Well, not quite a 1-2 finish, but I'll take it.

We're on the way back north now and have finally crossed into mobile internet territory but just got onto I-95 in the Savanna, GA area.

The rain held off until 4th heat, when we were working, but long after we were done running. By then, I had already won my first national tour, though PJ unfortunately stayed in 5th. We'll be working on coaching his mental approach for subsequent events.

The weather was actually quite pleasant in the morning, partly sunny and probably around 60 degrees; good enough weather that we were neither at an immediate disadvantage to the AWD Audi nor did we need to use our rain (snow) tires. The course was essentially Saturday's course run in reverse with some changes but it remained very transition-heavy and speed maintenance based, with the exception of the 180 degree turnaround at the end. My first run was not terrible (aside from running a cone over) though I was too fast into the turnaround which meant I got way out of the boost and it was therefore a costly mistake. My second run was much better and a bit faster; enough to put me back into the lead. That was a good thing because I coned the third run real early then blew into the turnaround too fast which led me to DNF rather than risk flatspotting the front tires. So I stood on my 2nd run and waited around nervously for the competitors to crush my times. Somehow that didn't happen. The Audi driver coned his fast run which otherwise would have been enough to beat me, and the Civic which had power and steering problems on Saturday ended up not finishing all its runs, and I had won. Not a bad day for a car which had no working engine just a couple of weeks ago. Overall, our pace was not nearly what it should have been; I beat BS by only 0.007 seconds.

Next the car is going to need some suspension attention now that the drivetrain is healthy. It has a bit too much body roll, causing it to pick up an inside rear in mid-speed corners, and the formerly adjustable left front shock at least needs attention, if not replacement of all 4 shocks.

Nonetheless, a fun trip so far. PJ tells me he will actually get on and write a post when he happens to be neither driving nor calling. I've just handed him Red Bull #2 of the evening, so surely he won't be sleeping for a while yet.

Final results here.

-Chris