I think the gravel sticking to the tires was from rolling around paddock. Happens at most any autocross site. Grip on course wasn't bad. (I ran all season in philly too)
Despite the 2.5 hour trek to the site, I will be attending whatever events don't conflict with Philly or Susquehanna regions next year. That was so much fun.
Seriously:
-On the way there I hit debris and destroyed a tire.
-Only got one course walk in, which is rough when the course is literally a mile long.
-Paid a ton of tolls. (shoulda done my homework on that one, they really nail you for even the tiniest trailer)
-Due to the blowout I had to run on the R-comps instead of Star Specs which was less than ideal considering how cold it turned out to be.
-To cap it all off I enjoyed a slow, 3.5 hour drive home on my 22 year old spare tire with a bunch of philly traffic thrown in for good measure.
And it was still an AWESOME day.
