So the drive Wed afternoon/evening/night was fortunately uneventful. I made the 450 miles in just 2 stops. Think about that... 7+ hours with 2 chances to pee. And into that I was exhausted for some reason, so pushing the water, caffeine and coffee. I was pretty much a zombie the last 45min.
Got to the track at 7:50; just in time to register. Unloaded; got food, 10min at the pool to relax; bed. Oh yeah.... it was raining already.
Day 1...
Thursday Morning...
So today was... slow! Only 2 sessions today, when I'm used to 5! Our initial TT meeting was a full hour long! Lots of regulations and rules to go over. Fortunately I have an annual tech, so all good there. But you have to get your 'tamper proof tape', and all your class & NASA stickers (all good there too) and all your additional contingency stickers straightened out. Difficult to do with humidity and rain.
Speaking of rain; rained all night, into the morning; and through the morning. It was obviously going to be a wet day. I came on my Dunlop street tires, so I was planning on using those the first session. So I went out in the rain; 1 of only 12 in our group of ~34 that braved the bad weather. And it was slick obviously. I piloted the car to a 2:13; earning myself 2nd in grid and 1st in class. The 20 or so cars that didn't go out... they'd all be stuck lining up in back; first come; first served!
More later...
Details involved in preparing, choosing and competing in various wheel-2-wheel events mainly in the Midwest both in my previously owned 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX and other racecar rentals!
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