That's my friend, Anne Keller's C5 race car! She is in the passenger seat. She asked her friend Randy for some driving advice. FWIW, IIRC, her car had some serious mechanical issues. Something like two leaking half-shaft that were putting fluid on the tires, and some other issue. Randy came in and said 'you've got to do something, this car is way too loose!' When they inspected they found oil all over the inside of the tires. That he could drive the car like that given those conditions is amazing! Of course great driving as usual on your part! Nice save at 17:10!
Indeed it is Anne's car. I knew she was in the passenger seat but hadn't heard about the mechanical issues. In any case, you're right that Randy is a machine! Great fun chasing him.
Yes...that's Randy driving my C5 T1 car. His complaints of evil loose were most definitely justified. After I got the car home we found that the there was oil all down the L side of the car and the right rear half shaft boot disintegrated and there was grease all over the R tire. There was a bad crack on the R rear rotor and there was NO pad material at all on that L brake pad...just shiny metal. Just FYI...all 4 rotors were new as well as all the Hawk brake pads, DTC 50's in front & DTC 60's in the rear.
You know Anne if you subscribed to my channel you'd be subscriber 100 :) I'll buy you breakfast at the VIR Pagoda next month if you're at the Audi event again.
@@HiPoDriver oh ok. I thought they were all track cars? Lol the only difference is it has the track package i.e. the camera right? Nothing that makes it faster
@@jaybee2745 perhaps I misunderstood your question. Are you asking what I was driving (the car doing the recording?) That was a C7 Z06 and it had a DSC Sport controller, Tractive shocks, AP Racing brakes, and most likely Pirelli scrubs.
Upon reading the title sir, As a fan of mr pobst i,m thinking...good luck with that one haha! I,m guessing i could almost catch Randy in my 911 s 991....on that big track....if he was driving a bog stock Miata....Maybe?????? (Maybe not,since i have no four wheel track experience yet.some two wheel experience back in the day.)
Pobst is good, but not that good. I've seen him put 2-3 seconds on advanced drivers PB's in their own car. But the delta on a 911S and a similar year Miata is about 20+ seconds on VIR.
So, you did not pass him, he just was not there, he was driving undrivable car. No congrats. BTW even the best of the best HPDE driver never even close to a professional racer, not even talking to a talented one racer. Start racing, hire the Pro - Racer Coach, expensive, $1000-$2500 per day, hire for a day if no money but only when racing, at HPDE they can not really teach you right, it would be the violation and you will be amazed realising that you had no idea how to drive a car when racing. HPDE is handicaping the potential future racers teaching to absolutely wrong abolished techniques which were good 50 years ago for those too simple mechanicaly and electronically cars. All you need from HPDE is just to learn the line and to your surprise, the real Pro-Coach would give u the racing line which could have absolutely different apexes, braking points and many more hidden tricks including the timing for aceleration, absolutely nesessery coasting phase on turns, braking extremely hard at the beginning and almost imediately releasing the brakes slowly coming to the turn, absolutely nesessery trail braking and some corners, managing the dangerous weight transfer having no interaption in it sometimes and hundreds of what the HPDE instructors have no idea about and many more. And most important, to learn the craft of racing start from Miata MX5 after 2006, need to have ABS, no fast cars, you would never learn the real craft. Almost all superdrivers started from carting, it's not for nothingh or for the yopung age, it's better drive fast a slow car then drive slow a fast car.
