Heartland Park in Topeka this last weekend. WOW.. everytime I take my car to the track I'm more and more impressed. I moved up a group this weekend, so had an instructor for a couple of sessions. I was starting to get a little brake fade later in the session, and fortunately a guy had set up a little store, a trailer actually, with "stuff" we might need. He had some Padgid orange pads. I got them, installed them with help from the guy next to me, who was jacking up the car while i removed the tires, in oohhh about 15 minutes and OMG!!! After the instructor sent me out on my own, holy cow. I picked up about 15 mph or so at the end of the straight (from braking later and less weight), was braking about 30-50 ft further into the corners and had NO fade. LOL... the first lap with these pads on I couldn't believe how much further into the corner I could go before puttin the whoa's on. An absolute blast!!!!
For a couple of sessions I got behind this 944 turbo (both of us on street tires), and we played cat and mouse the whole time. He'd pull a little ahead of me in the straights and I'd catch him and be right on his bumper in the corners. Never could pass him though. He's got too much oomph. But what fun! I pulled up to him after the session was over, going to appologize for getting all over him in the corners, hoping I wasn' t pissing him off, with him not being able to see my front bumper except when my line was tighter than his and he could see me out his drivers window! LOL He got out and just pointed at me and started laughing. He was having as much fun as I was.
A guy I met a couple years ago has an older C4. We started tracking at the same time and seems like we've got similar skills. But the boxster would leave him in the dust. Since he can't turn off his PSM it really hurts him in the corners, but surprisingly, I was once just ahead of him entering the front straight and even there I left him in the rearview mirror. I know the older c4's are hogs for weight, but damm.. He looked like he was sittin still. And he claimed he was NOT babying it. interesting.
Now,,, if I only had a set of track wheels and tires. I'm pushing these street tires to the max now. My instructor suggested, and I agree, that track rubber would make a huge difference. Any suggestions on how to convince my wife that I MUST have these???? ( I need to move to Texas so I can do this year round!!) Did you guys warn me that this was addictive???
Bob
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