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So cool to hear from a Mustang Maniac in Espana, and please tell us a bit more about where you have raced your GT? Have you had your Mustang on tracks in both Spain and Portugal or maybe even France? We would love to hear about your experiences and thanks for posting on Track Mustangs Online .
Welcome!!
That looks like a really fun and challenging track and your concern is similar to those of us who track our cars in the United States. Many of the Circuits have Memberships and they are quite expensive , but there are Amateur Clubs ( NASA and SCCA are good examples here ) or Track Event Companies who rent the track for drivers to come and have safe and fun track time. You should look into the amateur club possibilities because you may find there are many different ones that allow you to go to different tracks in Spain , Portugal, France, etc. Thanks for the note and it sounds like you are starting the hobby we all love and you can always ask Track Mustangs Online ( TMO ) members questions about car preparation prior to going to various circuits.
The track in Granada looks fabulous and hopefully it is quite close to your home?
Agree with the Madhatter, really looks great and if you ever run there using a video race camera please post on TMO.
I have my dash cam, but I'm to embarrassed to post clips from it yet I think. ;-)
Posting your videos here is a great way to improve your lap times. It certainly helped me!! My first laps were pretty horrible but I only got constructive criticism from TMO. People here are decent and are eager to help.
Nice videos.
The two things which will help your times the most are tires and track time. If you can arrange for an instructor during your track time, even better. A set of 19x11” wheel and sticky rubber will likely yield better times. What tires are available there??
One question you have that is easily answered is whether you should go to first and that answer is easy --- No!! You are likely going through a corner too slow , but as you increase your speed you will find second pulling stronger.
One item that will help is to take the car close to redline in each gear. You are driving quite smoothly , but I feel you need to carry more rpms in each gear -- now worries the Mustang will take it and you do have a rev limiter anyway.
Also , a big congratulations on getting an artisan style Spanish Cheese , that sounds alot better than the little plastic trophies many of us got for a third place finish. Of course , I may be biased as I absolutely place cheese in one of my top 5 food groups. Now if you ate it later with a fine Tempranillo, I would say that is a perfect end to a perfect track day, ha!!
Feliz Navidad!