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On Track Adventures in Tracking my Cayman S

Another Lesson Learned . . .

Posted 08-08-2008 at 04:30 PM by KS-CS

Well, it seems every time I go to the track I learn something new . . . often the hard way.

Hallett was hot as hell this past weekend, but I wasn't going to let that deter me from enjoying another track weekend - gotta have that fix at least once a month!

On Saturday, before it really got hot, I turned in my best lap time yet at Hallett: a fairly respectable 1:37 going clockwise. Everything went pretty smoothly, though the car felt down on power from the heat which...

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Ridin' with the Man . . .

Posted 06-26-2008 at 04:05 PM by KS-CS
Updated 07-10-2008 at 04:50 PM by KS-CS

K-Man S, that is!

So . . . when I registered for the "Heat in the Heartland" DE sponsored by the KCPCA, I was a little miffed that they placed me in group 1 - presumably because I had done only 1 previous DE track day at Heartland Park Topeka (HPT) before. Since that first DE last October I've done 8-9 more track days, including 2 DE weekends, at Hallett, so I really thought I belonged at least in Group 2, but if they wanted me to start in 1 again, so be it.
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Never lift in the corner . . .

Posted 05-06-2008 at 05:54 PM by KS-CS
Updated 05-07-2008 at 03:29 AM by KS-CS

Well, I attended my 2nd PCA DE event this past week-end at the Cimarron PCA Mayfast DE, at Hallett. It was a bit more informal than the KC region PCA I attended in October - more like the regular monthly High Speed Touring event at Hallett - no ride-along instructors except for the Novices (I was placed in an Intermediate group).

It was my first time riding on R-compounds (Nitto NT01s) and I have to say they were pretty impressive, except when the hot pressure gets much above 40...

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Bummer Weekend

Posted 04-02-2008 at 03:49 PM by KS-CS

I don't know how else to describe it . . . It started out well enough - my first track event of the year (known locally as HST - High Speed Touring) at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in northern Oklahoma.

Saturday was a pretty good day; the weather was a bit cold (50 F) but otherwise I enjoyed myself. I did 5 sessions with steady improvement in my times, which I thought were pretty good for running on street tires (my nearly terminal PS2s). There was a good variety of cars in my...

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Anticipation and Aggravation

Posted 03-27-2008 at 01:01 AM by KS-CS
Updated 03-27-2008 at 02:02 AM by KS-CS

My first track days of the year are coming up this week-end and I have been eagerly looking forward to it. I had hoped to have some of my planned mods done ( e.g. Softronic Plenum, racing seats, track alignment) but I guess that's going to have to wait for next month (fingers crossed). At least that will give me a chance to do a little before and after testing with my lap times.

I did try to install my Mantis Fire Extinguisher mounting bracket - what a nightmare that turned out...

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