Autox Video - not me....fastest run of the day!

***KarlSTI*** · 05-21-2006, 02:56 PM

http://www.scoobysouth.net/staugFTD.wmv

Here's yesterday's St. Augustine fastest autox run of the day by an STi in BSP. He ran a 48.9 compared to my 54.5 in STU.....

AndrewSS · 05-21-2006, 02:57 PM

yeah, I saw he posted that on nasioc, a good run eh

Jag32 · 05-21-2006, 04:02 PM

Very cool video.

What method did he use to launch the car at the beginning? It seemed kind of like a slow start.

***Insane06STi*** · 05-21-2006, 04:27 PM

Wow nice driving.

***KarlSTI*** · 05-21-2006, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jag32

Very cool video.

What method did he use to launch the car at the beginning? It seemed kind of like a slow start.

It looks slow but it isn't....trust me....

Jag32 · 05-21-2006, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarlSTI

It looks slow but it isn't....trust me....

What method did he use to launch it?

***KarlSTI*** · 05-21-2006, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jag32

What method did he use to launch it?

I'll ask him for details however, my bet is a typical hard launch without overslipping the clutch....ie rev up, gradually slip clutch, roll gas on, dump clutch, flooring gas, shifting to 2nd around 6-7 k, then keeping it floored thru 2nd, 3rd & 4th on that front straight away.....

If you look close you can see the first gate is the timing lights directly in front of him. He hits 2nds at the first cone of the slalom and is into 3rd at the last cone of the slalom (or nearly so).

There were 2 drivers on this car so it had 12 runs (6 per) during this session. I'm sure the launches were hard but not clutch destroying......

LOLSTi · 05-21-2006, 06:46 PM

Awesome! He was fast.

***KarlSTI*** · 05-22-2006, 03:07 AM

OK, I asked the car's owner about their launches....here's the reply:

Its pretty amazing that Kevin and I drive very similar..so your clutch theory is pretty good......we don't drop the clutch..we ride it out till we are rolling then nail the gas...we short shifted to get to 4th gear quicker..so we didn't take the car all the way to redline...torque is only good up to about 6000 rpm to shift more quickly...trying not to bang of the revlimiter...so we had Usable throttle all the way thru our runs...I would say the car is pretty well set up for that...

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Bill

05-21-2006, 02:56 PM	#1
*KarlSTI* Titanium Member Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: Bill Location: Neptune Bch, FL Posts: 4,409 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Autox Video - not me....fastest run of the day! http://www.scoobysouth.net/staugFTD.wmv Here's yesterday's St. Augustine fastest autox run of the day by an STi in BSP. He ran a 48.9 compared to my 54.5 in STU..... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-22-2006, 03:07 AM	#9
*KarlSTI* Titanium Member Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: Bill Location: Neptune Bch, FL Posts: 4,409 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	OK, I asked the car's owner about their launches....here's the reply: Its pretty amazing that Kevin and I drive very similar..so your clutch theory is pretty good......we don't drop the clutch..we ride it out till we are rolling then nail the gas...we short shifted to get to 4th gear quicker..so we didn't take the car all the way to redline...torque is only good up to about 6000 rpm to shift more quickly...trying not to bang of the revlimiter...so we had Usable throttle all the way thru our runs...I would say the car is pretty well set up for that..... Bill<!-- / message --> This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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05-21-2006, 02:57 PM	#2
AndrewSS S204 Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: RCE T2 Coilovers Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,643 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (21)	yeah, I saw he posted that on nasioc, a good run eh

05-21-2006, 04:02 PM	#3
Jag32 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Impreza WRX STI Fav Mod: Flux Capacitor Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 758 IWSTI Addict since: May 2003 Trader Rating: (5)	Very cool video. What method did he use to launch the car at the beginning? It seemed kind of like a slow start.

05-21-2006, 04:27 PM	#4
*Insane06STi* Nanned ® Location: Where the left lane is th Posts: 17,335 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	Wow nice driving.

05-21-2006, 06:46 PM	#8
LOLSTi S204 Racer Car: RIP 02 WRX Fav Mod: 2004 Aspen White WRX STi Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,614 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Awesome! He was fast.