On Sunday I set a new NASA TTF record at Putnam Park, a 1:25.176 that bested a prior record by about 4 tenths. As the video shows, there is still plenty of time to make up, but the track conditions in this session were the most favorable all weekend.
21st May 2013
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And now the “after”, stickered up at Putnam Park for a NASA race weekend. I competed in the TTF class Saturday and Sunday and won both days, with runs that would have also put me on the podium in a packed TTE class.
For this setup, I added the 15x8 Enkei PF01s with 205/50-15 Nitto NT01s. Final weight ranged from 2,620-2,650 depending on how full I ran on fuel.
I haven’t taken plain pictures in a while, but I detailed the car before placing the vinyl on it. It still cleans up well for a track car!
Since my last update, I’ve had to add some of the rear interior back in to make weight for NASA TTF. It looks a little funny, but I managed to put about 55 pounds worth of OEM stuff back in. Good to go! I need to be no less than 2,600 pounds when coming off track, including myself and fuel.
Ran a new personal best this weekend at Putnam Park on street tires (Bridgestone RE11). Will be back in two weeks for my first time trial of the year!
I autocrossed last weekend for the first time with the Red RS; it was a great time! I finished 4th out of 81 in raw time.
A video of my fastest lap of the weekend at Putnam Park - 1:25.18
The Red RS after a successful weekend at Putnam Park! I ran a new personal best and enjoyed the peace of mind from my new safety setup. I also moved up into the instructor/advanced run group and was able to have a lot more clean and fast laps.
Drove it to and from the track on the same NT01s!
A quick shot at how the roll bar padding and camera mount are set up.
One more Miata. This is another friend’s super clean Mariner Blue Miata that I will be running against this year in NASA TTF.
