Some pro shots from my favorite track:
(and the last, ironically, not actually me driving my car--I leant it out that session to a buddy who has a BRZ for his assessment).
Last year a 1:57.27 running on Proxes.
This year with the aero on heat cycled Continental slicks 01:57.6. I'm now running aero bits (front splitter, rear underbody tray, rear diffuser, and Sard rear wing. I still need to even it out a bit as I'm still taking too much of a speed hit. I was about 3 mph slower into the carousel, about 4 mph slower coming back before braking into T10. And maybe about 3 mph down the front straight. So my lap times were close despite the straight-line hit. The downforce really helps for 1-2-3. It was the first time I ever hit the apex of T2 at triple digit speed. And that's a pretty exciting complex even when you're going considerably slower.
To be fair, this year it was also very hot and humid, even in the morning sessions and it probably took a toll on both power/speed in the morning and grip in the afternoon.
For the photos, I owe it all to Jean-Francois Leclerc. The guy just takes amazing shots and from angles you never knew possible.
A few more to highlight...
That's a pretty good time! Last time I lapped there 3-4 years ago with a bone stock EVO X (aside from DZ101 Star Specs and Hawk pads) I was something like 6-7 seconds off that kind of laptime. I can totally relate about 1-2-3, never had the balls to feel comfortable there.
But I really love the track. I'd rather lap Tremblant than Road Atlanta, VIR or Lime Rock. It's just a phenomenal circuit. And the surrounding area is a great place to be. While I was up there with BMW CCA, ten days ago, the FIA was there performing the recertification. Lawrence Stroll flew in via helicopter to meet them. Quite the production.
"Not very nice looking car"Took a nicer pic of the not very nice looking car....lol
Awesome car mate. My wife and I just ordered a manual 86 GTS with performance pack (limited edition in Apollo Blue), mainly for her to use as a daily, but I'm looking forward to using it on the road. May do a few improvements on the handling side but will keep it mostly stock.Last year a 1:57.27 running on Proxes.
This year with the aero on heat cycled Continental slicks 01:57.6. I'm now running aero bits (front splitter, rear underbody tray, rear diffuser, and Sard rear wing. I still need to even it out a bit as I'm still taking too much of a speed hit. I was about 3 mph slower into the carousel, about 4 mph slower coming back before braking into T10. And maybe about 3 mph down the front straight. So my lap times were close despite the straight-line hit. The downforce really helps for 1-2-3. It was the first time I ever hit the apex of T2 at triple digit speed. And that's a pretty exciting complex even when you're going considerably slower.
To be fair, this year it was also very hot and humid, even in the morning sessions and it probably took a toll on both power/speed in the morning and grip in the afternoon.
For the photos, I owe it all to Jean-Francois Leclerc. The guy just takes amazing shots and from angles you never knew possible.
A few more to highlight...
