Update time!!!
I now have brake caliper and brackets, Old style UCA, possible useable pads, some of the rub rail brackets and I am sure few other things I can't remember off the top of my head at 8:30pm and still at work. I also want to thank Tony Grau for a set of used rubber that was only used for the testing at Indy!
Now time for the BIG NEWS!!! I am sure you are wondering how drivers school went?
It was awesome!!!!! I could have done without showing up to the track and there being snow, or that it go down to 24 degrees the first night, said screw the tent and slept in the tower. I needed my sleep and to be alert and fresh for the day.
My fastest time of the weekend was a 1:21.9 I know there is a lot more time to gain and I have the hunger to do it! I probably started off way to cautious, but it was cold not my car and first time in one of them. Also having your pedals adjusted after what you thought was good just opens yours eyes! Even the 2nd session I was probably still a bit back. I did progress throughout the day, getting faster each session. Didn't have the beacon out so my times were a guess for the most part on Friday.
I have a saying, consistently inconsistent. it can relate to a lot of things but it followed here too, the nice thing was is that I proving the opposite each session. Early Apexing was one thing I noticed from the weekend and was getting better on some turns. I was overslowing Turn 1 and most likely was still by the end of the weekend. For the first day I didn't adjust brake bias, after doing that it helped going into 1.
I did have a spin or two and a four off at the exit of a turn....but I passed!!!!! On cooldown lap I probably waved like I won the race! Dream fulfilled!
We say the racing community is a family and it showed even more so this weekend to me. I wasn't planning on racing just do to funds and also I was using someone else car. Well one of my flagger family asked if she could pay the entry fee so I could at least race one day! I am still choked up about it.
I elected to run on Sunday as it was just a bit too crazy after doing the practice starts in the morning and then having to get my books and registration done, ontop it looked like it was going to rain. I was lucky I didn't race saturday as there was a bit of a mess at the start and some cars didn't make it pass the start finish line.
Qualifying on sunday could have been better, I had forgetten the day before to zip tie the PCV valve as I had to clean up its mess during the school. This came to bite me in qualifying. Had maybe 4 laps before issues. Still got down to a 22.8 and hadn't even started pushing.
So race time...I would show you the whole race but for some reason the gopro only recorded me getting into the car and then arriving at the grid. Thanks! I took it easy at the start and got around some cars. Had a great battle with Elizabeth going for several laps. I know going into Turn 6 I could have made the pass maybe twice but was being cautious. Going into 7 one lap I was like ok Beau has enough to fix after Saturday we don't need to do any more. So I slightly just eased up enough to give ourselves some breathing room. Of course I then spun at Turn 7. Got going, went into one easy and the rear just came around...I am assuming muddy tires.
The rest of the race was just trying to improve and stay out of the Leaders and the Gen 3 way. I had an absolute blast and can't wait to race again. Even writing this I am saying to myself, I must get back in a car...now! Hopefully I can get my car done and ready for the Firecracker.
Some little vids. I have a lot more video to sort thru but feel free to critique
https://youtu.be/hFPFUwVwfoghttps://youtu.be/GhV1bWTrtYk