"We Don't Coast,We ACCELERATE"

Corvette HPDE Events of BudMan

2010 "Fast Friday's"

- Mid America Motorsports Park, Nebraska -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - MORNING SESSION (41MB)
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - SESSION 2 & 3 (101MB)

(The inaugural run of "Big Piggy")

I blew a power steering hose before the 2PM session - DONE!

BudMan's SCCA Club Race Events

SCCA Race (ITR class)

July 7 & 8, 2007

- Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - July 7 (156MB)

(Finished 2 of 29 overall & 2nd in ITR)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - July 8 (123MB)

(Finished 2 of 29 overall & 2nd in ITR)

SCCA Race (ITR class)

May 20, 2007

- Mid-America Motorsports Park-
(track details)

Unfortunately, I got some air in the brake lines. Qualifying was great, so I thought we had the problem solved...1st lap in the race, it was obvious, I had ~30% of my braking & that was intermitent. By the last 3-4 laps, I figured out if I pumped up 6-7 times with my left foot while accelerating just before brakes were needed, I would get most of my braking force back. My lap times dropped several seconds back to within .5 seconds of my best qualifying.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (146MB)

(Click here for my first victory lap!!) (44MB)

(Began 5 of 23. Finished 4 of 14 overall & 1st in ITR)

SCCA Race (ITR class)

May 19, 2007

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (143MB)

(Began 5 of 23. Finished 5 of 23 overall & 2nd in ITR)

SCCA Race (ITR class)

April 2007

- Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (91MB)
(The tape ran out ~3 laps from the finish. Poor planning on my part!)

(Began 8 of 14. Finished 2 of 14 overall & 2nd in ITR)

SCCA Race (ITE class)

July 16, 2006

- Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (190MB)
(Finished 3rd even after spining out!)

The Carousel is back and banked! (turn 3)!

**Forward to 19 Minutes to see the spin & recovery ;-)**

(Began 5 of 5. Finished 3rd for my first podium!)

SCCA Race (ITE class)

April 2, 2006

- Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas -
(track details)

Pictures available here.

No video available.

Expo Videos of BudMan

2007 TYPE R EXPO (June 11-12)

- Virginia International Raceway (VIR) -
(track details)

Ahhhh - the "Roller Coaster"!

1. CLICK HERE - "Drift-o-matic" (79 MB)
   (1st Session / 1st Day - so much for not 'gassing it'...I always have trouble driving slow!)
• My roommate at the Expo, Vincent Basille, was in the Red Type R powered Civic during this video.
2. CLICK HERE - UncleBen rides to compare notes! (133 MB)
3. CLICK HERE - Jake's first ride on a track! (87 MB)
   (Batoutahell's NSX is in front so I can take some video of it.)
4. CLICK HERE - Doespike takes a spin in the R! (143 MB)
   (First couple laps - I was driving at the speeds Joseph was hitting and describing where I want him to put his car and why. We sped up a bit after that.)
5. CLICK HERE - Dave Barrett "Sr" takes a ride! (162 MB)
   (First few laps are slow, so Dave Sr can become familiar with the track. )

2006 TYPE R EXPO (June 12-13)

- Gingerman Raceway, Michigan -
(track details)

Back to the "Toilet Bowl" (turn 5-6)!

• CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - LONG VERSION (126 MB)
  (Day 1 Session 1 w/student Ryan Curry - FULL SESSION)

• CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (96.5 MB)
  (Day 2 Session 2 w/passenger Dave Barrett - FULL SESSION)
  • This even includes my window net bar coming loose & lodging under my foot (fixed between T2-T3) That's what I get for not running ALL of my gear at the expo!

2005 TYPE R EXPO (Prep videos - my camera crapped out, so no expo videos this year :P)

"Learning Videos"

(I'm not a professional, but watch & take what you want from them)

Memorial Day Weekend

- Mid America Motorsports Park, Nebraska -
(track details)

These were from my first MAM event in 2003.

• CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (12MB)
  (The Corvette Club President isn't quite quick enough!!)

• CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (10MB)
  (2 guys chasn' a vette...gotcha!!)

2004 TYPE R EXPO (July 24th)

- BeaveRun Raceway, Pennsylvania -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - "Session 3 with Josh (itrsport)" (64MB)

(Advanced Group, the NYC boys were trying to chase the Canadians - I guess they forgot about us Midwestern boys!!)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - "Session 4 with 3-1.11's + 1.15 (pass)" (44MB)

2003 TYPE R EXPO

- BeaveRun Raceway, Pennsylvania -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (5MB)
(2003 Type R Expo - all wheels off-road!)

2002 TYPE R EXPO

- Gingerman Raceway, Michigan -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (45MB)

(The "crank pulley" video + The pass, drift & spin all in 3 laps!)

2001 TYPE R EXPO

- Buttonwillow Raceway, California -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO - "Compliation video" {not BudMan} (51MB)

Other HPDE Events of BudMan

2003 KC PORSCHE CLUB EVENT

- Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Part 1 (10MB)
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Part 2 (10MB)
(Small cuts in video are to remove explatives-I was waiting 4 laps before I let batoutahell pass & then waited some more...it was all great fun. The porsche owner & I are friends.)

(Advanced Group, 1 below instructor level, Andial Porsche 911 twin turbo = 545hp & he gets the Blue Flag!!)

2003 HEARTLAND CORVETTE CLUB

- Mid America Motorsports Park, Nebraska -
(track details)

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (10MB)
(The Corvette Club President isn't quite quick enough!!)

• 172.1 whp (SAE corrected)
• 129.5 ft-lb (SAE corrected)

Notes:

1. The tuning that has been done has utilized both a Dynojet and a Mustang Dynamometer. My focus has been to create the best midrange hp/tq for the Solo II season next year. There are other N/A Type R's with stock internals that have a bit higher "peak" numbers than I do; however, there are not many that have a better midrange.
2. Dynojet "smoothing" = although there appears to be a "huge" dip in the Dynojet chart, the same dip is not as drastic on the Mustang Dyno{MD} because we used a different "smoothing" variable.
3. To test my VTEC engagement point, I had runs at 5900, 5400, 4900, 4700, & finally 4400rpm where the "plateau" was the shortest before increasing up to peak.
4. I have included the conversion percentages created when I compared the same car on the MD before any additional tuning so I would have it's numbers compared to the previous Dynojet numbers after tuning was completed there. The additional Fuel tuning that the MD allowed me to do provided an ~ 8hp increase after my peak @ 7700rpm that eliminated the huge drop found on the Dynojet chart.

I hope this info helps others - thanks for visiting ITRCA.com & NoCoastRacing!