Session 4, ended up chasing my buddy in the RX8! Session 2 had my 1:30, and for whatever reason sessions 3 and 4 I couldn't crack 1:33. Under or oversteering into every corner. Must have been those western bacon cheeseburgers...

Another great day at Streets of Willow Springs. New PFC 11 pads in the front after I smoked the ST-43. They're good. Less cold braking than the ST-43 but maybe a little easier to modulate. There was like 20% of the pad missing and down to 1mm on the left inside pad, lol. Apparently the ST-43 comes off in chunks. Rebuilt the rear calipers and flushed the fluid. 

Current mod list, 1/18/2025

Drivetrain: 2.5L engine from a Ford Fusion with Esslinger Stage 1 cams. Stock intake and exhaust. Stock flywheel and Flyin' Miata S1 clutch. Walter Motorsports 5 speed gearbox and OS Giken 1.5 way diff. 

Chassis: 2006 Mazda MX-5. Öhlins Coilovers, Progress Sway Bars, Falken Azenis RT-660 235/40/R17. Goodwin Racing Budget Big Brake Kit Front with PFC 11 Pads. Hawk HT-10 rear brake pads, Motul 600 brake fluid.

Maintenance items: RoadsterSport EPDM Engine Mount (left), RoadsterSport MX-5 Competition Motor Mount (right), CSF Aluminum Radiator, Moroso Coolant Expansion Tank, RX8 Timken front hubs, RX8 rear knuckles with Timken bearings.

Safety: Cobra seats, 6-point harnesses, Blackbird Fabworx NC RZ rollbar. 

Alignment:
Front Caster: 6.0 L, 6.2 R
Front and Rear Camber: -2.75
Front and Rear Toe: 1/16" in per side
Ride height Front: ~13.1 in 
Ride height Rear: ~13.3 in 

Cameras: GoPro Hero 8 black (windshield), some knockoff AEE camera (interior), and an old Contour Roam (fender). Data recorded using TrackAddict app for android phones and OBDLink EX USB cable.