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Originally Posted by snk

I had a BLAST at the event this weekend! (Passed on the full track due to work schedule.)

The Audi guys know how to put on a good show and everybody at the track was very friendly.

It was good to meet the folks I was able to meet. I would have been out and meeting more people except I spent all of my free time on Saturday chasing after a strange clunking noise coming from my car. It turns out my exhaust was hitting the diff brace so it was nothing serious but we came in after our out lap for two of the four sessions on Saturday as we were worried it was something else and it's always better to be safe than sorry!

BTW, the AST 5100's rocked in both dry and wet conditions. I wasn't doing anywhere near 10/10th's due to the strange clunking noise but I'm looking forward to finding the limits and tuning the suspension. Mark White, a pro racer who was visiting and doing some classroom sessions kindly drove my car around for a few laps in the wet on Sunday, and he commented that the car handled very well considering the wet conditions. I was amazed at how fast he could find the dry line and instantly get up to speed. I spent most of my last session on Sunday practicing my drifting. My official excuse is my stock open diff and the rain was coming down hard. Mark White was a down-to-earth, stand up guy. He is currently racing in the Koni Challenge ST class in a bright green Mazda Miata, #147.

I'll definitely be signing up for the June BHF event barring any potential scheduling conflicts. If any of you are regulars at Windy City BMW Auto-X events, I'll see you at those events. I will be there in an Avus/Black M3 #999.

Hey, I have you on vid during the 3rd run on the first day.