2023 WRL: COTA T+8+8 GP3
- Sean Suputra
- Dec 3, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 23, 2024
This is the second year to continue my COTA tradition!
World Racing League
National Championship - COTA T+8+8
Circuit of the Americas - Austin, TX
December 1-3, 2023
Open Throttle Racing
GP3 Class - Car #65 "Zhippy"
'03 BMW E46 ZHP
| Race 1 - Saturday | Race 2 - Sunday |
Class || Overall | 3rd || 44th | 3rd || 31st |
Starting Pos. | ?? of 9 | ?? of 7 |
Driver 1: | Oleg G | Jacob Hiller |
Driver 2: | Sean Suputra | Zack Barfield |
Driver 3: | Zack Barfield | Sean Suputra |
Driver 4: | Jacob Hiller | Oleg G |
TLDR (more below): | I crashed with AoA. | tbd |
Official Results: |
The Build Up
tbd
Focus:
Ramp Up:
Line:
Driving Inputs:
Traffic:
Practice/Qualifying
tbd
Race 1 - Saturday 8 hour
Gloria, Mom, Dad
I crashed into an AoA Miata...the yellow one...bleh. Turned into me into T3.
Fast Lap
1.37 sec off Oleg, but the rest of the drivers had a damaged car.
Average Lap
1.1 sec off Oleg, but again, the rest of the drivers had a damaged car.
Consistency
Decent till the crash.
Overall
Saturday On-boards from other cars:
Race 2 - Sunday 8 hour
Gloria, Mom, Dad, Kenley
Fast Lap
Slowww. Way off pace.
Average Lap
Slowww. Way off pace.
Consistency
Consistently slow.
Overall
Sunday On-boards from other cars:
n/a
Driving Analysis
Focus:
Ramp Up:
Line:
Driving Inputs:
Traffic:
Tires:
Opportunities
Race Log
Have a full plan for pit stop events, like tire changes.
Race Engineer Google Sheets
Pay close attention to strategy all the way to the end of the race. Use both, computer and paper logs.
Supplemented with Bradley papers
Measure amount of fuel that goes in.
Updates to both logs are performed
Have place to record tire measurements through the day
Race Engineer Google Sheets
Team Walk Thru
Fuel guy is also Fuel Cap guy. Fire Bottle guy is the first/last one over the wall. Drink Bottle is totally worth it. Double check window net. Tire temperature/pressure procedure. Set pressures on spare tires. Check radio cable slack.
Gather and assign seat padding.
Fuel Reading procedure.
Car Prep & Maintenance
Check Splitter Bolts and other random fasteners. Check Tire clearances in all dimensions, especially with different tires. Check Radiator Ducting and on every pit stop.
Consider gearing with Tire diameters.
Always use front AND rear VBOX cams.
Check VIDEO every time car comes in.
Road Trip Tips
Don't book hotels downtown. Check hotel bookings on the day of reservation. Check what the RV booking provides. Don't leave keys in the car...ever (or call Danny).
Bring a black/yellow storage box for nerd table.
Vlogging
Diji backpack clip is pretty nice.
Diji vertical mode to enable mobile content.
Don't point-and-shoot with Diji.
Distance matters a lot with Diji.
Medium stabilization is great with Diji.
