It didn’t take long to miss Watkins Glen. Watching the Rolex race on Saturday, we had a whole new perspective on the track that we didn’t have previously. This time we watched each line that each competitor took, where his turn in points were, how he exited each corner…comparing them with our memory of our weekend. Reviewing our race video from Sunday was excruciating. It really wasn’t that bad but what was actually 130 mph seemed like 65 as we viewed the video. Each corner seemed painfully slow and we kept wondering what could we have been thinking…get back on the gas!!!!! Imprecision seems rampant and we know we are our own worst critics when it comes to evaluating our driving. That just makes it all the more critical to get back on the track.
Next on the agenda is to undo all of the repairs we made at the track and make sure they get fixed right in the ideal conditions of the shop. We made a make shift adjustment of the clutch linkage that got us through the weekend. We didn’t have all of the shims for the fan belt adjustment but we had enough to make it back on the track. So we want to check the wheel bearings, brakes and rotors while we are getting it right.
We have posted one lap around Watkins Glen on our YouTube channel and have linked it here for your convenience. We have to work to get rid of that interference in the picture but that should not be that difficult. Enjoy!
Our next race will be on Labor Day Weekend where we will travel to Elkhart Lake WI to race Road America.
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