If it rains like it did on mine, good luck reaching 100 anywhere on the track. The instructor in the lead car was controlling the pace at 80-90mph. However, we were not given any rev limits, and the expectation was that you would be shifting between 3rd and 4th around the Roval.
Ditto! We had either rain or wet conditions post-rain the majority of the time we were on the track during my 2 Day Track Attack in September 2020 which precluded us going any faster as well. One of the instructors at that time even remarked he couldn't remember the last time they had as much rain in 2 days. Accordingly, even our last session was limited to a lead-follow.
I didn't see any SC2s. Did they use them during your sessions?
Just out of curiosity, where did you here that?Glad to hear. What I heard was that the cars had a 6K limit put in them, instead of the 8200K that is normally. Now I really can't wait for next month.
Don’t know why I didn’t think about it earlier but what’s really strange is forgetting about the last 47 years of safe driving. I mean leaving that “normal” cushion from the one in front of you is a hard habit to break. Never did get used to it.
Read it here on this site somewhere. Maybe not necessarily this thread.
Yes, during the 2 day Track Attack session I attended in September 2020, the SC2s were on the race-prepped Mustang GTs that were used on Day 2. On Day 1, the GT350s we drove had PSS tires, likely because there were no GT350s at that time newer than a 2018 model that the students used, and the PSS was the OEM tire for that model year and prior.
If you opted/paid for the cup 2’s for day two that is what you got. Unless it rains, then they take them off and you get a credit.
Exactly right! I did pay extra specifically for SC2s on Day 2 on my Mustang GT. In fact, the instructors said they were discussing whether or not to remove the SC2s for the last session due to the rain on Day 2, but decided to leave them on and keep us in the lead-follow format at the end of the day.
Thanks, I had forgotten about the Day 2 option.
How did the SC2s do in the rain?
I thought they did surprisingly well, better than I expected, given how shallow the tread is on them. In my opinion, it seemed like they validated comments from Billy Johnson (Billy J Racing) wherein I recall he wrote that the compound used in the SC2s for FP afforded them wet weather grip approaching that of the Michelin PSS, or words to that effect. His point was that the SC2s for FP are more capable in the rain than most people realize, within limits, of course.
I remember that comment too. After your experience would you choose SC2s over PSS in wet weather? Sorry for being off topic.
Funny you should ask, since I almost addressed that in my previous comment. I plan to replace my current OEM SC2s with a new set of the same size when the time comes, ensuring they are the FP variety. I feel confident if I'm caught in the rain that the SC2s, if used prudently in those conditions, will see me through. This way I'll still have maximum tire adhesion/handling capability when the road is dry, which will be the majority of the time I use my Shelby.
