So as mentioned above, I made it out for the auto-x today. The morning starts out with crappy misty weather, and it was overcast most of the day. Thankfully the track dried off before I had to make a pass.
I got 4 runs. My first was a 42.7 and my best was a 39.2, so I definitely improved through the day. The fastest run I remember seeing from the day was from an open-wheel Formula Ford style car, and that was a 33.something. Lots of serious auto-crossing Miatas there running all over the place, but between mid-34's and mid 38's for the faster ones.
I wish I had a few more laps to run. I started the day with entirely too much air in the tires, and I was all over the place in my first 2 runs. I dropped a couple of pounds, and the car stuck much better. Dropped again for the last run, and again, improvement. Next time I would start much lower...
TOW did great, the steering rack replacement was a joy on the drive there and back. Not a single problem with the car during or after my runs. In addition to wanting more runs, I would have liked to have watched a session before my runs. I could tell by watching several areas that I could have improved on my line. Aw well, next time.
For anyone that came down to the Run to the Alamo event a couple of years ago, this group's next event is on that track the weekend before GG. Hopefully I will be able to get to it. Eric and I are working on scheduling the next round of work right now...
I'm beat, it was an early morning and a long day. And while I definitely prefer the driving school I did last weekend, this was still a lot of fun. A bunch of people wanted to talk about the car: it's definitely stood out in the sea of Miatas and Subarus which were there!
