This HPDE was the first time to run the M3 with the new wheels/tires and the new brakes. (I still used the old Hawk HT-10 pads, which still had plenty of meat on them.)
The car performed flawlessly. Which is more than I can say for the driver. My first excuse was that I was sick on Thursday and Friday, and was marginally feeling better on Saturday. In fact, I went home early on Sunday because I was up all of Saturday night with stomach problems.
The other excuse was that the car now STOPS. (ok, that’s a good thing!) The combination of brakes that now work (really!) and the race tires means that the stopping distances are greatly diminished. Which means that I now need to essentially re-learn the track, especially my braking points. Again, a good thing, but I just wasn’t up to that kind of a challenge that weekend, given the way that I was feeling.
Still, the car is finally “done”, at least for now. (I’m not sure if I can afford to do anything else.) I’d like to get seats/harness/bar, but that will have to wait. Details of “why” is in my next post.
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