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Just got back from Laguna Seca...

and boy, is my car heavy and somewhat underpowered!

But its not about that; its about how incredible the whole experience was.

That was my first time on the track and I love it, Im hooked! The track was a blast, Ill post pictures and video when I get a chance. My crowning achievment was passing a 2006 A4 3.0, I was taking better lines than he was and I passed him on the straight from turn 4 to 5.

They had some CRAZY ASS Audis there... one UR Quattro there was almost 700hp. It was damn quick and the driver was clean and tight on the turns. I was able to drive with, what Im guessing, was one of the owners of 2bennet. Old guy, drives a electric blue S4, says its pushing 600hp... totally full of shit most of the time I was with him. He was telling me this story about a pig or some shit for 5 laps! 5 LAPS!!! His slow lame ass was being passed everywhere... even by a damn HONDA CIVIC. The reason why I say he is full of shit is because he kept telling me "IM NOT EVEN HAMMERING IT." What he would do was hammer it a little and when he couldnt catch the car, he would say that. The guy in the CIVIC was a damn good driver.

The fastest car there, in the corners, was a bone stock Lotus Elise! I had a chance, at the last moment, to drive with the guy that owned it. One of the best drivers there. The car was as fast, if not faster, than that UR QUATTRO in the corners... and it was frickin STOCK! He was passing S4s, Coupes, RS6s, Evos, STIs... whatever was on the track, he passed them. Just to give you an idea of how well the car behaved, on turn 8, he went through at 60mph. The only down side to that car was the fact it didnt have very good racing seats. I felt like I was going to run into him while he was driving, I felt like I had to push myself back into the seat. There is also nothing to hold onto. As he told me "Its so good, its almost silly"

My experience was pretty good, my Ecstas were ok, I think more grip would have been nice. I really do think something is up with my turbo, it felt like I was going anywhere when I jammed the throttle. It felt like I was pumping 15psi into the atmosphere, and maybe 5 or 6 psi was going into the engine. I almost ate shit on turn 8... I took a really early apex and threw the car a little sideways, nothing too bad. I gauge how well I did by how many people I passed. I passed a Cooper S, 2 Audi TTs (both 225hp), a 2006 A4 3.0, and a B6 1.8t avant.

Ill post pics when I can! I need brakes...