First, he never says ANYTHING about beating him, just that it was fun to be on track with him and chasing him. Second, there are plenty of guys in HPDE who have been racing drivers, including myself. If you're saying that only professional racing car drivers have access to an entire secret library of racing skills and secrets that no one else ever could figure out or learn without a secret pro-racing coach, that's ludicrous. While there are many HPDE instructors who will never race wheel to wheel, they are having fun in their cars where police aren't going to arrest them for enjoying their cars, there are many who are or have been racing drivers and/or instructors. Even without a coach, there are racing instructors and drivers who will ride with and give tidbits to help you learn to be faster. Absolutely, a coach is a great help, as is data logging. As with ANY skill, those who are paid to do something are often much, much better than those who pay do it or who don't do it full time. It has to do with total experience dealing with different factors including weather, tires, the type of vehicle and more and it teaches them to read a circuit better, quicker and gives them an edge. Current HPDE instructors don't teach 50 year old skills (some of those utilized engine braking as they didn't have disk brakes back then, mostly drums which couldn't slow a car down) and many, many current race cars do NOT have ABS on them or traction control. Many who watch racing think the best display of driving skill should be without them, to actually test the true skill of the driver, not simply someone who can rely on the brakes to save them from flat spotting a tire and can deal with feeding in power to the rear wheels without spinning. Even advanced HPDE run groups in many places require learning those additional lines to deal with getting to pass other vehicles at different locations than an easy straightaway or dealing with getting in a late pass on one. While it is VERY different still from HPDE, like flying aerobatics is from aerial combat, both often use very similar or almost identical moves to accomplish and reach their goals. Yes, the equipment can be very different...driving a car with big wings and loads of downforce is very different from a street car with street legal tires and a chassis built as a street and not a race car. You should visit and watch some Historic Racing as well. Retired professional drivers often get a chance to drive their old cars on a racetrack....and sometimes....they get beat by similar equipment with a driver who was never paid to do it...even with the full professional resume of racing in their past. I agree, starting with a slow car teaches lots of skills, but it's simply obvious watching his numerous videos that this wasn't nearly his first time on track...and he's definitely not driving a fast car slowly.
That's my friend, Anne Keller's C5 race car! She is in the passenger seat. She asked her friend Randy for some driving advice.
FWIW, IIRC, her car had some serious mechanical issues. Something like two leaking half-shaft that were putting fluid on the tires, and some other issue. Randy came in and said 'you've got to do something, this car is way too loose!' When they inspected they found oil all over the inside of the tires.
That he could drive the car like that given those conditions is amazing!
Of course great driving as usual on your part! Nice save at 17:10!
Indeed it is Anne's car. I knew she was in the passenger seat but hadn't heard about the mechanical issues. In any case, you're right that Randy is a machine! Great fun chasing him.
Yes...that's Randy driving my C5 T1 car. His complaints of evil loose were most definitely justified. After I got the car home we found that the there was oil all down the L side of the car and the right rear half shaft boot disintegrated and there was grease all over the R tire. There was a bad crack on the R rear rotor and there was NO pad material at all on that L brake pad...just shiny metal. Just FYI...all 4 rotors were new as well as all the Hawk brake pads, DTC 50's in front & DTC 60's in the rear.
You know Anne if you subscribed to my channel you'd be subscriber 100 :) I'll buy you breakfast at the VIR Pagoda next month if you're at the Audi event again.
Couldn't help from smiling while watching the chase. Looks like so much fun!
Nice driving! Was that little hiccup at 17:05 because Randy was in your mirrors? ;)
No, I believe Randy pitted at that point. That was just driver error :)
I like seeing a 4th Gen Firebird on the track
I would definitely get a t-shirt made that says "I passed Randy Pobst". That's great!
"...and I only needed 250 HP more to do it!" :)
Poor Sha that goes on the back
TShirt??? that's tattoo worthy!!!
@@HiPoDriver From the straight away it looked like the C5 was nearly matching you in P/W.
Absolutely love that you take your "Dream Cars" out and track them. #LifeGoals
Some day I hope to get on this level. Some Day...
Randy is still...............The Man !!!
At 16:06 Randy gives the 'pass' signal with his arm over the roof of the car... and he had a passenger... it was her car... cool!
One is always chasing Randy Pobst because one can never catch Randy Pobst 😂
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What kind of corvette is he in? Z06 or zr1?
See comment below. It is a C5 Z06 track car.
@@HiPoDriver oh ok. I thought they were all track cars? Lol the only difference is it has the track package i.e. the camera right? Nothing that makes it faster
@@jaybee2745 perhaps I misunderstood your question. Are you asking what I was driving (the car doing the recording?) That was a C7 Z06 and it had a DSC Sport controller, Tractive shocks, AP Racing brakes, and most likely Pirelli scrubs.
I hear your knee also tries to open the boot button. Beep!
Indeed! On the new car I unplugged the switch connector.
You smoked by Randy and then had that little slip. Did you seem him smiling?
