Had another exciting weekend with NASA Great Lakes at Pittsburgh International Race Complex! On Saturday we managed to take second while jocking for position with Neuman in an 8 car field. I ran my personal best at Pitt with a 2:04.1 Neuman squeaked by with a 2:03. Big thanks to Adam Roberts in a Spec Miata, who unknowingly gave me some great visual cues on my last Saturday session. It wasn’t enough to take Neuman, but it set me up with a great mental course map that I carried into Sunday.
On Sunday temps were a bit higher and we had a bit more sun, but I managed to push down to a 2:03.8 and set my fastest time of the weekend. I had found another 1/3 of a second near the end of the day by braking less and rolling more speed into turn 1. Practice makes perfect!
I’m incredibly happy with two second place finishes at a track that I’ve only driven once before in dry conditions.
Moster Mega Thanks go out to my supportive wife and Midwest Miata Parts LLC MWMP. She brought me some last minute tires so that I could break in my 9” wheels. Darren provided his usual car mastery and chef skills to keep 10 or so guys fat and happy all weekend. Special thanks to Rick and his bloody Mary skills on Saturday!
Congrats goes out to my student and teammate Jordan, who also made some big improvements through the esses to drop into 2:10 laps. Looking forward to Stewart, Eric, and Jordan testing into HPDE4 at Mid Ohio in August. The whole crew pushed themselves very hard over the course of the weekend.
See you all at Mid Ohio in August! 