I came across this arial video of me and my 97 Spa Yellow Pear NSX participating in the HPDE at The Thermal Club during the 2015 NSXPO in Palm Springs, CA!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/k5oqCbDznjz3bpBV9
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M Cano 97 NSX at Thermal Club HPDE During NSXPO 2015 in Palm Springs, CA
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Pretty cool, looks like fun. Glad you didn't alter your bodywork at the corner. Good choice of music too!
Thank you!
I thought I had lost this nice video, and the company we hired to shoot arial videos of NSX’s on the track for a fee, appeared to had gone out of businesses!
During that session I had finally caught up to one the other NSX’s. When I did, the driver gave me a point bye just before coming out of that left hand turn. I got so excited about making my first pass, that I hit the throttle way to hard, while I was stIll in the turn, resulting in an abrupt oversteer situation. I had only one year of experience tracking my 97 NSX at the time, so I was not knowledgeable and skillful enough to squeeze the throttle to prevent the spin in the first place, and then to catch and correct the spin Once it occurred; so off the track I went! Fortunately, the runoff areas were laid with sand, and I did have the wherewithal to immediately put both feet in, so I was able to stop my car before hitting the guardrail, which I saw come into view quickly in my rear view mirror!
My second mistake was coming back onto the track in front of approaching NSX’s. I would have been OK, if my NSX had not gone into “limp mode” which prevented me from accelerating quickly! For that mistake, I was penalized and not allowed to finish the session! Two lessons learned, LOL!
I now have six years of HPDE, Time Trial and Autocross experience, including one Lemons wheel to wheel race; so I would not make that type mistake these days.
I thought I had lost this nice video, and the company we hired to shoot arial videos of NSX’s on the track for a fee, appeared to had gone out of businesses!
During that session I had finally caught up to one the other NSX’s. When I did, the driver gave me a point bye just before coming out of that left hand turn. I got so excited about making my first pass, that I hit the throttle way to hard, while I was stIll in the turn, resulting in an abrupt oversteer situation. I had only one year of experience tracking my 97 NSX at the time, so I was not knowledgeable and skillful enough to squeeze the throttle to prevent the spin in the first place, and then to catch and correct the spin Once it occurred; so off the track I went! Fortunately, the runoff areas were laid with sand, and I did have the wherewithal to immediately put both feet in, so I was able to stop my car before hitting the guardrail, which I saw come into view quickly in my rear view mirror!
My second mistake was coming back onto the track in front of approaching NSX’s. I would have been OK, if my NSX had not gone into “limp mode” which prevented me from accelerating quickly! For that mistake, I was penalized and not allowed to finish the session! Two lessons learned, LOL!
I now have six years of HPDE, Time Trial and Autocross experience, including one Lemons wheel to wheel race; so I would not make that type mistake these days.
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