[Pengineer91]

I had a very similar experience when I did my first HPDE earlier this spring at Loudon.

I didn't really appreciate some of the aspects of the car until I had it at the track. For me, the primary benefit was the consistency of the car from the first lap to the last. Having the car respond consistently and predictably over the sessions allowed me to learn without having to compensate for overheated tires, fading brakes and all the other changes I saw the drivers of other cars dealing with.

I left the track even more impressed with the car than I was before.

 

[mldlaw]

Dentist says 170 at Pocono North

My dentist says he reaches 170 in his Porsche turbo on the straight at Pocono North course. It seems impossible to me. My CRX would do 100, my Celica 108, and my Elise 120. But 170? The straight is not that long!

 

[Uncle Sam]

My dentist says he reaches 170 in his Porsche turbo on the straight at Pocono North course. It seems impossible to me. My CRX would do 100, my Celica 108, and my Elise 120. But 170? The straight is not that long!

With enough boost anything is possible. :evil:

 

[breinhar]

170 is definatly not unbleiveable, if I remember right I was going about ~140 before breaking on the straight.