Day one of the 7-track
Open Track Challenge was at the 2.2 mile Spring Mountain course in Nevada. As it turned out, the biggest competition for the TRE Motorsports team didn't come from the M3's, the S2000 or the WRX. The best times were from a stripped and race-prepped 300ZX (non turbo) and a turbocharged Audi S4 putting out 360 hp. The ZX got down to three 1:59's by the end of the day (the top three times are what count), and the S4 got close to that, but then had to leave early when its turbo had a problem, and they had to find a dealership near Willow Springs (tomorrrow's track) to get a part.
Tyson and I did a little better, though, with three low 1:56's, which means we're currently running first in our class.
Mike Marshall and his co-driver started out in the middle of the pack in their class. But Mike pulled off a miracle with his last three laps, and got a nice set of 1:53's, putting them (I think) in second in their class.
So the two 30-year-old 911's are running near the top of both Touring 3 and Unlimited 3, which is pretty good news.
On the downside, Tyson and I lost our air conditioning on the way to Pahrump, so we're going to be on the warm side between tracks. But aside from that, the car (both cars, actually) are running great. If someone will bring us a Pelican sticker, we'd be happy to show our BBS colors. We'll be at Willow Springs on Monday, and Streets of Willow on Tuesday, Buttonwillow on Wednesday, Thunderhill on Thursday, Buttonwillow (again) on Friday, and Las Vegas on Monday.
I'll try and add some pictures tomorrow evening.
Results will be posted here, I think.