RE: Track Daze - NW Quattro Club

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Just wanted to point out that the 200qw was *not* mine, nor was it me
driving... Wish I could've been there, though. And that I had an extra
75-100hp :-)
- peter henriksen, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626

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>From: 	steve.powers@spdg.COM[SMTP:steve.powers@spdg.COM]
>Sent: 	Thursday, May 23, 1996 5:01 AM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Track Daze - NW Quattro Club
>
>Wow!!!
>
>Yesterday at Bremerton Raceway was outstanding. We probably had 40
>Quattros. Lots of coupes, including an '84 w/ 30k _kilometers_ on
>the clock! A handful of 4000s, a couple of 5000s, 3 or so V8s, a
>200 TQ wagon (more later), an S4 and our S6 wagon.
>
>Ned was there with The Beast, which I got a wonderful demonstration
>of. Also present was Ned's daughter Marni with her yellow coupe
>which awaits some monster mods (as yet undetermined).
>
>In the morning we did threshold braking, lane toss and cone weave
>with a trail braking area at the end. As my wife and I were sharing
>the car, the instructor (from the BMW club) offered up his M6. I
>didn't have to think twice about that! I did the threshold braking
>with it and got to compare it to the S6.
>
>WHile the bimmer could make more HP, it couldn't get it to the
>ground in the short run. I could enter the cones at 60 tops with
>the M6. It stopped very fast and only hit the ABS at the final
>8 feet or so. The S6 requires a _launch_ to make the same speed
>in the same distance. I could only get 55 out of it easily. I
>didn't notice much difference in stopping though. I would
>attribute it mostly to not being used to the M6. The M6 _did_
>sound nicer...
>
>In the afternoon, we got track time. Took a recon lap and then
>got to drive at speed with an instructor. Most of the instructors
>were from the BMW club, but all that I met were really nice.
>We even had last year's Pro Solo I champ - Joe Goeke as an
>instructor.
>
>My wife took the car out first. After a few laps, she was making
>time on everyone in her group. Each instructor commented on her
>smoothness - likely due to her motorcycle training. I went out
>with the next group.
>
>I learned alot each of the 3 times I went out. How deep to go,
>where the better line was, when to get on the boost, etc., but
>I learned a whole lot more by letting Joe drive _our_ car! Wow!!
>
>He took about 4 hot laps in the 'grocery gitter'. He made that
>car move!!! I got back in the seat and imitated his lines and
>actions to the best of my ability. Much better times and higher
>exit speeds! I found myself going deeper into turn 1 (about 110
>to 115) before braking and letting the car enter at 40 or so.
>
>The resultant drift put me right in line to apex the corner
>where I had been drifting out too wide on the exit. Big improvement!
>
>The afternoon also saw the result of Ned's tweaking. The 200 TQW
>had Ned's latest tweak. The guy had swapped ECUs at lunchtime and
>was getting pretty cocky in his second go around. Into turn 1,
>he overcooks and hesitates. As a result, he swaps ends and backs
>out of the turn.
>
>The guy must have been pissed. He then accelerates into a 3 turn
>sequence (L-R-L). He overshoots his line and does a 360 towards
>the only wall on the track. He was black-flagged for the event and
>decided to leave. (it was rumored that he'd just received an
>extra 75-100 hp)
>
>We finished at 6 and said our goodbyes. I finally got to meet some
>of the list locals: Bernie, Linus, Pat, Scott, John and a few other
>folks. Well run event. Nice people. $65 is awfully cheap compared
>to value received. Kudos to everyone involved.
> 
>steve powers ... '95.5 S6 ... '95 620RX/C ... '91 K100RS-16V ... '88
>R100S
>spowers@spdg.com * stratos product development group * seattle,
>washington
>
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