Lime Rock NASA qualifying in an Evolution VIII race car

[Dvas99]

57.6 is hella fast!

Your EVO eats up no name in a hurry. I had to rewind it a couple times just to see if it made sense to be that much faster than my lowly 325ci. Then I saw that you commented regarding 600 bhp and it all made sense. Ha ha.

Nice driving! Lot's of critical comments here from people who likely can't get around LRP in under a minute.

[phastsupra]

Great runs. Have you tried to move the apex a little later on diving turn? I cant help but wonder if you would gain a bit down the front straight. Also in big bend i tend go a bit wider mid-corner to get a tad more into the left hander then late apexing to enter onto noname straight. However diffrent things work for diffrent animals! looking good!

[hotlapkyle]

Thanks... I've tried lots of lines with that car, nothing really worked right because it was such a pig. The car ran some quick lap times but it was loose in and tight out. Understeer central. I drive RWD cars similar to what you described at lime rock. Much happier driving the "War Machine" in my newer videos. Nothing like a balanced RWD race car : )

[phastsupra]

I see, yea thats what i was thinking. I went out this past weekend to Summit Point with my evolution 8 as well, nothing like this beast but they are really designed to push, i also confirmed it on the skid pad. Really nothing you can do except throttle steer or burn the brakes trailing trying to get the rear to come around on the slower corners. Ill be working on the setup hopefully i can drive it more like the supra next season, your right nothing like balanced RWD!

[ZR1MK]

Nice driving and nice car. I saw your Watkins Glen video too. Very impressive times. I seen you at some NASA events. I think I spoke to your friend driving a Blue WRX at a CART event in June 07.

[hotlapkyle]

Thanks! yeah that was my friend Ben in the blue wrx sti

[vintageracer65]

You need to brake later going in to turns. You also rely on the 600hp to get you out of them, perhaps downshifting more will shave a second or two off your times. Do they make a stickier compound for those tires?

[hotlapkyle]

Maybe I'll brake at marker 1 instead of marker 3 next time while going 140mph into big bend

[twofoot65]

No need for sarcasm! ;^)

I was merely commenting on the impression I got of your driving style from the in-car camera.

I am also drive a modern DSR and a vintage Formula car, which are a different breed altogether.

[hotlapkyle]

Sorry, I dont mean to be a D$%# but I just cant stand it when people make comments when they have never been on a track or do "DE racing". If you race DSR you do know what your talking about. And yes you have lots of downforce to help you :) i'm trying to stop 3000lbs and little to no DF.

Kyle

[twofoot65]

No prob, I know how many "bench racers" there are out there. They come out of the woodwork on track days. ;^)

And yes, my DSR does have a LOT of downforce to cover my many driving sins. LOL An 11k redline doesn't hurt either...

Keep the shiny side up!

C.

[eviltuna7]

a second or two? I'd like to get whatever you're smoking.

[hotlapkyle]

every car is different... no offense but i'm not sure skippy instructors can run 57's. Watch Lou G's world challenge video here at LRP and you will see that cars with this power run a different line. What works for HPDE guys doesnt always apply to 600hp AWD race cars on pirelli slicks.

[Ej205scoob]

I agree i've found that changing the line at LRP depends on the car quite a bit, i run a much diff line in my spec 944 than i do in my street driver wrx.

On a seperate note, you flew around that track, i had the privalage of riding in a gt car round limerock and its a whole nother feeling.

[eviltuna7]

I think skip instructors could run 57's in a 600hp car. A good driver can take a mildly modded sti (~400hp and r-comps) into the 1 minute mark without much problem. I agree that ff, rwd, and awd cars will take different lines, but just because you have a lot of downforce and can take a shallower line through the turn doesn't mean it's the fastest way.

[eviltuna7]

Also, going into the left hander stay outside for longer. stay at the edge and aim for the bathrooms straight ahead when you brake, and then turn it. Doing that will set you up much better for the right hander. Might just be something to try next time your there. These lines have been taught to me by skip barber instructers and other HPDE instructers

[eviltuna7]

Hey, nice video! I think you might be able to improve your time a bit by doing 2 things. Through big bend, try keeping your outside wheels on the tarmac, and your inside wheels on the concrete.

[hotlapkyle]

yes his front bumper was from a GT3RS.

-Kyle

[hotlapkyle]

Thanks! What corner did you work?

BTW- that porsche was a GT3 cup car (2,500lbs) that had a twin turbo motor in it making 700 wheel hp :)

[MagicalTrevor3]

I was at 11 that day.

It was a Cup car eh? The air dam was from something different though (RS), I swear...

Whatever, it was fun to watch anyway!

[MagicalTrevor3]

You were f***ing flying!

I was, frankly, surprised to see an Evo beat out a 996 GT3 RSR...

(Of course he needed more mufflers after Friday)

Thanks for making your numbers bigger (I was a corner worker), though you definitely were not the worst in that regard (some cars had four digits, others had none!)...

[MagicalTrevor3]

erm... oops.

GT3 RS*