Another busy racing weekend with the POC at Willow Springs.
Competition in the Boxster Spec Class was incredible with two former BSR Champions returning to run with us and a semi-pro.
I was slow in the first practice but adjusted the tire pressures for Qualifying and ran a 1:34.7 which was within 0.3 sec of my fastest time ever at this track (1:34.4).
Then I saw that I qualified 6th! WTF? The top 5 were between 1:32.2 - 1:33.4! Those are all near track record times... in Qualifying! This means that if you're not capable of running at near track record times, you'll be running mid-pack..........Oh crap.
To cut to the chase, I started 6th, finished 4th, out of 11 cars. I thought this to be a pretty good result considering the competition.
One note of interest is that my starts are getting much better so I wasn't dropped right at the flag.
Another note is that as the group split into two, I was able to stay with the front/fast pack for several laps before being dropped and then driving mostly alone between the two groups for the remainder of the race. This is also quite an improvement as I used to be dropped pretty quickly by the leaders and then had to battle it out mid-pack.
Video is on the way - I have a great shot of me saving a spin in Turn 9 while the car in front of me spins out. With the dust cloud completely obscuring my view, there were a few very worried moments but when I come out of the dust the other car can be seen spinning off to the side.
Later in the day, I also ran as part of a three-car enduro team in the 3-hour Tribute to Le Mans race. Info on that race coming up.
Last note - this is so much freaking fun that some days I can't hardly believe that I get to do this!
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