One Week Reality Check
We are one week away from embarking on our little adventure. With events starting on Friday, next Thursday morning we pack up whatever piles we have created over the upcoming week and leave behind whatever doesn’t fit. The teams are scrambling for those last minute items. It is probably why all is quiet on the website front, as time in the car has taken priority.
The report from team Evo X is that they have a set of race worthy brake pads and rotors headed their way, thanks to our guardian sponsor at TunersNation. While it isn’t the first time Garfield has stepped up to help us out, his support this year surpasses what we could have hoped for.
Chris is learning that having a race car as a daily driver makes it really challenging to get tires mounted, especially when they are on 19″ rims. This is where we, as over-supportive team members, point at the pristine 1996 Eclipse GSX which Chris still has around as a weed blocker and wonder if it will ever run again for these precious moments.
I heard the VR4 running laps in the back roads around town and followed the sound until the car showed up in the driveway. Seeing the car rolling down the driveway was enough to meet my trip requirements. That is to say One Lap is a wonderful escape from reality of work and life, and I am ready. A rolling car is all I need to make it happen.
The brake report from Tim comes with a warning sticker that should read “If you want to imprint your face on the windshield, press here”. For a new product to the US market, it sounds like the Project Mu pads might be a winner and the entire package setup from TunersNation is perfect. We will see how they react after a few hot laps to warm them up.
There are secret undertones in the works for the VR4 to have some aerodynamics touch ups. For anybody who has followed the Facebook updates, you have seen some glimpses of the front splitter now on the car. Knowing Tim that is not the end of the aerodynamics package.
That race countdown clock in the corner is awful scary….
Lots yet to do.
We are in pretty decent shape, but there is a lot to wrap up in a week. The countdown timer is meant to scare you into reality, so get back to work.