Comp Tires, BMWCCA School with the GT

[Kwattro@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-04-22 09:40:17 EDT, you write:

<< Have fun!  (Duh.)
 
 Jack
  >>


Well, I did!  Awesome.  Ok, so not only did I have the oldest car in my 
group, I had one of two without ABS, (other Honda Civic Si, late 80's race 
car).  I also had an average of 120 hp less than the other cars in the group. 
 However, hold your breath - it was raining.  I went out first session on the 
street tires, and it was horrible.  I had no choice, I switched to the 
A008R's that were shaved.  I figured that if anything, they would only be the 
same, as it was raining pretty hard and there was standing water on the 
track.  But alas, my car was too sexy.  I went out and was immediatly on the 
ass of several new M3's, none of whom would allow me to pass on the straight 
as they were supposed to.  The car handled absolutly wonderful, with 
predictable but extremely managable understeer and tons of grip for the 
conditions.  A guy walked up to me at the end and said "You were really 
driving well out there"  His friend had the civic, and had the same problem - 
no one would let him pass even though we were CLEARLY faster through the 
course.  3rd session - lined up 4th, behind the civic.  We immediatly got 
behind 2 M3's (e36's) and were all over them through Big bend, the esses, up 
the hill, west bend, and down the hill.  The civic moved out to pass the 
first car, and I stuck with him.  We passed both M3's on the straight, and 
then let out.  We ended up passing about 15 cars in all, no one passed us.  
He made a late pass on the straight, so he got away from me, but he was only 
pulling a little on the straight and not at all in corners.  I was VERY 
happy.  4th session, I lined up first, and I passed just about every car in 
the session, except the civic and a E30 M3, which started directly behind me 
and was about 1/4 lap ahead at the end.  This included: 5 M3's, 1 540i, 2 
325's, an M coupe, an M5, and a few others.  A 325i spun right in front of me 
out of Big Bend, kind of a scary event.  All in all, I was very impressed 
with the car.  It never stopped raining.  Front straight speed was about 85 
mph, but I never got a good run off the downhill.  I must have heard "Yeah, 
but it's a turbo quattro coupe" five times, to which I responded "Nope, it's 
a 2wd 115hp coupe GT."  Which was usually met by the responce "Oh.  Well, 
it's raining."

Well, a bunch of M3's saw an audi in their mirrors flashing to pass a bunch 
of times, something that won't happen again for quite some time.  I more than 
held my own, and got complimented on my good driving several times.  Now, 
let's hope they move me up a class.

Later!
Sorry for length!
Carter J
Kwattro@aol.com