Man I'm beat! It was a hot one today,. I was nervous about the changes to the car, as usual for me. To cut to the chase I was within 1 second of my all time best. I got stuck behind a Suby that was pretty well driven with lots of power and was only able to catch him under braking. Being the type of event it was, track time, no passing without a point bye. So he cost me some 10ths. With the days heat I think I did pretty good. The alignment I chose for the front was close to perfect. I used Tommy's alignment, -2.7º for the front. For the rear I used what was working with the K&W's on my car. It needs a fair amount of additional negative camber the G/C race kit. Everything happens faster with the G/C race kit. Turn in, changes in direction, braking, lifting off the brakes all have immediate response from the car. I scared myself a few times in a section the has quick changes in direction because the car responds so quick to the wheel. I almost lost the rear of the car being too abrupt. The car worked better than I expected jumping curbs. The faster the speed the better the car felt. The bumps at 100 and up get absorbed much better than the K&W's. The race kit is a RACE KIT. Make no mistake, you will most likely be unhappy with it on the street. If your streets are generally decent and your 20 ish it's acceptable. I worked up to speed a little at a time. When I got to really exploring the limits I found the handling to be predictable, and when I pushed too hard, recoverable. With practice the car will be faster. No doubt. The limits are more or less the same (tires) but how you get there and and how quickly are completely different. Today the front was sticking and the rear on the loose side. Partially due to the alignment. Partially due to using air in the tires. When they hit the sweet spot (pressure) it's magic. With air I have to under inflate the tires to begin and they end up with too much pressure by the end of the heat. So my next mod is a nitrogen tank. It'll help a great deal and make it easier to get into a rhythm. My camber arms are hitting the sway bar. Not on track. On the street on big dips at speed that compress both sides at the same time. I'll be playing with the length of the sway bar links to learn if the contact can be adjusted out. As I reflect on the event I'll post more info. Did I mention how great the car feels over 100? Just amazing. Now to change the alignment, get nitrogen in the tires and adjust to the new feel.

Les