10-11-2012, 04:16 PM | #1 |
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Biglare's Baby M at Auto Club Speedway
Well I had a chance to get the Baby M out on the track this past Sunday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. They were running the "roval" setup which uses 3/4 of the oval and is 2.88 miles long with 17-turns. It was my first time on this track and had a blast out there. I was able to get up to 155mph on the oval portion and managed to shave over 3.5 seconds off my lap times from my first session to my last session. My fastest time was a 2:01.1 so I was happy with that for my first time there.
The ESS Stage 1+ tune definitely helped add a punch of power. The torque is just nutz in this car and helped pull out of the turns and power down the straights. It comes on so fast that you really need to pay full attention to keep it planted. There were no overheating issues at all and that is with the stock IC. I'm sure with the upgraded FMIC it will stay cool even on the hottest of days. The stock brake pads didn't like the 140-30mph stomps lap after lap, so those will have to be changed next time. The KW's performed great and really helped the handling, but there was still some roll. I may firm them up a couple of notches the next time. I was most surprised from the tires. The Toyo R888's 235/35 and 265/30's held up well and stuck the car around the corners. I was afraid that they were not wide enough, but the R888's are a little wider than the size states, so they worked out well. I'm not sure if I can even fit the 265/30 and 295/30 setup on the Baby M, but maybe I'll try that next time. Baby M Setup:
I did not take as many pictures as I wish that I would have taken, but here are a few of them. Also, sad to report that a McLaren MP4-12C hit a wall and was most likely totaled, but the driver walked away. On track shots taken by CaliPhotography.com. Enjoy the pics and video. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 - Poor McLaren! Videos #1 - Baby M around the Roval #2 - McLaren Vid from iPhone
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10-11-2012, 04:32 PM | #3 |
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Sounds like a blast. The pics look great as well.
How many Mustangs were on that track? Every shot of the 1M shows a 'stang in the background.
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car looks great. good to see casey's gtr in there too.
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did you witness the mclaren accident? huge controversy over it
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I'm going to start with some pads and see how they perform.
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Casey was rippin it up with 1:47.4 lap times. Don't think I can make the Targa event. I did not see it happen, but I ran over a couple of minutes after it happened. I am not sure of the controversy, but here is what I heard from people minutes after the accident. Several people said the same thing. The McLaren went to pass a FRS(turbo'd with over 400hp) and thought that it was past the FRS and went to move back in the line and clipped the FRS. After clipping the FRS the McLaren lost control and ran into the wall. Quote:
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love it biglare!
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Great pics/video and thx for posting.
RIP McL. I guess since this is on the track, insurance won't cover the car and it is a total loss for the owner? Glad to hear he was unharmed.
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Controversy here...
http://jalopnik.com/5949834/mclaren-...nutes-on-track The Mclaren driver's looking more like culprit every day |
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