Ok, so I had a blast at Arizona Motorsports Park (AMP) with the NASA crew on Oct 28. This was my second day at AMP so I felt a little more comfortable out on track. Since this track is noise restricted to something like 96db, here's some obligatory pics of my muffler plugs which work flawlessly btw.
This was my first track day that I used "track" mode. Until now I've been running in "sport" mode. Initially I was apprehensive of using track mode because I was afraid to loop it on an upshift or something because I don't have a lot of experience with high Hp cars (i.e. no traction control). But, you'll never learn if you don't try; so I took off my skirt and decided to try it. It just so happens to be like 10x more fun than sport mode, sure I almost looped it 3x during the session but who's counting.
One of the things I enjoyed most about track mode was the relaxed stability control (SC) compared to sport mode. The relaxed setting seemed to allow you hang the ass end out a little more before intervention. I was playing around with this new found freedom on corner entry with varying results. I noticed that if I was a little slow at getting back to throttle after my braking zone just at the point of turn in, the car would rotate VERY well. And poof! it felt like a kart.
I've decided to start recording the gauge detail after each session until I can get a Solo DL. I'm just doing this to monitor the temp of the fluids. The ambient temps ranged from about 80-90F. All the temps from each 20 min session (4 total) were within 10deg of another, so only one pic is needed.
Another on the list of firsts was my use of the on board lap timer. Nothing great really, just a stopwatch that is activated by the "ok" button on the wheel. According to my shabby timing, I'm running approx 1:56 min/sec hero lap. I have no idea if this is good/bad for this track, ultimately it doesn't matter because I'm in DE but progress is fun too.
I also popped my cherry in the off road department as well. It was the last session, of course, and I decide to actually try to brake at the "not enough real-estate to brake in time" cones. In any event, I knew right when I touched the brakes that couldn't slow enough to make the turn. So I kept it straight and drove it straight off, followed the track and got back on when it was clear. Waaaaayyyy less eventful/bumpy compared to karts, lots of dust tho. Now I'm not as paranoid to throw it in the dirt. When I get around to inspecting the car I'll find out if any damage occurred.
Finally, it was nice meeting you
@captdistraction & guy with the black GT whose name I can't remember right now, and thanks for the drinks
@ArizonaBOSS hopefully I'll see you guys at the next one.