The braking, trail braking points are on point, you know the car and the track, shows your driver skill and the ability of the that brz

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

much appreciated sir 🤙

Finally it seems like you can keep up on the straights! These cars needed this kind of power from the factory honestly. But I suppose, with fitting in a certain price range as well as insurance and emission standards, they did the best they could.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

it's so much better now dude! I'm honestly not sure what they were thinking releasing this engine in stock form it's genuinely pretty terrible. the new ones got it right tho

I'm friends with the ND driver. When I started autocrossing I had an MR2 Spyder and he had a NA Miata, we competed in E Street together. Now I've got a Z4 M and he's got the ND. I was at the same event for my second time in Novice. Stock pads and 460 UTQG runflat tires but I was around 1:52 when traffic wasn't holding me up (and I wasn't doing a cool down lap for my tired brakes). EBC Bluestuff and Kumho Ecsta V730s are in the garage ready for next season!

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

very nice!

@alexflores5020

2 ай бұрын

What does the ND have done to it? Is it ND1 or ND2? Would be great to have some context beyond what the BRZ has done to it. Haha

@kylem2010GT

2 ай бұрын

@@alexflores5020 ND1 with Kumho Ecsta V730 tires and Hawk HP+ brake pads. And a lowered seat so he fits with a helmet on! I hear his racing stripes add 25 horsepower.

Apparently the Focus people this day were not paying attention at the drivers meeting. Fun seeing a Chrysler Crossfire on track, I rarely see these cars in general to see one on track is kinda cool. Great driving, keep it up.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

very true 😂 and yea I didn't know what it was at first!

Ran into him in one of the TNiA events in August @ Pocono also, yeah, he was a good driver for sure. :)

Great driving at the limit

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man!!

Been watching for a few weeks. Loving the content. Just realized you're on air suspension?! How is it compared to traditional? Feel any different to drive? Do you still have dampening adjustments?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man! it's actually half decent since it does have 1 way adjustable damping. but I will say it is still a lil bouncy and soft. once I upgrade to 200tw tires I'm going to have to make the switch to a more track capable coilover setup

Thats so crazy the amount of understanding and control you have over your beautiful BRZ makes me want to get into this haha. any advice? Gotta ND I'd love to put to the test 😄

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

you absolutely should! I would just go over the flags/rules beforehand it's helpful! you probably need a roll bar depending on what track you plan on going to. I use this site to help find track days in my area 👍 www.motorsportreg.com/

Noticing a huge improvement in your driving over your early videos. Had no idea the BRZ 2nd gear took it all the way to 80.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man! it's funny to go back and watch those now lol also it def doesn't I think the gear indicator is glitched, it's one gear off for some reason

Hi there Mr. Hats. I am just going to comment here, as I liked these style of videos. Are you going to have more soon or a Paetron so we can get longer-form Mr. Hats content or a Discord? Thank you for your time, video, and sharing with us, Mr. Hats.

@dadhats

2 ай бұрын

more is coming soon! my first track day of the season is actually on Wednesday. haven't given much thought to a patreon or anything, what would you want to see?

I love your videos, keep up the good work. I have a question, do you turn on image stabilization on your camera? What camera do you use? I want to try a helmet mounted camera this season.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man! yep I use it. I have a gopro 8 and it works great. I actually picked a gopro bc they have the best image stabilization by far from my research

I love your videos!:) Which OBD and program r u using for that lap time on the right hand side below?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks!! can't remember what obd2 reader I have but I use racechrono for data logging, and racerender to display the data on screen

So much fun watching you rip it around the track and lap some of these people! What track is this? I'd love to take my Buick Lucerne out there.🤣

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man!! this is pocono raceway

What a sick time delta from start to finish! Do you cover your oil cooler at

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thanks man!! can't give you any advice on the oil cooler since this is the first time I've ran with one this year. I have heard people cover them with a piece of cardboard but idk

Nice driving. Have you been using the sim a lot? If you have has it been helping, or is real time on track the only way?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

I haven't had as much time on the sim as I'd like recently but I absolutely do believe in them. learning the layout of a track before going there irl is a massive benefit but in general I still think they're super helpful

Sweet footage! What cameras are you using to capture your video?

@dadhats

Ай бұрын

thanks! it's a gopro hero 8 and a cheap akaso camera I think it's called

@SeanStrawsburg

Ай бұрын

@@dadhats cheapo pointed out back? Looking to do something similar and have fallen into camera analysis paralysis 😂

@dadhats

Ай бұрын

@@SeanStrawsburg yessir! it's on the outside of my car so didn't want to risk an expensive gopro out there lol

@SeanStrawsburg

Ай бұрын

@@dadhats haha totally get it. Thanks man!

i love low power driver's cars

turbo? nah, you obviously need a tiny active spoiler

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

big brain 😂😂

@ValenGR86

Жыл бұрын

My man needs DRS 😂

weird question what phone mount is that?

I feel like if you down shift more after corners you may up your times

gotta love the ones that floor it after they point lmao

How did you get your accelerator and brake recorded? Please make a video, would love to learn that

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

that would be the OBD2 port reader. I do have a video up that goes over how I record data at the track and what you'll need to get it to work

HERE'S TWO SECONDS: The two straight-entering bumps need to be treated with as much respect as a corner: in this case, don't keep your corner line, cuz you launch over them and have to lift/recover to _then_ assault the straight. Instead, clip the apex prior to the corner, hit that bump with an angle closer to the (eventual) straight-away, so you can carry MUCH more speed into the straight. (Love your vids, BTW!)

@dadhats

11 ай бұрын

I'm a visual learner I can't figure out what u mean hahah 😅 but appreciate it man!

@thomasmcginnis3783

11 ай бұрын

@@dadhats You are well onto the straightaway before you apply real throttle, because of those bumps. How would you enter the straightaway if the whole thing were covered in ice? NO LATERAL G. Reset your prior apex, enter the straight already spooled up, gain 1 second per bump. No lateral G-forces. Covered in ice. How ya gonna do it? (Now go visualize. Thank me later.)

Are you running the custom traction control from Xero Limit now?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

yessir

5:16 I was at Pocono north last weekend and was on my best lap by about -0.5 when I caught up to someone in the last 500ft of the lap and had to JAM the brakes. Ended up +1.75 off my best. Haha fucking traffic

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

pain 😭😭

Is your brz a fa20 or fa24?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

fa20 it's a 2013 brz

Stock mx5 ?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

yep as far as I know

Competent driving on those squealing tires! And I liked watching the Miata in the rearview mirror.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

thank you sir! and good to hear, the rear view cam is one of my favorite new things in the videos :)

ND1 or 2?

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

good question, no clue

@dannyphamous

Жыл бұрын

@@dadhats if you remember it having a tiny black camera in the middle of the bumper above the rear license plate then it's a ND2, hard to see from the video.

Improving you lap time by 1 tenth is pain.

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

I love it tbh lol means I'm consistent

that ND is on skinny stuff

@dadhats

Жыл бұрын

yea I'm pretty sure it's stock

@kylem2010GT

Жыл бұрын

I don't remember the size he's running but his tires are definitely Kumho Ecsta V730. Probably 225 square.

Why do toy car drivers expect others to lift? Get more powa is the obvious solution.

@dadhats

9 ай бұрын

have you been to a track day? lifting for a point by is usually required by the org you're running with

@FairladyS130

9 ай бұрын

@@dadhatsBut you need to learn to pass using the qualities of your car eg braking, cornering. That's where the real challenge and fun is.