buurin
05-02-2010, 11:58 AM
I took part in the C7 Spring Tour (http://springtour.c7performance.com/) yesterday which took a bunch (some 150 strong) of car enthusiasts across various southern Ontario car clubs through a series of tricky Ontario backroads and ends up at a track (http://www.torontomotorsportspark.com/). It is tricky because many groups got lost multiple times.
My tires are at 46psi. The week before I installed an FAS switch and alternator kill switch, but I didn't use FAS as much because I was in unfamiliar territory most of the day. Including the drive to the cruise and back home my final trip tally is 5.9L/100km (40mpg). :woot: My average once touched 5.5/100 (42.9) as I FASed down a section of 403. I was pretty much feathering the gas in highest possible gear all the way and "re-engaging" the alternator when decelerating.
The girl ahead of me in the convoy driving a 2009 Corolla was touching the brake all the time and I was cringing, LOL. Another guy in my group drives a 09 Corolla XRS and I told him how Wayne (not mentioning any names to him) pulled extreme mileage off it. :D
Rained early on the track. I forgot to deflate the tires and spun out on first lap :eek: :o. So did a G35, R33. One dude even planted a 911 GT3 into the wall :eek: I did better later in the day though still could use some advanced training. Flogging the car at the track and I'm still getting 20mpg.
My tires are at 46psi. The week before I installed an FAS switch and alternator kill switch, but I didn't use FAS as much because I was in unfamiliar territory most of the day. Including the drive to the cruise and back home my final trip tally is 5.9L/100km (40mpg). :woot: My average once touched 5.5/100 (42.9) as I FASed down a section of 403. I was pretty much feathering the gas in highest possible gear all the way and "re-engaging" the alternator when decelerating.
The girl ahead of me in the convoy driving a 2009 Corolla was touching the brake all the time and I was cringing, LOL. Another guy in my group drives a 09 Corolla XRS and I told him how Wayne (not mentioning any names to him) pulled extreme mileage off it. :D
Rained early on the track. I forgot to deflate the tires and spun out on first lap :eek: :o. So did a G35, R33. One dude even planted a 911 GT3 into the wall :eek: I did better later in the day though still could use some advanced training. Flogging the car at the track and I'm still getting 20mpg.