As disheartening as it may sound, 5 seconds off Joe is not all that bad.
It was a horsepower course after all. It takes a lot of commitment,
experience, and crazy mojo to be that fast.
Keep at it and have fun!
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: red 318is [mailto:red318is@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:13 PM
To: Thana, Peter {HTS~Palo Alto}; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: GS class cars
<grinning> Well, well. I just lost that argument. I thought the 318is
was in
HS. I certainly drove it like it was (read: S L O W). I won't argue that
I
definitely need more seat time in it. I _felt_ like I would've been
faster
if I'd used the 3200lbs convertible. What was hard for me to swallow was
that I needed to be 5 seconds better to catch up to the top dogs. I know
for
sure that I could've shaved off 2 more seconds by driving better (been
spoiled by CalExpo's 4+ runs where my 4th runs have usually been my
best)
but 5 seconds? I guess I sucked worse than I thought. Oh and I was on
Kumhos. That was probably the only reason I stayed ahead of the SVT. And
I
think it was a novice driver. :-)
I haven't been around cause I've been running with the CSCC and SAC SCCA
crowd with my convertible. More runs, guaranteed fun runs and the short
10
minute drive to the events won me over. This year though, there aren't
as
many available days at CalExpo so I'll be back.
Thanks for the info, Peter. You've renewed my confidence on my purchase.
I've stopped sulking already. :-)
-Arnold
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