Had a great time out there less the 100 degree track temps ;)They had four run groups;
Red- Full race conditions
Black- High intermediate
Blue- Med intermediate
White- Low intermediate Started in Black run group, but once on the staging line surrounded by caged up Porsches with huge Dot Legal R-Compounds I knew I was in too deep. After spending the better part of the laps pointing cars by, I jumped ship to the blue run group. Got a chance to chase down a pair of Ferrari’s in my final run group towards the end of the day when they started combining the groups. It was really nerve-racking having buried the brakes from 100mph + following these two six figure cars… but I loved every second! Didn’t get the greatest times but had a blast!
Timing Name Lap Time Run Group Speed Make Model
Paul Watson 38 1:23.919 Blue 4 64.350 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:23.950 Blue 4 64.320 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:24.676 White 5 Blue 5 63.770 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:24.954 White 5 Blue 5 63.560 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:25.164 Blue 4 63.410 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:25.371 Blue 4 63.250 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:25.617 Blue 4 63.070 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:26.650 White 5 Blue 5 62.320 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:26.849 Blue 4 62.180 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:27.293 Blue 3 61.860 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:27.849 Blue 3 61.470 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:28.404 Blue 3 61.080 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:30.185 Black 1 59.880 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:30.299 Blue 2 59.800 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:30.519 White 5 Blue 5 59.660 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:31.210 Black 1 59.200 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:31.752 Blue 3 58.850 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:32.189 Blue 3 58.580 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:32.326 White 5 Blue 5 58.490 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:32.334 Blue 3 58.480 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:32.658 Blue 3 58.280 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:32.870 Blue 2 58.150 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:33.051 Black 1 57.750 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:33.076 Black 1 57.590 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:33.118 Blue 2 57.990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:33.163 Black 1 57.960 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:33.360 White 5 Blue 5 57.840 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:34.247 Blue 2 57.300 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:34.296 Black 1 57.270 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:34.740 Blue 2 57.000 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:34.820 White 5 Blue 5 56.950 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:34.841 Black 1 56.940 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:35.557 Blue 2 56.510 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:35.994 Blue 3 56.250 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:36.576 White 5 Blue 5 55.910 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:36.993 Blue 3 55.670 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:37.090 Blue 4 55.160 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:37.685 Black 1 55.280 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:37.774 Black 1 55.230 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:39.214 White 5 Blue 5 54.430 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:39.261 Blue 4 54.400 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:39.560 Black 1 54.240 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:39.716 White 5 Blue 5 54.150 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:39.773 Blue 2 54.120 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:40.023 Blue 3 53.880 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:41.446 Black 1 53.230 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:41.758 Blue 4 53.070 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:42.840 Blue 2 52.510 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:42.852 Blue 2 52.500 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:43.032 Blue 2 52.260 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:43.628 Blue 4 52.110 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:44.046 Blue 2 51.690 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:44.973 Blue 4 51.440 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:44.983 Blue 3 51.440 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:46.899 Black 1 50.510 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:47.829 Blue 4 50.080 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
Paul Watson 38 1:49.603 White 5 Blue 5 49.270 Nissan 300ZX
Paul Watson 38 1:51.611 White 5 Blue 5 48.380 Nissan 300ZX
A few downfalls were; Too high of rear tire pressures… I was running 38psi with miss matched front and rear tread wear’s; S0-2’s in the front and T1S’s in the rear =’s one Tail happy Z! Later found a note card at home from my last track day front 30psi / rear 28psi! PBR Pads (i.e. AXXIS Ultimate’s) - After two laps they smelled up a storm and faded quickly. Granted going from 100mph+ into a 90 degree turn didn't help. Swapped in some Hawk blues... It was night and day! FMIC + no Aux Fan + center splash guard left at home + no fan shroud = Overheating - My fault… Got to run about 8 WOT laps @ 12psi before having to run 3-4 cool down laps. Or 6 laps when utilizing the overtake boost feature for the straights (14psi) 
EKKK! Not sure if I am able to use the photo...
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Few photos from a Cal Speedway inerior road course CW>>> - 
