First dry track day: Wakefield, 1st December 2007

After spending the whole first track day in this car wiping water off the windscreen, I got pretty excited about the prospect of a few laps in the dry. Whilst the Nankangs were very hairy in the wet, they prove an acceptable tyre for a couple of laps in the dry (before they overheat and turn to mush that is). I got a little more confident in the car, and pushed out some laps that felt significantly quicker (and smoother) than I’d even been in the NA car. It was a good feeling.

More importantly, something else happened that day. I had an opportunity to ride with Anthony in his Sil80 and Dave in his R32 Skyline (albeit with a boost leak). Riding shotgun in well set up cars on semi slicks really did give me the bug to get more serious about circuit racing. The mid corner grip, and stability into the braking zones was light years ahead of my car, and it showed me what a few thoughtful suspension modifications and a good setup could do. At that point I started thinking about my car, and what I could do to make it better.

The only bummer being that after two track days, I still didn’t have a lap time in my new car.