COTA Recap
Before we get started, let me down another of these just for good measure..
Wow, what a fun weekend yet again with Jimi Day and the Optima crew. Going to the big boy track at COTA loomed over us all last winter, and we knew the weekend would be a challenge happening in August. In the end, we got a break with the weather and had an absolute BLAST for two full days. Let’s recap it all..after a picture, just because.
Last Minute Prep
No good summertime thrash to get things put back together would be complete without a little last minute thrash to make it to the big event.
Going into the weekend before, we were able to get the air dam finalized, painted, and installed..and then figure out that it wouldn't go in the trailer anymore without some super sketchy wood stacking action.
Finalized the mounting and then blew it back off for some paint
Light, and flimsy as hell until it's bolted up - racecar things.
Bottomed out once in 6 runs at our bumpiest local course, which I take to mean I made it just long enough.
The week of left us scrambling to clean it up and finalize little things, including my lifesaver for the weekend.
August? Austin? Yeah, better break out the heavy artillery
With all this done, and some RaceRamps procured (BIG thanks to Terry and Jon at
Vorshlag for their help getting them here in time), it was time to head south.
Friday - Registration, Tech, and General Prep
Friday was brutal. Just, outright awful. I pride myself on being pretty tough in the heat, and had tried to prep for it, but it was just oppressive that afternoon. We got settled in at our spot, tech'd, and started the decaling process.
The canopy provided slight relief, but overall it was a draining couple of hours. We finished the day with grave doubts about how we were going to race a full weekend in it, and called it an early night back at the hotel.
Continued next post..