Brian Hair was driving his 325 on OLD and bald tires.

I was in my usual M3. I had a rear main seal leak and my car would run the outlap to about T9 on the hot lap before oil would start soaking the clutch. The time I ran was my best ever! I also got Wally (TTS Vette) to give me a nice draft. I lined up right behind him and was no more than a couple inches from him at the start. I even got on the gas earlier than he did so I nearly bump drafted him down the main straight, lol! I think that was prolly the key to my 120.8 with slipping clutch. I had a draft the entire way around the track.

Yeah, we should all get such partners during TT :D

Great time Eric, congrats.

Thanks Paul... yeah she moves pretty well... There's definitely a good bit more there... I hoping to get into the low 25's and maybe even high 24's and give the Porsche guys in GTS2 some new competition in '10.. ;)

Eric,

That is blazing fast in an M3! Congrats.

You get into the high 24's and you're sitting on the podium dude . :)
The M3 guys are the ones to beat . Not us 911 guys with old inferior equipment ;)

There's more time to be had in all our cars (some of us more than others), except perhaps Wonger! Wow, great time!!

Thanks! Now if only I could go 150 was it? up the uphill esses...

Scott, I know a couple of other guys who may be building for GTS2 next year. Should be fun.

1) You obviously don't need to
2) Speed on the esses doesn't count if you keep your front wheels completely straight and just drive up the grass... :D

Ever seen wongers (or any other racers) line up the esses? :) Its darn near what you do.

When I got over-tired at VIR in September (hour-long DE session), I went in to the esses too fast so just drove mostly across the grass on the first left-hand turn. I kept my right wheels barely on the gaiter and was surprised at how smooth it actually was, even in a 911 (I've heard this is more stable in a BMW for whatever reason). Fast, too. Then I slowed down, pitted, and came home because it was my second mistake in less than a lap -- and I felt lucky that I didn't mess up worse.