Superformance MKII, Riverside Racer 289 FIA vintage race car

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Well, finally got a video to upload to youtube. I think that I have to move the camera as my rear view mirror blocks some of the action in front of me. First time at Lime Rock Park, it is one of the older road courses and is one of the tracks you have to do at least once. It is a fast track, and also one that you can easily get in trouble at. I had many people tell me to be cautious with the uphill and the downhill sections. Most accidents happen there. I could have taken both sections faster than I did, but being the first time out this year and a new track, decided to just stretch my legs a little. It was awful hot and muggy too. By the end of the weekend I was getting pretty tired. I had no track support, it was just me. Probably could have run my tires a little softer, as it felt like they were not getting good grip, but without a crew was unable to check the tire temps and pressures, too late to get accurate results by the time you get back to the paddock and out of the car.

Overall, a successful time. Dropped my time from 1:13 to 1:08. Thought that I could get to 1:05 but the last day as just too hot and I was too tired. Had some fun and met some new racers. I have a link to a video of me dueling with an E Type Jag. It was a tough session as there were 35 cars on a 1.5 mile track with some disparate times. The leaders were running around 59-60 second laps and the slowest cars were in the 1:20 range. Hope that you enjoy the video:

https://youtu.be/GqfnxRYvt_Y

By the way, the cobra was the hit of the show and my paddock mates told me that it was the most photographed car there. Hopefully I will get another chance to race this year. I definitely could have run a lot faster than I did, late on the acceleration at times and could have run the uphill and downhill faster. You do get light on the uphill and have to make sure that your steering wheel is straight before cresting the peak, or else you are off track when the front wheels get grip. Could feel the rear get awful light.

Jim