On the road to Warminster - 3/17/2013 |
Bumblestook in full race trim for the first time - Warminster, PA - 3/17/2013 |
Philly SCCA TnT - Warminster, PA
3/17/2013
The following week I messed with the throttle cable a bit and that somewhat helped the sticking throttle issue but it was 40 degrees at the meadowlands and the same story...she drove like crap. Cornering was impossible. I suspected it was my driving but I handed her over to Jeff Hurst and he noted it felt like crap too. In order to even get the car through the course, I had to just putts around and go on a slow cruise. Just to make sure it wasn't car setup, I slapped on the street tires and did two runs and the car was already over a second faster and much easier to drive. I was starting to think the BFGs were a bad choice and certainly at these temperatures! I was also struggling a lot getting used to the new way the car drove and I was constantly hitting cones. I got one clean run that day.
NNJR SCCA Autox - Meadowlands, NJ
3/23/2013
To try and fix the issue, I went to SJF Performance to adjust my ride height, soften my front sway bar and redo my alignment. Anything to make the front of the car work better!
Second alignment of the season - SJF Performance - 3/24/2013 |
Gendron Rear Sway Bar - 3/30/2013 |
Trying to keey the tires warm - NNJR SCCA Autox - 3/30/2013 |
NNJR SCCA Autox - Meadowlands, NJ
3/30/2013
The next day I wanted to do some more testing but ambient temps dropped below 50 (mid-40s) and windy and once again the BFGs were faltering. Data logger showed a 0.3G drop in peak lateral Gs and I could feel it. Not even 10 back to back runs did the tires get up to any decent grip. I was almost certain at this point the BFGs don't start working until above 50 degrees and sunshine.
MSNE Autox- Meadowlands, NJ
3/31/2013
Much less body roll thanks to the rear bar MSNE Autox - Meadowlands, NJ - 3/31/2013 |
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