E46 M3 Trackday #25 - Thunderhill West Reverse CW - SpeedSF 5/4/24

Forty-seventh track day. Annual thunderhill west reverse event, this year in the e46 for the first time.
Pretty great day. All things considered. A little bit of slow traffic/lack of point by/awareness from several cars.
Weather forecast showed rain and thunderstorms all day. However, it cleared up after lunch and was basically dry. Kinda the perfect wet event. Half wet then half dry.
I have grown fonder of wet days since the wet laguna weekend and pouring Sonoma drift. Had a pretty good time during the wet sessions. Just smooth - flow state - low grip driving.
Was day 4 (20hc) on my second set of Kumho V730s.
They were slicks by this point and definitely had to walk on eggshells in the rain.
Had the same front, outer-tire wear as the last set. Delaminating/cording on the outside.
Heard several accounts of this exact same behavior from others. (Even with 3.8 camber)
Amazing tire tho. Can't beat $1k mounted. Will run them again at some point.
Next weekend will be my first time down in SoCal tracking. Vacation time.
Trying streets of willow and buttonwillow with the F80.
Thunderhill West 5/4/24 hosted by Speed SF. Red group (Fast - Open Passing 1)
Highlights:
9:43 - Spinning tires through the wet straight. One of many.
22:23 - 60's Porsche 912 spins out near wall with traffic
35:05 - Best wet lap 1.42.26
1:01:05 - Can I just get by?
1:03:07 - Nearly hit slow Porsche
1:06:43 - Personal best lap 1.25.15
1:21:08 - I try to join the E46 M3 big boy's table. Quickly denied. lol. Miss shift didn't help.
1:27:26 - Start fuel cutting a little. Had to end session, forgot to refill gas.
00:00 Catalyst Overview
00:08 Session 1
20:24 Session 2
40:23 Session 3
55:39 Session 4
1:15:52 Session 5
Suspension:
- TC Kline D/A coilovers
- Ground Control camber plates
- Bimmerworld sway bar links
- Hotchkis sway bar (soft)
- Rogue Engineering strut bar
Brakes:
- AP Racing 9660 front bbk
- Stoptech slotted rear rotors
- Raybestos ST45/43 brake pads
- ECS brake lines
- Bimmerworld brass brake bushings
Wheels:
- Apex EC-7 18x10et25 wheels
- Kumho V730 265 tires (day 4)
Engine:
- Beisan VANOS
- BE/ARP rod bearings
- Radium oil catch can
- Eventuri carbon intake
- Megan Replica muffler
Chassis:
- 3350lbs full tank w/o driver
- RTD REVO1 reverse lockout shifter
- OMP WRC-R XL bucket seat
- Brey Krause seat mounts
- SCHROTH Flexi 6-point harness
- Autopower roll bar
- Rogue Engineering transmission bushings
- Powerflex rtab/diff/subframe bushings
- Turner subframe reinforcement
- DIY rear seat delete
- Garmin Catalyst lap timer

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Dang that was a close call with the pcar