Derek,
It could be the pads. My big, ol' 3500-pound 635 has done 1:50 with
carbon-kevlar pads all around.
'Course there was the day last November that I toasted a set of stock
pads faster than you can say "Laguna Seca" (but didn't boil the fluid).
;^)
I've since put the car on a diet, and am anxious to see how we could do
now....
-jerry
Derek Butts wrote:
>
> Navid,
>
> Please explain to me how to drive Laguna without being hard on the
brakes. I
> ran on Friday in the 1:55 to 1:57 range with crappy tires, half boost
and
> boiling brake fluid. I used engine braking as much as I could but
still cooked
> the fluid. A 1:46 is insanely quick... Now you make me want to modify
my stock
> car!!!
>
> Derek
>
> Navid Kahangi wrote:
>
> > 1:46 at Laguna buddy, that's with bad camber plates. And you don't
know how
> > to drive at Laguna if you are toasting your brake pads! :)
> >
> > As far as car prep goes, with your 10 more horses and coilovers, I
think the
> > opposite. I'll be there this weekend, overheating or not! :)
> >
> > --Navid
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Kit Wetzler
> > Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:40 AM
> > To: Steven J. Sherwood
> > Cc: navid@interwoven.com; Jim Ochi; ba-autox@autox. team. net
> > Subject: RE: c2 automotive
> >
> > > Sorry Kit...Navid will eat you alive. If you wanna tangle with
> > > us slow Audi sedans...we will be at Thunderhill on 12/3....again
> > > on 1/13-14....then at Laguna mid-month with TracQuest...and
> > > with the Quattro club on March 1-2.
> >
> > I wasn't joking when I suggested you guys come out and race with
Touring Car
> > club... :)
> >
> > > at Sears...but I think it was about 2:07 or so. Best time
> > > at Thunderhill is a 2:16 (I think...with turn #5)....best at
> > > Laguna was a 2:04 in a slow 172bhp Audi A4. I will definitely
> > > improve this time in my coilovered and r compounded S4.
> >
> > Hm. I did a 1:55 in my S2000 at Laguna Seca on street tires and
toasted
> > brake pads... 2:15 on street tires at Butonwillow in the bimmer, with
the
> > old suspension, running counterclockwise.
> >
> > We'll see. Navid may have more car prep, but I have Pure Driving
Spirit!
> > ;)
> >
> > -kit
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