Sunday was "Driver appreciation track day" and I, as always was there. It was a fun and frustrating day. Lots of fast cars and very slow cars. The event had a few rookies and as usual some of the safer drivers were asked to take a rookie for a few laps of orientation. They asked me, little do they know. So for the first heat I didn't bother to take a video. Efrain Marrero was my "rookie" for the first 4 laps. We did 3 relaxed laps for him to become familiar with the layout, to see a few different lines, be warned where to be careful or be sorry, and the last lap to show what a Crossfire could do when driven at 90%. I couldn't help myself but kept it safe. I overheard him say something about pigs flying. (His car weighs 2700 lbs.) The second heat the camera didn't record. I passed everything on the track and played with a well driven Subaru. I can tell you that you don't want to be behind a 4 wheel drive vehicle with Hoosiers. They pick up and throw anything and everything. The lap I was behind him left lots of scars. I pulled off and saw numerous holes in my double tape job ...... damm, but a new best time. The third heat the video camera case fogged up and you can hardly see what it recorded. For this heat I opened the downpipes and was real low on gas so I was excited with anticipation. You just never know on track days. I was expecting real fast laps but traffic was horrible. One car I passed 4 times in 20 minutes. Not 1 clean lap and a foggy video. I spent a good deal of time behind a buddy of mine who runs times real similar to mine and ate more rocks. So my new paint job is broken in, a new best and no video.

Les

 

Thanks for the update Les. Those of us who have to deal with snow this time of year get to live vicariously through your island romps. Mine is up on jack stands for oil change, rear diff change, new plugs, 74mm TB, fab'ed CAI and alignment. Had the Eurocharged tune done last month, and will have it tweaked after the TB/CAI is done. Give 'em hell.
Mike

 

Thanks MJ. I've gotta tell you, I feel sorry for my competition. As I get faster they seem to be blowing up. 2 blew up on Sunday raising the boost to try and keep up. I love this car. I wish parts were easy to find, I'd buy a second one, strip it, cage it and race wheel to wheel.

Les

 

Sounds like your having alot of fun Les. You've got the car dialed in and showing the other guys what the SRT6 is all about. Stay safe.

 

All that's lacking is a set of Hoosier R6's. The car is easy to control, now, and when I cross the traction limits by a bit nothing bad happens. A little slide but stay on the gas and it all works out. I'm on racing vacation until february with a possible driving school near the end of January. I'm still debating publishing the crappy video I have .... we'll see.

Les

 

I guess that's why those Subie's come from the factory with mud flaps.

 

I would love to see it! Crappy or no I would love to see what a XF can do on a track with proper setup and a capable driver