Host: OnGrid
Group: Red (fast OP)
Tires: RE-71RS (1st day and heat cycled by TR)
Track day 54
Setup changes:
Hood vents
This day marks the end of my 2nd year doing HPDEs, and it was a fun one. Weather was hot, and track temps were in the 90s. Grip was hard to find, and I think I was down on power with IATs so high. On the bright side, it was the perfect shakedown for my hood vents. Big thanks to Al from RaceLouvers for the consultation, and PTech for the awesome work as always. I wasn't expecting the vents to completely remove the need for cooldown laps, but the car most definitely gets rid of the heat supa fast now. Well worth it, and now my grocery getter looks like an actual track car so that's a plus I guess. I should start slapping on some track decals too.
It's been over 6 months since I've been at east, so it took a while to get used to the speeds again. I'm now much more aggressive on the throttle and brakes, and I'm way more comfortable on the high speed corners. 84 min on T1 might be the fastest I've taken it, and there's at least 2-3 mph more there. My T3 sucks, not really sure how to take it. T4 can be way faster, but I think I need to be more aggressive on the turn-in and trust in the grip. My bypass is definitely way better than before. My T6 still sucks, and T8 is now a big problem but not of the bravery kind. With how much bite the C21s have compared to the CPs, I'm overslowing it. I'm not sure if I can use less brakes because I need enough weight on the nose. I think if I improve my T6, I'll carry more speed into it, which might do the trick. More work is needed on the rest of the corners, but I'll figure those out later. My driving on west was pretty bad. Not much else to say. At least I had fun sliding around.
I probably won't do another track day for 1 or 2 months because I'm redoing my suspension. Verkline rear arms and bushings, Turner FLCAs, and replacing my Ohlins with JRZs 2WR with a lot more spring rate. I'm super excited for these changes, but also nervous because we're going even deeper into unknown territory on this chassis.
As always, thanks to OnGrid for a fun day and all the red group drivers for keeping it clean.
3:22 T8 pls dont remind me of my bad off from a lifetime ago
14:46 nice one idiot
17:11 looks like a nothingburger but felt scary at the time
20:26 fastest east lap of the day (2.01.81)
22:50 from my pov @Driver_407 's front inside tire was barely on the ground, too bad the GoPro couldn't capture it
30:02 too sketchy to pass, decided to just chase
31:23 weird power cut here on the upshift
36:25 yikes lol
41:37 fighting the car out of T14-15 isn't good
43:21 clean
46:33 counter steer, stay on power, trust
48:29 fastest west lap of the day (1.25.06)
53:49 grip where?
56:55 oh my poor tires
1:02:40 classic case of overdriving does not equal a fast lap
1:07:26 I needed to go home after these dumbass inputs and reflect on my actions
1:08:39 bleh
1:09:32 sloppy sliding, then @maxwelllisovsky4193 comes in and shows you how it's done
1:10:42 let the car steer itself
0:00 east session 1
10:47 west session 1
18:26 east session 2
27:03 west session 2
37:38 east session 3
47:03 west session 3
58:38 east session 4
30 июл 2024
