It was pretty easy for me after a few attempts, to the point where I can no brain through very hard locks. I think the key is to not overthink it and develop a sense of rhythm as to when the mouse goes up and when to press click.
Hello Roger Wong, can I use this video in my compilations? Credited on-screen with a link back. Do you have any updates? Where did this happen? Stay safe
even on the fast ones you can still lock it in if you're quick enough. it comes very handy when doing any locks above average difficulty since after that point a slow plink plink is usually very rare
It's a neat idea but pretty stupid in execution considering you'll either need to turn your speakers all the way up or wear headphones to even hear the trick. Case in point how it sounds in this vidro is leagues louder than what I hear.
True! I'm happy to say that Esco now makes a line of "shorty" 3-ton jack stands for about $140 a pair with a slightly smaller footprint than their full-size models, and I'm pleased to have been using them instead for a number of years now.
I really don't understand why point bys are used instead of indicators. In Europe the car giving permission to pass simply indicates which side of the track it's going to move/stick to (just like on the road) and the car behind then makes the pass. Nobody has to take a hand off the steering wheel, stick their arm out the window. Signal using indicators is also super clear for the car behind.
Brilliant. Many thanks. I have read what to do but was like "What IS a jack helper?" etc. Seeing it done is so much better. I don't know if you still have the car but I love the colour scheme!
Jack helper is a BIG help, as are the ramps - good video! BUT - if you don't have any of this extra stuff... and only have a jack and 4 stands I do this: After removing the engine under tray and/or diffuser - Choose a side and use the "A" jack point (in front of the rear wheel) to jack up one side of the car. While that side is in the air place a stand under a "B" jack point (in the front) to hold up the front of the car. Place another stand under a "C" or "D" jack point to hold up the rear of the car. Repeat starting with jack point "A" on the other side. I normally keep the jack stands in a low position, put the car up on all 4 stands, then raise higher a side at a time to minimize the angle of the car on the stands while raising. DO NOT EVER suspend the car in the air using only the "A" and "B" jack points at the same time.
RTFM we can agree is usually what we want to say to people when they ask "stupid" questions. However, one of Roger's professions is that he is a technical writer. That just adds to the fact that RTFM is the PERFECT plate for him. Hahaha I love it!
Once lowered a civic so low that we had to lift it up onto the jack at the side of the road to change tires XD Looks like I'd have to do the same to this one if I get a flat?
Nope! No spare tire to swap in. You either use fix a flat, a tire repair kit + air pump, or if it's bad you call roadside assistance and ask for a flat bed.
ahh, well we didn't have spares with the civic either, it was full of car stereo. We were just changing tires outside the house to winter tires. I'm curious, how many parts have you had to change out in the lifetime of the car? Apart from brakes, discs and tires obviously.
Yes. they were good, but not great in rain after they had been used for a while. I had to drive at 45-50mph during one thunderstorm to control the aquaplaning while the rest of the highway traffic did 60+. I switched back to Dunlop Direzza Star Specs a couple years ago for street driving.
These were powder coated orange with a clear coat. This is a track car and the wheels see track stress and brake rotor heat of over 1100F degrees. Plastidip would, sadly, melt near those temperatures. I don't have any plastidip coated items to test Sonax on for you, if that's what you needed, and I apologize for that.
It has been so long since your last track related vid... Glad to see u have not hung up your driving shoes. I have not been able to drive much the last 2 years but hope to be out again soon. Looks like you hit the marks - for fun I want (but don't have the guts) to hang the iPhone near the tire in slo-mo mode a-la F1 to watch the slip and deflection. ;)
Lol! Times like these you want to just get on the circuit and show them what you're really made out of... Or just laugh at the classic mustang things people will do...
Keep working it. The Exige should be able to lap MSR Houston in less than 1.50. Might try braking less, but later harder. I have found that there is not much on the track that can out brake a Lotus.
