Beautiful day here at Laguna Seca!
The first session of the day had NO battery power limitations! Nine laps without slowing down! Yes!
However, brakes are toasted…literally cooked. No brakes left after the 4th lap. Going into turn 2 at 103.9 MPH without brakes…not ideal.
Started with 229 miles (369 km) of range before leaving the paddock garage for the first session on the track. After nine laps I parked it with 94 miles (151 km). Used 135 miles (217 km) in nine laps.
Best lap was 1:57.50. Track was still very cold and wet in some places. Turn 3 had a small river going across the track and the car was sideways every time in turn 3. The track had rain and hail yesterday (Sat. March 3) at the track, so the 40°F (4°C) degree temperature in the morning today didn’t do much to dry the track.
The car hadled great on the first 3 laps. If the brakes held up…I think I could have easily broken 1:55 per lap…if not 1:50. The car was very balanced through turn 9 and turn 10. The Corkscrew was a blast! Even turn 6, which has a slight dip at the apex, was a lot of fun and the car handled it very well.
