TSSCC Autox May 21, 2017 @ Rt 66 Raceway
by Erik VanderMey
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Did not have a great technology day. Harry's was not working for me this morning and partially this afternoon. Unfortunately it did not work for my fastest run, but this one is representative of most of the afternoon runs. Enjoy!

This is the view from my combo tow hook and GoPro mount. Harry's LapTimer Pro data overlaid onto the GoPro video.

05.21.2017 - TSSCC Event #3
by SeriesBlue Adventures
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Ohhhh boy! Stiff competition! TSSCC's first event was won by myself in STX. The last event was won by a gentleman co-driving someone's BRZ. This event was won by a different driver in a white BMW 135i. This makes for a very interesting, and exciting STX battle this season! All of our times were very close to each other, and we were each clawing away at our times on each run. There were several lead changes throughout the day, but in the end, the white BMW driver, on a re-run at the VERY end of the day, managed to cut more than a second off of his best time, solidifying his 1st place victory over the rest of us! It will be fun to compete with him in the remaining events! Last year I was consistently faster than him by quite a large margin, but clearly he's improved since then!

As far as the course... I did alright on the first half of it, but on the second half of the course, I did utterly terribly all day. Starting with the twin 180-degree turns, and through to the finish, I never seemed to manage a good line, or I didn't get on the power soon enough coming out of them... or both! I actually compared my run to one of the fastest runs of the day, and I was even with him up until that portion of the course, and then I lost more than 2 seconds over 25 seconds worth of course! It's bittersweet to see that I can hang with the best drivers, but then also NOT hang with them just as easily!

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2017
SCCA Chapter: n/a (TSSCC is unaffiliated)
Location: Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 60 degrees F, 10-15 MPH winds.
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Car: 2015 Subaru BRZ
Class: 345 STX
Wheels/Tires: 949 Racing 6UL (17x9)/Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R (245/40R17)
Brakes: AP Racing Factory 4-Piston Front BBK w/ Fedoro DS2500 Pads (Hawk 5.0 Rear Pads)
Suspension: KW V3 coilovers, Raceseng Cas/Cam plates, Velox LCAs
Exhaust: Fujitsubo Authorize R Catback
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Raw: 63.188 (2nd of 5 in Class)
PAX: 51.940 (42nd of 95 Overall)

Read the full blog post here:
http://www.seriesblueadventures.com/tsscc-autocross-event-3%EF%BB%BF-2017/