Review of SCCA Track Night on 6/20/22
Warm day/night, with the constant chance of Thunderstorms, which never happened.
I was in the advance group again.
Session one, set tire pressure to start 33 front / 32 rear. Still learning about tire pressure as to wear to start. So I started on the high size.
This session ran 8 laps, lap times were from 1.40.16 (session best) to 1.47.62. A couple laps were of letting other cars by, my first session I try to get comfortable and find my braking / apex points. I use the Garmin Catalyst for video and in car coaching.
So an the end my best sequence of laps difference was 1.08%. This to me is an indication of consistency from lap to lap. This is what I am working towards. Going for consistency.
Now tire pressures after the session were to high 39 front / 38 back. Was looking for 36 front / 34 back. So next session need a big change. Oil Temp was about 225 after the session and water temps in the middle. (I make this note because I am running water and redline water wetter.
Session 2, tire pressures were 31 front / 29 rear. This session I decided to wait a bit and be more to the rear. Reason was to let the cars that were passing me were in front of me. This actually did work out. The second session is usually my best, tire pressure is set, feel comfortable and finding a spot to run. Times were 1.37.00 to 1.57.82 (this one was do to a car in trouble following it till it found a safe place) 6 of my 8 laps were under 1.40. This time my So an the end my best sequence of laps difference was 1.11%, all good still working there. It just all felt good. Oil and water temps were like last session, Tires pressure were 34 front / 32 rear. a bit below where I wanted them. z
Notes: After I turned the 1.37.00 my best (
Video), I felt a bit exhausted. Not surprising but the amount of concentration in order to get to that time. The last couple of laps were off by second and half.
Session 3 Tire pressures, should have taken the time to inflate the tires, because they were down a bit fronts 31 / rear 29.5. (lesson learned).
this session was way off.. Initial lap was a 1.38.73. on the second lap I bottom out at turn 11, cut the turn too sharp and a big bottom out. made note of this, but then started having fuel starvation. Which in the end, ended the session. Tank was half fuel. But lots of twist and turns. More on the right hand turns. New enough simply to call it quit.
Notes: Asked if they sell gas, they do, found where the pumps were for next time. After 2 sessions get gas. Now this was the first time I had it happen. Normal habit, fill the tank with gas before I leave for AMP, I am about an hour away, 50 miles. So figuring the problem was running harder, more fuel.
Had a driver who started following me, before I had problems, with a comment about my lines
During the session notice the fuel gauge was acting a bit funny, but I have seen that before and did not pay much attention to it. Came in and got ready to go and then check engine light, that sometimes happen and then it said I was running low on gas. WHAT.. I know I had a least half tank. I did, filled it up and only took 10 gallons. Cleared the code, that did not work.. Made it back to my GF house and back to knoxville no problem. So guess I figure out what is wrong and keep it full.
Next is a trip to cleveland OH, and a track night at Nelson Ledges, where I first learn how to drive my Formula Ford in 1985. Just want to do it. Doing novice there, because do not know the track and want NOW to take it easy..
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Lotus type 7, following me, let him pass, but just the size difference
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