After the fresh alignment, fresh fluids and new front brakes, Hez and I attended the NNJR Porsche Club of America's autocross to make sure everything was operating as expected. Lupa was there at this event driven by Clyde so I finally got to see both my cars in action together for the first time. Lot J at the meadowlands is quite bumpy and Mark Labbancz did an incredible job making a course that minimized the bumpiness as much as possible and was well balanced. I'd say it was arguably the best course we've seen in that particular lot.
The fleet - NNJR PCA - 8/21/2016
Just before the event started, we got hit hard with heavy rain and our first two runs were sketchy at best. Super wide Hoosiers and standing water don't really mix well. We both went around the course gingerly as there was no need to risk the car for a local event this close to Nationals. The course dried up by our 3rd and 4th runs and we finally got the brakes to bed in and the tires scrubbed nicely.
Fast cars/driver duking it out - NNJR PCA - 8/21/2016 Photo by: Jake Namer
In the afternoon, the gloves came off and the battle was on between the fast cars/drivers. Dan had his SM STi there codriven by him and Jake and it was incredible seeing Bumblejockey Hez fighting for RAW time against a SM car. Only a tenth of a second split for the top time of the day. Bumblestook felt 100% on point and we're looking forward to the final practice/testing this weekend before heading out for Lincoln later this month.
