Update
Been doing some lefty and righty driving with the bogan mobile mainly at MSR Houston and a few sessions at COTA last summer.
This thing lives up to the hype it receives and doesn't disappoint, the balance is amazing and it just hunkers down and bits when pushed.
My first track weekend was the summer of 2021 with a set of 255 35 19 indy 500s on the front and a set of 285 35 19 Extreme contacts on the back, I did upgrade the front brakes to the 6 piston calipers and two piece rotors from the CTS-V a few years earlier. I think my fastest lap going CCW was a 1:58.X
I ran CCW in November with a set of Supercar 3s in the same sizes and ended up blistering the fronts from being to aggressive in the bus stop and key hole section of the track, for some reason a 4k pound sedan with no front tire and camber doesn't like being pushed in tight corners.... I got four sessions in on Saturday before screwing up the tires and I was pretty upset with myself for the rest of the weekend needless to say I sat Sunday out and went home early. My fast lap was a 1:52.6
Fast forward to last weekend, after the dumpster fire with the tires I changed the setup based on feedback from other owners the popular move is to downsize to 18" wheels. The new setup was 275 40 18 square Supercar 3s a 35 series tire was on back order and may have gotten delivered a day or two before the weekend hence the 40 sidewall. I also added a reciever for a tow hook, its been raining like crazy down here and the last thing I needed was to get stuck and yanked out of the mud by the wheels or A pillars.
Two days before the event I tore off the front end and cut up the crash bar to add a universal receiver. No idea why Holden didn't add one from the factory....
Can anyone guess the relation to the # on the car.... For some reason a tow hook on a sedan got some interesting looks and a few thumbs up....
I started the weekend part time blue solo and ended the weekend part time yellow solo (red is the next and highest run group).
My main focus was to get use to the new wheel setup along with the extra camber, I had -1 in the front last year and had the shop take it to -1.7 which is all you can get out of this car and for some reason no one makes camber plates for it here or in Aussieville....
All said and done I ended Sunday running a 1:49.6 chasing a cam'd C8 on Hoosier slicks.... This car is really really fun to drive but at some point I am going to need to make a decision on what to do with it. Parts are drying up and they are being written off for fender and bumper damage, a Miata is the easy answer but as you can tell I like being different and not sure where to go next.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrsvKi3Ng-E