I am physically exhausted right now writing this all out. In 4 days time I have driven ~1800 miles, totaling 30 hours of highway driving.
I had some hiccups in prepping my car for the race. UPS lost one of my custom valved Bilstein HD front struts. So I had to run my old KYB struts up front with my Swift Spec R springs. You will notice in the 2nd run a popping sound - the passenger KYB gave out (it was supposed to be a band-aid till I got my HD's back...I guess the bumpy AX course did it in (or the jumps on it ;) ))
But all that was well worth it!!!
Car preformed great. Just absolutely fantastic to drive. The Kuhmo V700 tires were night and day different than my Dunlop Z1* tires I ran last season. The levels of grip you get in the turns resulted in a grin ear to ear under my helmet.
The Swift Spec R's were rock solid (aka awesome). The car transitioned smoothly and with the increased levels of grip from the tires, I could feel the car bite into a turn. Even with a blown strut, the car handled on par with cars with expensive coil-overs. I would say this is the best handling car I have ever driven. It was point and shoot out of the turns. Very controllable and easy to rotate.
Onward to the photos and video:
Video:
And the results???
Me standing with Rob (Otter). He won 3rd overall for F Class and 1st in Drags with his 2004 RA. What's that I am holding? Well...
1st Place Overall A Class!!!
