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This weekend I was up at a show/track event at Pocono with Maserati, Ferrari, Lambo, Pantera, Viper, and Corvette (not sure how this evolved...). One day concours and 1 day at the track. Results:
- Had the car on the track and it was a blast. The FD springs were a MUST - I can't image how much roll I would have experienced without them.
- We were on the Pocono raceway track, one major banked oval, a smaller banked oval, a hard left turn (called Devil's turn or something), and an autocross-like section. All challenging on the brakes, not so much on the CC or the engine. I suspect I could have been harder on the CC and engine, but my objective was to learn the car on the track, not to over-reach my humble abilities
- Instructor (required as it was my first time) took 2 laps. Said the car was exceptional and even he would have a hard time wringing everything out of it.
- I've decided I'm not going to turn into a track head
- I also decided that the next time I'm gonna use somebody else's car. Too much beating on the car for me. Also, you observe that the more serious people are on the track, the more they've got the sense to have dedicated track cars. The more I observed, the more I though that bringing your Gallardo or 575 (or Gransport) is a nice novelty, not the best use of the car.
- I won two awards! - Best in Marque and "Furthest Driven" (about 150 miles, including the misery of the George Washington and Triboro bridges. There were only about 7 Maseratis there, but my car is very eye-catching, and is universally loved when in public. I'll post some pics when I get them. My wife forgot the camera so I'm relying on a few others.
- Finally, I had some of the drive home with the engine and tranny lights on. Spoke to service at FM yesterday, they said probably due to the tranny fluid getting hot, and keep an eye on the engine light. No overheating or oil pressure problems. I did a few short drives yestersday and all lights have gone out, so probably self-resolved.
That's it for now.
- Had the car on the track and it was a blast. The FD springs were a MUST - I can't image how much roll I would have experienced without them.
- We were on the Pocono raceway track, one major banked oval, a smaller banked oval, a hard left turn (called Devil's turn or something), and an autocross-like section. All challenging on the brakes, not so much on the CC or the engine. I suspect I could have been harder on the CC and engine, but my objective was to learn the car on the track, not to over-reach my humble abilities
- Instructor (required as it was my first time) took 2 laps. Said the car was exceptional and even he would have a hard time wringing everything out of it.
- I've decided I'm not going to turn into a track head
- I also decided that the next time I'm gonna use somebody else's car. Too much beating on the car for me. Also, you observe that the more serious people are on the track, the more they've got the sense to have dedicated track cars. The more I observed, the more I though that bringing your Gallardo or 575 (or Gransport) is a nice novelty, not the best use of the car.
- I won two awards! - Best in Marque and "Furthest Driven" (about 150 miles, including the misery of the George Washington and Triboro bridges. There were only about 7 Maseratis there, but my car is very eye-catching, and is universally loved when in public. I'll post some pics when I get them. My wife forgot the camera so I'm relying on a few others.
- Finally, I had some of the drive home with the engine and tranny lights on. Spoke to service at FM yesterday, they said probably due to the tranny fluid getting hot, and keep an eye on the engine light. No overheating or oil pressure problems. I did a few short drives yestersday and all lights have gone out, so probably self-resolved.
That's it for now.
