[parsonsj]

Thanks guys! (and thanks to Larry Callahan for producing this video)

I was sure digging the track time. I only got to run one session: I was black-flagged due to so-called exhaust noise. They have a noise ordinance on Sunday mornings. I think I took the fall for the silver 2nd gen Camaro that ran behind me in our group.

But ... while we were on the track, we passed three other groups, making us the fastest of the B cars. The best laps were when I got to follow the pace car (which is what you see in the video). I think he was skeptical that a Chevy II could keep up with him. No problem. And, David Sloan (my passenger) claims I got to 140 mph on the backstretch (we were passing another group and I was at the end of ours). It felt fine at speed.

I was a little weak in the S-curves because I wasn't sure of the line, but otherwise the car didn't use the whole track, and I felt like I was at about 80% of the car's capability. That's with it on the street suspension settings.

Since then I've fixed a bad wheel bearing (you can hear it on right turns if you listen carefully). That led to some brake knockback. The power steering boiled over when I came into the pits, so I've swapped the ps pump for a TurnOne setup.

I've also switched the suspension over to the track settings (my upper control arms have two geometries) which gives me more camber gain, and changed springs (200 to 250 in back, 475 to 550 in front). My next track day is at Sebring in August. Can't wait!

jp