Had some fun at Palmer the other day... I was on my OK tires for these laps, swapped in the next session and ran faster. Best of the day was 1.44.1, I'll post that video in a follow up post for reference
Anyways, always fun with Eric and his GTR. In this clip, he had a (unknown at the time)...
I upgraded to two-piece floating rotors front and rear and I no longer need the rear 13.8" setup.
The brackets were installed for 2 years and worked flawlessly. They do not require the axle to be removed for installation.
One rotor is new, the other has a couple thousand miles on it but is...
Got the car out for the first track day of 2017. Set a new personal best! The new mods make the car amazing. Set the PB on old tires too that have quite a few heat cycles. I really want to get a set of R7's and have at it
Anyways, mods are in sig
Video of the two quickest back to back laps below.
I've upgraded to a double adjustable suspension setup and no longer need my previous Konis. The setup worked great and the front struts are assembled with springs and GT500 mounts. Will fit 2005+ as far as I'm aware. The shocks are the 2005-2010 spindle style and the GT500 mounts fit that era...
I need a rear trunk lid for cheap to use for some protoyping for a project I'm working. Don't care what color, or if it has damage as I'll be drilling into it anyways. I'm in CT, would prefer local because shipping something this big is $$
Ran the car at VIR (Virginia International Raceway) last week with TrackDaze. First event I have not instructed at in a couple years, so it was a blast to relax, drive, and chat with other attendees.
First time to VIR and I absolutely loved it. It's a fantastic track. The Full Course is fun...
Ran the car at VIR (Virginia International Raceway) last week with TrackDaze. First event I have not instructed at in a couple years, so it was a blast to relax, drive, and chat with other attendees.
First time to VIR and I absolutely loved it. It's a fantastic track. The Full Course is fun...
Can't remember if I posted this already... couple laps at a new track in Palmer, Mass here in the Northeast. Very, very fun course
https://youtu.be/D4GIzXoy_Y0
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Spent a day at the brand spankin new Palmer Motorsports Park today - personally, I loved the track. Limited runout, but excellent flow and a real driver's course. I ran my "new" conti scrubs for the 2 afternoon sessions and had a blast. My phone acted up most of the day, so the only clean laps I...
Despite the cold here, I gave in and drove the car a bit... of course took advantage of the driving and captured some video footage to better document my muffler deletes. I think I finally captured the sound with the rear bumper angle :) Enjoy!
And of course if you don't mind spending the...
I have track fever and it's winter, so I pulled together a little compilation of a few clips from the past 2 seasons with my Mustang GT. Few cool cars I got past and a couple that took me :)
http://youtu.be/cmArHSO6rtw
Nothing too special, just a little rev of my car and then some in car footage of a muffler delete on a 2014 GT.
http://youtu.be/nK7CemhVIvo
Speeds noted on video are not accurate based on very poor GPS signal. Speed limits are always obeyed.
Starting to plan for 2015 track season... since I have a fairly tight budget, I am looking for used track pads (such as Hawk DTC-60 or 70, Carbotech XP12, 16, 20, 24, Pagid RS19/29 RST-2, RS56, etc, Raybestos ST43, ST45, ST47, etc etc etc)
PM or email me (derek.michaels @ yahoo) if you have...
Starting to plan for 2015 track season... since I have a fairly tight budget, I am looking for used track pads (such as Hawk DTC-60 or 70, Carbotech XP12, 16, 20, 24, Pagid RS19/29 RST-2, RS56, etc, Raybestos ST43, ST45, ST47, etc etc etc)
PM or email me (derek.michaels @ yahoo) if you have...
Finally got to run my slicks & lightweight wheels at the track. Instantly in love with the setup. For this video, I also had my ~230 lb friend riding along. He's my excuse for not getting in to the 1.00's :-D Extremely fun
BFG R1's
http://youtu.be/-Uzy4s2qnIo
Finally got to run my BFG R1's at Limerock on 10/24 with LNM. What a massive, intoxicating experience. I'm fully addicted. Only ran 2 sessions of ~15 mins each, so I was just sort of getting the hang of them, but so much fun. Need to start working with tire pressures, as I got the front left hot...
Couple 1.04 second laps with my 2014 GT Track Pack. My last outing on street tires... next time I'll finally be on slicks and expect to have a lot of fun with them :)
Oh, and the cone just after turn 1 was from my previous lap where I put 2 wheels off... only time all day I put a wheel off the...
I'm headed to Limerock on Oct 24th with a couple friends. Will be instructing one of them, and then driving my Mustang for what will likely be my last outing for 2014. Anyone else going? I know Steve will be there... beware I'll (finally) have slicks with me :)
If anyone signs up, make sure to...
Fun outing at Thompson yesterday with the Audi club. Ran my personal best at this particular track. Getting quicker, one outing at a time. I think I ALMOST have my braking issues sorted as well...
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After continued brake fade issues I've had at track outings this year, I did some research and found the 2011/2012 Mustang routing has a significantly larger inlet area compared with the fog light bezels I have been using. Additionally, the routing has fewer bends, so significantly less loss in...