fleadh

It's sort of like watching sausage being made, but if you're bored it might be interesting enough for you. The conditions were pretty dicey, wet to drying on some parts. This was my first time around the track and first time driving an LMP3 car. Also had the luck of getting slow zones and a red flag in my first few laps.... lol.


Pretty much everything was new for me -- the team, the car, the track, the tires, the series, etc. I was sharing the car with Guy Cosmo and we both knew track time was at a premium -- as long as the car was drivable we would turn laps instead of wasting time trying to make changes. We were limited to two 1 hour practice sessions, equally split between the both of us. I ended up doing 10 laps total across both practice sessions and did 6 laps in the race -- where it was dry and my first time running the car on slicks.


Anyway, thought some of you might find it entertaining.

-mike

audipwr1

Hey you knew where the wiper button was I consider that a win

Veloce Raptor

That's pretty badass. Was your rear-view camera loose?

HoBoJoe

Thanks for sharing! It's so awesome we have pro drivers that are active rennlist members!

Coochas

That's living the dream man!!!!

fleadh

I always study wheel/console diagrams before driving a new car and try to commit them to memory. The LMP3 doesn't have many buttons/switches (unlike the RSR) so it's a lot easier!

After a lap or 2 you can see I start paging through the dash display options trying to find the lap time. It wasn't working and I thought I was on the wrong page.

Surprised I remembered where the FCY/80kph button was for the slow zones / red flag as well!

-mike

fleadh

Thanks, but I'm just a scrub. Still lots to learn from the real Pros!

-mike

al@cpt

Thanks for posting! Can you provide more details on the car? How does it compare to the RSR?

ProCoach

I call BS!

You are one of the most talented "am's" out there, and have beaten established pro's performance, on occasion.

What I like about what you do is you don't shrink away from a challenge, but instead, you EMBRACE the challenge. This newest venture is a big deal, and best of luck to you. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Matt Romanowski

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the video!

Sir5n

Wow…I have to watch that again! That loose rear camera has to mess with you, I couldn't keep my eyes from wondering over and trying to understand what the heck was going on.

+ ok now I get it -that near curb reflection is off the display screen and the actual display is what you were seeing. Never mind..

Fantastic driving and can't thank you enough for sharing.

TrackdayRSA.

Many thanks for sharing Mike. Very cool indeed.

stuttgart46

Congrats Mike.
Check that one off the bucket list.

John H

I'd be so excited, I'd be like a new puppy and pee all over the place. Congrats! And thanks for sharing!

mark kibort

That makes my heart pump hard! Living the Dream... who wouldn't want to be on that track in a LMP car, rain or not.
thanks for posting!