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[DaleTx]

Here is a new video from my track day yesterday at PIR. Last time out my best lap was 1 min 34 sec. This time out I got my best lap time down to 1 min 31 sec. My goal is to get under 1 min 30 sec... so I'm getting close.

Changes from the last track day include... lowering the stance slightly... and installing the new Global West Cat 5 leaf springs with the spherical bearing mounts. I loved the new leafs... this was a major improvement.The car did not squat when accelerating... hooked up better on the corners... and the car felt much more stable on the long high speed sweeping corner at PIR. No more bouncing at high speed.

For this event I kept the Fox shocks on the car. I wanted to see how the Fox shocks would work when paired up with the new GW leafs. I have to eat crow now on what I said about not liking the Fox shocks. The combination of the Fox shocks with the GW Cat 5 springs worked great. No more bouncing on the back straight at high speed... the car felt very stable and handled great with this combo. I am learning as I go... and finding out that the suspension set up is very complicated. The Fox shocks worked great with the heavier leafs... and Iwill not be changing back to the Bilsteins.


Here is the video... the time for the last lap (after passing the blue BMW) was 1 min 31 sec. The speed for that lap was 130 mph on the front straight and 128 mph on the back straight. I was chasing a Z06 Corvette through some traffic at the start... very fun day!

[tmadden]

That looks like a lot of fun. Enjoy. I can't wait for mine to be ready.

[GregWeld]

Running nicely Dale!


What group put on the track day?? I've never run PIR.... or the new track up here (The Ridge) either. There's enough of us up here that we should try to get a schedule on a couple of different clubs so we can get some time in.

My next scheduled run is Laguna Seca on November 29th... so have lots of open time available!

[MX145]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Running nicely Dale!


What group put on the track day?? I've never run PIR.... or the new track up here (The Ridge) either. There's enough of us up here that we should try to get a schedule on a couple of different clubs so we can get some time in.

My next scheduled run is Laguna Seca on November 29th... so have lots of open time available!

Please post when you guys go. My car's a long way from being ready but I'd like to go check it out.

[Sieg]

Good stuff Dale, car looks pretty stable in the video.

I might be copying that simple and functional air intake system. Nicely done.

[PTAddict]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Running nicely Dale!


What group put on the track day?? I've never run PIR.... or the new track up here (The Ridge) either. There's enough of us up here that we should try to get a schedule on a couple of different clubs so we can get some time in.

My next scheduled run is Laguna Seca on November 29th... so have lots of open time available!

There are back-to-back HPDE sessions at Ridge on Sept. 12 and 13 (Thu/Fri). The 12th is the NW Porsche Club of America, the 13th is Turn 2 Lapping. I'm eyeing signing up for both - anybody else up for one or both?

FYI: The Porsche Club automatically puts you in Novice with an instructor if you've not run with them before. I've heard you can beg your way out of that if you have an instructor from another club vouch for you, but no guarantees ...

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by tmadden

That looks like a lot of fun. Enjoy. I can't wait for mine to be ready.

Thanks! Getting out on the track is great... makes all the hard work worth it.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Running nicely Dale!

What group put on the track day?? I've never run PIR.... or the new track up here (The Ridge) either. There's enough of us up here that we should try to get a schedule on a couple of different clubs so we can get some time in.

My next scheduled run is Laguna Seca on November 29th... so have lots of open time available!

Thanks Greg! I'm lovin the new engine and trans... I had a great time on Friday

The track day was put on by Cascade Sports Car Club… they do a lot of events at PIR and are a great club. Their next track day at PIR is September 6th. I would be open to a track day at either PIR or the Ridge in September if some NW guys want to get together. You should run PIR sometime... it is a fun track and very nice facility.

Some day I want to do a trip to California and run Thunderhill or Laguna Seca. It would be great to meet some of the Lat G guys down south

Originally Posted by MX145

Dale, I like your fresh air intake mods. Thanks for posting the PIR video for us to all check out. You were mov'n!

Originally Posted by MX145

Please post when you guys go. My car's a long way from being ready but I'd like to go check it out.

Thanks… It looks like we have a couple of possibilities for a NW group track day. We'll see what happens... that would be nice to meet you even if your cars not ready yet.

Originally Posted by Sieg

Good stuff Dale, car looks pretty stable in the video.

I might be copying that simple and functional air intake system. Nicely done.

Thanks Sieg... The car did feel way better at high speed than the last time out. I’m sold on the CAT 5 road race springs… what a difference in handling. I think the spherical bearing is the key… the springs are free floating and that is what makes the difference (no twisting or binding… just a consistant spring rate). All I know is they feel way better than what I had before.

I would highly recommend adding the cold air intake on your car… just be sure to allow enough clearance so you can get good airflow into the air filter. I enlarged the opening in my cowl hood to match up with the 17” diameter shroud. It’s a much better set up to draw cooler air from the outside rather than the hot air under the hood.

Please start prepping Norwood for a September track day get together for the NW guys

Originally Posted by PTAddict

There are back-to-back HPDE sessions at Ridge on Sept. 12 and 13 (Thu/Fri). The 12th is the NW Porsche Club of America, the 13th is Turn 2 Lapping. I'm eyeing signing up for both - anybody else up for one or both?

FYI: The Porsche Club automatically puts you in Novice with an instructor if you've not run with them before. I've heard you can beg your way out of that if you have an instructor from another club vouch for you, but no guarantees ...

So it looks like PIR September 6th or the ridge on September 12-13. I'm open to running the Ridge or PIR.

[GregWeld]

I just got a JURY SUMMONS for 4 days beginning September 3rd --- so PIR "appears" to be out for me on the 6th! BUT -- always the big BUTT.... sometimes they kick your butt out if you don't get picked for a jury -- and this jury duty is in Redmond -- so that's a small court and if they ask me any questions I'm certain to fail. HAHAHAHAHAHA



I'm going to do my best to try to run on the 6th at PIR....


REVISED POST:


After reading the event -- this is driver training with a 4 hour classroom on the 5th.... So I'm not interested in that... I've done a lot of schools -- I don't need to start learning the definition of an apex....and I'd have to be excused from jury duty on the 4th - in order to get down to Ptown early enough on the 5th...

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I just got a JURY SUMMONS for 4 days beginning September 3rd --- so PIR "appears" to be out for me on the 6th! BUT -- always the big BUTT.... sometimes they kick your butt out if you don't get picked for a jury -- and this jury duty is in Redmond -- so that's a small court and if they ask me any questions I'm certain to fail. HAHAHAHAHAHA



I'm going to do my best to try to run on the 6th at PIR....


REVISED POST:


After reading the event -- this is driver training with a 4 hour classroom on the 5th.... So I'm not interested in that... I've done a lot of schools -- I don't need to start learning the definition of an apex....and I'd have to be excused from jury duty on the 4th - in order to get down to Ptown early enough on the 5th...

Greg... the classroom training is typically for beginners who have never been on a track. I'm confident that you can be excused from the classroom stuff since you have have experience with other clubs. I will make a call tomorrow to find out for sure and let you know.

[MX145]

Dale, I like your fresh air intake mods. Thanks for posting the PIR video for us to all check out. You were mov'n!