Hey guys I just came back from a track day yesterday with a bunch of buddies!! As a group we went with:
Evolution 9 (M
Z4 M Roadster
SLK 280 (Me!)
323Ci
Civic Hatch (EK)
240sx (Kouki S14)
It rained like crazy driving to the track and it was still raining when we got there. As everyone knows, my car is stock. All it's got are Eibach springs and Toyo Proxes RA1.
Here's the list of cars (believe it or not...I still haven't figured out how it's possible yet) that I beat:
S2000
RSX Type S
WRX (a bunch of them)
STI (2 of them)
Z4 M Roadster (something wasn't right...I think tire pressure or something was off. He was in my rear view when we started, and after a little while he was gone...there's NO WAY I could have beat him in normal conditions. He told me that he didn't have the traction that I had.)
Mazdaspeed Protege
Mazda Protege 5 (2 of them)
RX-7 (FC)
M3 (e36)
328i (e92)
Acura TL
240sx (S14)
I am now officially a FIRM believer of stability and handling!! Tires make a HUGE difference!!!! Everyone said they were slipping, but to be honest at some points I really felt like I was driving on dry roads!!!
I just don't understand about the M Roadster and STIs...they should have had traction like no tomorrow...
Over here in Toronto I am the only MB (it seems) that tracks. I don't know how, but I passed everyone that I saw on the road! The whole time on the track I was searching for the EVO 9 and unfortunately I couldn't find him. I'm 98% it was because he was too fast and it was only a matter of time before he'd pass me from behind!! I was also searching for the M Roadster to see if I had a chance again...!! Damn I can't imagine what things would have been like if I were driving the 350 instead of the 280!!! My next mission is to learn to drift and be the only MB in drifting events!!
Anyways, that's that for now!
-Kelvin
