Solo Nationals Videos

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
09/07/2017 at 00:30 • Filed to: None

Want to see what slow driving looks like? Here it is:

East course, day 1. Run 3 was best

Exterior and interior cam run 1:

Exterior and interior cam, run 2

Exterior and interior cam, run 3 (best)

West course, day 2, I was really bad. Trashed my first run, got in my own head and sucked on the second, then was too focused on not sucking on the third

I missed the record button on the GoPro on my 3rd and best run, so here’s helmet cam of it. Note how happy/angry I am at the end

Here is my 2nd run from the outside.

DISCUSSION (6)

AkursedX > Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2017 at 07:24

Ugh! That is just so many technical elements all at once! It seems that just being inches off the ‘right’ driving line would cost a lot of time. It certainly seems like those courses are designed to separate the good from the great.

The only class winner that I have seen drive in real life was Sam Strano when he came up to our region a few weeks ago to run and I remember being totally blown away by how he was able to make his blazingly fast times look so smooth.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2017 at 07:59

That’s not slow. Slow was my first autocross where I was last and 3.3 seconds behind (on a 40 second course) a Ford Contour LeMons car with left rear suspension that was fucked like you wouldn’t believe. Though I was only 3.7 seconds away from my Dad (who was driving my car as well) which I consider a win when he has 35+ years of experience over me.

ateamfan42 > AkursedX
09/07/2017 at 08:32

That is just so many technical elements all at once! It seems that just being inches off the ‘right’ driving line would cost a lot of time. It certainly seems like those courses are designed to separate the good from the great.

I think you have accurately described what most people would consider to be characteristics of a good autocross course.

ateamfan42 > Jayhawk Jake
09/07/2017 at 08:34

I’m extremely envious of that enormous space. Most of the lots our club can get are positively tiny compared to that.

AkursedX > ateamfan42
09/07/2017 at 08:51

I don’t disagree, and considering this is Nationals, I would expect nothing less. My observation is based on having run in 3 different regions and no course I have run has looked anywhere near as challenging these do. I have watched as many videos of these courses as I could to try to pick up any little tips and tricks I could find because of how challenging it looks. I’m confident that I’d be a last place contender and probably would have had a ‘WTF just happened?’ look after each of my runs, hahaha.

Jayhawk Jake > ateamfan42
09/07/2017 at 09:02

Me too. We have a runway at least, but it’s not even remotely this large. And there’s enough space for TWO giant courses and a paddock with 1300 spots.