It was a tough field at Thunderhill.
??? 2005 Honda S2000 (Silver) GT-4
113 1998 Dodge Viper (Silver) GT-2
14 2012 BMW M3 coupe (mineral white) -
65 2009 Nissan 370z (Silver) GT-3
567 1993 Mazda RX-7 (gray) GT-1 1466842
151 2005 BMW e46 M3 (Silver) -
134 2009 Audi R8 (Black) GT-2
!97 2012 BMW 135i (Deep Sea Blue) GT-3
19 2005 Lotus Elise (Burgundy) GT-2
615 2005 BMW M3 (Blue) GT-3
753 2013 Corvette ZR1 (White) GT-1
181 2010 Ariel Atom3 (Silver/Black) GT-1 3331231
152 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Black) GT-1 6490838
581 2013 Nissan GTR (Blue) -
905 2011 Ford Mustang GT (Candy Apple Red) GT-2 3785900
247 2005 Lotus Elise (Red) GT-4
977 2013 Subaru BRZ (Blue) GT-5
46 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution GSR (Graphite) -
6969 1996 Dodge Viper GTS (Blue) GT-1
710 2010 CORVETTE ZR1 (WHITE) GT-1 8348297
0555 2009 Lotus Exige (Burnt Orange)
I was almost the only car on street tires to add to everything else. After 10 minutes the tires lost something so the grip felt like cottage cheese. It was good but a tad less.
I improperly bedded my brakes so I had chatter initially and was unhappy with my new set up. I thought about leaving but decided to just tough it out and boy am I glad I did. Once they were hot again they seemed to be nearly normal and chattered when cold. The high speed slow down 120 - 130 to 80 MPH upset the car a bit, losing confidence, but it got me around the track in spite.
I was passed so many times. The Airiel Atom while so fast it was hard to keep track of in the rear view mirror. He was a spot on the back straight, two turns later I saw him way back and was going to give a point by when he was missing, a moment later he was passing on the other side. If he seemed fast, the RX7 with the LS7 is faster still. While flat out on my way to 130 MPH the Mazda went by like I had lifted off the gas. He blew something within a few turns and threw oil all over a Lotus and blue smoke billowed out the back as he drove off line. This is the only time I have ever passed this car with the exception of when it was broken down on the track at Laguna Seca. One heck of a car when it runs. It turned a 1:33 there. Faster than a ZR1 in Randy Pobst's hands!
I had a consistant day but I was a second short from beating my last, best time here in October.
The weather had been perfect up until mid afternoon. then sprinkles on one end of the track and dry on the other. For the last run of the day, they include the race team members at the back. It suddenly started pouring down rain where sitting waiting for the green flag.
This is the best I did all day, street tires help now. I had a lot of bugs on my windshield that I'd collected throughout the day but had tree sap from home too. This got on my wipers leaving a blurry streak on each wiper return. After 15 minutes, I was leading and pitted myself to avoid calamity. I just could not see well plus I was pushing too hard to catch cars that had passed me all day.
Drop the ego and get off the track.
Thunderhill 5/5/14 #4 - YouTube
Thunderhill Heavy Rain #5 - YouTube