August 9, 2009 - I didn't spend a whole lot of time on the track last weekend.
I was spending more time than usual organizing for some reason. I did take the Targa car out a few times, and also went out to play in Elvis the V8 Miata.
Tom Heath from Grassroots Motorsports was there, and he took the Targa car out for his first session. He really enjoyed it. And it is a fun car, I'm not going to argue. It was set up with a bit of oversteer and the softer springs (as used in the race) and I think it was faster with the stiffer setup, but it was still very entertaining and Tom seemed to enjoy himself quite a bit.
I did a bit of data acquisition with a Traqmate during my few laps. I was having trouble with my line on the fastest part of the track, and this is pretty clear from the data. At least, I think it is. I'm not accelerating as hard as I should down the straight, and I'm not at my maximum cornering speed until right near the end. There, it peaks at over a g and then is followed by about .75g braking while still cornering at 0.5g.
I also compared it to a log from our previous datalogging session, a lap that was 1.2 seconds faster. I have a lot more analysis to do, but this is going to make for some really interesting reading.
Not a terribly coherent report, I know. It's been a long weekend. The Targa car acquitted itself well, and after talking to a number of people about the race and watching the videos, I have the itch to go back again very badly.
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