Props to Audifest 08 crew and everyone! What a great weekend
10-06-2008, 03:49 PM
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Depends on what you mean by 'incidents'.
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Fun weekend.....wish you guys could have made it.
One of my students had an R8 and he (2fast4chp) was very kind and let me take it out for a few laps. Gotta say that is quite the piece of track machinery. Very impressed...can only imagine what it could do with some R compound tires on it.
Fun weekend.....wish you guys could have made it.
One of my students had an R8 and he (2fast4chp) was very kind and let me take it out for a few laps. Gotta say that is quite the piece of track machinery. Very impressed...can only imagine what it could do with some R compound tires on it.
10-07-2008, 08:48 AM
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2nd - What a blast ! Well run event.
Despite mechanical challenges, it was Blast to take Soylent on the track and do amazingly well against the RS4's and Stage3 S4's in such a heavy car. I'm glad I got the rear-sway bar retrofit done, just in the nick of time.
Highlights :
- Great instructor taught me some amazing stuff (use brakes to bring nose down before turn 7A = amazing !)
- Hitting 30psi in 4th on the straights
- Keeping the pressure on Chris (even after losing a cylinder) enough to make him lose his line :-P
- Rushing to/from track-hotel to swap a flat tire and still making my 8:20 track time, priceless !
Lowlights :
- Shifting to 3rd at redline & 30psi, coming out of turn 11, I found the limits of Spec Stage3+ clutch :-/
- Having an instructor get upset for not pulling aside to let his student pass me on the cooling down lap
I'm really looking forward to bringing the A6 to the next event, and finally driving the B5 S4 on the track.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_0860a.jpg">
Soylent's mechanical challenges : Aux Fan failed so it need more cooling down time. Popped a clamp leaking boost on Saturday. Exhaust Manifold leak. And then burned out a coil pack and lost a cylinder before the last track session.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/mf1a9896a.jpg">
Highlights :
- Great instructor taught me some amazing stuff (use brakes to bring nose down before turn 7A = amazing !)
- Hitting 30psi in 4th on the straights
- Keeping the pressure on Chris (even after losing a cylinder) enough to make him lose his line :-P
- Rushing to/from track-hotel to swap a flat tire and still making my 8:20 track time, priceless !
Lowlights :
- Shifting to 3rd at redline & 30psi, coming out of turn 11, I found the limits of Spec Stage3+ clutch :-/
- Having an instructor get upset for not pulling aside to let his student pass me on the cooling down lap
I'm really looking forward to bringing the A6 to the next event, and finally driving the B5 S4 on the track.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/img_0860a.jpg">
Soylent's mechanical challenges : Aux Fan failed so it need more cooling down time. Popped a clamp leaking boost on Saturday. Exhaust Manifold leak. And then burned out a coil pack and lost a cylinder before the last track session.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/58573/mf1a9896a.jpg">
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