SleeperEvoX
02-05-2012, 02:12 PM
For my first track day, I went to willow spring "big track" yesterday. I must say it was a blast!! During the drivers meeting I was looking out the window at the advance group run and was thinking #%@* they're hauling ass out there!! I had some time before the first session, so I walked around an meet some cool peeps. Harry was running his evo x in the pit next to me and Steve was running his blue ralliart too. Getting out there for the first runm I was a little apprehensive not knowing the track or what to expect but the first session was behind the instructor so I got aquainted with the line. During the second session without the instructor I started to get used to the track speeds and began to realize that I was getting stuck behind other cars a lot and having to pass a lot of traffic in the zones a lot so I decided to move up into the green group for the third session.
After the first lap, I could feel my tires start to get sticky and I really started to chuck it into the corners getting to the point of the rear end getting a little loose (AWC OFF OFF/ S-Sport mode). By the third lap I was getting into a rhythm and passing some cars when my sst began to overheat and It shut down on me. I let it cool and got in the pit and checked my transponder time. I ran a 1:47 before the sst problem. I reviewed the track lines with harry who was running in the black group (1:30 ish times) and I realized that I could shave a few seconds with some changes.
On the fourth session I really wanted to improve so I was more aggressive and I turned a 1:43 on the third lap when the sst reared it ugly head again shutting down my day. I really think if I had the fourth and fifth lap to build on I could have broken the 1:40 mark
All I could think about driving home was how soon can I get back out there... I had the time of my life, the awesome cars out there, the comraderie, and adrenaline. Man I'm hooked...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjGN5n5yxT4&list=UUczv-rXdG-Fy3o79dvwdw1Q&index=1&feature=plcp
Thanks to Harry and Steve who helped me out and to ExtremeSpeed for organizing the event. I will be back after I sort out my SST issue!!!
After the first lap, I could feel my tires start to get sticky and I really started to chuck it into the corners getting to the point of the rear end getting a little loose (AWC OFF OFF/ S-Sport mode). By the third lap I was getting into a rhythm and passing some cars when my sst began to overheat and It shut down on me. I let it cool and got in the pit and checked my transponder time. I ran a 1:47 before the sst problem. I reviewed the track lines with harry who was running in the black group (1:30 ish times) and I realized that I could shave a few seconds with some changes.
On the fourth session I really wanted to improve so I was more aggressive and I turned a 1:43 on the third lap when the sst reared it ugly head again shutting down my day. I really think if I had the fourth and fifth lap to build on I could have broken the 1:40 mark
All I could think about driving home was how soon can I get back out there... I had the time of my life, the awesome cars out there, the comraderie, and adrenaline. Man I'm hooked...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjGN5n5yxT4&list=UUczv-rXdG-Fy3o79dvwdw1Q&index=1&feature=plcp
Thanks to Harry and Steve who helped me out and to ExtremeSpeed for organizing the event. I will be back after I sort out my SST issue!!!