That's great advice and my best corners were with early braking and easing on the throttle squeezing the pedal off the turns. I just got a little greedy trying to show off. Car has good traction out of the corners. Next will probably be driving school.

How was Spring Mountain? The facility looks like a nice country club....

The track was really nice. It's a 5 star resort so to speak. The minimum membership is 15k and you still pay to race everytime. You should definitely come over and run it with me sometime.

Interesting, I didn't know they ran the country club business model there. I've seen a few events held there, but I find that idea fascinating. I know VIR is modeled that same way. I've heard its a real fun track. Will definitely have to get out there one day. Vegas doesn't offer me much any more considering I don't drink any more and don't gamble, so this may be the one thing left in Sin City for me. Something for me to do while my friends are nursing hangovers and trying to pick up the pieces. :lol:

If you have a cheap older point & shoot camera lying around, you can use it for track footage to record your sessions. I use a Canon Powershot with a 4gb memory card on a cheap $20 mount from amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Panavise-809-C...?tag=amaz98-20

Video footage is a great way to review your sessions, see where your driving needs work, and its fun as hell to have. Its a cheap solution to the $299, gohero problem, but it works on first gen windshields.

Glad to hear you had fun and weren't turned off by your first time out there. It scares some people. Sliding and sometimes off the track is part of the fun, and you'll be a better driver being able to deal with those circumstances.

Keep me in the loop on driving school. I've been eyeballing the Skip Barber 2 day Mazda driving school up at Laguna Seca for a while now. I think learning in a momentum car like a miata would benefit us greatly, and keep us out of the throttle more, and focused on driving the car properly. I know I have a tendency to muscle my way around the track, fighting both the car and my tires. Maybe a road trip with 2 69 first gens up to Laguna Seca is in order. Could be a fun time. :cheers:

That's a good idea and the video was shot with a canon elph. I'll definitely be more prepared for my next track day. How much is the Laguna class? The only thing that scared me was other cars. That dust scenario could of been a bad deal. Luckily I had run away from that Porsche in my rear view mirror. :D My spin across the track wasn't exactly great either. It won't keep me from running the car though. It was just overcrowded at this event in all but the pro class. Hopefully the next event I attend won't be so overcrowded and I can run with cars that are more evenly matched. I feel with just a few more laps that I can run with the intermediate class after looking at there time slips. It was also a practice day so that probably contributed to the overcrowding. Power steering pump has to go on right away and an oil cooler before the next event.

Nice work Todd, looks like you are doing a fine job sorting the car. Wish I had a track like that close by.

Hey Todd, any new updates? New power steering pump or oil cooler?:cheers:

Power steering pump is on it's way from turn one. I'm also switching over to synthetic power steering fluid. I'm adding a water pump bypass hose that will hopefully solve my intermittent air pocket that likes to belch and make a mess of my clean engine compartment. That means redesigning my payback plate. I retuned the carburetor with the help of an old veteran by resetting my throttle plates and tweaking the idle mixture screws by ear. It's cured 95%l of my tip in problem. I'm adding a custom distributor bushing that will allow 26 degrees of initial timing. That may completely eleminate the stumble or I'll add another 1/8 turn to the primary side. I'm seriously considering a hydraboost setup right now as well! Oh yeah....looking for a full size truck and car trailer. Nothing going on around here! :cheers: :_paranoid

Well at least you're not bored!!!!! :willy:

Man I wish my car was driveable. I'm also looking for a trailer, preferably a 24' 09
and free:lol: Car looks great Todd. Keep em coming,