It is an old EMRA ST1 '86 Mazda RX-7 Turbo. It isn't pretty in any way, but it sure moves nicely around the turns at Lime Rock. I like to think the poor paintwork and body damage adds to its character. I may fix it. I may not. It is very stiff, yet comfortable to drive hard. It is nuetral which helps to make it easy to drive. Without question it is a momentum car as it has very little power compared to the GT3.
I drove the car for the 1st time Thursday (4/10/08) at Lime Rock Park with SCDA. I hadn't even got it out of 1st gear prior to getting it on track. Because of that, I started on a very old and abused set of Hoosier H6's. I was expecting to lockup the brakes to find the limits and get comfortable with the car. My expectations were true. I locked up 3 times in the left [... more]
Last Friday, 5/9/08, I spent the day with CART at Pocono Raceway driving the north course in the wet. This was my 2nd track outing with the RX-7 and only my 3rd time driving the car. It was my 1st experience driving in the wet on track. My day started very early in the morning at 2am with rain in Connecticut. The rain never stopped till I arrived back home at 10pm. With the level of concentration necessary to trailer a car in the wet at night through New York and New Jersey coupled with the even higher level of concentration necessary to pilot a car on track in the wet on a high bank oval and infield, I was exhausted when all was done.
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