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Had a lot of fun on this course, but never quite felt like I figured out the longer double element corners that would've had me making a smoother single steering input instead a bunch of smaller bites. I definitely had trouble sighting my way into the last right and confidently setting my entry trajectory with the brakes. I got a bit frustrated and really hit a wall at the mid 50s. I ran, in sequence, 50.63, 50.50, 50.90 (first TO, cooler tires), 50.60, 50.55, 50.58, so it's too bad we weren't doing bracket racing. Other than that, I'm not disappointed to be done with these 2018 BFGs, and hope to start getting actual feedback and pace from the tires again in the fall. Fast comp is shared below, and decided to post my more entertaining 4th TO run that's a bit slower than my 3rd. There may have been a low 50 there if I'd cleaned up a few mistakes.

That was an interesting course, and I wish I had signed up for TO's! There were many quick sections, but used the skidpad well for a longer course. It at least seemed longer. I've been working on pushing my comfort level, staying on the gas longer and braking later, but I need to work on smoothing out that gas -> brake transition. For the first time, I triggered the assisted panic brake "safety" feature... during my 3rd (other video below) and 4th runs, both of which caused me to take out cones. I had previously read many stories of other RS owners (I'm not sure if ST's are similarly affected) encountering it while autocrossing or at the track. Even though I was off the brakes and back on the gas so I could power around the corner, the car thought it would be better to keep the brakes locked up and ignore driver inputs. This nanny can't be disabled or defeated, so I'll need more seat time next season to find the limits of when it engages and how to avoid it. Run #2, my fastest clean run (48.681): Run #3:

Thanks again to the team. This was another great event. I can't wait to see everybody's summer updates in the fall.