That’s how Laguna do be like sometimes. Tank slappers like that always give you a mental reboot, especially at higher risk tracks like Laguna. Glad you got to salvage the rest of the day and were able to drive it back home! I was a bit less lucky back in June and had to wait hours for a tow truck to arrive after AAA rudely yelled and hung up on me. Looks like your impact is cosmetic but I’d still check for hidden frame damage just in case- either way, body shops are magicians and I was sending it in the same car a couple months later with no problems. I also noticed your RE’s are early 2022 date codes and not really worn in as the grooves still look pretty fresh. I know it was wet and first session so pressures might have been too high, but I wonder if the RE’s just have a shorter shelf life than other tires, which may have contributed to your loss of traction. I bought a discounted sticker set of old stock (2021 datecode) and had just eight heat cycles on them before one of the tires catastrophically failed in mild conditions, with noticeably less grip than what I was expecting right out the box. I don’t have other datapoints to back this up, but it might be that the current RE’s need to be used up shortly after their production for them to be predictable and effective. Could be an interesting thread to open up in CTA and see what the armchair experts have to say about it 😂
Thanks! Hope nothing major happened to your car back in June for you. I also bought my set of RE's from tirerack because of their recent closeout sales. So far I have done 3 trackdays and they seem to hold up okay. That's an interesting observation and I'll definitely keep an eye on my set of tires!
Someone just made a post on CTA about his set of RE-71RS tires w/ older date code felt kind of off and failed catastrophically after only one trackday at Sonoma. Maybe you aren't the only one.
I bought a new red '95 mazda rx-7 (wow, almost 30 years ago). On the drive home from the dealer, I acclerated mildly at a left turn and the rear end immediately tried to do a u-turn! I quickly realized the 225 tires had to go. Soon, forged Fikse wheels with 235s up front and 275s on the rear solved that weakness. I followed the blog of a guy and his RX-7 on a mazda forum who was tracking his car at Laguna Seca, frequently racing a corvette. His front end washed out in the slowest turn, with the right front coming to rest at the barrier. He thought it was a fairly soft bump, but the repair bill came to just under $15K. No insurance at the track, he disappeared from the forum. I hope you have good resources for your hobby! I'm driving a 981 Cayman S, tuned, just got some forged wheels for it. But my hobby won't include the track, not enough resources, lol.
hey! Tommy here! (I drove the dirty E46 M3 on the back ground) I hope the NC is ok. I'm glad you went back out and got your PB. I hope to see you guys soon!
That darn river at 3. Sorry to see it. Glad you're alright and kudos for getting right back on the horse. As others have mentioned the rear quarter will PDR out very nicely even with the body line now - I think Teslas have given PDR pros extra practice these few years...
Things I didn't want to see just coming home from Thanksgiving. Thank god you had a HANS on! That side impact could've been way worse! On a lighter note, ya know what would fix that rear quarter? Super20 flares 😏
Boo! That river was really tricky. Everytime I thought I could take it a little quicker it would catch me out! Hope it's an easy fix. And you got a shot of me oh so gracefully unloading the corvette! 😂 @clifford_the_red_corvette
That’s how Laguna do be like sometimes. Tank slappers like that always give you a mental reboot, especially at higher risk tracks like Laguna. Glad you got to salvage the rest of the day and were able to drive it back home! I was a bit less lucky back in June and had to wait hours for a tow truck to arrive after AAA rudely yelled and hung up on me. Looks like your impact is cosmetic but I’d still check for hidden frame damage just in case- either way, body shops are magicians and I was sending it in the same car a couple months later with no problems.
I also noticed your RE’s are early 2022 date codes and not really worn in as the grooves still look pretty fresh. I know it was wet and first session so pressures might have been too high, but I wonder if the RE’s just have a shorter shelf life than other tires, which may have contributed to your loss of traction. I bought a discounted sticker set of old stock (2021 datecode) and had just eight heat cycles on them before one of the tires catastrophically failed in mild conditions, with noticeably less grip than what I was expecting right out the box. I don’t have other datapoints to back this up, but it might be that the current RE’s need to be used up shortly after their production for them to be predictable and effective. Could be an interesting thread to open up in CTA and see what the armchair experts have to say about it 😂
Thanks! Hope nothing major happened to your car back in June for you.
I also bought my set of RE's from tirerack because of their recent closeout sales. So far I have done 3 trackdays and they seem to hold up okay. That's an interesting observation and I'll definitely keep an eye on my set of tires!
Someone just made a post on CTA about his set of RE-71RS tires w/ older date code felt kind of off and failed catastrophically after only one trackday at Sonoma. Maybe you aren't the only one.
I bought a new red '95 mazda rx-7 (wow, almost 30 years ago). On the drive home from the dealer, I acclerated mildly at a left turn and the rear end immediately tried to do a u-turn! I quickly realized the 225 tires had to go. Soon, forged Fikse wheels with 235s up front and 275s on the rear solved that weakness. I followed the blog of a guy and his RX-7 on a mazda forum who was tracking his car at Laguna Seca, frequently racing a corvette. His front end washed out in the slowest turn, with the right front coming to rest at the barrier. He thought it was a fairly soft bump, but the repair bill came to just under $15K. No insurance at the track, he disappeared from the forum. I hope you have good resources for your hobby! I'm driving a 981 Cayman S, tuned, just got some forged wheels for it. But my hobby won't include the track, not enough resources, lol.
:( glad you’re ok. Good on you for getting right back out there!
hey! Tommy here! (I drove the dirty E46 M3 on the back ground) I hope the NC is ok. I'm glad you went back out and got your PB. I hope to see you guys soon!
It was so nice to meet you! See you again at the track soon!
That darn river at 3. Sorry to see it. Glad you're alright and kudos for getting right back on the horse. As others have mentioned the rear quarter will PDR out very nicely even with the body line now - I think Teslas have given PDR pros extra practice these few years...
It's always the river at T3! The rear quarter will probably be the last thing to fix after getting the fender and door replaced.
Noooo, legit my favorite nc. So sad to see it like that😢
Damn that sucks. Ive had some crazy almost moments at Laguna. Luckily you are ok and so is the car.
PDR guys will love you, that should be an easy fix for a good tech. Glad to see you get back out there!
Things I didn't want to see just coming home from Thanksgiving. Thank god you had a HANS on! That side impact could've been way worse! On a lighter note, ya know what would fix that rear quarter? Super20 flares 😏
Yea the HANs definitely helped my neck! Those would look pretty sick!
Also with the rear quarter panel dent they will be able to PDR that, easy fix
At the Miata reunion some guy crashed his white nc on the passenger side. You should try and find him. Use his drive side panels
You have the whole day....save it no need to go that hard on a wet track
Sucks to see. Same thing happened to me at turn 3 this past september. Good thing it's all cosmetic
Mannnnn this hurts to see 🥲 at least it's not tooooo bad other than the dent on the rear quarter
NOOOO
PDR easy fix
Boo! That river was really tricky. Everytime I thought I could take it a little quicker it would catch me out!
Hope it's an easy fix.
And you got a shot of me oh so gracefully unloading the corvette! 😂
@clifford_the_red_corvette