Recaros are still at the upholstery shop but I think they should be back to me this week. $40 is what I was quoted, and I'm happy with that price.
Saturday and Sunday the local SCCA had a double header, so I made plans to get power steering back in and functional beforehand. I spent some time scrubbing and cleaning up all the parts before installing, and so far so good. In fact, it feels like a completely different car now. I should have done this a long time ago.
Anyway, Saturday was sunny and pretty toasty. Not a huge turnout with only 37 entrants, and I managed to land 31st overall. I know for a fact there was more left in me, I just haven't had this little steering effort before, so it surprised me how much more aggressive I was able to drive.
Sunday there were quite a few more entrants, over 50 if I remember correctly. A nasty storm rolled through around 4 AM so the course started out pretty wet. By the 6th run it was fairly dry other than a couple spots. I finished 25th overall running extremely respectable times considering I'm only on 300tw tires with a lot of sidewall flex. One thing that really helped me was riding with a couple drivers to see what lines they are running. Usually I am too close in grid to the hot shoes, but managed to place myself far enough to get ride time in. I think it's almost time for some 200tw tires and some good Hawk HP plus pads. I love this car.
Saturday and Sunday the local SCCA had a double header, so I made plans to get power steering back in and functional beforehand. I spent some time scrubbing and cleaning up all the parts before installing, and so far so good. In fact, it feels like a completely different car now. I should have done this a long time ago.
Anyway, Saturday was sunny and pretty toasty. Not a huge turnout with only 37 entrants, and I managed to land 31st overall. I know for a fact there was more left in me, I just haven't had this little steering effort before, so it surprised me how much more aggressive I was able to drive.
Sunday there were quite a few more entrants, over 50 if I remember correctly. A nasty storm rolled through around 4 AM so the course started out pretty wet. By the 6th run it was fairly dry other than a couple spots. I finished 25th overall running extremely respectable times considering I'm only on 300tw tires with a lot of sidewall flex. One thing that really helped me was riding with a couple drivers to see what lines they are running. Usually I am too close in grid to the hot shoes, but managed to place myself far enough to get ride time in. I think it's almost time for some 200tw tires and some good Hawk HP plus pads. I love this car.
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