Another race weekend in the books. We unfortunately had the same transmission issue as last race, so we had to again swap in our trusty spare. Other than that, we had a great day on Sunday. Improved lap times, and we got a chance to get some tire data.
We got an award for 2nd place for GT2 class in the TRAC Tour race.
We also caught a bit of the Unlimited Race with our on board camera.
Our first race weekend at Atlantic Motorsport Park was a success, but not without our share of problems. We only got 3 laps in on the Saturday Test & Tune and our transmission locked itself in 3rd gear. After tearing open the transmission to find hints of our problem, a good friend found us a old rusty gearbox that he had laying in his garage for a few years! With some penetrating oil to free up the bearings and some fresh gear oil after draining the water, we had somewhat of a transmission to get us through Sunday.
We achieved what we wanted on Sunday, which was to test the car and start to learn its limits. We were consistent with 1:22 laps and fast laps of low 1:21, which was better than what we expected on a first weekend with such little seat time.
We started last in the School Race (novice drivers) and were on our way to winning, but on the last lap we had a small spin on the grass, which let the 2nd place driver get by. We finished 6th in the TRAC Tour race.
Watch some video clips and pictures from our weekend.
