Open passing group (gold/slow advanced). With lots of traffic, sloppy driving, and some heat issues, I couldn't break the 40 barrier, and I only had a handful of 40 laps. I had @JoeMcGuiganRacing coach me for a session, which helped pinpoint which corners really need work and confirm my bad habits. I also took a fastsideways course last weekend, which gave me more confidence putting power down while the rear is loose. I also think my hands are a bit slower now, and I'm not panicking as much.
Oil temps were pretty high today, which led to some power loss. It wasn't particularly hot, but it was sunny. On the drive home, the car complained of lack of oil, but fortunately I had some on me. It's been a few track days since I changed out the oil, so I'm guessing it thinned out. This could explain the high oil temps. This is the first time since switching to 0w-40 that I've had to top up the oil. I need to be more diligent.
Last track day of 2023 will be at Laguna again on 12/30. It's a 90db day, so the plan is to stay in 5th coming out of T5. We'll see if that's enough.
Setup changes since last time:
Fresh set of RE-71RS - I had them pre heat cycled to see if it helps with wear
Fresh alignment
Scrubbed out the pad deposits up front, but ended up with new ones 🙃
Fast laps (40s)
6:58
42:21
45:42
57:42 (fastest lap - 40.36)
9:55 nice driving idiot (had to remount RR and had rocks stuck in the brakes causing crazy noise)
17:24 oh hey, it's the s2k that I was chasing when I went off at Sonoma T2 lol
20:40 clean slide out of T11, dirty slide out of T2
21:42 finally dropped a wheel on T6 (you can see the corner worker checking out the cloud dust lol)
24:07 really enjoying having to counter steer out of T11
24:22 top 3 scariest moments of my life
35:37 Joe liked this one... me not so much (yet)
36:22 having to counter right at turn-in at T6 is a yikes for me
38:57 thanks Joe 🥲
47:40 brakes ran out of stopping power
1:01:02 car control skills definitely leveled up
1:05:51 I really dislike other cars slowing down at the bottom of T9 for passing
1:09:18 coolest corner worker going 🤙
0:00 session 1
10:22 session 2
25:18 session 3 (w/ Joe coaching and struggling to stay in the seat)
39:17 session 4
52:27 session 5
30 июл 2024
