misterwaterfallin

I guess I couldn't. Now I need to wait till next year it looks like

luder_5555

^ no they are going to start a "winter" series next month.

As for the rain, there was none, the track was dry from the first run, and i bested my previous time by about a half second. i did a 1:15.3xx. and was the fastest miata besides bundy.

Part of me still wishes that it had rained. i enjoy running pgp in the wet. the down side is that someone almost certainly would have pushed too hard and hit one of the barriers.

N.L.

WestSideBilly

Yeah, it was an almost perfect day weather wise. Warm enough to be comfortable, not sweating your balls off hot.

Nice job - 1:15.3 is awesome for a N/A Miata.


One note for those who plan on doing future car events @ PGP, including lapping days (next one 9/22) or lap attack (I think I heard Sunday October 10):

Effective after today you will not be allowed to run with antifreeze coolant. Water and WaterWetter are the only acceptable fluids in your cooling system. Start flushing bitches.

RT

that's retarded

luder_5555

^ the only bad thing about using a water wetter setup is the possibility of freezing in the winter. Cooling systems are actually more efficient with water only vs 50/50 water /coolant.. withe the water wetter i can only assume that it would be even better.

Again, the biggest issue will be freezing, so make sure to get coolant back in it before winter.

WestSideBilly

I would be less worried about freezing (since it rarely gets that cold here) than about long term corrosion issues.

ALFYonso

Both of these reasons are why this is going to be a PITA. I don't want to have to keep flushing my cooling system just to participate. I understand their concern, but many of us have cars that won't suddenly start pissing coolant. Additionally, this is going to turn people off from participating that would have if they didn't need to flush. Part of why this facility is so great is because of it's accessibility. Making it tougher to participate is going to drive the casual enthusiast away.

I think it's worth asking if they would be okay with a stricter tech inspection (check all coolant lines, check for any signs of coolant leaks, etc.) instead of strictly water/water-wetter. I'll shoot them an e-mail today after work.

luder_5555

^ those arfe good points. This will be a turn off, and they will definitly lose some bussines over it.

I too agree that tougher tech is needed especially for the drifters cause they are were the problem is.

kelvin96gsr

huge turn off

WestSideBilly

The LeMons series doesn't even allow water wetter, but that makes sense - those are crap cars and there are collisions and wrecks. I wonder about a reasonable compromise - cars with completely stock engines can run coolant, modified/race/track cars need water only.