Boost » Toys http://www.j-lee.com ...ramblings of a wannabe race car driver. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:40:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 All to ourselves (UPDATED w/Video) http://www.j-lee.com/2010/07/02/all-to-ourselves-updated-wvideo/ http://www.j-lee.com/2010/07/02/all-to-ourselves-updated-wvideo/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:29:10 +0000 J http://www.j-lee.com/?p=553 AE86 Drift Bihoku 備北 Steve Jones

R32 RB25DET Drift Bihoku 備北

Good weather, 3 drivers,  2 cars, 1 track.

The economy the way it is, front bumpers were removed as a cost cutting measure. 

AE86 lived up to its purpose, as we tweaked and (I) learnt more about handling throughout the morning.  Having a pro driver around is handy!

AE86 Drift Bihoku 備北 Steve Jones

Ultimately no matter what we did, there was little too much grip for the 20V.  High speed slides were a bitch to keep on line. 

Some classic Australian suspension tuning was applied and problem ceased to exist. 

UPDATE: Video

The rest of the day was joy as we got comfortable and let loose.

AE86 Drift Bihoku 備北 Steve Jones 

Nobody else showed up so we had the entire track to ourselves which was perfect for photography from some unconventional positions at this track. 

AE86 Drift Bihoku 備北 Steve Jones

S kept us drift newbies in our place.

R32 RB25DET Drift Bihoku 備北

Great company, great day. 

AE86 Drift Bihoku 備北 Steve Jones

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Needed to get it out of the system.

Learnt a lot, picked up a few tricks, destroyed a front bumper. 

8 years since S had been out. 

They say you can never forget to ride a bike.

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]]> http://www.j-lee.com/2010/05/12/stress-relief/feed/ 1 Rear diff cooling http://www.j-lee.com/2009/10/15/rear-diff-cooling/ http://www.j-lee.com/2009/10/15/rear-diff-cooling/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:42:16 +0000 J http://www.j-lee.com/?p=158 Development work…

 …and testing of the rear differential cooler. 

40 laps of FSW:  T/M steady at 121, diff 100.

Plans to be available from NMI early 2010.

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indefinitely until I sort other things out. 

Teething problems are a little too much to sort right now for my already overloaded plate.

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Well, I finally bit the bullet and purchased.  After contemplating the purchase of  a D-SLR for almost a year for work purposes, late april I aquired the Canon 30D.

Due to my lines of business expanding into jewelry, macro photography became of interest to me.  After many hours were spent sifting through the thousands of reviews and numerous discussions with known camera buffs, I was still not really convinced that I needed (or wanted) a D-SLR.   Work aside, the only other thing I would have any interest in capturing would be sports – in particular motorsports.

Ultimately,  being renowned by sports photographers all over the world the Canon camp was joined: 30D body, EF24-105mm F4L IS USM and EF100mm F2.8 Macro USM.

It was not until I received the unit (purchased through Arai Camera) and started using it that I finally began to understand the intricacies of capturing good shots and why there are so many phanatics of expensive pieces of glass.  I was hooked!  After actually holding the equipment did it become clear where the dollars (well yen in this case) go – they are all technical masterpieces. 

Thank ST, JW and JP for your time and assistance introducing me to this great new hobby.

Meanwhile, my trusty old Sony DSC-P7 (5 years going strong) will serve me for those point and shoot occasions.

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