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2009-05-15 01:01
in Cars, Ncars
I had a few reservations about the Hooked on Driving event because the advanced group only had 5 sessions of 20 minutes (which effectively is only around 12mn of track time per session). This is not so great compared to a typical Bonni/Team Racing event with 3 run groups, and 6 sessions of 25mn
Then again, I had some brakepads and tires to finish up, so I figured that limited track time would be enough.
On the plus side, there was an interesting collection of cars. 4 were even cousins of mine :)
F355
F360 with my old brakes
F430 with carbon brakes
Race F430
the Ford GT was back too
Out of the 4 rungroups, one was a race prepared group, which made for some interesting cars.
All kinds of race prepared cars
small ones too
While it was an enjoyable day, the track felt a bit crowded at times (very few clean laps at my speed), and I never really broke 2:11 (compared to my best between 2:08 and 2:09). I think it was a combination of the brakes being a bit less effective when the pads were low and overheating more easily, and the tires being chewed up, limiting my speed in turns.
Still, no one passed me and 2:11 is still nothing to sneeze at I suppose.
I bailed after the 4th session as my rear pads were really wearing thin (that's a new one, it's always been the fronts so far, but good news that my rear brakes are working harder).
All in all, it was a reasonable day. |