Fairfax 4.0T

Video of my second session driving the S3 at Summit Point main circuit is at:

http://betterlap.com/LogFiles/Fairfa...6949108700.mp4

arU4ic

COOL vid, thanks! So east coast, miss that place sometimes, so curious what tracks cost out there compared to here in CA.

Laguna Seca (for my Motorcycle) was about $300 for a day.

bfkidd

Looks like you were running in the mid 1:35's or so on a cold damp track which is pretty darn good I would think.

What times do you think one is capable with in an S3 on summit main if you where to try and race it?

bfkidd

Just curious as to why you'd be shifting through there. Normally this can be run from 14 through exiting 17 onto the front straight before an upshift is required.

Fairfax 4.0T

Yes, mid 1:35s is what I was doing with street tires and the stock brake pads. I was intentionally not pushing the braking very hard because of the pads were being cooked when lightly pushed.

In my Porsche 944 turbo race car with a front splitter, big wing in the back, and r-compound tires (210 hp at the wheels and 2950lbs with me in it), I can turn a 1:24 on a good lap. But, that's a track car with a full cage so I'm not afraid to get close to the edge. With R-compounds, brake pads designed for the track, and a rear sway bar to reduce the understeer, I'd guess I could take a 2015 S3 to 1:28, if I was pushing it. But, I'm not going to push an expensive car that's my daily driver and does not have any safety equipment.

bfkidd

Thanks for the numbers, I appreciate that. For me it holds more value to calculate the cars performance than acceleration times.

Good thing you are able to practice self-restraint and understandable. That's the one reason I would hesitate to track it.

But the Audi driver days are so tempting...

jsausley

The car I was referring to specifically there was one of Audi's loaners for their club track day, an MQB A3 2.0T quattro. Due to gearing it was all over redline and required an upshift, but due to the on-off balance there the car felt like it was always a second or two behind what I needed it to do.