Cold is a bit of an understatement. With the wind chill, it felt like about 25 °F in the morning. The ground was practically frozen. The race tires were like rocks and offered nothing near real grip. The hose on my air tank just about froze; it could barely move. I had two jackets, and it wasn't enough to stay warm.
Turnout was pretty low, so we only had four groups. Unfortunately, I had to run in the first group of the morning, and there was just no grip to be had anywhere. My pax score was the lowest in months (921), so that's no good. On the positive side, it was a really fast, fun course. I spent a lot of time above 6000 rpms in second gear. It looks like the other guy in my class needs a 994 at the next event to beat me for the season, and I doubt that's going to happen, so at least I have first place essentially locked in.
In other autocross-related news, I signed up for the National Tour event here in January. I'm pretty sure I'll finish near dead last in my class, but it should be a good experience.
Posted by Ben at November 25, 2003 12:41 PM