FLtrackdays
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Dude you making us all proud š„¹. Well dun!!Thanks! It was a really gripping experience (pun intended)
day one was great because of the rain. But day 2 was amazing.
that white corvette was on my mirror during the entire session but for some reason he kept coming out of the turns into the long straights way slower than I expected.
we were NOT racing but I will call victory there!!!! Little Supra proved its worth against that beast.
funny thing you ask about that EVO. That unassuming car was an absolute animal. We drove one behind the other on 2 sessions and he was FAST! but at one point he lifts and lets me pass and goes limping to Pits. Why? I donāt know! I looked for the driver to talk but couldnāt find him. I was thinking the brakes were giving up? Car got too hot?? Happened on both sessions.
one thing is very real: car racers are concentration demons. Just the presence of a car in front or behind you takes away from the focus of driving. I got phenomenal footage of the EVO making mistakes when I was too close to him and me making mistakes when getting close to him or having the Vette behind. (Will post here for fun) and I recorded a few people spinning on the rain.
regarding my car is Stock engine power but the rest is wildly modified. I was on my Conti street tires because Iām a beginner (now level 2!) driver. So itās more car than driver skills, but I can tell Iām getting better.
Driving in the rain will pay dividends for sure! Times are typically much quicker after a good rain. Maybe itās the surface, but Iād like to think the confidence gains begin to match the grip. They both go up in an exponential fashion.
As far as following someone close or vice versa, you are absolutely right about mucking up more. Itās natural to look at the car instead of looking through or past it. A good friend got some cool stickers that said look ahead, lol. Kid you not, that will help immensely. Maybe not the stickers but just remembering to look ahead and trusting your peripheral vision. Itās better at detecting the slightest motion than youād think. Looking ahead will keep you consistent and result in better lap times. Now if you donāt trust the car & driver, thatās a different animal. Then itād be best to back off or wait for the point by.
I should be at Homestead more this year due to my weekend work schedule & hopefully will see you out there in October!
Side note: Got my diff fluid changed. Damn was it dirty! Solved what sounded like a slip diff chatter issue I was having. Make sure you check or change yours often. I went back to the OEM BMW brand from some talk about having the right amount of modifiers. But who knows, mine was so dirty looking, it could have been just that.
