#6 Sunoco Camaro in-car video from Watkins Glen. - Page 4 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

christianmotox · 06-24-2010, 12:30 PM

Awesome videos. is that the V8 in there?

MBellRacing · 06-24-2010, 12:57 PM

Thanks for all the support, guy, glad you all enjoyed them! I will definitely post some more videos as soon as I have them. The Mid-Ohio race should be an interesting one in a different way.

The wiper comes up sometimes on higher speed tracks for some reason-- I think the airflow over the cowl hood does something weird to the surface of the windshield. We do not have a factory-GM wiper motor assembly, but some fancy mess that Riley installs before shipping the cars out. It auto-homes but can't hold itself down very well once there! Doesn't bother us usually and they work great when we need them!

Edrock · 06-24-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christianmotox

Awesome videos. is that the V8 in there?

See post #19

Mr Twisty · 06-24-2010, 01:27 PM

You sure like showing the competition that grill bowtie in their mirror!

I'm not seeing any oversteer tendencies like the other cars, shouldn't be too long before you're standing on the podium letting pretty girls kiss ya

*radz28* · 06-24-2010, 01:37 PM

Frickin' COOL!!! Thanks for sharing. Those are full of WIN!!!

godfathercrc · 06-24-2010, 03:32 PM

Give me more so cool

cterry · 06-24-2010, 04:01 PM

Thank you for posting those video's, they were great. Nice to see how the Camaro powers around so many others, including that oragne Mustang. Way to represent.

Beandip2811 · 06-24-2010, 05:59 PM

Is it just me or could anyone else feel like they were trying to drive around the other cars. Great video's man that looks like a blast to drive but I know it's also a lot of work!

VicRed2010 · 06-24-2010, 10:35 PM

That was awsome! I almost went and put on one of my kids bicycle helmets, that's the way to watch a race!!! Do you have any t-shirts? I would wear one for sure. Do you have live race feeds so we could be in your car on race day? Later!!!

Motorhead79 · 06-24-2010, 10:51 PM

Matt!! Great to see you on the site. I love the videos. It brings tears of joy to see these videos and I've shown about a dozen people already, i;ve been saying "Look Look there's my name on the dash board, thats my car's dash trim"

You guys rock, hands down and i'll never forget ya! I look forward to catching up with you soon.

USIRON · 06-24-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MBellRacing

As featured on CAMARO5 HOMEPAGE.

Watkins Glen was another up and down weekend, but every day is a school day and all the experiences now will make us stronger in the future! I usually don't like to post my in-car videos, but I think the purity of the fans here deserve it! To save my fingers I'll just repost the descriptions from YouTube.

Chapter 1: Start of the CTSCC race at the Glen in the Stevenson Motorsport Sunoco Camaro. Right off the bat I hit a fellow competitor when (I assume) he mis-shifted-- there is no way I should be able to hit him that hard without something like that happening. Moments later, another M3 spun in front of me. As I slowed (not taking any chances), I get hit from behind quite hard. I drop down the order, once again, and start playing catchup! Car had slightly misaligned suspension but was good enough to make some passes, though I gave some up, not willing to take too many risks.

Chapter 2: Just starting to get into the thick of the ST traffic. Minor damage to the alignment of the car from the start of the race didn't seem to hinder the mighty Sunoco Camaro too much. My goal, as always, was just to keep out of trouble, make as many places up as possible, and give Jeff a good, clean car. Despite avoiding most gambles in traffic, I still was hit quite hard right on the left rear wheel (6:55) by an ST Mazda MX5. This caused some really odd handling issues that existed til the rest of the race.

Chapter 3: Toward the end of my stint, the tires and alignment issues were definitely hurting the performance of the big Camaro. I still got to have some fun fighting through traffic, though! I tried my best not to take too many risks and just play strategically. The Sunoco Camaro worked very well considering all its battle damage!

Where did you place? Great action, car looks ROCK STABLE compaired to the Mustangs and BEEmers, and holy ape $hi? what POWER. Best of luck, see you in the winners circle.

