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Originally Posted by i8ur911
Well I hit up Palmer last weekend. Needless to say, the track is awesome and easily becoming my favorite.
The car handles great other than the front tires rubbing the strut.....very unsettling in a couple corners. The H&R bars make a great change in the overall handling of the car....it's incredibly neutral.
So, my fastest lap last weekend was a 2:04.32. I'm fairly certain that the car is capable of under 2 minutes, but with the tires rubbing the strut I'm scared to push a whole lot more.
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Well done! Other than goofing up the GoPro video that is.
2:04 is a decent time from my short experience there. It's not an easy track to learn. 14 turns and the track never really gives you a breather.
I only ran about 20 laps - didn't really want to push the car or take any chances with it since it's so new. The BMW Laptimer app showed my best lap at 2:03.86 with a max speed of 126 mph, so you were basically right with my 235 with your 228.
And you're absolutely correct that the 2ers are capable of sub 2 minute laps. I talked to one of the track owners, "Fast Freddie," and asked if 2:03 at 126 mph was a decent speed for a car like mine. He said it wasn't horrible, but he was running laps in a spec Miata at 1:49. It's all about the driver. He had the same spec Miatas there on the track the day I was there, but other guys were driving them, and I was passing them easily. I was timing them informally from the pit at about 2:20.