And here's one of my runs from 2009. I didn't film any this past 2010 season.

[youtube]bPEW0GD19Ak[/youtube]

 

Dope! Gripping that steering wheel like a pro haha. Jesse, I know you car must have mad snow on top, post a pic!

 

In the snowball, LMAO. That made my day. Clean run :p

 

no offense to gabe..but these are pro hands. he is a professional driver..i doubt this is his car. the rest you can figure out for yourself...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGcLxUF6okk

and gabe i dont see how you can stand a 330/320 wheel. i had a small momo monte carlo before and i hated it. i have a buddy who is 6.4 and rocks a small wheel in his vw. crazy.

 

Yeah...like Brad said...I'm no pro. I'd like to think my hand work has gotten better since then too.

Here's one of our local Pro Driver (Mike Bronson's) hands...he's always fast too.

[youtube]d4PdjWoSrXM[/youtube]

I love my itty-bitty wheel. I've had one in each of my three Honda Civics since 1998.

 

Maaddd snow! I shoveled twice already. By the time its all said and done i will have shoveled 3 or 4 times. Ill post a pic once i finish making my chillie dogs lol.

 

Prolly got around 14-16" of snow.

 

Damn, I had a picture of my car when we had a really big storm here in Iowa a few years ago, but I cant find it.

Got my ek console mocked up today. Really cold outside so I went back inside. Pretty pleased, but I have a few things to make it look better and what not.

 

ok. i dont think anyone really got how wild this video is. so let me put it in perspective. leh keen in a r35 gtr with a y pipe..headers..and a tune on ALL SEASON TIRES and he runs a 2:02.xxx while sprinkling. is that fast you ask.....

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/med...UTCC_Final.pdf
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/events/UTCC2010/

now realise that all of these top cars are full out race or time attack cars which are on slicks..full adjustable suspension..aero..etc. not to mention they are in cars with full cages with buckets/harnesses. lol. leh keen did some work.

 

^ Dang ^ Very Impressive.

 

fresh off the press.

 

YES!

 

Sexy.

 

Whats newleaf?

 

this is a direct copy and paste from fbook. i could go into more detail but this is the shortest version possible.

newleaf. came from my bmx past. me and my buddies had a thing called eleventeen. a couple of our buddies parents had a sticker company. so we got stickers made and gave them out. one buddy wanted to do something new called newleaf. as in turning a new leaf. we all kind of went different directions and a few/alot of years later once i started tracking my car i figured i would try to get something together. so at that point that is what it is.

 

Oh okay gotcha.

 

Nice video Gabe. I can tell it was 2009, because the stache was invisible, obviously.

 

I watched the above posted videos (except the last one because it wouldn't load) and I must say it is quite difficult comparing Gabe's hand style to Lee's (Amateur/Pro) . I know I'm no professional but I am able to grasp the fact that there are so many variables to explain the differences between the two. The way I think of it is that Gabe is in a FF car, no power steering and on a tighter course with more acute angle entries for cornering. While on the other hand: Lee's video on VIR has more swooping curves, with power steering and an all wheel drive car. This is not to discredit either driver but to state my belief that hand positioning amongst other things is directly related to the drivers ability to position his or herself more comfortably with the vehicle he or she is in. I'm not attempting to start any arguments or non-constructional debates so no one please take it that way.

On another note, I guess I have to get ready for this auto-x season. Ive been debating on either: Buddy Club N+/Koni yellows & Ground Control Coilovers (with tophats)/ Or Progress Technology. Anyone who has experience on any of these let me know. Right now I hear the most about Koni/GC and must say they are looking mighty good.

 

Progress are top notch and I hear great things but I think you would be happier with GC/Koni.

 

I just got done reading the Progress Sale thread and I like the information provided. Their setup seems good as well but I dont like the 1 yr limited warranty (I believe Koni has a lifetime one if I'm not mistaken). I always thought pillow mount top hats were better than the stock ones but they state otherwise. Blah, so much thought.....

 

Both Gabe and Brad run GC/Koni. I as well have been looking to branch out and get some coils because I think this season Id like to take autox and road racing pretty serious. I was going to do this in my crx, but I have recently decided Im going to do this in the hatch. Just let the crx sit for now to drive around for fun.

Anyways, I have been looking at other coilovers to run, and I cant seem to find anything as good or comparable to gc/koni in that price range.

 

Where is the best place to find Koni/GC on sale?

 

Theres a vendor on ht HTmotorsports

http://www.hondamarketplace.com/show....php?t=2028746

They do a premade setup for the coils:
Street Use Only: 290/350Lbs
Street/auto-x: 350/380Lbs
Street/Road Course: 380/450Lbs

OR

You can get custom setups.

I believe both Gabe and Brad run 350/450. Please chime in if Im wrong guys.

 

PIC is where its at son!

 

I have been debating on PICS. My buddy just bought FnF type 2s. He said he likes them but wants something with rebound adjustability. He said he toss me the basically brand new FnF type 2s for 700. Id rather see myself in some PICs or GC/Koni.

Just college student broke right now. Bahaha.