Upon reading the title sir, As a fan of mr pobst i,m thinking...good luck with that one haha! I,m guessing i could almost catch Randy in my 911 s 991....on that big track....if he was driving a bog stock Miata....Maybe?????? (Maybe not,since i have no four wheel track experience yet.some two wheel experience back in the day.)
Pobst is good, but not that good.
I've seen him put 2-3 seconds on advanced drivers PB's in their own car. But the delta on a 911S and a similar year Miata is about 20+ seconds on VIR.
what parts where you running? tires and brakes and engine mods?
AP Racing brakes, stock engine, DSC Sport controller and Tractive shocks. I think that was on PIrelli scrubs.
I would have no choice but to turn traction control completely off
So, you did not pass him, he just was not there, he was driving undrivable car. No congrats. BTW even the best of the best HPDE driver never even close to a professional racer, not even talking to a talented one racer. Start racing, hire the Pro - Racer Coach, expensive, $1000-$2500 per day, hire for a day if no money but only when racing, at HPDE they can not really teach you right, it would be the violation and you will be amazed realising that you had no idea how to drive a car when racing. HPDE is handicaping the potential future racers teaching to absolutely wrong abolished techniques which were good 50 years ago for those too simple mechanicaly and electronically cars. All you need from HPDE is just to learn the line and to your surprise, the real Pro-Coach would give u the racing line which could have absolutely different apexes, braking points and many more hidden tricks including the timing for aceleration, absolutely nesessery coasting phase on turns, braking extremely hard at the beginning and almost imediately releasing the brakes slowly coming to the turn, absolutely nesessery trail braking and some corners, managing the dangerous weight transfer having no interaption in it sometimes and hundreds of what the HPDE instructors have no idea about and many more. And most important, to learn the craft of racing start from Miata MX5 after 2006, need to have ABS, no fast cars, you would never learn the real craft. Almost all superdrivers started from carting, it's not for nothingh or for the yopung age, it's better drive fast a slow car then drive slow a fast car.
First, he never says ANYTHING about beating him, just that it was fun to be on track with him and chasing him. Second, there are plenty of guys in HPDE who have been racing drivers, including myself. If you're saying that only professional racing car drivers have access to an entire secret library of racing skills and secrets that no one else ever could figure out or learn without a secret pro-racing coach, that's ludicrous. While there are many HPDE instructors who will never race wheel to wheel, they are having fun in their cars where police aren't going to arrest them for enjoying their cars, there are many who are or have been racing drivers and/or instructors. Even without a coach, there are racing instructors and drivers who will ride with and give tidbits to help you learn to be faster. Absolutely, a coach is a great help, as is data logging. As with ANY skill, those who are paid to do something are often much, much better than those who pay do it or who don't do it full time. It has to do with total experience dealing with different factors including weather, tires, the type of vehicle and more and it teaches them to read a circuit better, quicker and gives them an edge. Current HPDE instructors don't teach 50 year old skills (some of those utilized engine braking as they didn't have disk brakes back then, mostly drums which couldn't slow a car down) and many, many current race cars do NOT have ABS on them or traction control. Many who watch racing think the best display of driving skill should be without them, to actually test the true skill of the driver, not simply someone who can rely on the brakes to save them from flat spotting a tire and can deal with feeding in power to the rear wheels without spinning. Even advanced HPDE run groups in many places require learning those additional lines to deal with getting to pass other vehicles at different locations than an easy straightaway or dealing with getting in a late pass on one. While it is VERY different still from HPDE, like flying aerobatics is from aerial combat, both often use very similar or almost identical moves to accomplish and reach their goals. Yes, the equipment can be very different...driving a car with big wings and loads of downforce is very different from a street car with street legal tires and a chassis built as a street and not a race car. You should visit and watch some Historic Racing as well. Retired professional drivers often get a chance to drive their old cars on a racetrack....and sometimes....they get beat by similar equipment with a driver who was never paid to do it...even with the full professional resume of racing in their past. I agree, starting with a slow car teaches lots of skills, but it's simply obvious watching his numerous videos that this wasn't nearly his first time on track...and he's definitely not driving a fast car slowly.
Jerk alert