I guess I should post my thoughts of the past event.
Excuses: Novices ran last, there was lots of fog, a bit of rain and nightfall approaching. We were only able to do 3 out of the 5 runs.
My best time was a 75.xxx which was about the middle of the range of times. I'll get the exact time when they post it.

Now with that out of the way, this was my first performance driving event with this car and my second performance driving event, ever. The first was the Porsche Experience, which was nice, but a little overpriced IMO. The Cayman is/was wonderful tho . I learned a lot of things about the car and myself out there:

1) The car's limits are higher than my own. I would tend to second-guess what the car could do, almost doubting some of its abilities, which resulted in me being overly cautious and reserved on my first two runs. My instructor suggested that I let the car loose a bit on the third run, which I did...

2) The car is very composed, even with sloppy inputs. Not once did I feel like the car was going to get away from me. There was quite a bit more understeer than I would have imagined, so I probably can use a bit more throttle to bring everything back into balance, which should drop my times a bit. Overall, it feels like a perfect beginner's car as is.

3) My vision is poor. Besides the fact that I wear glasses, I need to be able to look ahead a little more, predict and visualize the course to make my lines tighter.

4) My coordination needs improvement. This one will come with more seat time. I need to develop more awarness about the car and how my inputs will affect it. Muscle memory and repetition here.

5) Modifications are useless until I can master the above skills...still need to replace those damned bushings ugh....

6) I think my racing style is going to be the smooth, deliberate type. I don't think this car will like the sharp, jerky style that I've seen others drive with.


Next event is on 03/03, I will do rookie class as it gives me a bit more freedom as I can ride alone and experiment.