Buttonwillow Raceway Park - SCCA Super Tour T2 race - #25 clockwise in my Spec Corvette

The Group Seven race for T2 was interesting. I started last in position 26 as my times for qualifying were thrown out. My spec Nankang tires were on their fourth race weekend at 16 heat cycles and they were toast. They were even starting to peel rubber off the cords, but they managed anyway. My new Spec Corvette is a bit light and I forgot to add 30 lbs. So last place is where I started. I moved up over 20 positions to fifth overall and 2nd in T2. I just could not reel in Roger in his Mustang.
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[@staceybertran52]

I still would love to see you in iRacing one day. The Sim has made me way WAY WAY faster. As I now have thousands of laps at tracks all over the world and compete against some of the fastest people on the planet.

[@staceybertran52]

Oli, I enjoyed watching V8 power on Buttonwillow. But I think your car was struggling for rear traction. Either hard tires, tires that took a long time to get to temp or new un-cycled tires or your rear end is too stiff. Making it seem like your driving a Drift car., Its like you wanted to hold power through the turnie bits but the car wanted to step out each time. The one spot I kept yelling at the screen was turn 3 to 4. Its short for a quick upshift then back down or Rev limiter. I had the same issue in my Probe. Just do the upshift quicker and use the torque to pull you that much more. Then do the quick down shift. The next spot was the end of the snake( Essess) You let off and maintained for the last part of it. I keep my foot in it all the way through and down to the braking zone. Perhaps you didn't feel confident with the rear end being so twitchy. Was fun to watch one day I may find my way back out there.

[@AlvakaNet]

You summed up the problem well. This was my fourth race weekend on the Spec Corvette race series spec tire, the 315 Nankang NS2R. The tires were on their 16th heat cycle and fourth race. They were done. The front passenger tire was peeling off rubber from the cord. That is why I was so light on the throttle exiting the Esses. The rear tires were toast, too. I didn't look at them, but I bet they were starting to peel like the front tire. The tires are competitive to three weekends and about 12 heat cycles. I just pushed them too far. They are clearly not as fast as Hoosiers, but to race the car in the Spec Corvette config, it has to run on the 200 treadwear street tire Nankangs. The Hoosiers are only good for one race, but the Spec Corvette would obliterate all the other cars on the track if I was allowed to run those.

[@staceybertran52]

Really good to see you out there still putting the laps down.@@AlvakaNet