Spaniard

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Heres a clip of me rolling on a track day and encountering a Lotus Elise. A car that Ive been wishing I could own. Well the good news is that if you deck out your max to the max and drive at 9/10ths, you can hang with a Lotus driving at 8/10ths.

Cheers!

http://eleventenths.com/maxima/Lagun...se%20Dance.wmv


PS. pardon the grunts/etc- the adrenaline was flowing.. :-)

LeVeL

Sick video dude, I love Laguna!

Ceasars Chariot

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Spaniard great to see you still around, downloading this bad boy right now !

dgeesaman

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Fun. What kind/size of rubber were you sticking with?

Dave

speed racer

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Nice video. How was the road course b/c it looked like it was raining.

95mtlMAXSE

i always liked the sound of the max(when u shift)...but it doesn't sound like you're pushing it but i know u are LoL

natty99

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loved the video! the guy in the Lotus was probably like, WTF, a Maxima? Way to hang with him man, the vid makes me want to go out in the snow and ice and mod my max NOW

Half_Lunatic

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thats awsome. I remember playing that track in various games (gran turismo 3, forza motorsport). Your lucky enough to drive on it in real life!

woofy

your car looks sick,cant wait for the vid to finish downloading.

ZaxWhite97Max

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I've raced that track a million of times. I got it down to the bone,







On Race car driver 3, anyways

maximomar

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great vid man, gotta love that corkscrew!!!

MDeezy

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hot damn, you got to get down on Tskuba! lucky man!

Is that corner tricky corner at the top of TskubA that infamous corner, is its as tricky as it looks? Its one thing it pull it off in GT4 but a whole other to actually take the corner in real like.

cutting some nice lines too. Great Video!

andrei3333

i wonder what the top speed was

95_Maxima_5spd

nice video man....i'm impressed! I've only encountered one Elise--on the highway. I tried to get him to play, but he wouldn't.

Nice driving too man

ewuzh

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Tsukuba? I'm pretty sure that's Laguna Seca Raceway.

MDeezy

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oops got my tracks mixed up. . . I stand corrected

mindlessoath

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reminds me of gran turismo man! great vid!

4x4Max

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I thought you could HANG with him, but you PASSED him! Now thats an accomplishment, a maxima passing a lotus elise at a real race track....congrats!

Spaniard

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Thanks folks!

Whats up Ceasar!! Howzit?

A couple replies to questions-

Top speed on main straightaway b4 braking approx 105-110 MPH

Tires - 205/50/15 Toyo RA-1 on 15x6.5 wheels (wish I had wider wheels, but next set of tires I will bump it to 225/50/15 I think)

Track was not wet, but first session the following day was wet from overnight rain. Made for a really fun time since I was the only one going for it and I passed like everyone. Actually I should post a vid of that because there was a Ferrari race car on track (taking it really easy).

Shifting - I have to shift kind of easy, the clutch needs a second to settle before WOT or else it kind of 'warbles' - its better now, since a while back it would actually slip :-(

And now for some shamelessly 'borrowed' images (until I purchase them)

Apparition

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..Nice man, I really wasn't expecting what happened at the end there.

konak85

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nice run man.

what was your brake setup?

goldfish914

very very nice im a fan of the lotus too ive always wanted 2 get one of those 4 myself but damn fine driving

hitman4

good job man. awesome video. ur a helluva driver.

ThurzNite

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I was at mazda with my minivan last year. Very cool stuff!

Jae

nosispower

Just wondering, how exactly do you get to drive on Laguna Seca? I'm planning a road trip to LA in a week or two and I'd love a chance to run my car (even for just a slow parade lap) on one of my favorite tracks...

Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?

Sounbwoy

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Good to see you back out,man. Nice work on the apexes...(especially at about 6:00 in the video) "WHHOOOOO!"

MaxInProgress

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very very nice and impressive, where can i find what you have done to your suspension/brakes?

ewuzh

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You need to sign up for a track day or race day. Usually anywhere from $90 to $200 bucks. You'll also need at least SA2000 or newer helmet and need to get your car tech'd before they clear you for the track. SpeedTrialUSA organizes some races on Laguna Seca.

Spaniard

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NASA will have another day at Laguna-Seca March 21st.

https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=472

"HPDE Groups 2, 3, and 4 drivers are invited. There will be no in car instruction available at this event"

So Im not sure how you / they would feel about starting your first time in Group 2... but theres that possibility. It would cost you about $350 for 7 twenty min sessions.

Spaniard

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Ive done about everything I can to the car, heres a list cut/paste from my cardomain site. I also take out the front seat and rear cushions


JWT ECU
Variable Intake (MEVI)
K-Sport Coilover Suspension
Stillen B-Pipe
Stillen Y-pipe
Stillen Muffler
Stillen Rear Sway Bar
Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
Blehmco Stage 2 tie bar
5 lb Aluminum Flywheel
ClutchNet Kevlar-Kevlar Pro sprung hub clutch disk and racing pressure plate
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Powerslot Cryo-Treated Rotors (front)
Brembo Bianchi Slotted-Cross Drilled rotors (rear)
Rota Slipstream Rims 15x6.5 (12 lbs- Track)
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulley
Warpspeed Metallic Substrate Hi-Flow Cat
K+N Air Filter
Lightweight battery (13 pounds)
Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood (11 lbs)

nismology

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All things considered, the handling mods are relatively minimal and off-the-shelf items that everyone has access to. Who said cars with beam suspensions automatically handled like garbage?

Any plans to bend the rear beam to zero?

MaxInProgress

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ok so your not doing aznything super crazy with the suspension, i like that, wonder how my turbo maxima would hold up on that course, damn i might have to make the drive down for march 21'st.

timmay5835

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nice vid, im sure he was confused when he realized it was a max

BlackMaxdout

man, that chicane on the hill is nastier in real life than it is in Gran Turismo. Laguna Seca FTW.

nosispower

Nuts, I'm only going to be in LA for a week and it's before 3/21...

I guess I'll have to live out my dreams at a later date

aznsap

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what kind of lightweight battery you running?

ThurzNite

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Wow, Laguna Seca's site has changed. Last year, they allowed people to drive their own cars there, as long as u pay the fee and pass inspections. It was like a lunch-time run when there wasn't anything else on the schedule. Odd. I'll try to find current info and post.

Jae

MorpheusZero

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Nice, corkscrew action... how's it feel to get waved by by an elise?

Or, more humorously.... I wonder how the Elise felt waving a Maxima by. Are you ever going to consider a VQ35 swap?

FLAteam

wow, great video. i played my own soundtrack to it so it was exciting. just like the simulators...only i think simulators don't account for the dirt on the road...

97SEdriver

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I don't think NASA will let a no experience with auto-x or track day noob run in group 2. At least, it wasn't even an option when NASA was still active up this way.......