MBellRacing · 06-25-2010, 12:35 AM

Unfortunately, we didn't finish very well. We had bad luck the whole race! The car definitely shows a lot of performance, even when fairly damaged.

Glad everyone likes the videos, I'll keep 'em coming!!!

cybergm10 · 06-25-2010, 02:58 AM

wow so exiting..that looked like such a fun race.

monstertodd · 06-25-2010, 03:24 AM

dammit I wish I could view this. Anybody feel like burning it to a CD and mailing it to Afghanistan for me? lol.

06-24-2010, 01:27 PM	#46
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,763	You sure like showing the competition that grill bowtie in their mirror! I'm not seeing any oversteer tendencies like the other cars, shouldn't be too long before you're standing on the podium letting pretty girls kiss ya __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin lib·er·ty /ˈlibərdē/ noun 1. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

06-24-2010, 01:37 PM	#47
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,807 View My Garage	Frickin' COOL!!! Thanks for sharing. Those are full of WIN!!! __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

06-24-2010, 05:59 PM	#50
Beandip2811 #25263 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fremont, NE Posts: 348 View My Garage	Is it just me or could anyone else feel like they were trying to drive around the other cars. Great video's man that looks like a blast to drive but I know it's also a lot of work! __________________

06-24-2010, 10:51 PM	#52
Motorhead79 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 258 View My Garage	Matt!! Great to see you on the site. I love the videos. It brings tears of joy to see these videos and I've shown about a dozen people already, i;ve been saying "Look Look there's my name on the dash board, thats my car's dash trim"You guys rock, hands down and i'll never forget ya! I look forward to catching up with you soon.

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06-24-2010, 12:30 PM	#43
christianmotox Drives: ( . )( . ) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,827	Awesome videos. is that the V8 in there?

06-24-2010, 12:57 PM	#44
MBellRacing Wheel Jockey For Hire Drives: Stevenson Motorsport Sunoco Camaro Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 48	Thanks for all the support, guy, glad you all enjoyed them! I will definitely post some more videos as soon as I have them. The Mid-Ohio race should be an interesting one in a different way. The wiper comes up sometimes on higher speed tracks for some reason-- I think the airflow over the cowl hood does something weird to the surface of the windshield. We do not have a factory-GM wiper motor assembly, but some fancy mess that Riley installs before shipping the cars out. It auto-homes but can't hold itself down very well once there! Doesn't bother us usually and they work great when we need them!

06-24-2010, 03:32 PM	#48
godfathercrc Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 244 View My Garage	Give me more so cool

06-24-2010, 04:01 PM	#49
cterry So Cal Race Team Drives: 2010 Carmaro SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Anaheim, Ca Posts: 2,211 View My Garage	Thank you for posting those video's, they were great. Nice to see how the Camaro powers around so many others, including that oragne Mustang. Way to represent.

06-24-2010, 10:35 PM	#51
VicRed2010 Gone but not forgotten... Drives: 2007 Chevy Silverado Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lemoyne, PA Posts: 36 View My Garage	That was awsome! I almost went and put on one of my kids bicycle helmets, that's the way to watch a race!!! Do you have any t-shirts? I would wear one for sure. Do you have live race feeds so we could be in your car on race day? Later!!!

06-25-2010, 12:35 AM	#54
MBellRacing Wheel Jockey For Hire Drives: Stevenson Motorsport Sunoco Camaro Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 48	Unfortunately, we didn't finish very well. We had bad luck the whole race! The car definitely shows a lot of performance, even when fairly damaged. Glad everyone likes the videos, I'll keep 'em coming!!!

06-25-2010, 02:58 AM	#55
cybergm10 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 68	wow so exiting..that looked like such a fun race.

06-25-2010, 03:24 AM	#56
monstertodd Drives: 2010 Cyber Grey Metallic 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tega Cay, South Carolina Posts: 4,032 View My Garage	dammit I wish I could view this. Anybody feel like burning it to a CD and mailing it to Afghanistan for me? lol.