Another track day video from Buttonwillow

[Mark Slide Squad]

This event was on 3/9/13 with Speedventures.com. The track was very "green" from the rain just hours before, and track was still damp for the first couple sessions. It took a while for it to rubber-in a little bit. I improved my PB (Personal Best) lap to 2:07.0 and had a passenger in the car with me when I ran that lap. I still need to improve on some areas, and my Check Engine Light came back this event which was cutting power I also need new rotors and pads as my Project Mu B-Force have about 6 events on them now and are pretty much toast. My Hankook RS3 tires are also pretty much dunzo and old. I'm confident that once I get new pads/rotors/tires and run with no passenger, I can hopefully get into the 2:04 lap time range.

There were some other FR-S/86's there, but didn't really see what they were running time-wise. They were in different run groups.

This video shows me chasing down a new Porsche 997 911 GT3, a Lotus Elise and an E90 BMW M3. So much fun!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n712O1S4FN8"]Scion FR-S at Buttonwillow 13CW vs Porsche 911 GT3 (997) vs Lotus Elise vs BMW M3 (E90) 3/9/13 - YouTube[/ame]

[CSG Mike]

Time to go up a step to HC+800! Added benefit: they're cheaper than B-force too....

[suaveflooder]

Nice video! How were the seats? Looked like you were adjusting every so often after a hard turn

[Mark Slide Squad]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Time to go up a step to HC+800! Added benefit: they're cheaper than B-force too....

@CSG Mike I agree! I'm just scared the HC+800 will eat rotors like no tomorrow. The B-Force isn't so bad on rotors, but this is my daily driver, haha. Hmm.
@suaveflooder Yeah, the seats are OK for being stock, but I have to readjust every so often. I should take my Recaro SPG bucket out of my S14 and throw it in there for track days The worst part though is that my right leg hits the side of the console and the next day I got some nice bruises, haha. I might have to get those JDM knee pads.

[CSG Mike]

Well, we put around 19k miles on the shop car with race pads on....

[iLuveKetchup]

What caused the CEL? And how often do you get it?

[Mark Slide Squad]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Well, we put around 19k miles on the shop car with race pads on....

Were all those miles using stock calipers and rotors? I thought you have the AP brake kit, right?

[Mark Slide Squad]

Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup

What caused the CEL? And how often do you get it?

Good ol' cam angle sensor code. I usually get it after like 5 or 6 hard laps on the track. I gotta take it back to the dealer and have them fix it for good. So frustrating.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Mark Slide Squad

Were all those miles using stock calipers and rotors? I thought you have the AP brake kit, right?

A mix of, but heat stress (and eventual cracking) is the larger concern , rather than just eating into the rotor and running them too thin. We have a set of barely used (to the dealer and back on stock pads... literally 40 miles of freeway driving) rotors that we'd be willing to unload...

[Mark Slide Squad]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

A mix of, but heat stress (and eventual cracking) is the larger concern , rather than just eating into the rotor and running them too thin. We have a set of barely used (to the dealer and back on stock pads... literally 40 miles of freeway driving) rotors that we'd be willing to unload...

Hmm, PM me with a price

[orthojoe]

:facepalm: What a waste of a GT3.... No doubt the driver was making excuses somehow.

Good show, nice driving, and thanks for sharing!

[CSG Mike]

^ Mark is faster than most

[orthojoe]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

^ Mark is faster than most

I can see that. Still, there's no reason a FRS/BRZ should be passing a 997.2 GT3. I remember passing an MP4-12C and Viper ACR in the same lap once in my old Evo and thought to myself, "what are these guys doing?" It's not me. It was them. They sucked. I had no delusions where I thought an Evo could hang with any of those cars. I'm not saying you guys were thinking that way, not at all. However, there are people on this board who will come to that silly conclusion.

[orthojoe]

Then again, if OP is making massive power over stock with some sort of FI, then I take back my comments. It doesn't look like he is, though...