This is for you guys that are afraid to drive in the rain: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMzddIpseDc[/ame] Finished 5th out of 70 cars overall, 1st in class (by over 5 seconds!). Four cars quicker than me were 3 WRX and a modified e36 m3. Tires are Conti ExtremeContact DW's, awesome in the rain. As you can see from the video, the handling balance was spot on with just a touch of power on oversteer in spots. I went a couple of tenths quicker on my final (4th) run, but clipped a cone with my back wheel (the f355's pretty but wide rear end loves to clip cones). Awesome fun in the rain, and I was excited to finally have a shot at being competitive as in the dry all of the other cars in my class usually run Hoosier A6's and, well, I don't. I didn't think I'd be near the top overall, though. Car ran flawlessly as usual, rain doesn't seem to bother it.
Nice driving Pete. By the way, don't you know these cars melt in the rain. Tim, I will trade you. You can have our MA weather, cold, snow and rain. I will take your CA weather anyday.
How do you like them in the dry? Said to not be as responsive and precise as newer models and not as sticky, but easier to control as they lose grip. As an autocrosser you know all about behavior at the limit, can you confirm?
As compared to the Dunlop direzza z1*'s I had previously, that's fairly accurate. A little less responsive and a little less feel under braking, but a much (much) nicer ride and similar ultimate grip. I like them better as a mostly street tire and they are untouchable in the rain.
Times from previous runs . They write them down and give them to you at the end of the run on a sticky note.
Nice! That looks like great fun. I have not auto-crossed the 355 yet...but after watching that I need to. I run the same continental tires and as a street tire they are heard to beat. ..and the price is excellent.
Very nice!! Glad to see someone not only enjoying their car, but also learning the cars and their own limits in less than pristine weather. That being said... She needs an exhaust! Evan
I'm trying to figure out a way to economically get my car to the east coast for my annual fall Massachusetts visit Jimmy. A lot of sun and great roads out here, but there's something about driving through the those incredible hills with a canopy of red, yellow and orange looming over your head that's like nothing else. You can keep our old winter though, that's why I moved here... Henry
I run the Conti DWs on my 348 and love them. I'm not a track guy so they are plenty sticky for me on the street and I like the smooth ride.
Ran another autocross this past weekend, this time in the dry. I had bolted on my used up r6 track tires in an effort to be competitive in class as the scca does not deem my car eligible in any of the 'stock' classes that run street tires, even though a 911 gt3 and c6 z06 are. Makes no sense to me as both are much faster cars, but I digress. I ended up finishing 6th out of 63 entries and won my class (s street prepared) by 1.1 second over a couple of c5 z06's. I was the fastest car that didn't come on a trailer, mostly because I was too lazy to unload our chump car from the trailer for the 10 mile drive to the venue. Here's to short lived clutches and killing some value due to 'abuse'! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X-mUl_Hqb8[/ame]
Nice run Pete. The little stickies on the dash board obviously weren't there to remind you of the shift points, so what were they? Henry
I envy you guys that drive the **** out of your cars! I don't have the balls to autocross or track mine.
Nah, it's fine. I was trying to think up something cooler that they could be but reality will have to do, nothing exciting or that you can learn.
