Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates
Pics from my Mid OH HPDE with OVRPCA:
It was a bitter 38 degrees the first 2 days, not many people went out on the track, mostly street cars, here's a shot by the 'keyhole'
By day 3 the sun came out and the whole track was vibrating from the rumble of race cars being fired up to hit the track!
My brake pads weren't cooperating most of the weekend, so my track buddy let me drive his CaymanS with race tires, that thing was like a GOcart
After that point another track ****** friend of mine saw me shaking after 2 days and very little seat time, so he had mercy on me and let me take his 911 out for a spin. I promised to be gentle with it and save him some brake pads, which I kindly did 'cause my foot was PLANTED in that thing! I got so used to the torque of the Viper coming out of the apex's and the porsche just wasn't the same...BUT....it has some go to it and handled like a DREAM and was very forgiving.
The ABS flashed about a dozen times each lap haha so once I turned that off I was flying!
My 2 buddies like to drive...uhhh....FAST! Here's a shot of them on the back straight, they like to swap paint too, good thing both their cars are silver haha
The great part about instructing is you can go out in any run group, but the BUMMER part is you barely have any time to go out haha. I think I counted 42 sessions in 3 days.
Pic of a vette that was doing some good lap times.
Few other shots from the keyhole
where the vette is...that's actually a 'full throttle' apex out, carrying a speeds 100+mph up to that turn where the orange cones are, no brake until PAST the red car
Front straight