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IrishCoffee · 08-12-2014, 06:20 PM

I ran my 1LE out there on Sunday too. I met a bunch of guys from the forum. Less than 1000 miles on the car and over 100 of them are track miles. Ha ha!

My oil ran hot all day (~300) and my Carbotechs (XP12 and XP10) finally gave up on the 5th session and I blew right through turn 3. I was hammering them all day, was pushing it, and it was hot so I can't say I'm too surprised. However, it was quite a puckering moment! Lucky there was no one in front of me.

I ran a few 1:56.xx laps, but had a passenger most of the time. By the time I had the car to myself it was way too hot and the brakes were angry with me. I was diving way too deep and was getting a little sideways.

Can't wait to get out there on a cool day to see what's what with this machine. Coming from an E92 M3 I have to say I am very impressed. Beat my best lap time at AAA on the second session out and it was 93+ degrees. Best bang for the buck track machine IMO.

I'll have videos to post very soon. I put a cam on the bumper and the exhaust sounds awesome!

Thanks to Kirk for the alignment help and to cornerspeed as well for answering many of my track questions prior to buying this car.

08-12-2014, 06:20 PM	#40
IrishCoffee Drives: 17 SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 116	I ran my 1LE out there on Sunday too. I met a bunch of guys from the forum. Less than 1000 miles on the car and over 100 of them are track miles. Ha ha! My oil ran hot all day (~300) and my Carbotechs (XP12 and XP10) finally gave up on the 5th session and I blew right through turn 3. I was hammering them all day, was pushing it, and it was hot so I can't say I'm too surprised. However, it was quite a puckering moment! Lucky there was no one in front of me. I ran a few 1:56.xx laps, but had a passenger most of the time. By the time I had the car to myself it was way too hot and the brakes were angry with me. I was diving way too deep and was getting a little sideways. Can't wait to get out there on a cool day to see what's what with this machine. Coming from an E92 M3 I have to say I am very impressed. Beat my best lap time at AAA on the second session out and it was 93+ degrees. Best bang for the buck track machine IMO. I'll have videos to post very soon. I put a cam on the bumper and the exhaust sounds awesome! Thanks to Kirk for the alignment help and to cornerspeed as well for answering many of my track questions prior to buying this car.