After a tour of the A-main facility and getting the pits setup it was time to hit the track. The computer was on and it was all about trying to get the hot lap between us.
This turns me into a freak because now there is a constant goal while you are practicing. I took over Tanners car early and tried to put down a quick lap but it was tough. I think I ran half his battery pack going for it. Tanner finally said, “you drive good, now get your own car”
This is going to be an interesting race because there are no stock classes. They run everything here as open with the exception of novice and maybe a stock SCT class. Open is going to be very difficult because the way the track is, the power really doesn’t matter. It’s about traction and corner speed and at the moment I need some corner speed. Setup changes are in order..
Tanner has hot lap in our group btw. He’s sitting on a 17.6 and I’m sitting on a 17.7. I’m not happy about that right now. Zack is getting close at an 18.0. Some more artillery is coming in today to try and crush our lap-times so hopefully Hartson and others take it easy on us.
I put the short course on the trailer already. I ran it a few laps and it was so dialed with the new green compound Bar Codes I put it on the trailer. Tanner drove it a few laps though and broke it! Broken shock tower in the front. I didn’t have any so I went up front to Amain and purhased a new one and then I made Tanner replace it. $6 crash….ouch. It’s like buying TV on the airplane.
While I was A-main shopping I bought a Much More pit light and an MIP 1/16th to replace my broken one from a few months back. $100 down the drain but at least I improved the looks of my pitting area.
Gold and Blue compound Bar Codes have been the ticket so far on the 2wd. We are checking which inserts we to run now. Im thinking about buying more of them from A-main today to get the demand really jumping.
Now is the time where I get frustrated that I never had a home track this good. The track size is roughly 50×92 which actually seems about right for 8-10 cars. I’m ready for a test / practice facility. 🙂
I’ve already bumped into several buddies from Nor Cal that I’ve raced with in the past so it’s been a lot of fun thus far.
We have a Hella status to report. Aaron Biner was the first I heard say Hella so he wins the competition. Track is Hella fun!
We had a late lunch at Arbys and then back at it for more practice. Track closed at around 6:30 which was nice because I would still be on the drivers stand going for hot lap otherwise.
We hooked up with Aaron Biner and had dinner downtown Chico. We couldn’t find outback so we settled on whatever was closest and nearby. Tanner and Zack kept Aaron and I in the loop if any pretty girls walked by which was often. Hearing Zack say, “Ladies let’s be honest” was especially funny. Of course he thanked his Yoda Matt Mosieur for the pick-up lines afterwards. If I’m mis-representing Star Wars I’m sure Matt will let us know (Jedi Master would be the correct term**Matt**). After he finishes sending us photos of all his cats anyways. Thanks for the heads up guys.
We bumped into the General Lee in the parking lot. Don’t you think if the General Lee existed today on a current car it would have sponsors on it? Lots of dead space for decals on the General Lee. RockStar energy General Lee?
Watched a little X-games and I couldn’t help think that every year I see these kids with uglier clothes on. They look like a cross between halloween costumes from Karate Kid 1 and Nascar driver driving suits. I guess if I was sponsored by Monster Energy I would let them dress me like a clown as long as the checks kept rolling in?
Anyone notice that they have these competitions and the stadiums are so empty? Obviously they need the space and getting 100,000 people to watch backflips at 2 in the afternoon is probably difficult but maybe some CG are in order.
Time to put some silver springs in the rear of the 2wd, take out some toe-in and add some weight. I’m even considering adding and antenna cap for more steering.
I’ve been told that Chico is a college town…… I just heard “Ladies Lets be Honest” in the background….
