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Potomac certainly tries to use ALL the real -estate that they rent for a weekend!
I forget which meeting I was in, where I was told of the 14 offs, 12 spins and 3 toasted cars during their previous weekend. Hmmmm
I KNOW I was in the Blue "safety briefing" where I was the only student not to raise their hand during the "Has anyone been off here?" period going around the track corner by corner. Seems like everyone stays ON at 4& 6 otherwise multiple people can tell you about dropping wheels (4) virtually anywhere on the track.
Chris, I'm glad your Guardian Angel was riding with you. That could have been TRULY UGLY.
Personally, I had a ring side seat on three occasions during session 3 Saturday. Thankfully nothing as much of a "Close call" as you had in that video.
Anyway. I'm posting this earlier that I'd expected due to what appears to be a sheared mounting stud for the Power Steering pump. The Pump is now hanging from some quick fix SS wire and I decided to limp home instead of trying for additional sessions. I can see fluid in the pan and in the wheel well and losing power steering fluid onto a track surface was not going to be by my choice. I haven't gotten to look at it as I would like to yet, to see if the pump is seized / cracked or what happened.
I just know, I like to keep my fluids in the car and off the track. Also, why try to get familiar with the car w/o power steering since next time it is on the track it will have power steering.
HOWEVER
WOW
When I met Tony Kelly, my instructor and great guy, I told him this would be a low key w/e just trying to figure out what I had with this car vs the 944. Half way through session two he says "Put out your pit in signal and let me out." I was a bit surprised. He let that hang out there a bit before saying, "You're soloed. I'll have stickers for you later."
Some cars I reel in easily and got to drive in a bit of traffic. There are the folks in compatible cars that have a better driver and there are still the big-boys in big-cars I might never real in but it is a world of difference between this car and a 944NA with seats & a roll-bar.
I REALLY like my new car. It does not lean over like the 44, it stops unbelievably and predictably, the torque is truly wonderful and I never heard my instructor say "throttle throttle throttle" - so far very big Odie smile all the time.
"A pleasure to have in school"
Jim
PS I got to take passes from cars going UP HILL!
I forget which meeting I was in, where I was told of the 14 offs, 12 spins and 3 toasted cars during their previous weekend. Hmmmm
I KNOW I was in the Blue "safety briefing" where I was the only student not to raise their hand during the "Has anyone been off here?" period going around the track corner by corner. Seems like everyone stays ON at 4& 6 otherwise multiple people can tell you about dropping wheels (4) virtually anywhere on the track.
Chris, I'm glad your Guardian Angel was riding with you. That could have been TRULY UGLY.
Personally, I had a ring side seat on three occasions during session 3 Saturday. Thankfully nothing as much of a "Close call" as you had in that video.
Anyway. I'm posting this earlier that I'd expected due to what appears to be a sheared mounting stud for the Power Steering pump. The Pump is now hanging from some quick fix SS wire and I decided to limp home instead of trying for additional sessions. I can see fluid in the pan and in the wheel well and losing power steering fluid onto a track surface was not going to be by my choice. I haven't gotten to look at it as I would like to yet, to see if the pump is seized / cracked or what happened.
I just know, I like to keep my fluids in the car and off the track. Also, why try to get familiar with the car w/o power steering since next time it is on the track it will have power steering.
HOWEVER
WOW
When I met Tony Kelly, my instructor and great guy, I told him this would be a low key w/e just trying to figure out what I had with this car vs the 944. Half way through session two he says "Put out your pit in signal and let me out." I was a bit surprised. He let that hang out there a bit before saying, "You're soloed. I'll have stickers for you later."
Some cars I reel in easily and got to drive in a bit of traffic. There are the folks in compatible cars that have a better driver and there are still the big-boys in big-cars I might never real in but it is a world of difference between this car and a 944NA with seats & a roll-bar.
I REALLY like my new car. It does not lean over like the 44, it stops unbelievably and predictably, the torque is truly wonderful and I never heard my instructor say "throttle throttle throttle" - so far very big Odie smile all the time.
"A pleasure to have in school"
Jim
PS I got to take passes from cars going UP HILL!