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Originally Posted by piku
Justin, thanks again for taking care of instructing me. I'm not convinced I could have had more fun, this weekend was the best in a long time. Honestly I left with the feeling that you're an excellent instructor, but hopefully I was an easy student as well. I'm so stoked my car basically held up. Thanks for getting that clamp for me. I'm still wondering how Nick (tan E30) was able to take me in the last session. He was driving the hell out of that car in the same session that I was settling down for the day ;)
Nothing like pointing yourself backwards... on the track... in the middle of the line... with a race car barreling towards you. I was used to autocross where I had half a second to think about what I just did wrong ;)
My best time was like 1:23.6 which I feel was very respectable considering the tires. The car is so fast, that as I get more experience and then move to better tires, I'll be able to carry so much more speed through the corners. Don't get me wrong though, I'm so happy I had those tires. I learned so much about all the various feedback, trail braking, and balancing inputs through the corners. The slow cornering speeds gave me a ton of confidence to really push it. I was also surprised to see MANY 1:23-1:25 laps (when I didn't hit traffic). A lot more consistency in my driving than I thought there would be. I really feel like I have much more natural talent for this than autocrossing.
Anyway, I'm now negotiating with the wife and it looks like I'll be back for Thunderbolt in September and then 3+ days per year in the following years depending on how money goes.
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Glad you enjoyed yourself! I called that 1:23 early on Sunday. The reason the E30 was quicker at the end of the day was probably all tires...your were done...the abuse of two days on the track took their toll and the result was a greasy mess that kept your foot out of the go fast pedal.
I think that your next step is to get some Star Specs/RS3 or similar tires...once you get a bit more seat time and are a little smoother still, then take the step up to RA1/R888/NTO1--especially since you can trailer the car.
Lightning is a very easy circuit to learn, it is probably one of the best for a new student to get into lapping on. If you make it to Thunderbolt, you will be able to make use of some more autocross skills (slow in, fast our; and throttle patience).
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Originally Posted by Chris B.
It was good to meet everyone. My weekend was fun while it lasted. Thanks for the ride Justin.
Since the slave cylinder and throwout bearing were going bad, I decided I might as well replace the clutch since I had to pull the tranny to replace the bad parts. On the newer Mustangs the slave cylinder and throwout bearing are one unit on the tranny input shaft. I was dreading doing that in the driveway using jackstands on a warm sunny Sunday and Monday and ended up finding a local shop that gave me a great price on the clutch kit, slave cylinder/throwout bearing and installation. So I picked up the car earlier tonight with a new clutch and slave cylinder/throwout bearing installed.
I went a little overkill on the clutch(rated for 550 ft-lbs of torque) but now if I decide I want to upgrade the brakes and go with a turbo kit or supercharger, I have a clutch that can handle it without killing my leg in stop & go traffic.
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Glad you enjoyed the ride and glad you got your car back so quickly!