The adventures of Debbie the girl : racecar driver

[Ian c]

I now have a map .
Can anybody explain it please ?

[jb92563]

I missed your map post, so youll have run the course by now.

Did you have fun?

Give your rundown on how it went. Picturs.

How did race girl like it?

I'll be at the next months race for sure.

[Ian c]

So yesterday we took the c4 and boxster to San Diego for the autocross .

Obviously I am an awesome team chief and i had everything planned to perfection .
so I was still fitting the new wheels and tires where on the boxster about 7 hours before we had to set off , then rushing to the FedEx store to print our inspection sheets
But it seems i forget to check the so called "important" stuff .
The scruteneers overlooked the fact I had fitted nice new wheels and failed the boxster as I hadn't secured the battery

So we both shared the carrera .

We had an awesome time , and I'd like to thank the sd pca for being great hosts , and our instructors for having patience , a sense of humor , and a great deal of knowledge to pass on to us

Due to the carrera being a pdk launch car it was well specced by the factory .
But the car came with LSD , sportPASM , M030 etc so they all added up to put it in the cc11 class even though I only added 20 class-points for the gt3 cup-lip .
And THAT is my excuse for finishing bottom in class
( we are ignoring the fact my car is about 100 times more capable than my driving is )


The timing office put Debbie in the cc11L ladies class .

Which she won ...

Great ... She gets a medal , I get to pay for a new set of tires .... Typical !!!

Out of the 119 racers I was expecting us to come in 118 and 119 , but we both did well !!

I only got a"talking to" once too !!
First lap first corner spin-off , followed by another spin-off around the half-mile point

Remarkable considering I was expecting to get banned from San Diego and a bill for damaged cones

I didn't get any pictures , but did manage a few videos of Debbie driving .

Here she is at the start , and driving past me on the first strait
I think it gets around 70-80 mph before braking for the 90* left ?

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7start - YouTube

7start - YouTube

[Ian c]

I just found some pictures online .
Photography by Greg Phillips and Ted Whitte from San Diego pca

[jb92563]

Glad you had a good time.

I'd stick to the cheaper tires and rims for awhile until you feel your skills getting to the point where it will really make adifference.

Im using Hankook V12's which are grippy enough, cheap and will last ~5 race days.

[Ian c]

Originally Posted by jb92563

Glad you had a good time.

I'd stick to the cheaper tires and rims for awhile until you feel your skills getting to the point where it will really make adifference.

Im using Hankook V12's which are grippy enough, cheap and will last ~5 race days.

These are cheap rims and tires .
The car needed new rears due to uneven wear and and annoying road noise .
I will eventually get her tires on the old stock rims , The new ones are just for show

I don't think there is anything happening now until October so I have plenty of time to get the boxster ready ....


I'll just puts the stock potenza on mine as the fronts are still good .

[ExRallyXer]

Originally Posted by jb92563

Glad you had a good time.

I'd stick to the cheaper tires and rims for awhile until you feel your skills getting to the point where it will really make adifference.

I'm using Hankook V12's which are grippy enough, cheap and will last ~5 race days.

Second on the Hankook Ventus V12s. Much more grip than the Michelin Pilot Super Sports I had on before.... and less than $500 for a set of four mounted and balanced from SD Tires in Escondido.