08-28-2006, 09:59 AM
my weekend (now that i've had some rest)
i was really anxious to get out on track saturday morning because i havent driven summit main in close to a year and never with the miata. my first session was a bit hairy though as i relearned the little nuances of the track. also, my front brakes which i thought had enough meat on them for the weekend crapped out on my during my first session. i had a sinking feeling in my stomach going into T1 and T5 with such unpredictable brakes. after the session, i was considering putting my street brakes on my grooved rotors. i asked alex ratcliffe (king rat motorsports) for some miata rotors. (of all my years doin this, i think alex has helped me with an integra rotor, an integra axle and 2 miata rotors all at track weekends. what a great fuckin guy) evan also had some carbotech panther pluses that were used and he was lookin to get rid of. an instructor paddocked next to me and channing helped out by providing the jack and encouragement. i ended up changing one pad and rotor, helped instruct, came back and changed the other side just in time to get out on my next session. i bedded the pads in that session and took it fairly easy as i didnt know how my brakes would feel. the rest of the weekend, i was still a little hesitant about the brakes but the pads held up great and i could brake with a little bit of confidence. thanks to evan and alex for helpin out. my students were not in over their heads and i could see definite improvement from start to finish. i only had a few offs
but the car held up great. too bad a stock miata is no match for any car (especially corvettes) on R-tires.
other highlights from the weekend:
channing waking up RJ, chad and christina and snuggling up with RJ
throwing empty beercans at the clothes rack and then in the back of snobeck's truck
evan's hate on everyone and everything
some old dude yelling at seddon to move his truck
some love confession for chapin written on the dust on his back window
and no bent metal for any MMer's
great fuckin weekend guys... cant wait for the next one
i was really anxious to get out on track saturday morning because i havent driven summit main in close to a year and never with the miata. my first session was a bit hairy though as i relearned the little nuances of the track. also, my front brakes which i thought had enough meat on them for the weekend crapped out on my during my first session. i had a sinking feeling in my stomach going into T1 and T5 with such unpredictable brakes. after the session, i was considering putting my street brakes on my grooved rotors. i asked alex ratcliffe (king rat motorsports) for some miata rotors. (of all my years doin this, i think alex has helped me with an integra rotor, an integra axle and 2 miata rotors all at track weekends. what a great fuckin guy) evan also had some carbotech panther pluses that were used and he was lookin to get rid of. an instructor paddocked next to me and channing helped out by providing the jack and encouragement. i ended up changing one pad and rotor, helped instruct, came back and changed the other side just in time to get out on my next session. i bedded the pads in that session and took it fairly easy as i didnt know how my brakes would feel. the rest of the weekend, i was still a little hesitant about the brakes but the pads held up great and i could brake with a little bit of confidence. thanks to evan and alex for helpin out. my students were not in over their heads and i could see definite improvement from start to finish. i only had a few offs
but the car held up great. too bad a stock miata is no match for any car (especially corvettes) on R-tires.other highlights from the weekend:
channing waking up RJ, chad and christina and snuggling up with RJ
throwing empty beercans at the clothes rack and then in the back of snobeck's truck
evan's hate on everyone and everything
some old dude yelling at seddon to move his truck
some love confession for chapin written on the dust on his back window
and no bent metal for any MMer's
great fuckin weekend guys... cant wait for the next one
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3