MSR- Well, was it FUN or what?

[SilverCobra]

I have now had a few days to ponder the weekend at Texas Motorsport Ranch and wanted to get some advice and feedback from others on the track if I could. First time road course for both car and driver so I know I have a lot to learn.

1. The back/front straight away – how fast were you hitting on the straights? On the lead and follow laps, I seemed to be in the mid 80’s and the final open session, I think I got her into the mid to high 90’s before needing to slow. As you approached the end of the straight, when did you start slowing or braking? I started slowing a few car lengths before the first cone and started braking about the 2nd to 3rd cone.


2. The turns/curves – It was about all I could do sometimes to turn and hold the wheel into the turns in the later laps. It was really a workout for my wrists/shoulders. Would this be caused by braking in the turns? Did you brake/accelerate/maintain same speed through the various turns? There was a fair amount of tire squeal on my car. Is this to be expected from 15” BFG Street tires 245/50 & 295/60? I assume that 17” track tires would perform better, but not in my budget. I was running cold pressure of 22 front & 26 rear and wonder if different tire pressure would give better handling.

Any other tips or observations appreciated.