Lakeside Cruise

A little trip to lakeside means a lot of fun and a chance to test the MX5 on the track.

Lakeside is about 1.5 hours from my place so an early start to the day.

Accompanied on the highway by a friend with the ND setting the cruise control. Speed cameras everywhere. 

the Breakfast and Happy laps is not a Race... No helmet needed.  30 minute "Cruise" around the track with some sections coned off.

My friend's R32 is a 2.0 Turbo and is of course quicker than the 2.0 ND in a straight line.

 The day is hosted by the BRZ/86 owners club



which means my 2.0L ND is about right.
 

A couple of EVOs



and some aussie machines also.

But the 86 is the main runners. Some stock, some turbo, some supercharged.

So how does the Roadster go? Pretty damn good actually. Lightweight Sports is quicker than you think and corner speed is very very good. Body roll was noticable as speeds go up but its fun shifting the weight around.

Against other 86s, performance out of slow corners is just slightly down, but braking an mid corner seemed better.   But with so many variations in car spec, what do you measure against.

The ND was awesome. I loved this downhill section onto the straight and the corner before the eastern loop. The carousel had me on full lean, so that's where suspension was noticeable.  

But I'll be back.

No stress, relaxed sessions.