Driving

I was having some problems getting Track Addict working at past few events at Salinas airport. I’d configure the app for the day of the event. Then I’d get the starting and finish points via GPS.

I’d go check my video after a run to see where I was making errors and I’d only have recorded about 30 seconds of the run (approximately the first half). I finally figured out what was happening and the remedy.

It’s kinda like when I was in high school and playing water polo. You’d be looking over at the football players sweating away and wonder, why?

When I see the golfers in this shot, I wonder if they’d like to come for a ride. For me, it’s just more fun.

Back in June 2023, at LPR's Autocross #5 at Salinas Airport an interesting thing happened.

As I went into full brake at the finish of my first run, the drivers side headlight shot out of the car. I'm sure it gave the timing station quite a start as it bounced across the tarmac.

For a short period of time in 2021, I had two Porsche 911's. But, you can only drive one at a time and the 2013 is a lot faster...

So, the black 2001 996 went up for sale. I included some track wheels and tires in the sale. Due to the pandemic, it actually sold for slightly more than I bought it for. I held it for six years and put over 60k miles on it. Here's some shots.

Well, its the end of the season for me. My last days to participate were the 10/28-29/23 dates at the Salinas Airport. Car felt good and both days I felt like I was improving my line and dropping my times throughout both days. 

The location is smallish but it works. Below are a collection of photos taken by Gorilla Tornado, Craig Boyle and myself.

During a group buy from Apex, I bought a set of 19" forged wheels for the track. In early 2023, I finally got a set of Falken Azenis RT660's installed. I've put a few days of AutoX on them, but haven't got to the track yet.