I had a few days to drive from New York to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for PittRace. Unfortunately it rained hard all morning on Saturday and on Sunday afternoon it got hot and my tires started cording so my best lap was from the 3rd/final Sunday morning session. This was the only track of the trip where I never got comfortable and I'm disappointed with the lap time. The car always felt unsettled in turns 5-14. Afterwards I realized there was some lap time in using 2nd gear instead of 3rd but it caused significant power on oversteer so I had stopped doing it. I still enjoyed chasing a
ZLE,
Mustang Mach 1, &
C8 Vette. I was still pushing all of the way through the last session but called it after a big oversteer moment in turn 4:
https://youtu.be/nUxW18W3eOk
Turn 16 was my favorite because it is very high speed but there was usually too much traffic to go as fast as I wanted to and the closing speed on less experienced drivers in that area was quite alarming during the combined sessions:
https://youtu.be/J3gHqR8t2nI
Turn 11 exit was a frequent oversteer spot for me and the very experienced driver I rode with in his race prepped Corvette...not very confidence inspiring with the limited runoff and tire wall. After the trip YouTube happened to recommend this T11 crash video to me:
https://youtu.be/V5ccO9Zc6rs&t=73s
Track = PittRace - Full Course (Pittsburgh International Race Complex)
Time = 2:00.20
Year/Model/Trim/Trans = 2017 1SS 1LE M6
Date = 5/21/23
Tires = OE SC3
Mods = Track alignment, SPL Rear Toe Links + Eccentric Lockout, BMR BK063 Diff Lockout, FEA front lower front control arms, 2021 SS 1LE EBCM, SRF, GM track brake cooling kit