2024 WRL: Eagles Canyon T+8+7 GP2
- Sean Suputra
- Feb 4, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 31, 2024
First race with Lonestar! Ended up getting a win AND a GP2 lap record at ECR that will never be beaten (evil laugh).
World Racing League
Eagles Canyon Raceway T+8+7
Decatur, TX
February 2-4, 2024
Lonestar RallyX
GP2 Class - Car #321 "Rocket"
'06 Miata NC (2.0L, ABS, full aero, tires)
| Race 1 - Saturday | Race 2 - Sunday |
Class || Overall | 1st || 13th | 3rd || 18th |
Starting Pos. | ?? of 12 | ?? of 11 |
Driver 1: | Jorge G | Collin O |
Driver 2: | Jacob Hiller | Sean Suputra |
Driver 3: | Rick | Jacob Hiller |
Driver 4: | Sean Suputra | Jorge G |
TLDR (more below): | tbd | tbd. |
Official Results: |
The Build Up
Gloria, Georgie, Instagram famous.
Focus:
Ramp Up:
Line:
Driving Inputs:
Traffic:
Practice/Qualifying
tbd
Race 1 - Saturday 8 hour
I lost 4th gear.
Eventually could not shift.
Fast Lap
Pretty good considering my shifting problems, only under 2 sec off.
Average Lap
Only about 1 sec off Jacob, about the same as Jorge.
Consistency
Under 2 sec is pretty good, and 1.5 sec deviation is better!
Overall
Saturday On-boards from other cars:
tbd
Race 2 - Sunday 7 hour
Sean
AoA Corvette pass into T11 end of back-straight...should have stayed in front. FOR POSITION!!!!
Supra pass...again, should have held my line through T6 compression.
Held up by the Camaro at T6 compression...maybe I could have stayed in it around the left side earlier.
Tons of v8 traffic, then 3 wide @ T14 with miata and s2k.
Should have blocked the black/green bmw since he sucked earlier. Then 3 wide into T3.
Pass on gr86 into T8.
Slowed too much/got distracted by SV on pit out.
SV on track
First half heater...big lift around T7 for SV.
SV on track
SV on track. Passed slow 325 for position.
Big time traffic mismanagement. Did not know if I could pass or where the SV was. Again 3 wide T14. Cool switchback into T15.
Bad management with Team Operation BMW...ugh
Sweet pass into T1 switchback on BMW 903.
Pass blue e36 end of back-straight
Suprised by slow car on track T13
Pass GR86 into T3...suprised by SV on track. 2 SVs! T13.
3 wide into T3...some GTO on the inside...Supra? Then another GTO.
2 wide T14 with GP1. 2 wide into T15 with Gineta.
Pass inside T3 on GP1 2 series. Stuck begind AoA corvette.
Race with corvette!!!
Monster in-lap
Jacob
Drifty boi. Nice 2x pass into T13. Nice entry into T15.
Big aero wash aroud T10. Race around OTR 63 on T14, inside T15.
Stuck behind OTR 63 through whole lap. Sweet drift into T11. Pass inside T13 on OTR 63 for overall position. Nice T15 entrance.
Pass OTR 64 inside T8.
Great first half. Backed up by miata 27 Accidental drive through.
Stuck behind OTRs again...and 27. Passes around T8 (27) and T9 (63) for position again.
Pass OTR 64 into T8.
Chasing GTR Merc
Drift T5 compression
Pass GR86 into T3.
Pass Team Operation around T8/T9. miata into T15.
Pass around 24 2 series on T12.
Pass inside T11 on porshe with wave.
Pass around 27 miata T9/T10.
Chase Gineta
Stuck behind AoA miata T5.
Pass Car 24 around T13 getting squirrely. for position.
3x pass by for GTU T15.
Pass 118 for position on back-straight
Pass GR86 inside T13. Pass 27 inside T15.
Chase Supra...bad driver. Drifty boi T13.
Pass e36 into T3. Team Operation strikes again T15.
Stuck behind Team Operation to T3...pass inside. Behind OTR 63 T11 nice drifty boi. Pass around T14.
Chase porsche and black/green bmw. Held back AirBnB Aston. Pushed out by GTR T13...bird.
2 off T11, Drifty boi T13.
Chase Gineta. Stuck behind miata T3. Big drifty boi T11.
Stuck behind 27 again T7. Pass T8. Supra dive into T11.
Fueling Infraction...
Fast Lap
Fastest of the race in GP2!!!! Ultimate Goal! Lap Record!
Average Lap
Only 0.5 sec off Jacob.
Consistency
Drivers had similar deviations, all under 2 sec.
Overall
Sunday On-boards from other cars:
tbd
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.
