It was a pretty fun weekend at the A&M Tour, after a solid thrash leading up to it to get the headers, camber plates and sway bars installed. Because I was not sure of tire clearance, pressure, alignment, or wear pattern, we mounted some 2 year old A6's 285's from Su's B stock Cayman for Saturday's runs.
First runs were entertaining, the car had good turn in, but lots of easy power oversteer. The engine, trans, and Guard TBD diff felt great,, and what thrilling exhaust note. Sound meter found it 1-2db too thrilling. The handling was a bit loose, which limited how aggressive you could be, and got worse with each run. By the end we saw all of the inner tread bars gone on the rear tires, they were toast. Time to mount up the new 285/315's for Sunday (our backup plan). Handily, Turbo Todd had arranged for Goodyear tire truck support, so it was all done on site :)
Sunday runs were a little more tame with the fresh tires, and larger 315 rears. The car was still a bit loose, but that seemed a common theme for others on this grippy concrete surface. Now it could pull some real Gs ... and it looks like I need more rear camber! Times were markedly better Sunday, and we closed the gap on the leading Evo. I played with the 'sport' mode button, which modifies the throttle response in our current flash, and found I could modulate better in normal mode. It seems to only affect the first 50% of throttle travel anyway. We can't wait to get the motons and some stiff springs on the car!
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