Weekend update
Wet running in Tom's '99 Sport
Forgot to post after last weekend’s auto-x. I co-drove Tom’s ’99 Miata Sport in CS to get a feel for where I stand in a competitive (at least locally) car. The car is running on 225-50R14 Hoosier A6 tires, my first attempt at driving a car on DOT-R tires. The class had 10 drivers in a whole array of NB Miatas, one NC and a Pontiac Solstice. It was also a bit wet…
...more than 'a bit' wet in certain places.
Having some competition to run against makes auto-x much more fun, though having to stand out in 50F weather with rain falling sideways during the work session was pretty miserable. In the end of the day I finished 3rd out of 10, losing out to the NC and one of the drivers of the Solstice. Not a bad start, though we’ll have to wait till some dry running to see how well I can stack up against the competition. Hopefully there are more glasses (trophies) to come this season…
Third place, not a terrible start...
Final results here. Thanks to Kyle Roland for taking some awesome pics of the event. A very special thanks to Tom for letting me co-drive his car!
The next few weeks will be quite busy… Test’n'tune at Grissom Aeroplex this Sunday, Putnam Park next Saturday and then back to Grissom the following Sunday for points event #2 of the IndySCCA Solo season.
Another $20 towards the entry fee. Season total so far: $40
