Open passing (gold/slow advanced) group. Going into the day, my primary goals were to drive hard enough to finish my tires and to clean up some lines. I also knocked my alignment off back at Sonoma last weekend, requiring ~5deg of steering input to go straight, so I really wasn't expecting any major lap time improvements. Instead, I got my first sub 40 and was able to consistently put down 40s, thanks in part to cool weather and hardly any traffic. Lots of quality seat time without having to do cooldown laps and manage traffic. I would say though that I like some of the drama that comes from having a busy track.
My new catalyst dares to suggest my optimal is mid 38, so perhaps my ultimate goal is 37 with better lines/inputs, fresh tires, and similar weather. Aside from being the backup recorder, I'm not totally sure how best to use the catalyst yet. I did try reviewing laps in between sessions, but it's still difficult. An unexpected downside to the new setup is that it's harder to sync the video with the data now that my phone isn't visible. I'll have to figure out a better way to do this moving forward.
Next track day is at Laguna again (😪) on the 16th. I was also going to sign up for new year's eve at Laguna since it's hella cheap (90db), but apparently my car generates a whopping 95db of refined B58 music. I might still do it, but stay in 5th or something like drive off line. Or I can just say screw it, fail sound, and just be a passenger.
255/35-19 Bridgestone RE-71RS (4th and final day)
19x9.5 ET25 Apex VS-5RS
CSG Spec CP pads on OE rotors/calipers
CSG carbon weave brake lines
3.2F/2.0R camber
Ohlins R/T w/ Eibach springs (575lb/900lb)
SPL endlinks (F80 front, A90 rear) w/ stock sways
Dinan monoballs
Megan racing rear arms
Sparco Pro 2000 QRT
CSF intake manifold, front and aux rads
15:45 first sub 41 lap
22:24 lmao nice driving idiot
28:31 trying to rotate with throttle
30:43 psh
33:03 my entry speed into 10 was a lot higher than previous days (no heat soak), which resulted in a lot of missed apexes
34:44 I actually controlled the slip
38:24 first low 40
42:36 buddy in the M4 CSL spotted
44:25 sound check result = 95db (yikes)
46:51 could have been my first sub 40 but my 11 exit lol
56:33 I'll have to try a wider entry into 9 more because this was so easy
58:54 pshhh
59:52 this pass felt a lot sketchier at the time (sorry Tim)
1:02:01 PB lap (1'39.76)
0:00 session 1
14:05 session 2
26:24 session 3
40:20 open session pt 1
52:12 open session pt 2
30 июл 2024
