So, following an 11.5 hour Friday-night garage session (from 5pm-4:30am), my car is now the beneficiary of a set of Koni "Yellow"
adjustable shocks, as well as some reinforced end-link mounts. The former is the last thing I can do to the car and
still run stock class with SCCA, the latter is a preventative measure done to prevent the stock mounts from cracking under
the strain of the rather large Suspention Techniques sway bar I run.
The installation took a while because
we were screwing around and watching the Olympics' opening ceremony, and because Toyota is retarded and I have to disconnect
brake lines to remove the struts...meaning those have to be reinstalled and the brakes bled.
After all of
that, I got my ass handed to me on Sunday. Strangely though, I'm ok with that. The car has never felt more
responsive on the limit, and really my placing would have been better if not for a cone or two. What I'm saying
is that the potential is there with the car now, but as with the race tires, my brain and technique may take a few events
to catch up. I can hope anyway...
Crap, I've done it
again! A hopelessly ambitious title up to which the short paragraph to follow has no chance of living. Oh well.
Pocono this year entertained for a number of reasons not least of which were the cars present. My shutter snapped
at some of the rarest Ferraris in existance, some of the fastest Alfa Romeos in the world, the newest offerings
from Lamborghini and Aston Martin, not to meantion the dearth of slightly less rarified, but no less arresting rolling
sculptures. I operated a bit of a ramshackle blog (click here), in between showfield and track days over the weekend. Honestly, half the fun of attenting such events come from sharing
the experience.
You can find pictures here: CLICK! and here: CLICK! *If you'd like a full-res version of anything you see or if you'd like to see
if we have more of any particular car (pictures shown are a drop in the bucket), drop us an e-mail.
You
can find videos (in addition to the one below) here: CLICK!!
Now, for those of you who have wondered what an FXX sounds like at full song, and not in a video game:
CMP, slightly warmer:
Much to my relief, I
arrived on friday to something other than a blizzard this time. A semi-frustrating, but over-all fun weekend ensued.
Road Atlanta: Round 2
As some of you may recall,
I have previously visited the hallowed Road of Atlanta and was thusly smitten by its grandeur. I made a second
pilgrimage over the past weekend, only this time I was not flying solo. That's right, after much ado (including,
but not limited to: a 3-year car build, moving between cities, and a thrice delayed and then cancelled track day) TJ finally
made it to an event. MORE HERE!
The
history lesson continues. I probably shouldn't have said that because it sounds educational, causing many of you
to lose interest immediately. Seriously, watch them, it'll be good for you.
