Haunted Hills - Round 7

First time at a new track is always exciting. The brand new Gippsland Car Club track at Haunted Hills certainly looked thrilling from the YouTube videos (which I was studying to figure out the lines before I arrived). The other additional edge was the forecast for rain.

Fortunately the rain held off for the morning, allowing a few dry runs. I only got in 2 practice runs (should have taken more!) and 3 timed runs, which is barely enough to even start getting familiar with the lines. A few drops of rain upset the second run, but I still improved with each attempt.

With a best of 63.94 seconds, I still managed (in my standard NB car) I managed to knock off the best NC and Clubman times, as well as a few modified cars. Can't complain about that!

After lunch the rain rolled in, so there was no way of going faster. Time to pack up and have a safe drive home.

In other news, I finally have all my suspension parts ready to set my car up for Clubman Class next season. While in the US I picked up the last piece of the puzzle - some Flyin Miata springs, which were available much cheaper locally than shipping to Australia. It won't be the greatest suspension setup ever, but it should be good value, and hey, I'm working on a budget here!