Folks.
I went to TWS in College Station TX today and ran the R real hard. All I have to say is, " What a machine"!!!
I had just installed my new Steeda (inch and 3/8) front sway bar and also ran my new BFG Competition RA1 tires and man did the car handle like a dream!
Once the tires got hot and sticky, it was just glued to the track!!
Many thanks to Joe Johnson for coming along for the fun. Joe met me at my home this morning at 6am and we proceeded to go in my Nissan Frontier to pick up the R, which lives in a nearby secure storage facility. We put all of my tools, track rims + tires, and other stuff in my p/u and Joe drove it to TWS while I drove the R on my street tires. TWS is about a one hour drive from my home.
We arrived around 7:45 and spent a few minutes swapping the street tires for the new RA1's then had some catered breakfast with the Momentum group. We were a very small group, maybe only about 10-12 cars total. We had the entire track to ourselves for most of the day. There were a handful of new E46 M3s, one Porsche TT, one Porsche Carrera 4, a couple of Porsche Boxsters, and my R.
I can't wait to get my new diesel truck and trailer so I can start doing this more often. Did I mention yet how much fun I had today??!!! ;-)
I started the day doing 2 minute 22 second laps and desperately needed some good instruction. Joe rode with me in the car and even drove it early on so I could see how a more seasoned veteran handled it. Then I drove for several laps before we came in for a break. By the last session just before lunch, I had whittled lap times considerably down to about 2:14, with my best session coming after lunch -- 2:12. Not bad for a relative novice, as this is only my second time on a track with the R, or any other car for that matter. Additionally, the guy there in a new Porsche Twin Turbo was only running 2:09 and he was veteran driver at TWS.
Bottom line, I would like to thank my good friend Joe Johnson for coming along and helping me today. I learned alot today, and I pushed my car much harder than I had ever done before.
This car just ROCKS - plain and simple.
And for you guys who don't track your R - you don't know what you are missing out on?!!! Get the bloody thing on a track as soon as possible??!!!!!!!!
I went to TWS in College Station TX today and ran the R real hard. All I have to say is, " What a machine"!!!
I had just installed my new Steeda (inch and 3/8) front sway bar and also ran my new BFG Competition RA1 tires and man did the car handle like a dream!
Once the tires got hot and sticky, it was just glued to the track!! Many thanks to Joe Johnson for coming along for the fun. Joe met me at my home this morning at 6am and we proceeded to go in my Nissan Frontier to pick up the R, which lives in a nearby secure storage facility. We put all of my tools, track rims + tires, and other stuff in my p/u and Joe drove it to TWS while I drove the R on my street tires. TWS is about a one hour drive from my home.
We arrived around 7:45 and spent a few minutes swapping the street tires for the new RA1's then had some catered breakfast with the Momentum group. We were a very small group, maybe only about 10-12 cars total. We had the entire track to ourselves for most of the day. There were a handful of new E46 M3s, one Porsche TT, one Porsche Carrera 4, a couple of Porsche Boxsters, and my R.
I can't wait to get my new diesel truck and trailer so I can start doing this more often. Did I mention yet how much fun I had today??!!! ;-)
I started the day doing 2 minute 22 second laps and desperately needed some good instruction. Joe rode with me in the car and even drove it early on so I could see how a more seasoned veteran handled it. Then I drove for several laps before we came in for a break. By the last session just before lunch, I had whittled lap times considerably down to about 2:14, with my best session coming after lunch -- 2:12. Not bad for a relative novice, as this is only my second time on a track with the R, or any other car for that matter. Additionally, the guy there in a new Porsche Twin Turbo was only running 2:09 and he was veteran driver at TWS.
Bottom line, I would like to thank my good friend Joe Johnson for coming along and helping me today. I learned alot today, and I pushed my car much harder than I had ever done before.
This car just ROCKS - plain and simple.
And for you guys who don't track your R - you don't know what you are missing out on?!!! Get the bloody thing on a track as soon as possible??!!!!!!!!
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