6/9 Saturday: First time with NARRA. I was doing time trials in TT3 class. New hoosier A6's (275 all around).
To see the weekend wrap up video on YouTube, click here. Fast forward to the good parts:
To skip my ramblings and see the pics, click here
Car with full tank of gas = 3272 lbs
New alignment:
Front: camber -2.8 left/-2.9 right
Front: caster: 6.0 left / 5.9 right
Front total toe: 1/16 OUT
Rear camber: -1.6 left and right
Rear total toe: 1/8 IN
Tire Pressures: Front - 25 cold, rears -23.5. After the session, 32 hot passenger side front. 34 drivers side hot front, rear at 32 drivers and 33 passenger
Second session 29 cold all around, hot 31 passenger side front, 33 drivers side hot front, rear at 32 drivers and 31 passenger
First session was the fastest due to cooler weather:
| Lap | Lap Tm |
| 1 | 02:38.65 |
| 2 | 01:36.68 |
| 3 | 01:32.95 |
| 4 | 01:32.86 |
| 5 | 01:32.17 |
| 6 | 01:36.19 |
| 7 | 01:32.81 |
| 8 | 01:32.81 |
| 9 | 01:32.44 |
| 10 | 01:33.05 |
| 11 | 01:45.22 |
2nd session:
| Lap | Lap Tm |
| 1 | 01:54.61 |
| 2 | 01:35.13 |
| 3 | 01:34.54 |
| 4 | 01:34.35 |
| 5 | 01:34.76 |
| 6 | 01:33.30 |
| 7 | 01:33.89 |
| 8 | 01:55.19 |
| 9 | 01:35.84 |
3rd session:
| Lap | Lap Tm |
| 1 | 02:42.65 |
| 2 | 01:33.91 |
| 3 | 01:33.68 |
| 4 | 01:33.43 |
| 5 | 01:34.22 |
| 6 | 01:37.07 |
| 7 | 01:34.27 |
| 8 | 01:34.66 |
| 9 | 01:44.21 |
| 10 | 01:43.24 |
4th session:
| Lap | Lap Tm |
| 1 | 02:30.73 |
| 2 | 01:35.20 |
| 3 | 01:37.94 |
| 4 | 01:34.69 |
| 5 | 02:00.38 |
| 6 | 03:34.53 |
| 7 | 01:46.98 |
| 8 | 01:34.64 |
| 9 | 01:36.23 |
| 10 | 01:35.48 |
6/10 - Sunday was rough!
-missed first session because lug nuts were stuck on 2 bolts. Had to remove entire front hub, knock out all studs and replace with ones my friend had spares (he is the 1st place guy BEN). I was pissed because first session is usually the fastest of the day because of cooler track temps.
-then in 2nd session, at end, I noticed I corded a tire. I was .03 behind the 2nd place guy (Edgar) so I had to find some time in the last final session on Sunday but my tire was corded and it was hot as hell.
so....the first place guy BEN let me use one of his hoosiers for the last session. How awesome is that?!?!
but...in parking lot I drove around to settle in suspension after jacking it up to change the tire, 20 minutes until the last session and I hear the rear rotor metal on metal noise. Quickly remove tire and see no brake pad material left! Put on spare used set of hawk blues on that side only (the other rear was hawk dtc 60) and got to grid just in time and I was able to beat the guy in front of my so I locked in 2nd place.
3rd session lap times - I needed to beat a 1:33.53:
Video / data for a lap, then go pro hi-def for a lap:
Passing GTR on hoosiers:
M3 spinning in front of me (3rd place guy Edgar):
After the first day, I noticed the drivers side upper poly bushing was not seated:
Will probably need new snap rings to seat the bushing again:
After first day, left front tire started to show cords:
Mark took some great shots:
Pics by Seth:
