My friend had never been to an autox - I've been bugging him about it for years. He finally calls me and wants to go, but his VW Rabbit definitely won't pass tech (has a vice grip holding on the gas pedal - hahaha!). I offer to let him co-drive my car - I can coach him a bit, and he can help keep my tires warm!
It was frickn' FREEZING cold. Literally, there was ice all over the place, with a northeaster blowing on us. Felt like 20 degrees. Tires actually worked much better than I expected, with both of us driving they did warm up - and for being over 2 years old, with multiple track days and 20,000-some odd street miles on them, the R888s stuck very well.
I'd like to think my coaching helped - he went from bottom of the pack, 52-second times to fastest novice of the day at 46 seconds (by a good margin, I think at least 1 second). Not bad for his first time out huh?
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