Originally Posted By 73DAD
That was awesome! I'm impressed with your brother's composure too.

If that had been me running ahead of my own brother, I would have rolled the car and stuck it in a tree trying to "win".


smile yeah - what a great word for it: Composure! Yes, he has that.

His best lap time in the '68 RR was within 2 seconds of MY best lap time, the first time I took my Alfa Romeo to this track. I like to think it's at least partially due to all the expert advice I gave him so willingly... and he listened carefully to all of it.

I'm psyched for him though - He's already talking about upgrades for next year: he wants fatter Cooper Cobra tires, thicker front swaybar, and I keep urging him to prioritize front disc brakes and go for even stickier dedicated tires like Dunlop ZII's or Bridgstone RE-71R's.

At this point, I'm 2 years and 5 full track days ahead of him. I've paid close attention and improved my skills. Tweaked the alignment, got fresh tires, and this has combined to cut my lap time nearly 2 seconds every time I've been on track since my first day in 2015. In 3 years I've gone from 2:08 to 1:56, and last week I got two laps at 1:54... So I'm tough competition.! devil

Cheers,
- Art

Last edited by 67SATisfaction; 09/14/17 11:26 PM.
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