I finally got it out to an AutoX this weekend to shake it down. I borrowed a GoPro (I know, I need to get my own, haha) and I think we actually remembered to turn it on for a few runs. I’ll try to get that stuff up later. For now some pictArs:
The car worked pretty well overall, but I wasn’t thrilled. It was really pushy mid-turn to exit, and we couldn’t dial it out with tire pressures and shock adjustments. It got a LOT better, but did not go away entirely. I had a few of the local hot shoes take it for a lap, and consensus is that my front sway (38mm solid GM T1) is just waaaaay too much for a shitty asphalt parking lot. I’m okay with that since I’m optimizing for the track, so I need to get it on a road course before I make any changes there.
I did lose my clutch. Weirdest thing, it held up great all weekend through all of the racing (30+ laps). Then when I left the venue Sunday, just driving easy (seriously, not on it at all) the clutch slipped. I thought for an instant it was the tires hazing since I had aired them way back up. One more stab at the throttle produced smoke coming up through the dash/console and that stink of clutch, and I knew it was all over. I limped it to the office this morning (I stayed down near the AutoX last night) and am going to limp it either to Newtech or home tonight.
Oh well… just more money right?
-TJ