Ran back to back events at Pitt Race and Mid-Ohio over Memorial Day and it was nothing short of eventful. My buddy blew a Vanos oil line on his S54, his brother had a caliper bolt eject after backing out and contacting the wheel, my instructor's car caught fire in the paddock while he was in my car instructing me, my car rattled its positive terminal connection loose and died in the middle of an EZ pass, and I cracked a wheel I borrowed from a friend after my 615ks wore down to slicks. I've never gotten so little sleep and still had this much fun.
That being said, the beatings will continue until moral improves, and I'll be back on track for instructor training at VIR this Monday and Tuesday. As I wait for longer studs and a fender roller to arrive for my ECFs, I replaced my 615k+s with some Kumho v730s. Tire rack is currently running a sale and shipped some 235/40/18s for $536.
I'll post my laps at some point although they're nothing special. Pitt race was fun as you throw the car around and it has tons of run-off in case you send it a little too hard. It lives up to its reputation of eating tires, my open diff combined with the curbing destroyed my Falkens in about 4 hours on track.
Mid Ohio is fun thanks to a few high speed corners, significant elevation changes, and close barriers a la the Glen.
Going forward I need to seriously consider getting an LSD, and adding either a sway bar or stiffer springs to the rear. My concern is if I do the bar or springs first, the car will lift the inside wheel more and make my traction issue worse.
