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It looks like there is a fair chance of rain or even some thunderstorms for my track day at Barber. I know they won't let us on track if there is lightning anywhere in the area and that's fine. But what about if it's just raining and the track is good and wet? Does NASA let tract day drivers out...

It was a good F1 race to watch. It's too bad Max was knocked out early. But his car, even with him driving, wouldn't have even gotten close to the back end of Oscar's car, let alone Lando's... IMHO. But the NASCAR race had me on the edge of my seat, and that's beyond rare for me while watching...

No conversations about the F1 race today? I'm a bit surprised. Here is my take: As a McLaren fan, I obviously enjoyed this morning’s F1 race. But after that I watched the NASCAR race I had on the DVR from Saturday night’s race from Atlanta. Now I’m not much of a NASCAR fan, and especially not...

I did a track day there a few years ago at a Miata Reunion. I got five sessions of 20 minutes each and had a blast. That's why I'm willing to drive 12 hours to get there and do it in the heat of July! I love tracks with elevation change. That's why Road America and MidOhio are my other...

Barber has regular fuel pumps at the track, right? Several different octanes and takes a credit card to pump your own? I love doing new tracks and I've only done Barber once a few years ago in a Miata. But I've raced on most of the tracks in the Midwest, from Road America to MidOhio and about 5...

So I got to see 3 F1 sessions today, the 2 practice sessions on TV and the F1 movie in a movie theater. If you are an F1 fan (and I am), it's not a bad movie. The story is improbable (but then so many movie plots are), and a few of the racing scenes hard to watch (too phony), but a lot of them...

I'm going to Barber in a couple of weeks. It will be my first track day with this car. I assume sessions are 20 minutes long? How much gas do you use in one session? I never had fuel starvation in my 2021 Miata and that was going quite fast.

I just found this thread here. I'll admit, I don't do a lot of searching or even looking around on this forum. However, I got my Nocturnal Black 2025 in January after just a 2 week wait. But I did have to drive from SW Florida to Gainesville, Georgia to get it. Photos are from my driveway and...

Nice shots. I used to Race SCCA at Blackhawk Farms back in the 1980's and 90's. It's a nice track.

It looks like a high end match box toy!

That's good info, thanks. I don't know how much I'll autoX in the future. The local club shuts down for July and Aug because it's just too hot, especially standing out on a black runway. After almost 20 years of wheel to wheel racing in the SCCA, autoX was an easy way to see how the Supra...

Yes you were, and I'm big enough to admit it when I'm wrong.

Well, Canada didn't go the way I thought it would. Great start for George, super first couple of turns for Kimi. It was fun seeing George being able to pull away from Max. It seems the Red Bull car (or Max's driving style) is pretty hard on the tires. What a great drive by Lando... right up...

You whine more than Max does, and that's saying something!

So yesterday I watched a lot of Le Mans, and F1, IndyCar and Indy NXT practice and qualifying. But the highlight of the day was the Xfinity race in Mexico! I'm not much of a NASCAR fan and even less of an Xfinity fan. But put those big, heavy cars out on a road course and you have the potential...

If you are anything like me, all I'll get done today is running the TV and DVR for too many hours. F1, IndyCar, Indy NXT, LeMans, NASCAR in Mexico... cleaning mt aquarium will just have to wait!

I appreciate the suggestions and the comments. I used Falkens on my Miata and they were OK wet or dry. I doubt they make them in the size we need for the Supra. But I'll just work on runing off the stock tires first. Driving fast is fun whether you are super fast or just as fast as you feel...

I woke up this morning and went outside to check out the sky and the full moon. I was quite surprised the sky was so clear. The rainy season is just starting down here and the horizon over the Gulf of Mexico is usually very hazy/cloudy. So I jumped in the Supra and rushed down to Bunche Beach...

I'm 95% sure it doesn't work that way. Points only come off his license after a year. Getting suspended for a race doesn't clear all the old points.

I so hope you are correct about all your predictions. But I think your last one is a sure bet! I don't think Max or Red Bull want to see Max sit out a race.