Got the new suspension
I was a great morning. I signed up for the SCCA PDX following the 12 hour endurance race in early June.
All my friends from the track were there, so I wanted to make a good showing. I prepped the car and lined up on grid for my first session. I was second in line behind a BMW. Behind me were several more BMW’s a Corvette and a newer Rabbit GTI. These are fast cars, but it’s just a track day, right?
I was taking it easy since I didn’t know how the car would act, but on the first lap, I blew past the BMW and was pulling away from the field. Here is one lap from that event posted on youtube.com
And a pic of me one the second lap leading all the “faster” cars.
The car was doing well, but I still hadn’t really pushed it yet. I had purchased some new tires at the event, R compound Toyo tires, so this was also new.
As things go for me, there was a problem. On lap 6, just when I was getting going, the engine decided to blow up. A large cloud of smoke exited the tail pipe and I pulled off.
Oh well.. There goes $200 for 6 laps. I still don’t know what the suspension has to offer, but it was fun anyway.
Next up, a new engine….