NASA Instructor Brian Border...

[2F2F]

...In action @ Buttonwillow Raceway. Watch and learn from one serious SoCal Terminator. Raw AVI clips:

<http://tuned.socaldiablo.com/brianborder/MVI_4647.AVI>
<http://tuned.socaldiablo.com/brianborder/MVI_4648.AVI>
<http://tuned.socaldiablo.com/brianborder/MVI_4649.AVI>
<http://tuned.socaldiablo.com/brianborder/MVI_4650.AVI>

 

[maoun]

man brian, wish i coulda been there

keep me posted as to when you're at the track next and i'll do my best to be there

m.

 

[bborder]

http://www.nasaproracing.com/schedules/socal.html

Next one is November 15/16th at Buttonwillow. I know George is hooked

 

[maoun]

i already have that on my schedule brian

 

[yermo]

great videos! looks like a lot of fun out there. last time i was there my buddies rim broke in half and we crashed in the dirt! it is a great track very fun good stuff.

 

[maoun]

brian, you kept an awfully conservative line in those first videos..

(not trying to insult....just wondering why you were conservative)?

in that last video you held a much more aggressive line.....driving the corner rails, etc.

who was in the car taking the video? adam?

m.

 

[bborder]

Not sure what you meant by conservative because that was the correct racing line, however, if you're wondering why I wasn't driving at 120%; as an instructor its not in NASA's best interest to have me driving at the limit with a passenger in the car. Now when myself and the race director went out in the Porsche Turbo.... that's a whole other story

Adam was running the video.

 

[jonas]

brian
thanx for putting up with my driving

had a blast

 

[jonas]

brian is right btw, I'm hooked like a 3 dolla hoe to a crack rock
It makes drag racing look like preschool.

Dont worry guys im not giving up drag racing.
it has a high all its own

Adam wanna go next month and run your cobra?
lets do the whole weekend this time!
I hope I have my k-member and a-arms in by then.

 

[FuShnickens]

definitely sounds like a lot of fun! just gotta figure out how to go straight well before i start turning. ;-)

 

[2F2F]

bborder: Driven Concepts High Performance Driving School <http://www.drivingconcepts.com/>. Yay or nay? And is the November 15/16 event @ Buttonwillow the last HPDE event of the NASA season?

 

[maoun]

gotcha....wasn't quite sure if someone else was in the car and you were instructing

so brian, what pulley are you running on yours when you're autoxing?

m.

 

[bborder]

Adam... Driving Concepts school is what I went through to get my competition racing license and if you're looking to get into the race groups with a purpose-built race car, then that is the place to start. Its a mix of classroom and on-track experience designed to get you familiar with the racing rules, environment and strategies.

Marwane- I'm running the 3.1 pulley all the time, I haven't ever changed it.

 

[maoun]

thanks for the info brian.....have you ever had heat problems running it?

when i had my 03 FULLY stock and at the streets of willow it kept overheating.....granted it was a HORRIBLY hot day. +100 degrees.

i'm putting in a gauge right now to monitor the intercooler's temp.....i'm curious as to exactly how much heat difference the pulleys make.

now, granted, i have the fluidyne radiator, which makes a big diff....along with a thermostat, etc....

thanks for the info

 

[bborder]

I've never had heating problems with the exception of one time when I didn't top off my coolant.

Streets of Willow is a really slow track so its no surprise that you had problems there; lack of airflow will do that.

 

[jhwalker]

Originally posted by FuShnickens
definitely sounds like a lot of fun! just gotta figure out how to go straight well before i start turning. ;-)

Yeh, me too. After I feel that an 11 sec 1/4 does not require a miracle, I want to start tinkering with learning to turn. No rush, just start nibbling at it. I have some of the road stuff on the car already. From before my first trip to the drags.
Left and right turns feel like a whole new level of commitment. ($$$)
James

 

[jonas]

brian,

Thanks for the instruction and putting up with me
That "offramp" turn kicked my ass but after looking at the map I can see whats going on and what you meant by making 2 turns into 1. My problem was I couldnt visualise the turn with all that extra asphalt out there. Im sure we will be running a different config next month but dang config 1 was a blast.

Next time if there ever will be one Ill clip the inside burm coming in and go as far out as I can before starting the turn.

See you next month

 

[bborder]

Glad you had a good time. Spread the word so we can get some more 03 Cobra's representing next month.

 

[2F2F]

We need to have Snakin bring his '03 out next time .

 

[Snakin]

I should be there, but most likely still in the 5.0.

It was good to see some 03's out at the track, I'm sure there's a few more SoCal Terminators who need to get out there and do this.