Thunderhill 09-19-09 Session 1 - Lotus Exige S

Organization: Hooked On Driving
Run Group: D
Session: 1
Track: Thunderhill, Willows CA
Track Configuration: CCW with Crow's Nest (+5.3 sec slower than bypass)
Temp: 98 F
Car: Lotus Exige S 2007
Tires: Hoosier R6 205/16 and 225/17
HP: 250 wHP (275 bHP)
Weight: 1921 lbs w/o driver (2130 with driver)
Driver: Rob Ainscough
Experience Level: NASA racing lic/instructor, 125cc shifter karts (Jim Russell, Pro Kart Challenge, IFK)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Lotus
• Thunderhill
• Exige
• Track
• HPDE
• TrackVision
• RacePak

[SVTRonDogg]

How easy is it to synch the video with the data acquired?

[robainscough]

@SVTRonDogg Not too bad, the TrackVision software gives you RPM and G cues and map GPS position data so that it makes it easier to match up vidoe with data.

[medpilot105]

Fantastic driving! And, like the others have said, your camera/data logging setup is superb. I have question about the white 911 on your second lap. You have the story about that 911? Which model, driver, etc.? A GT3 Cup car, maybe? Thanks!

[robainscough]

@medpilot105

Odd, I replied to this comment a few times but nothing shows up... oh well. The white porsche driver is Johannes Van Overbeek - ALMS 24hr Pro driver and that's his ALMS Porsche Cup car, race only. Very well sorted $350K race car - I'm jealous! :)

[medpilot105]

@robainscough

Wow, Van Overbeek! Very cool. I'd love to be able to spend a day working with drivers like that. Thanks for the response.

[robainscough]

Final Cut Pro

[nickeroo]

Imovie?

[robainscough]

Thanks nickeroo, it did take some work on my side to get the best out of my low budget consumer grade camcorder. Most of the post production video work is done on my MacPro.

[nickeroo]

Credit where credit is due, fantastic quality video footage and sound. Probably the best I have seen on youtube (bar some of the stuff ripped form high budget TV programes). Great driving too. Great work dude.

[robainscough]

The video camera is an older (2006 model) Sony HDR-HC3 that uses MiniDV (HDV format) tapes. I added a cheap 30mm Wide Angle Lens. Be careful with cheap CMOS sensors as they are known to have "rolling shutter effect" that produces poor quality images for fast motion events such as track days/racing.