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a saloon!
I simply need more power, but that's a little more involved than adding
camber.
But speaking
of power, I have to tell you that at the end of the day I was "thrown the
keys" to our events coordinator John Zender's infamous Flamer-Europa, and
I gladly took it out for a few laps. As some of you know, John put
a Cosworth BD in his car a few years back, and he's been doing mods every
year since then to get every ounce of speed out of the car. And as
I quickly found out, speed is no problem for The Flamer, simply put your
foot down and it takes off! There's so much more power on tap compared
to the relatively stock Europa I drove all day, and the power was over
a larger range of the tach as well. As for the handling, the Europa
felt like it was on its tiptoes all day, drifting around the turns.
But The Flamer felt like it was glued to the track; adhesion was indeed
on another level. I would enjoy a whole day in that car as
I wasn't even close to exploring its limits after only four laps.
But hearing that BD behind me, and feeling that power under my foot was
a great finish to an outstanding day. The checkered flag came out
to end the last session when I began my fourth lap. I was disappointed
that I couldn't go around a few more times, but I was really glad I got
the opportunity to experience John's car, thanks John!
I'll close by
saying that for those who got scared off by the weather, well, you did
just that, you got scared off. I know that Willows in July doesn't
sound very appealing, but this time nature played a pleasant trick on us
and the weather turned out to be great! We woke up to some thunderstorms
which quickly dissipated by the time we got to the track, and which left
us with a nice breeze all day. Everyone remarked how nice the day
was, and I didn't hear of anyone overheating the entire day. On behalf
of all those who participated, I'd like to thank John Zender for putting
on another great track day. We had tons of track time, it was well
organized, and of course, his connections regarding the weather were very
impressive, and much appreciated, to say the least. Thanks again
John!
The next track
day is October 9th, so mark your calendars, ask your boss for
the day off, and come out and enjoy the fun, I can guarantee you'll be
glad you did! See you at the next
meeting.
Scott |
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