Did my first road race event. It was a very awesome experience. The course is a 1.35 mile course. Below is a picture of the course, from their website......
My Best time was 1:15.42. The best time of the day was done with an SVO mustang with race tires and an experienced driving and he did it in 1:09.87. The last event I ran in I started 1st, lapped 3 cars, an 88 Saleen, a 2001 Gt and a turbo Sentra that ran really strong all day. For my first time event it was a great experience and I definitely want to do it again. My Saleen handled amazingly. The new 4 piston Brembo brakes were incredible. I could drive hard into any turn and hit the brakes as hard as I like and they never faded or locked up. I did have some trouble with my ****ty street tires but only when I came out of a turn and got into the boost, the tires wanted to brake loose everytime so I had to feather the pedal some but I went from a 1:17.65 laps to my fastest lap I stated earlier. I know now these Saleens are meant to be driven and hard on a course. My first time out I had a co-pilot "instructor". he's a guy I know that has an SVO that ran a best 1:12.36 lap times. His car has some great mods to his engine and he was running some road race tires. He was very impressed with how my car handled and how strong the brakes are. He definitely helped me and showed me how to drive the car into turns. With more practice and some sticky tires I feel I could definitely get much better times. The main event of the day was a friend, Tony, that has a brand new Ford GT!!! He brought it to the track and with with his arm hanging out the side like on a Sunday cruise he turned a 1:16 laps right off..... he wasn't even pushing the car. I can see where he would of been turning 1:00 flat times easily if he had pushed the car. he gave rides to two lucky winnners of a bidding raffle. It cost them $120.00 EACH to take a ride in the car. Alot of money but I can only imagine how it felt. I think my next investment in my car will definitely be some sticky tires for the courses. I will be going back!!!
My Best time was 1:15.42. The best time of the day was done with an SVO mustang with race tires and an experienced driving and he did it in 1:09.87. The last event I ran in I started 1st, lapped 3 cars, an 88 Saleen, a 2001 Gt and a turbo Sentra that ran really strong all day. For my first time event it was a great experience and I definitely want to do it again. My Saleen handled amazingly. The new 4 piston Brembo brakes were incredible. I could drive hard into any turn and hit the brakes as hard as I like and they never faded or locked up. I did have some trouble with my ****ty street tires but only when I came out of a turn and got into the boost, the tires wanted to brake loose everytime so I had to feather the pedal some but I went from a 1:17.65 laps to my fastest lap I stated earlier. I know now these Saleens are meant to be driven and hard on a course. My first time out I had a co-pilot "instructor". he's a guy I know that has an SVO that ran a best 1:12.36 lap times. His car has some great mods to his engine and he was running some road race tires. He was very impressed with how my car handled and how strong the brakes are. He definitely helped me and showed me how to drive the car into turns. With more practice and some sticky tires I feel I could definitely get much better times. The main event of the day was a friend, Tony, that has a brand new Ford GT!!! He brought it to the track and with with his arm hanging out the side like on a Sunday cruise he turned a 1:16 laps right off..... he wasn't even pushing the car. I can see where he would of been turning 1:00 flat times easily if he had pushed the car. he gave rides to two lucky winnners of a bidding raffle. It cost them $120.00 EACH to take a ride in the car. Alot of money but I can only imagine how it felt. I think my next investment in my car will definitely be some sticky tires for the courses. I will be going back!!!