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[NYG]

First track day with the Audi

[jfritz27]

Originally Posted by NYG

First track day with the Audi

That's a great shot, love the depth of it with the other car blurred in background.

.... And a real pleasure to meet @NYG himself at Lightning, despite the crappy weather. A good guy all around. Hoping to meet other forum members down the road as well....

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by NYG

First track day with the Audi

exciting, how did the car handle?

[NYG]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

exciting, how did the car handle?

TBD, my Z06 accident did more damage to my confidence than I expected it to.

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by NYG

TBD, my Z06 accident did more damage to my confidence than I expected it to.

Coincidentally, I spun at turn 10 today. No, damage but it shook my confidence for the next 2 sessions.

[Suds]

Some weekends I drive one car on Saturday and a second on Sunday at the track.
It’s fun but this shit really throws me off, especially when I catch wild slide on Saturday. Sunday I’m usually a little slower.

Let’s throw the M2 seats in here.

Originally Posted by NYG

TBD, my Z06 accident did more damage to my confidence than I expected it to.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Coincidentally, I spun at turn 10 today. No, damage but it shook my confidence for the next 2 sessions.

I couldn't even carry speed through the bowl - tough day for me. Not giving up, hopefully I'll recover.

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by NYG

I couldn't even carry speed through the bowl - tough day for me. Not giving up, hopefully I'll recover.

Man, that's understandable... Don't beat yourself up about it.

Accidents suck, take mental and physical tolls. Bike crash destroyed my shoulder a few years back. Had to completely revise my approach on a number of things, but especially speed. Went from trying to set pb's to just enjoying the ride for a period. Track allows for a similar mindset shift. So much there to enjoy well within the limitations of the car.

Lap times aside, how'd the R8 do? Stock?

Looks sweet. 22's are arriving and they're a problem for me.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Man, that's understandable... Don't beat yourself up about it.

Accidents suck, take mental and physical tolls. Bike crash destroyed my shoulder a few years back. Had to completely revise my approach on a number of things, but especially speed. Went from trying to set pb's to just enjoying the ride for a period. Track allows for a similar mindset shift. So much there to enjoy well within the limitations of the car.

Lap times aside, how'd the R8 do? Stock?

Looks sweet. 22's are arriving and they're a problem for me.

Mid-engine is so unbelievably different - in a good way. The turn-in and corner behavior is incredible. It doesn't help that I have PTSD in the corners because now I have to adjust to developing a new confidence. S-tronic has blown my mind, I did not expect it to be this good. If you've ever driven the quattro R8, this feels like a completely different car and much faster in the top end. Having double wishbones up front is something easy to take for granted. The car feels incredibly light, much lighter than the Z06 did even though they're more or less the same ~3450 lbs.

It's been a while since I've been in a naturally aspirated car but it's so satisfying.

Few things that need work out of factory, as expected: Dampers/springs are a bit soft, I think the front end may have progressive springs and rears linear. I have to take a look again. RWD has fixed dampers with no magneride. There's also an obvious rear bias for down force.

My buddy is struggling to get an allocation so if you can do it, I'd tell you to jump on it (just don't pay over sticker).

Edit: Forgot to add, the stock brakes are exceptional.

[melanthius]

Hooked on Driving @ Sonoma

[fanatic1]

Originally Posted by jmg

Laguna Seca:

Laguna Seca Corkscrew by JMG, on Flickr

Laguna Seca 20210610 by JMG, on Flickr

Laguna Seca 20210610 by JMG, on Flickr

Laguna Seca 20210610 by JMG, on Flickr

great pics from Laguna and sorry we missed at Button

[DrKevM5]

New York Safety Track

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by DrKevM5

New York Safety Track

how do like that track? private group rental?

[DrKevM5]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

how do like that track? private group rental?

One of my favorites! Very technical. 18 turns with plenty of elevation changes. It's like a roller coaster. You can rent the track with support staff so cheaply!

[jmg]

Originally Posted by fanatic1

great pics from Laguna and sorry we missed at Button

It was a great day with minimal traffic! Only 10-12 cars per group and after lunch only 3-4 cars.

51432958279_5ddb50e8ce_o-Edit_100 by JMG, on Flickr

[jkronq]

BMWCCA event at VIR in November 2021

[NYG]

Another shot from NJMP Lightning

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by NYG

Another shot from NJMP Lightning

Dude, yes. How's that thing working out?

[NYG]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Dude, yes. How's that thing working out?

Absolutely love the car and confidence keeps improving with every track day so I'm pushing the car a bit more but still not fully at the limit. The acceleration from 90+ mph is wild. Suffers from the same issue that my F82 had though, the suspension just isn't track focused. Trying to decide if I want to put the R8 LMS 3-way suspension on it.

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by NYG

Absolutely love the car and confidence keeps improving with every track day so I'm pushing the car a bit more but still not fully at the limit. The acceleration from 90+ mph is wild. Suffers from the same issue that my F82 had though, the suspension just isn't track focused. Trying to decide if I want to put the R8 LMS 3-way suspension on it.

Aftermarket pads and fluid? Anything else done?

[NYG]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Aftermarket pads and fluid? Anything else done?

For this last event, Hawk DTC70 front/DTC60 rear with SRF. Nothing else. First time using Hawk pads and I ended up getting them because the R8 uses 4 pads for each caliper so I had to buy double Ferodo/Pagid/etc to do a full swap. The price was like 4 figures for pads that I'm used to which is ridiculous. Hawk actually made a set for the Huracan/R8 calipers and were priced better than a single set of Ferodo/Pagid/PFCs. Without value bias, their performance is exceptional too - I genuinely like them more than any Ferodo I've ever used.

The pads might be a little too aggressive for the springs, front end dives under threshold braking from higher speeds and the weight transfer loosens the rear a bit.

[NYG]

From that day - you can tell what a vagina I've become after the Z06 crash judging by TC being on and how slow I'm going into corners but @jfritz27 saw me running PTSD 2:23s on my first event with the car so this was a big milestone for me.