03-25-2013, 10:10 AM
Mileage: 4,900
A little post-VIR update. Saturday had (relatively) great weather... about 55 and sunny. Jon hopped in the car and we took it out for some laps in HPDE 2. I told him that we would stay out as long as the brakes would allow, but I wouldn't chance it in the least. Better safe than sorry with your DD.
I think we got a solid 5 or 6 green laps in before the brakes packed up and left the party. I was scared to push it last month, since it was too cold for the tires to really have much grip. I put the car in track mode this time (disables everything except ABS and the "E-Diff") and got reasonably aggressive. The chassis is wonderful for being FWD. Doesn't want to plow hardly at all, and instead prefers to break the tail free juuuust a touch. Very predictable though.
On the final lap that we were out, I came down the little chute toward Oak Tree (turn 10, I guess) and felt the middle pedal getting a bit soft. Naturally, after telling Jon that we were heading in, I decided to really go for it out of Oak Tree. We touched ~130 on the back straight with a pretty good exit, the brakes hauled us down one final time, and I entered pit road incredibly pleased with the performance for being 95% stock-from-Ford. Took a pretty long time for the sponge cake to be removed from the brake pedal.
Oh, and the seats continue to be amazing. They're breaking in more and more. I spent a lot of time in the car yesterday, between pace laps and the nearly-six-hour drive home, and I was comfortable the entire time.
<3
A little post-VIR update. Saturday had (relatively) great weather... about 55 and sunny. Jon hopped in the car and we took it out for some laps in HPDE 2. I told him that we would stay out as long as the brakes would allow, but I wouldn't chance it in the least. Better safe than sorry with your DD.
I think we got a solid 5 or 6 green laps in before the brakes packed up and left the party. I was scared to push it last month, since it was too cold for the tires to really have much grip. I put the car in track mode this time (disables everything except ABS and the "E-Diff") and got reasonably aggressive. The chassis is wonderful for being FWD. Doesn't want to plow hardly at all, and instead prefers to break the tail free juuuust a touch. Very predictable though.
On the final lap that we were out, I came down the little chute toward Oak Tree (turn 10, I guess) and felt the middle pedal getting a bit soft. Naturally, after telling Jon that we were heading in, I decided to really go for it out of Oak Tree. We touched ~130 on the back straight with a pretty good exit, the brakes hauled us down one final time, and I entered pit road incredibly pleased with the performance for being 95% stock-from-Ford. Took a pretty long time for the sponge cake to be removed from the brake pedal.
Oh, and the seats continue to be amazing. They're breaking in more and more. I spent a lot of time in the car yesterday, between pace laps and the nearly-six-hour drive home, and I was comfortable the entire time.
<3
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M