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Originally Posted by mimtbr
Road America BMWCCA Oktoberfast 2014 update:
I did 6 trackdays this year, Gingerman, Waterford Hills, and two days at Road America (a bucketlist item). Two sets of front 245 Hankook C71's, and one set of front Carbotec XP10s are now smoked.
Switched from 275 Hoosier rears to 245 Hankook C71s (which allowed the rear to be lowered 1").
Road America...holy crap the place is fast and awesome! Mike Clemens was the organizer (1M).
His car never ran right all weekend, but mine finally ran great! (Does the ECU need to "learn" after the COBB flash?)
I got down to 2:47. Which is 11sec slower than Mike's 2:36. I heard James Clay ran a 2:34 in a 135. If you have never been to RA (and I had'nt), the track is 4miles and 14 turns.
4miles...
Good times had, and I drove the car home, which is more than can be said by three M3 and one corvette drivers...
Could I go faster? Maybe. The whole streetcar thing at that speed is a bit nutty. No rollcage, stock seat, stock seatbelt. I learned a ton about the track, so maybe next time.
The "air experience" continues.
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Despite my disdain for "air", I applaud you for taking it to the track.