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Thursday, September 23, 2010

This is GOOD

Went downtown to see Patrick Long and the GT3 Hybrid which was on it's way to Petit Le Mans. Very cool car and Patrick was very nice. I gave him some pointers . . .

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Wow. What a weekend. Mixed emotions about the results. I set a personal best of 1:25.95 in the Saturday morning practice but was unable to match that pace in the afternoon race. Same thing on Sunday. I decided to put in my stock chip in order to run lighter. Seemed like a good plan as I was only one tenth off my best lap. Alas, the afternoon heat foiled me again as my pace fell off quite a bit.

I need to figure out how to keep my pace up regardless of time of day. The mornings when the air is a little cooler and the track temps are lower is just perfect. In the afternoons the car seems to be down on power and the tires get very greasy after 6 or 7 laps. Not ideal but everyone is dealing with the same parameters and I need to figure out how to maximize my driving no matter what is happening on track.

The weekend ended with a broken crank pulley. Jeff fixed it of course. Jeff fixes everything!

Now I need to build on those fast laps and make them consistent.

Next up is the PCA Club Race October 1-3!

And my secret plan . . . .

Here are some videos of the weekends action:

Sprint

Enduro

Exploding 44's

Monday, August 16, 2010

Wife gets a ride!

Got the wife into the car for the first time. I drove FLAT OUT :)

She participated in the PCA Potomac Chapter's Taste of the Track Program! they run this at every DE event. Check it out: http://www.pcapotomac.org/

PorscheFest

Great weekend with the Porsche Club at Summit Point. My student was a very pleasant surprise. It rained on Friday and he handled it just fine. Actually he handled it very, very well. He wasn't quite flat out but he will get there soon.

Weather was a major factor. I must have changed tires 100 times anticipating a wet or dry or drying track. Fantastic practice in the wet. I went out on a damp track with the Hoosier R6's on. Without going too crazy I got a good feel for how they are on a wet track. I had two opportunities to run the Hoosier wets. These things should be illegal! I know they can go faster but it just doesn't seem possible. It was pouring rain and I had the entire track to myself. I wish it had gone on for another 30 minutes because I got a little bolder each time around. Your brain just screams that you can't go that fast in the rain but you can! It was a very good weekend for rain practice.

We did get some dry sessions. I was able to set a personal best of a 1:26:39 as determined by my new G2X purchsed at OG Racing. This thing is great! My chief engineer, Jeff, installed it in a few hours in his boiling hot garage. He is the man because I'm pretty sure he lost a few pounds out there. He also overlayed my laps with Scott's and we were able to see where I need to be more agressive. It's very helpful to know exactly where you are losing time. I was able to focus on T9 and saw some gains right away. If you don't have data you should think about getting some soon.

I also ran with my new front oil cooler. Sooooo much better. Temps never got to 200. I was running at 250 or a touch above even in mild weather before Performance Auto Works put in the cooler. Great improvement. Knowing I don't have to worry about temps will keep me from backing off a few laps in to save the motor.