I had a very similar experience playing with some little Formula Ford cars down at the Indee Motorsports Park down in BFE AZ. I finally got a little open space after being held up by slow traffic all day, missed my line and overcooked the exit of turn 2 only to find myself looping a 180. Had to get hard on the brakes to not back into the tire-barrier. The instructor pulls up in the truck and says "what happened?", I raised my visor and said "just ran out of talent, that's all".

Yeah --- I've run Indee --- and your BFE (Wilcox is the actual address - a friend owns the track!) description is spot on! OMG you're out in the pucker weeds!


One of the things I've been trying to do -- is to run a bit off line once in awhile just to experiment a little --- since, in traffic - that (being off line) happens all the time. You get a point by -- you mash it -- and that corner is coming up quick and you're off line and completely on the wrong side of the track… Now you're all in -- and driving your ass off! Or when you are hauling azz and all of a sudden the guy in front of you is all over the brakes way earlier than you would be --- and it's whoa! baby….

It's one thing to run these RTTC type events -- were it's a single car on the track -- it's quite another when you have traffic!

PT cars have huge by wide tires -- street tires yes -- but good quality street tires -- and they have huge brakes…. Charley and I are running 245's…. he's still running drum rears --- and I have disc all around but they're tiny little two piston fronts and single rears…. You really notice the braking "deficiencies" of these cars -- even compared to my newer big brake street cars!

Greg, only select 3 photos to send at a time, the email option will then appear next to the imessage option. More than three at a time can't be sent via one email, you have to split them up.

Yes David! I figured that out! It was a struggle - but I finally found the email option.


Thanks!!!

Sorry your lil car got hurt. Glad everyone is ok

Thanks Jerr!! It's what happens when you go on track…. we'll just hope it doesn't happen often.

Something had to go wrong… the Mustang was working perfectly! So you wouldn't want to have a perfect beautiful awesome week at Laguna Seca with your family and friends….


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

Brian received the header and "de-cat" pipe for the Lotus today… it's ceramic coated… the muffler I ordered is shipped and is done in Stainless Steel.


He's got the list all figured out for all the other parts needed…. and he'll order those up and get 'em all painted and stickered up. I just wanted to save him the hassle of trying to find "non-factory" parts… such as this exhaust and the 5 element carbon fiber diffuser panel I ordered from Sector 111.


All in all --- this little "wad" will be around 20 grand to fix. The exhaust is expensive (because - it's not a small block chevy!)… the carbon fiber diffuser isn't free either…. and by the time he orders the other stuff he needs and paints it and labor to disassemble and re-assemble… yeah… Merry Xmas to Alex.




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Greg Welds Track Car
 

Greg,
when you guys come back down to pickup the
Lotus you need to stop by my shop and we can
do a Pizza. In Campbell, Ca not too far from Brian's shop
I finally figured out with Sieg's help
how to post a picture.. He will be telling me next
to get a better camera.. just off my phone now

Here was my 65 mustang Track car.. it may have been
at Laguna when you were there as I sold it to a Norcal
Shelby guy

Panteracer Norcal Bob

Oh hell yeah! I know the car. Nice car!


Okay -- you're on for buying pizza…

Ha ! That is the car I talked Chet into buying. He and Weld both hate me.