@rdopso turn #3 & #4 u werent going 70, i was there that weekend, & your times were the same as mine, basically, & was a bad driving day for me, i was driving my 2000 toyota solara, my bud bob was in his 99 camry, he did a 1;35, i dont see you on the list either, did u have a transponder on your car..........
This was a shake down day for this car which had several new and untested mods, and it had an engine misfire issue for the first three sessions which reduced the power by 50%. Once the car was running at full power I monitored corner speeds as a passenger via the speedo and the corners you note were done at 70 mph and fastest lap times for the car were around 1:43 flat -- from the video it is clear the car is easily capable of much quicker times with more time on that track.
@rdopso, i dont think so, my solara has 304.5 whp, 301.7 lbft, wieghs about 3200lbs, i was doing about 127mph down the front str8, so if you were 70 in turns #3-4, your times would have been much quicker, what your saying just doesnt add up
Willow Springs is a very fast track and also great fun. In this Miata with a full first class track suspension the slowest corners at Willow are done at 70 mp. The fastest turn is the long double apex right hand sweeper that leads onto the front straight, and this Miata enters that turn at 110 mph and does the first half of the long turn at 100+ before breaking down to 90 for the second half and then accelerates onto the front straight at 100 mph and up to redline at 125 mph.
@rdopso, edit bobs time was a 1;45..............
jetbtkng 1 year ago
@rdopso turn #3 & #4 u werent going 70, i was there that weekend, & your times were the same as mine, basically, & was a bad driving day for me, i was driving my 2000 toyota solara, my bud bob was in his 99 camry, he did a 1;35, i dont see you on the list either, did u have a transponder on your car..........
jetbtkng 1 year ago
@jetbtkng
This was a shake down day for this car which had several new and untested mods, and it had an engine misfire issue for the first three sessions which reduced the power by 50%. Once the car was running at full power I monitored corner speeds as a passenger via the speedo and the corners you note were done at 70 mph and fastest lap times for the car were around 1:43 flat -- from the video it is clear the car is easily capable of much quicker times with more time on that track.
rdopso 1 year ago
@rdopso, i dont think so, my solara has 304.5 whp, 301.7 lbft, wieghs about 3200lbs, i was doing about 127mph down the front str8, so if you were 70 in turns #3-4, your times would have been much quicker, what your saying just doesnt add up
jetbtkng 1 year ago
Awesome. Sounds like a blast.
01Z06guy 1 year ago
Nice video. It looks like a very fast track.
01Z06guy 1 year ago
@01Z06guy
Willow Springs is a very fast track and also great fun. In this Miata with a full first class track suspension the slowest corners at Willow are done at 70 mp. The fastest turn is the long double apex right hand sweeper that leads onto the front straight, and this Miata enters that turn at 110 mph and does the first half of the long turn at 100+ before breaking down to 90 for the second half and then accelerates onto the front straight at 100 mph and up to redline at 125 mph.
rdopso 1 year ago