IndySCCA Auto-X @ Grissom AFB
Thanks to Rick Neuenschwander for the pic!
Another weekend, another event… I was the only E Stock class car entered in the event, so there wasn’t anything to directly compare times against. I ran out of time to tweak the tire pressures exactly as I wanted, but the balance felt pretty good after the first 2 runs so I decided to just stick with the settings for the rest of the day: 32psi in the fronts, and 34psi in the rears.
DNF’d the first run because I missed a cone (should have walked the course one more time!). Best run of the day was a 57.7, though I did make mistakes. With a few more runs I think I could have broken into the low 56s, unfortunately with over 100 cars entered in the event we were limited to only 5 runs each.
This was also the first opportunity to test out the CG-Lock seat belt locks that I had installed last week. Basically it locks the lap portion of the seat belt, preventing the torso from moving around as much in the seat during cornering. Overall I’d say the product works as advertised and definitely helps keep me in place so I don’t have to hold on in the corners. Nowhere near as good as a proper racing harness, but much better than stock.
Next event is in Indianapolis on the 16th, and I’ll see if I can get summer tires on the car before then. With the tire availability severely limited for the 14″ rim sizes I’ll probably go with the Falken Azenis RT-615 195/60R14, though ideally (if the budget wasn’t a concern) I’d like to get some 15×7 rims and run a Bridgestone RE-11 on 205/50R15.
Forgot to bring a camera so I’ll edit the post with pictures when I find them…
Event times have been posted.
Edit: Here’s a video posted from a E46 M3 driver on his run: http://vimeo.com/5912368
