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Originally Posted by ninekrpm
yup...not a fan of BW (I know, not a popular local statement). no doubt it is a drivers track first and test both the driver and car.
having grown up in the midwest and spent a lot time out east; my home tracks were FIA type tracks (Road America, VIR, Road Atlanta, and Seibring). Hence why I tend to like big willow...BW felt like a go-kart track when I first tried it...
I know that track takes a lot of seat time...and in total, have only been there 6 or 7 times with a best lap time at 153-154 (I am sure you get the drift). I need a lot more seat time there...the B1 guys will leave me in their dust (LOL). However, I plan to get out there a few times this year...let me see if I can get to a sub 150 by years end...
No events this month...but have 2 days planned at BW and 2 at Big Willow in April...and may do a Friday T&T day at Chuckwalla before its gets blistering hot there. Will be running the Michelin's (which are S9M).
well, hopefully get the car sorted for this weekend and get to finish the winter strong in SoCal.
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Road America is on my list. Would have already gotten there with SYT_Shadow if my engine hadn’t sidelined me all of 2023 and 1st half of 2024. The challenges and vibes of VIR actually remind me of Buttonwillow. I like VIR a lot.
If you decide to commit to Buttonwillow 13CW, I am quite certain your car is capable of at least a 1:46 based on its weight, power and setup (perhaps a 1:45 on fast fresh tires.)
Don’t know if you’re familiar with S9, but in my experience, S9 (Hard) takes a lot of laps to warm up and isn’t very fast. They can run for as long as you want to stay on track and be quite consistent in the lap times they produce, but they’re just not particularly fast. Anyway, my $0.02 FWIW.