We co-drove my turbo Miata. The S.Drive tires were a bit slippery for autox (great on the street) to the point where I'm going to buy some 225/45/15 RS3s in the near future. I don't think that I could have gotten around the track much faster in its current configuration. As it stood I was less than 1s behind Dave, a local with a race class Miata. Last year, with my non-turbo Miata, I was consistently 7-8s behind him.
Had some issues getting tire pressures sorted out, when I initially filled them half of the car was in the sun, the other was in the shade, so the grip was really uneven between sides for the first two runs as the once-cool side warmed up. One tire went from 36psi to 40psi after a single run. Once tire pressure was sorted out the car was much better behaved.
Anyway, here is the video! Bloopers are included for your entertainment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSHx0yMjDuA
Had some issues getting tire pressures sorted out, when I initially filled them half of the car was in the sun, the other was in the shade, so the grip was really uneven between sides for the first two runs as the once-cool side warmed up. One tire went from 36psi to 40psi after a single run. Once tire pressure was sorted out the car was much better behaved.
Anyway, here is the video! Bloopers are included for your entertainment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSHx0yMjDuA