After UTCC, the car had to make the week-long trip back across the country, and it was still held together by duct tape. By the end of that event, I didn’t want to even think about all the work that lay ahead to repair the car. Before we left for VIR I had signed up for Global Time Attack’s ProAm round 2 on June 3. There’s no way I was going to make that event.
I flew home and had a few days to myself before the car returned to think things over. One day in, I had already decided I was going to run at GTA. When the car returned I had four days with it before I needed to be on the road to Willow Springs International Raceway. I did a full inspection on the car, separated the list of repairs by priority and focused on just what it absolutely needed. The old 2017 front and rear aero package came out of the office and went back on, and I rebuilt a few items that were needed to make that possible.
It was a hectic few days, but by Friday it was ready to rock.
Willow Springs International Raceway, GTA ProAm Round 2. Just days from arriving back in CA with a broken car.
Session 1 was already hot out in the desert. I took an early lead with a 1:26.8. With most of the Unlimited class cars on the East coast for the recent Pro event we realized that I was in the race for the top time of the day, with a Limited AWD GTR nipping at my heels a few thousands behind, and the rest of the Limited class a bit further behind.
By mid-day it was 104°F ambient / 138°F surface temps. Way too hot for the tires, they were greasy even on the out lap, which made for a wild ride at full pace. It’s been a while since I’ve driven WSIR so despite the heat I found a few more tenths with a 1:26.5. The GTR went slower, and I took the overall top time of day in addition to my class win.
Full results are here: http://globaltimeattack.com/rd2-gta-…rings-results/
