpassed my expectations in every way - perfectly suited to the Nordschleife in my opinion.
Despite it being my first trip to the Nurburgring, i have spent countless hours of learning the track on GT5, watching lap videos (which teaches you the track layout-not much more) and getting advice from more experienced 'ring drivers, which got me up-to-speed, so to speak, much quicker than someone that has never looked at the ring before.
Here are the Videos:
This was my 2nd lap, and the track offered huge amounts of grip throughout, lots of rubber down from the 24hr Race the previous week, which was very encouraging to comfortably push, until the last 1/4 of the lap. As i entered Pflanzgarten 3, i failed to judge just how wet it was. That section of the track was still damp, you actually see the water spray as we continued passed the Fiat Panda. I also turned in too early, making the corner tighter and as it was wet - it bit me - and we got a little sideways. I was in attack mode so it didn't break my stride until we finished the lap, and you can see the relief on my face lol.
In Summary, i failed to read the changing track conditions, and as i was pushing too hard for the damp section, as i made the mistake of turning in too early, it bit me. The S15 is a fantastic car around here, and the praise has to be given to her, and the criticism to be given to me.
Two big mistakes which i was very lucky not to pay for. Literally.
Bridge-to-Gantry: 9min17sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0XATqNfiU
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