Porsche 964 Carrera RS — Fuji Speedway (old) / around 1998

Full course · ADVANCE track day

· No lap time · 10:00 · 1,535 views

Best
No lap time
Period
Course
Full course
Category
ADVANCE track day
Tire
Michelin Pilot Sport
Length
10:00
Summary

Chasing a yellow NSX, then repeated oversteer after passing it. Recalled as the most aggressive period, back when the costs were still being covered by someone else. A big crash followed six months later.

Original description — as written at the time

Advance track day Early on I chase the yellow NSX with the GT wing! I manage to get past, but my head goes [´Д`] into a total wreck, and the tyres have probably gone off too, because I start throwing out oversteer again and again. One reason for that is I had no job (strictly speaking part-time work, or studying for exams), someone else carried the whole financial burden, so I was effectively a works driver, which means flat out whether it understeers or oversteers. Mentally I was in "don't care" mode about bodywork bills. That said, I only hit things 3 times, so I was fairly restrained・・・・ Whether that is a lot or a little, I do not know. A big one, a medium one and a small one. Selfish of me・・・・ This was the era when I was quickest on time. Now I pay for everything myself, so I drive a lot more carefully. Six months after this came the big crash・・・ (´∩ω∩`) More videos to come! The tyres back then were Michelins, Pilot Sports! The only semi-slick in 205/50/17 was the P-ZERO-C, so I could not run semi-slicks. If the sponsor said no, I was in no financial state even to pay the entry fee・・・・ Anyway they were tyres that did not wear, and probably tyres that would not set a time. Economical tyres. In midwinter they did not grip at all, and in midsummer they were about right. I have run their successor on a 968 CS, and my memory is that it had come on enormously.

Show the original (Japanese)

アドバンス走行会 序盤は黄色のNSXでGTウイング装着おっかけ! 何とかぬくも、心の乱れは[´Д`]全壊状態になり、 タイヤもたれてきたのでしょうが、オーバーを連発し始めます。 その理由の一つは 無職だったので、(厳密にはアルバイツもしくは受験生) 経済的負担は全て人任せで、ワークスドライバー状態ですから オーバーでもアンダーでも全ツッパですね。 心理的にも板金代「きにしないー」状態 といっても3回しかぶつけていませんので控えめかと・・・・ 多いか少ないかはわかりませんが。 大1と中1と小1です。 身勝手なものです・・・・ このころがタイム的に最も速い時代です。 今は全て自腹ですから相当慎重に走ってます。 この半年後に大クラッシュを・・・ (´∩ω∩`) 後動画は公開予定! 当時のタイヤはミシュランでパイロットスポーツ! 205/50/17規格のSタイヤはP-ZERO-Cしか存在しなかったため Sタイヤをはくことはできませんでした。 スポンサーがノーであれば、 参加費すらはらえない経済状況でしたので・・・・ とにかく減らないタイヤでタイムはきっと出ないタイヤだったのでしょう。 経済的タイヤでした。 真冬は全くグリップしない状態で、真夏でちょうどいいくらいのタイヤでした。 後継のタイヤは968CSではいたことがありますが、 格段の進化を遂げていた記憶があります。

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PeriodCarBestTireLengthSummary
Porsche 964 Carrera RSNo lap timeUnknown5:41Running centred on two 964 RS. Japanese cars in the mix as well.
Porsche 964 Carrera RSNo lap timeUnknown3:37An entry about being remembered on a message board seven years on, and about plans to return.
Porsche 964 Carrera RSNo lap timeUnknown10:04Running between two 964 RS.
Porsche 964 Carrera RSNo lap timeUnknown8:26Close running between two 964 RS (just short of tail-to-nose).
Porsche 964 Carrera RSNo lap timeMichelin Pilot Sport6:06Another cut from the NSX chase. Also notes the tyre situation of the time (no 205/50/17 S-compound available).
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