Hey folks!
Got back from another fun DE event.
A bit too hot, but not bad. I managed to get car sick though and only ran 3 sessions.
The event was relatively low on attendnace which meant less traffic and more driving - good. Our "gang" had 8 cars running, including a Mini.
We did have some mechanical difficulties with cars this time (our Red M3 broke the radiator right after arriving at the track, fixed; Solara started to grind rims against the struts, sorta fixed; WRX lost the shiftknob, fixed).
No track day goes without crashes, so we had one again. A beastly S/C-ed E36 M3 lost ABS on one wheel and under braking the car suddenly jerked into the wall. Everyone was OK, but damage was done...
The car felt great. The Victoracers are now broken in and gripped like mad. Undesteer is virtually gone, only appearing a bit when the fronts got too hot. It was exciting to reel in the competition. One E36 would not want to let off the gas on the straights and I didn't have enough power to pass him in time before the braking zone (they don't allow passing in the corners). So finally I just outbraked him into the chicane passed the "passing cones". I was expeting them to black-flag me fo being naughty, but the corner worker must have seen me being desperate.![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
Fun.
Here are some more pictures:
Got back from another fun DE event.
A bit too hot, but not bad. I managed to get car sick though and only ran 3 sessions.
The event was relatively low on attendnace which meant less traffic and more driving - good. Our "gang" had 8 cars running, including a Mini.
We did have some mechanical difficulties with cars this time (our Red M3 broke the radiator right after arriving at the track, fixed; Solara started to grind rims against the struts, sorta fixed; WRX lost the shiftknob, fixed).
No track day goes without crashes, so we had one again. A beastly S/C-ed E36 M3 lost ABS on one wheel and under braking the car suddenly jerked into the wall. Everyone was OK, but damage was done...
The car felt great. The Victoracers are now broken in and gripped like mad. Undesteer is virtually gone, only appearing a bit when the fronts got too hot. It was exciting to reel in the competition. One E36 would not want to let off the gas on the straights and I didn't have enough power to pass him in time before the braking zone (they don't allow passing in the corners). So finally I just outbraked him into the chicane passed the "passing cones". I was expeting them to black-flag me fo being naughty, but the corner worker must have seen me being desperate.
Fun. Here are some more pictures:
![[:)]](/images/smilies/smile.png "Smile [:)]")
I would recommend doing it to anyone, just remember what you are there for is to learn not to race. Plus you'd be a much much more confident and better driver on the street as well.