Just because it's car related... my track day at Buttonwillow 8/11/06

[Gayle]

I drove my '92 318is for this... bought the car for $2600, it's been a fun project.




He pulls up my lap times and starts flipping thru them... best one I pulled was a 2:21.69 or so. I asked him how that compared to the faster cars, and he looked confused. Turns out the best time he ran out there all day was a 2:20.241.


Twice I had no brake, and the last time, I was looking at the lap timer, and looked up as I was running out of track. My pads are TOTALLY shot (about the width of a quarter), and I'm gonna need to step up from the Ultimates to a real performance pad, I was smoking the Ultimates within 2 laps. Probably a Hawk HP10 or something. Maybe stainless lines, and I REALLY need a rebuild, the fronts are definitely dragging.

That's awesome! Thanks for the detailed description. I love write ups that make it like you are there.

I thought Crazy Kim was going with you. How did she do given that she really does have an M3 engine?

The brakes sound scary. No pics of the agricultural detours?

[TC535i]

That's awesome! Thanks for the detailed description. I love write ups that make it like you are there.

I thought Crazy Kim was going with you. How did she do given that she really does have an M3 engine?

The brakes sound scary. No pics of the agricultural detours?

Kim was there in her car. She was a bit nervous at the beginning of the day. I was running her down pretty hard, and she couldn't figure out why her car wasn't pulling hard on me. I had a new coilover suspension, but even with her setup, she should have been giving me more trouble... but I kept coming thru turns and having to back off, carrying more speed than her and coming up on her fast.

She got really rattled, and started wondering what she was doing wrong... and the nervousness just added to the problem. Finally, she checked the tires... when the place had flipped em on the rim last week, they just filled em up with air... and she had forgotten about that rotation and never checked them. They were running about 44-45 psi hot, which is about 5-6 psi more than those tires like. Once she fixed that, she got more confidence in her car, and her laps got quicker. I didn't end up around her on the track later in the day, but she said she was doing much better.


Brakes are toast... I'm glad they made it thru the day, I had to back off there at the end. I need to figure out if I'm upgrading or staying stock size quick, I don't have much time left.


No pics yet, buddy with an SLR came out with us and took some pics, tho I doubt he got any of my off-roading experiences... I'll post some pics up when I get em tho.

[Gayle]

Kim is such a car babe. You lucked out with her.

When are you going back to buttonwillow?

[TC535i]

Kim is such a car babe. You lucked out with her.

When are you going back to buttonwillow?

Buttonwillow, not sure. Willow Springs may be in 2 weeks or a month, depending on other commitments, funding, etc... we'll see!