03-26-2012, 10:52 AM
Nice DJ :lol: I was sending you those extra 5 horsepowerz thoughts on my way home so I'll take credit for the miraculous turnaround.
So that was an interesting, at times tumultuous (has that word ever been used on an internet forum?) weekend, and looking back overall it was an absolute riot. My drive down was fairly miserable - I had no choice but to hit the road at about 4pm Friday and immediately hit 28/66 traffic. Clear of that, I made my way into Cville and the goddamn Jason Aldean country concert at JPJ arena kept me at a standstill for at least an hour on 29 :finger: . I arrived at 10pm fairly miserably.
First session on Saturday was during a heavy downpour with the top down, slip 'n sliding from puddle to puddle. I think I and one other Miata with the top down were the only two cars to stay out for the entire session :thumbup: . Still, that wasn't a great start to the day and I was completely soaked through from sitting on grid in my 4-wheel bathtub, so the miserableness increased.
Then, I got in a good dry session later in the day. I had one 4-wheel off in turn 3, but other than that no drama. And Sunday was bang-on - weather was much improved, I had a more productive (less) wet session, and climbing the esses "clicked" and I was more and more giddy with each stab at them, and the rest of the course as a whole.
So, weather largely sucked, but the driving and hanging out with everyone won out. Good times!
So that was an interesting, at times tumultuous (has that word ever been used on an internet forum?) weekend, and looking back overall it was an absolute riot. My drive down was fairly miserable - I had no choice but to hit the road at about 4pm Friday and immediately hit 28/66 traffic. Clear of that, I made my way into Cville and the goddamn Jason Aldean country concert at JPJ arena kept me at a standstill for at least an hour on 29 :finger: . I arrived at 10pm fairly miserably.
First session on Saturday was during a heavy downpour with the top down, slip 'n sliding from puddle to puddle. I think I and one other Miata with the top down were the only two cars to stay out for the entire session :thumbup: . Still, that wasn't a great start to the day and I was completely soaked through from sitting on grid in my 4-wheel bathtub, so the miserableness increased.
Then, I got in a good dry session later in the day. I had one 4-wheel off in turn 3, but other than that no drama. And Sunday was bang-on - weather was much improved, I had a more productive (less) wet session, and climbing the esses "clicked" and I was more and more giddy with each stab at them, and the rest of the course as a whole.
So, weather largely sucked, but the driving and hanging out with everyone won out. Good times!
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here