Wow, folks! What a great day we had yesterday at PIR!
It was a BMW DE, totally sold out, on a Wednesday! Most cars were Bimmers, which is excellent, as we often get a lot of other makes. There were a whole lot of E36's, regular and super modded. Our fellow Bimmerforums member was running his "TC-Klined" E36 M3. Boy, he was fast. I tried to keep up for a lap, but there is no way...![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
Excellent setup!
He's buddy ran a RMS S/C-ed M3 with a roll cage. That car was shooting flames on downshifts. What a sight.
Our other member had his first outing in a E36 325i. The event was sold out, so he could barely get in. But then, there was no stopping him from having fun.
Being a first timer (and that his car is an auto), he managed to improve a lot and was pretty fast in his group. You should have seen him grinning.
The day went very well.
Advanced group was failry well balanced, with only one or two slow cars and a couple of very fast ones. Otherwise, cars were pretty well matched.
My new 245 VR's up front and "pulled" struts made a world of difference. The car stopped to understeer. In the first session, when cold, it was a bit tail-happy, turning to neutral when the weather warmed up. I could throw it into the corner and hit the gas way before the Apex and just power out of the turns.
An S4 was faster than me on the straights, but the corners were all mine. Same went for this Instructor-driven 993.
This was one the most fun "battles". He could easily pull away from me on the straights, but I edged close to him foot by foot in the "carousel" and turns 9-12. Fun!
But then, once you think you are pretty fast, a Z-06 or a my buddy's Elise 190 Sport blasts pass you like you were parked. I checked their lap times - low 1:30's....
I checked my times off the in-car video that I ran: about 1:37-1:38 consistently, with the most cars running in our group doing over 1:40. Once the fronts settle in a bit better, I'm hoping to slash another second or two off.
Axxis Ultimates never faded and stopped lap after lap every time. For tires, I started with 29psi cold front and 25psi rear and kept the same throughout the day.
The Schroth harness worked like a dream. I never had to hang on for "dear life" - just planted in the seat.
Can't wait for the September 23rd event.
It was a BMW DE, totally sold out, on a Wednesday! Most cars were Bimmers, which is excellent, as we often get a lot of other makes. There were a whole lot of E36's, regular and super modded. Our fellow Bimmerforums member was running his "TC-Klined" E36 M3. Boy, he was fast. I tried to keep up for a lap, but there is no way...
Excellent setup!He's buddy ran a RMS S/C-ed M3 with a roll cage. That car was shooting flames on downshifts. What a sight.
Our other member had his first outing in a E36 325i. The event was sold out, so he could barely get in. But then, there was no stopping him from having fun.
Being a first timer (and that his car is an auto), he managed to improve a lot and was pretty fast in his group. You should have seen him grinning.
The day went very well.
Advanced group was failry well balanced, with only one or two slow cars and a couple of very fast ones. Otherwise, cars were pretty well matched.
My new 245 VR's up front and "pulled" struts made a world of difference. The car stopped to understeer. In the first session, when cold, it was a bit tail-happy, turning to neutral when the weather warmed up. I could throw it into the corner and hit the gas way before the Apex and just power out of the turns.
An S4 was faster than me on the straights, but the corners were all mine. Same went for this Instructor-driven 993.
This was one the most fun "battles". He could easily pull away from me on the straights, but I edged close to him foot by foot in the "carousel" and turns 9-12. Fun!
But then, once you think you are pretty fast, a Z-06 or a my buddy's Elise 190 Sport blasts pass you like you were parked. I checked their lap times - low 1:30's....
I checked my times off the in-car video that I ran: about 1:37-1:38 consistently, with the most cars running in our group doing over 1:40. Once the fronts settle in a bit better, I'm hoping to slash another second or two off.
Axxis Ultimates never faded and stopped lap after lap every time. For tires, I started with 29psi cold front and 25psi rear and kept the same throughout the day.
The Schroth harness worked like a dream. I never had to hang on for "dear life" - just planted in the seat.
Can't wait for the September 23rd event.
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