(Still waiting on the outcome of the protest, so rather than dinner we just went to a Whiskey bar. It was very tasty.)
Now we go to Watkins Glen, version 1971. This is a great, fast flowing racetrack. We're in the CanAm cars, and it's been a great challenge getting wound up round here. Rules are free in terms of car choice, but we have to do a fuel stop and a stop and go. I've gone with the M8F, the obvious choice. When I started off it was a mess. The old setup I had from a race several years ago was just awful, far too stiff and bouncing over every bump. I've reworked everything, softening up the chassis and opening up the diff, and it's made a huge difference. I can do low 1.05's pretty easy, and if I really concentrate I can almost break into the 1.04's. More importantly, the car is feeling great, lots of grip and very predictable.
The only issue is a small locking of the front brakes into the slower corners. I can drive around it, and it is safer, but I'm working on dialing it out a bit. Overall the car feels great. Did some pitstop practice as well, and that went well too.
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