08/02/2018
Well, the race didn’t go quite as planned. Two hours in we had completely used up a set of new rear brake pads; the proportioning valve wasn’t releasing the rear calipers and they were being held on at all times.
Shortly after bypassing the valve and replacing rear brakes, we got tangled up with a rookie team on their driver’s first lap on track. An unexpected move by them left our driver nowhere to go and the ensuing minor collision ripped off the fender and grill. This is the first contact we’ve had since 2012. Fifteen minutes with a hammer and we were back on track.
The rest of the weekend went smoothly, but we were out of contention. Nevertheless, we were able to finish 18th out of 61 cars, and something like 8th in class. Not the weekend we’d hoped for, but respectable for all the issues we had. We’ll be back!
