Our entry time into the track got pushed back a bit, so it was a lot of bustling to get the car unloaded, get checked in and teched and get the car stickered up. But it's all set to go, and tomorrow is supposed to be a wet one. Forecast calls for rain all day, with up to 3/4-inch soaking VIR from sunup to sundown. James Clay will be stpping by to take a few laps in the Track Event portion of the festivities and I'm looking forward to sharing data and learning the wet line at VIR.
Some cool stuff in the paddock, too.
It's so wet here. I expect animals to start pairing off soon
47 and rainy. Perfect track weather.
Sounds like the ARRC back in the day.
Tire Rack windshield banners make everything look cool.
Take a quick look at this grid and tell me what year it is.
JG Pasterjak said:
47 and rainy. Perfect track weather.
Not sure it helps in anyway, but you can code the car with Bimmercode and have it display individual tire temperatures along with pressure on that screen. Like so:
Finally! Dry weather!
morning practice session was 45-degrees, but sunny and dry. Car is soooo much fun. Neutral and predictable, but it needs a little extra time to do everything because it's pushing 3650. Still, great grip from the Bridgestones in the cold, and supple, benign manners from the Koni and Eibach suspension bits. The Hawk DTC60s are a good track compound for the car and its heft.
12 cars in the S3 class, so it's going to be a battle in our debut event.
Only issue after a dry session was a tiny bit of fender rub on the left rear. These are 18x10 ET25s with 285/35-18s. Totally acceptable, though.
