Today was a good day. Know why? Because we got to go racing.
Even when you're not the fastest guy out there (by a long shot, sometimes), it's still tons of fun. We ran one session with the RE71Rs and ran a 1:25.2. We had softened up the rear bar one spot (now full soft) and it all but did away with the oversteer.
Then we switched to Hoosier R7s. Didn't pick up quite as much time as we'd hoped, but managed a 1:24.7. So, half a second. Definitely feels like the stock brakes aren't up to task anymore, so the AP brakes will be going on next.
Here's a video from in the car of the fast lap:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCnn4vXXqQ"]BRZ Testing at Motorsport Ranch - YouTube[/ame]
Here's the lateral Gs over each fast lap. You can see the Hoosiers are developing a little more grip in the corners, but not a ton.
When you add GPS speed, there's a little more speed being carried through the corners. Hard to get a perfect comparison, though, as you can see there was a little bit of traffic.
Sorry we don't have any better graphs, but there really wasn't that much to show. The Hoosiers handled exactly like the RE71Rs, which was great. We're anticipating a much longer "fast" life, though, the RE71s were good for a handful of sessions before they noticeably dropped off.
Jake