We run in the morning and the weather is very pleasant. Warm enough to not have to worry about if the tires are warm enough and not the typical scorching weather. The course has some interesting elements that we don't see very often - like a full loop that circles back on itself. It's also very narrow in certain places, which takes away from any opportunity we might have to choose a better line.
The event runs like clockwork and neither Jason nor I are very fast today (I'm 8/10ths behind 1st place). We are close, but not really in the running. Todays course is more increasing radius big sweepers whereas yesterday was primarily big decreasing radius sweepers. It just doesn't feel like the grip is there today, which is a shame given yesterdays performance.
Jason finishes the day in 7th and I'm in 3rd. Still a decent showing for the Bridgestone RE-11 tires. Next event we'll have new tires to play with.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
June 13 practice
Boy, time sure flies when you are having fun. It's overdue to update the blog. Prior to this practice event, it feels like forever since the last event and I've been itching to go out driving for a long long time.
Jason and Jon have been playing with setup and I'm anxious to try out the new settings. We are just about out of tires and practice on our 150+ run Bridgestone RE-11 tires. The car starts out feeling a little twitchy but pretty fast. Times are very good, we are running around 1 second faster than the other Civics. Our times put us very close to some STX cars. We end up making some changes to the car that we weren't expecting, but the car ends up going faster. Jason likes the way the car is set up also.
In the afternoon, we put on the 'race' tires, which already have 130+ runs on them also and clock the fastest Civic time for the day. Woohoo. Hopefully the tires will hold out for tomorrow.
The rest of the car is working very well. The down time has been very helpful for Jason and Jon to get the Civic back into tip top shape. Looking forward to a good day on Sunday.
Jason and Jon have been playing with setup and I'm anxious to try out the new settings. We are just about out of tires and practice on our 150+ run Bridgestone RE-11 tires. The car starts out feeling a little twitchy but pretty fast. Times are very good, we are running around 1 second faster than the other Civics. Our times put us very close to some STX cars. We end up making some changes to the car that we weren't expecting, but the car ends up going faster. Jason likes the way the car is set up also.
In the afternoon, we put on the 'race' tires, which already have 130+ runs on them also and clock the fastest Civic time for the day. Woohoo. Hopefully the tires will hold out for tomorrow.
The rest of the car is working very well. The down time has been very helpful for Jason and Jon to get the Civic back into tip top shape. Looking forward to a good day on Sunday.
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