After a long and fairly boring winter, I can finally see the light. Autocross schedules are starting to pop up, NASA
has opened registration for the first few events, and the days are finally getting noticeably longer.
I'll
be headed to Carolina Motorsports Park on February 14th for my first of hopefully many HPDEs this year. The MR2 got
some Axxis "Ultimate" brake pads (thanks NOPI!) to go along with the stickier R888s. I still need to bleed
the brakes and change the oil. Otherwise, it seems to be in pretty good order. It'd be nice if I could find
a nearby autocross for a bit of a shake-down, but I think the first one of those is on the 28th in Chattanooga.
As
a side note, I will be borrowing a trailer this year so I don't have a repeat of my VIR experience. Lessons learned.
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After a long, and somewhat droll winter off-season, I can see the light. The first test&tunes and HDPEs start
up next month and I honestly can't wait. So the good news is the first events are only a month away. The bad
news is that the first events are only a month away. Scant time in which to assess any issues that may have cropped
up during cold-weather commuting, secure a few necessities, and knock the rust of of the driving skills.
At
least we'll see some sun and 50+ temperatures for a week or so. That should be warm enough to see if anything is
going to leak.
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.
