race report, fp 914 Options

[fp racer]

Well it was an up and down weekend. I put in new front koni shocks and raised the spindles 19mm, but didnt have time to adjust anything. So I go out to practice and had a little rubbing so I bring it in. Fix that and go to qualify, but the oversteer was scary. 25th is where I started. A few laps in I'm up to 14th then a Miata slams the back right corner a sends me sideways. I regroup in 21st and finish 13th. The back bumper is toast and have some body damage. I go out to qualify for sundays race and get pulled in for passing under yellow. They throw out all my times and tell me I have to start last 33rd. At the start of the race I get hit on the left rear corner and sent sideways again. (miata) I save it and start passing people in turn 2,3,4,5,6,8 and on the inside of nine. From 33rd to 8th not bad in 14 laps. My oil temps were 250 to 280 with three oil coolers dont no whats going on with that. I also got passed on the straight by a miata so I think Im down on power.

[ChrisFoley]

I competed in a Regional this weekend at Lime Rock.
Of 34 starters in my race group, 24 were Miatas.
However I was nearly taken out by a TR6 when I attempted a pass on the outside going into Big Bend.

The TR6 has about 30 hp more than my car right now yet at the end of the longest straight I was beside him at the braking zone. I don't think he was trying to block me but his line sucked and I got pushed out to the marbles. I was about to start my turn in to go around the outside of the corner and I noticed he wasn't turning yet even though we were well past the first apex. A lap later he pointed me by at the top of the hill before West Bend.

Friday I had qualified 7th overall but missed the qualifying race Saturday morning due to a blown master cylinder (Tilton), so I started the feature race DFL.
The TR6 started just ahead of me by virtue of getting to the grid before me, and because of his greater straight line speed and his weird driving line I didn't get by him for 10 laps as we passed other slow cars.
At the end of the race I had passed (only) 10 cars for a 24th place finish overall and first in class. I put in the 7th fastest lap of the 34 cars, driving somewhat conservatively and being held up by a car that I should have been in front of from the start.

The missed session in the morning was rather costly because my primary objective for the weekend was suspension tuning and getting used to the new rear adjustable shocks. At least the change I made after the Friday qualifier did help the handling and I was more comfortable in the fast turns and at the crest of the uphilll.