Yesterday's TracksUnlimited event at NSS may be the last one at the facility before its impending closure. This was my second event at the track, and my first there with the NSX. It's not the most fun track I've ever driven, but it's a nice facility and one of a precious few that's a short drive from Knoxville...That's the bad news.
The good news (for me at any rate) was that my car put up with all 121 track miles over the weekend with not a whimper. No gurgling, no burping, no overheating, no loss of any fluid of any kind....I honestly didn't know what to do with myself between sessions....I mean, what does one do at a track day when they're not driving if they have no obscure malady to chase???
It was a busy track, but I managed to squeak in a couple of clean laps. Quickest I had on video was a 1:12.0xx.
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Notes: Entry to T1 was sloppy, and I wasn't very aggressive with the brakes through the tight stuff at the beginning of the lap, probably several seconds left out there....I honestly spent much of my time staring at gauges with this being the first track day post head-gasket surgery. Barney's work held up great!
The good news (for me at any rate) was that my car put up with all 121 track miles over the weekend with not a whimper. No gurgling, no burping, no overheating, no loss of any fluid of any kind....I honestly didn't know what to do with myself between sessions....I mean, what does one do at a track day when they're not driving if they have no obscure malady to chase???
It was a busy track, but I managed to squeak in a couple of clean laps. Quickest I had on video was a 1:12.0xx.
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Notes: Entry to T1 was sloppy, and I wasn't very aggressive with the brakes through the tight stuff at the beginning of the lap, probably several seconds left out there....I honestly spent much of my time staring at gauges with this being the first track day post head-gasket surgery. Barney's work held up great!