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Texas World Speedway this weekend
Went out to TWS this weekend, always a blast. My first time on the track in 12 years and of course first time with anything as big or heavy as the G8. My last track able car was my 98 Camaro which was 30% lighter with 50% more tire on it.
Observations:
holy roller. Even with BMR bars set to the softest in the front and hardest in the rear the roll was almost unbelievable. The flip side is that is that it didn't plow a ton either, not that this track is that plow inducing.
The auto did ok at track duty. This is a fast long track so it stayed in 4th most of the time.
Brakes were a small problem... EBC blue stuff pads got up to temp nicely and were good for 6-7 laps, then they would give a little, not a lot but enough I needed to back off to stay comfortable.
After 12 years, it was good to knock the rust off. I had some good laps in the 2:10 - 2:12 range which I'm pretty happy with.
Last edited by vipz28; 02-29-2016 at 12:27 PM.
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Awesome :bigthumb:
No engine carnage?
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Well... we'll see. Motor might be hurt. May have munched some material off the cam bearings, but oil pressure is OK, no knocking, no funny noises.... Seems OK after the oil change.
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Congrats on making one of the last events there. Long live TWS!!
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
2012 Caprice 9C1
2010 Tahoe PPV
2003 GMC 2500HD D/A
1996 BBB Impala SS - 11-second DD
1995 DGGM Impala SS - garage queen
1995 Z28 Convertible LT4/6sp - Her car.
1985 Firebird - 310 cu. in. LS1 C Prepared Autocross Car
Some other cars.
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